SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 265 - 265 263 A Gift from the Darkness._1

Chapter 265: Chapter 263 “A ‘Gift’ from the Darkness.”_1 Chapter 265: Chapter 263 “A ‘Gift’ from the Darkness.”_1 “What is this?!”

Wang Haiwen was first startled, sensing some information floating in his mind:

“System? Wait, what do you mean by that? Didn’t Chen Wei die in a car accident?”

As his words fell, more information continued to emerge in his head.

This information was special, as he perceived it, it was as if he directly understood all the content within through “hearing,” “seeing,” “smelling,” and so on.

“Not at all, her death was no accident, but caused by someone else…”

The information ended there, and Wang Haiwen’s face twisted into a ferocious snarl, bellowing, “Caused by someone else? What does that mean! Tell me now!”

“Only if you accept the ‘system’ can I tell you, not before.”

Seeing this, Wang Haiwen felt anger rising but then suddenly fell silent, “No matter what, she’s already dead… Are you saying there’s a way for me to see her again, to bring her back to life?”

“Yes, yes,” the information stored in his mind seemed to have a bewitching quality, making one want to agree involuntarily.

“What are your intentions? And why have you sought me out?”

“Doomsday is approaching, and the world needs more saviors…”

“Doomsday?” Wang Haiwen was taken aback.

“Yes, the world of the future is about to collapse, numerous disasters will erupt, and you have been chosen as one of the members.”

“Are you sure you have no other motives?”

“I am merely a ‘system’ anthropomorphic self-help response program, I only answer what you ask, what bad intentions could I have?”

Hearing this, Wang Haiwen fell silent, and finally, he asked one more question, “Can you really resurrect her?”

He sensed that option in his mind, he had a premonition that once he made the choice, he might step into an abyss.

It didn’t matter if he fell into the abyss, but what if the true target of this “system” was actually Chen Wei and he was approached just to obtain something from her? Then what?

“I can provide the method to resurrect her, but whether you can ultimately bring her back to life, and whether you are willing to pay such a price for her resurrection, is up to you. Maybe you will have forgotten your feelings for her halfway through.”

“Impossible! I could never forget her!”

Wang Haiwen felt his emotions were being questioned and, without any hesitation, immediately chose to agree.

Instantly, some memories that should have been erased resurfaced in his mind.

As he recalled what had happened, his eyes bloodshot with rage, an intense anger exploded, “That damned bastard, I will, I must kill him!”

If this vengeance is not avenged, I swear I’m not human!

Once he became strong, he would certainly kill him, no, kill his entire family!

However, at that moment, another line of information appeared in his mind.

“No, no, no, you shouldn’t hate him, you should thank him!”

“What the fuck are you talking about!?” Wang Haiwei couldn’t accept this. Although he knew it was just an intelligent program that might have ulterior motives, he still couldn’t help the anger that surged.

“If it weren’t for his help, your girlfriend might have become a slave to ‘the stars,’ and then you would never have the chance to resurrect her…”

“What do you mean?” Wang Haiwei’s anger subsided, confused.

But soon, through the information in his mind, he realized that it was all because of a conspiracy by an organization called the Celestial Observation Society, all because of them, his girlfriend and fiancée had suffered like this.

“I blamed the wrong person, those damned cultists,”

Wang Haiwei took a deep breath and sat back down, “So, what am I supposed to do next?”

As his words ended, three pieces of information popped up in his mind.

“1. Head to… find any mainstream church of followers who believe in the grand and exalted ‘Red Moon,’ become its believer, and obtain the ‘True Crimson Blood’ within one month.”

“2. Infiltrate the ‘Celestial Observation Society,’ assassinate the false god, and obtain the ‘Color of Madness’ pigment (must complete Task 1 as a prerequisite).”

“3. Proceed to Base No. 5, find the ‘Corrupted Remains (Chen Wei),’ and commence the resurrection ritual.”

After reviewing the content above, Wang Haiwei stood up, not waiting for daybreak, and left his room immediately.

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Meanwhile, in a special hospital’s ward in another city, beside a comatose patient who had been bedridden for years, a palm-sized creature that was nothing but a shadow slipped into his body.

Minutes later, the “vegetable patient” suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, staring blankly around:

“Where is this? Didn’t I die from the ‘Celestial Observation Society’s’ conspiracy?”

Memories of a car accident from long ago surfaced, leaving him in shock before he looked incredulously at his own hands: “Is it really only the 2020s? Have I, have I returned to ten years ago?!”

And at that moment, a line of familiar text appeared before his eyes.

[Some force seems to have brought you back to more than a decade ago, where everything feels fresh and new.]

“This is…”

The “vegetable patient” felt baffled for a moment, then, as if receiving a “revelation,” his confusion turned to great joy. It was his former ability, to receive hints from any predicament and break through!

After confirming that this was indeed more than a decade ago, he laughed out loud:

“Hahaha, I can’t believe I was reborn again!

“This time, I will overturn the ‘Celestial Observation Society’s’ conspiracy, kill those who summon the Outer Gods! Annihilate all human traitors!

“This time, I will rewrite all endings!”

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In another region, a man weighing over two hundred pounds was eating a roasted field mouse when a piece of information appeared abruptly in his mind.

“You have obtained one of the Super Talent Fragments ‘Gluttony of the World,’ just eat, and you will become stronger!”

“Sole mission: Defeat the other holders of this fragment within thirty days, complete all the pieces, and proceed to the ‘Celestial Observation Society’ to consume the false god, obtaining the ‘Color of Madness’…”

“Eat, eat, eat! Devour all your enemies and let them nourish you!”

That night, it seemed countless individuals received ‘gifts’…”

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Ding—Ding—Ding—

The distant and ancient bell sounds slowly faded away.

Colin once again arrived at ‘World Code-13,’ opened his eyes, and the familiar Bonfire appeared within sight, it was warm, bright, and didn’t evoke the discomfort of being burnt by flames.

Perhaps due to a deepened understanding of the power of ‘Firebearer,’ Colin noticeably felt a vague and indescribable sense of closeness with the flame that was hard to articulate.

[You have obtained “Nearly Pure Colorless Crystal*37.”]

“Huh… the Colorless Crystal, the energy density is higher.”

Colin took out one to inspect, and the effect was evidently more potent than before, allowing for the liberal use of energy for fifteen minutes with just one crystal.

For example, if used on an ordinary person, they could run at full sprint for fifteen minutes.

That effect was still quite impressive…

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