SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 296 - 296 294 Speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao Arrives_1

Chapter 296: Chapter 294: Speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao Arrives_1 Chapter 296: Chapter 294: Speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao Arrives_1 “A big mouth grew out of the submarine’s ceiling? What’s going on?”

As Colin’s thoughts flickered, he didn’t dare to slow his movements. Flames erupted from his body, launching an assault toward the submarine ceiling barely two and a half meters above him.

At the same time, he retreated, slightly tilting his chin to look upward while warning the others.

It was in this moment that he saw the metal wall soften like skin, then split open to reveal a dark, gaping maw.

The surging flames poured into it, forcing the mouth to close again…

But what really made Colin’s heart skip a beat was the fact that the submarine had come to life!

“Material activation… Could this ‘Crimson Abyss’ actually be related to Red Moon?”

Colin had his suspicions, but they were unconfirmed, and he shouldn’t associate the two simply because of the color red—

That would truly be seeing a bow in a cup and fearing it a snake, an overreaction.

Yet now, the eerie vitality that had inexplicably emerged on the submarine forced him to consider the connection.

‘The power feels similar, but the essence seems different; at least this one is not as high-level as Red Moon.’

As he pondered, Colin heard Little Maid’s voice in his ear: “There are some residual ultra-micro spores inside the submarine. They previously played dead to escape detection but have now been activated for unknown reasons.

“To eradicate them, we need to stop moving forward and spend about an hour.”

“Spore parasitism causing activation? It seems it’s not Red Moon indeed. Red Moon’s power truly brought the submarine to life, making machinery grow flesh or fuse with mutations…”

Having confirmed this, Colin let out a sigh of relief. His previous experiences with the activation and betrayal of his organs still haunted him.

Even now, he wanted no further contact with it…

However, these spores from the so-called ‘Crimson Abyss’…

“What the hell kind of spores can even corrode a steel body?”

Colin also found it absurd. Although Little Maid indicated she could handle the corrosion, just then, as the submarine slowed down, something caught up and slammed hard into the side of the “Deep Sea Unicorn Whale.”

With a bang, one side of the submarine dented in.

Through the shattered glass windows, they saw a pirate submarine with eerie anemone-like appendages growing on its exterior, and numerous tentacles tightly gripping the “Deep Sea Unicorn Whale.”

They could also clearly see a significant number of parasites attempting to breach into their vessel from the pirate submarine…

“Is this an attempt for a boarding battle?”

Dog Brother was shocked, maneuvering the Four-Armed Citizens through the submarine to confront them, swinging his specialized claws to cut several gaps in the pirate submarine as easily as if slicing tofu.

He thought this would directly kill the pirates aboard and end the trouble…

However, after emitting a strange scream, the cut-open submarine released countless deeply parasitized pirates like a burst cockroach egg pod.

Ratatat…

Amidst the skin-crawling sounds, dozens, if not hundreds, of infected climbed up the outer hull of the “Deep Sea Unicorn Whale.”

They roared and howled, swarming like a tide, trying to destroy the submarine.

Even more alarming was the sight of additional corroded and activated submarines rushing toward them.

Even if they managed to shatter the attacking activated submarines, a whole bunch of parasitized pirates would then burst out from inside.

They were like cockroaches under the sea, densely covering the submarine’s hull, wreaking havoc from all sides, aiming to invade.

“What do we do now?” Arsonist looked to Colin, then glanced at certain areas inside.

Not just the outside, the interior of the submarine also occasionally twitched and convulsed oddly. Colin didn’t have time to explain, leaving everyone unaware of the specifics, only sensing that the submarine seemed to have come to life.

They didn’t feel as though they were inside a cold submarine but rather in the stomach of some creature.

“You keep working on your explosives, don’t worry about anything else for now.”

Colin bathed in the flame, looked around, and not seeing “The Light Chaser,” he gave up seeking help from that direction. After retracting his gaze, he glanced at various parts of the submarine that kept trembling intermittently.

Inside the submarine, the blood-red spores and Little Maid were clashing at a microscopic level, making the submarine look like a twitching fish stalled in the water…

Completely driving out these things would probably take an hour.

But feeling the incessant arrival of submarines outside, Colin felt a wave of weariness.

“Hold out for an hour if possible, otherwise, we will all die in this sea. Take these, use one if you feel exhausted,” he said.

As he spoke, Colin tossed several “Colorless Crystals” to everyone.

These were originally intended for Li Ming and the others to use for overtime work, but now, given the emergency, there was no time to hold back.

Underwater combat had far too many restrictions compared to on land; one misstep and the submarine would be doomed, leaving them, even if alive, struggling to leave this place and find a proper location to complete their mission.

And if they failed to complete the mission, there was a high probability they would really end up trapped to death here…

After giving Colorless Crystals to his companions, Colin didn’t stop his movements and took out the Corpse Mountain Card.

Without any nonsense, he directly fused a Colorless Crystal into it…

This card had no strict requirements for corpses; any bodies, as long as there were enough of them, could be summoned directly through it.

Soon, the Little Fist Stones appeared outside the submarine, frantically hunting the parasitized infectees.

The unique traits of Little Fist Stones made it very difficult for them to be parasitized in return.

“Good, no problem.”

Colin observed for a moment and, confirming that Little Fist Stones wouldn’t get infected by consuming the infectees, he took out another “Colorless Crystal” to strengthen them. He then released his hold on them, letting them act freely.

Afterward, he brought out the “Yukionna” ring and ordered her to quickly deal with the anomalies outside.

For some reason, whether it was rest or sleep, Yukionna was forcibly aroused by Colin and was a bit angry. Despite her anger, she obediently carried out his orders.

Her body was special, like a ghost’s, capable of entering and exiting the submarine at will.

Finally, with Colin releasing his combat forces, the otherwise passive situation started to improve significantly…

“As long as that thing doesn’t chase us, holding out for an hour should be possible,” he said.

Colin glanced at the summoning contract in his hand. Although he felt that the summoning would definitely be successful based on its contents, unless absolutely necessary, he still didn’t want to use that method.

Because if that thing came, the likelihood was high that the submarine would be done for…

However, just as he was silently rejoicing, Colin’s brow suddenly jerked with a jump, feeling a terrifying sense of oppression spreading from somewhere in the murky waters.

That overwhelming presence arrived like Dark Cloud bearing down.

“Really, speak of the Devil, and he shall appear…”

Colin sighed quietly, then heard an array of cold voices echoing inside the submarine:

“You don’t think you can escape, do you?”

Unsurprisingly, this voice was emitted through the throat of the great pirate Omar, but whether it was still him was another question…

The unceasing vibrations of the voice transmitted only this far, causing the crew to suffer from throbbing pain and grogginess.

Colin reached out, flames once more howled through the submarine, severing the voice that carried a measure of psychic attack.

Then, without any hesitation, he activated the prepared Demon Summoning Altar.

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