SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 303 - 303 301 Where are the Fishmen Where is my big

Chapter 303: Chapter 301 Where are the Fishmen? Where is my big group of Fishmen?_1 Chapter 303: Chapter 301 Where are the Fishmen? Where is my big group of Fishmen?_1 “Uh.”

It wasn’t that eating raw squid had much of an impact on them; rather, it was just now that they noticed the pointy teeth in the mouths of these mermaids, which contrasted sharply with their beautiful appearance…

‘No wonder Brother Shunzi said before that mermaids are all good, as long as they don’t open their mouths.’

Colin blinked his eyes, relieved that their teeth seemed to be retractable and didn’t usually affect their beauty.

However, the squid still had to be roasted to eat.

It was when Colin was controlling the fire to grill that he realized the mermaids present were staring at him, their eyes seemingly shining, and they crowded around him one by one like sea caterpillars.

This scene resembled someone who has finally found a spark in a frozen wasteland…

His mind whirring, Colin had an idea, “Do you like this flame?”

He found these mermaids seemed to have simple minds, not very complicated—at least, it might just be that he happened to meet a group of simple-minded mermaids.

Others, like Her Majesty the Queen, were very mysterious and extremely cautious.

“Mhm mhm.”

Upon hearing Colin’s words, the “Sea Sirens” looked at each other then nodded in unison.

Seeing this, a wave of joy surged through Colin’s heart.

‘Found the breakthrough, it must be the power of the “Firebearer” that attracted them…’

Yet at this moment, Colin also suddenly remembered that during “World Code-13,” what the Believers anticipated the most seemed to be the “Holy Fire Mass” he conducted every week upon his arrival.

Not long after quickly satisfying their hunger, Tina shyly looked at Colin:

“Sir Bonfire, could you, show us that again? That big flame.”

“Sir Bonfire” was the title they had previously told them to use.

“Sure!” A bright orange and red flame sprouted from Colin’s hand, emitting a comforting warmth.

“Yes, that’s it!” Tina’s eyes sparkled with excitement as she playfully swished her plump fishtail.

“You all step back a bit.”

Colin instructed the fishmen to step back; he then pointed towards the dome and, with a flick of his fingers, a spurt of flame shot out and swiftly expanded into a three-meter diameter fireball resembling a little sun.

Colin, standing under the light of the fire, was framed as if he truly were a Flame Dominator.

“Using this prop so smoothly… It seems like Shunzi has somehow managed to fully master it,” Dog Brother remarked, recalling how they had used this thing back in “Passionate Paradise.”

Back then, his thought was—who the hell made this stupid prop?

However, once it was fully harnessed, the effect it demonstrated was indeed very powerful…

Under the warm light of the fire, not just the Fishmen, even Dog Brother and the others felt much more comfortable.

Thud…

Tina couldn’t help but flop onto the ground, like a lazy seal on the beach, basking in the hard-found light and warmth on her body.

After her collapse, the other mermaids also fell one by one, opening their bodies to absorb as much light and warmth as possible…

“Wait, what’s that smell…”

Colin sniffed the air, catching the faint aroma similar to grilled fish, and then he noticed Tina and the others, a few meters away, were steaming much like mackerel on a grill.

The scene almost made him lose his composure—

“At least flip over, otherwise you’ll really be cooked…”

Thinking it over, Colin made a gesture of closing his fingers.

Whoosh.

The grand flames went out on cue.

The cave’s atmosphere once again grew dim.

Tina and the other Fishmen, who were enjoying the warmth, opened their eyes as it disappeared and sat up from the ground, looking at Colin with a perplexed expression as if to say, we were just getting comfortable, why did it stop all of a sudden?

“I need to recover a bit and make some preparations, though…”

“Though what, Sir Bonfire?” Tina asked curiously.

“I might start charging if you keep mooching off the fire…” Colin muttered under his breath before speaking in a tempting tone, “Such a big fire doesn’t seem quite right for just a few people, does it? Shouldn’t we share it with more?”

“Share with others?”

Tina was taken aback. The other Fishmen still harbored no small amount of hostility toward them, but then it dawned on her that now was the perfect time to resolve the conflict between them.

She didn’t find her act of “aiding the enemy” the slightest bit improper.

After all, Her Majesty the Queen had confirmed with the “Deep Blue Soul” gem that these people bore no ill will, which meant they truly were good people.

And somehow, an indescribable affinity made them feel Colin was one of their own.

The only difference was that he lacked a fish tail.

“Sure, the other Fishmen are all bathing in the Hall of Holy Fire.”

After some thought, Tina decided to take everyone there. Once Mr. Bonfire brought out the flames at that time, no one would have anything to say!

Quickly, they took the group in their embrace, swimming through the honeycomb-like islands, arriving at a vast area.

At that moment, a large irregular chunk of white crystal was burning, sending up a flame five meters high.

The Fishmen lay about in twos and threes, lazily enjoying the glow of the fire…

“You’re really… roasting fish here, aren’t you?”

Colin pursed his lips, his gaze traveling over the Fishmen to the giant white crystal at the center, and he quickly surmised that it was probably something similar to combustible methane hydrate.

He then quickly counted the merpeople present…

“61…”

Colin scanned quickly, then turned to the petite mermaid, “Shouldn’t we call the others over, too?”

“Except for the eighteen on patrol, everyone else is here,” Tina said honestly.

“What?”

Colin’s eyes bulged, and he counted again, indeed only seventy-one—

‘Where are my Fishmen? Where’s my big group of Fishmen?’

They hadn’t all been roasted, had they?

“Where did they go?”

“The queen had to deal with some urgent matters and has already gone back, taking many people with her,” Tina blinked her eyes.

“Well, alright then…”

Colin didn’t insist. Sixty-one plus the eleven with Tina here, plus the eighteen outside on patrol, that made ninety in total. After dealing with these, the remaining ten wouldn’t be hard to handle.

The mission didn’t have a time limit anyway, so it wasn’t a big problem.

Just then, three ‘Sea Sirens’ clad in scale skirts came slithering over on patrol:

“Tina! What are you doing? How could you bring outsiders here!”

The scolding here suddenly startled many of the beautiful Fishmen, who jumped away toward the distance.

Some of the faint-hearted even plopped into the water and fled…

“Mr. Bonfire and the others are not bad people!”

Tina said and turned to Colin, “Quickly show them that thing…”

Once the light ignited, everyone would understand her!

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