SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 321 - 321 319 The Specifics of the Extermination

Chapter 321: Chapter 319 The Specifics of the “Extermination Order”._1 Chapter 321: Chapter 319 The Specifics of the “Extermination Order”._1 [The first round of the “D Level Promotion Mission,” the “Trial Task,” has been completed.]

[Note: In ten minutes, all participants will return to reality and the rewards for this mission will be settled.]

“Finally done!”

Dog Brother and the others took a deep breath, as if depleted of strength, and seated themselves on the stairs, no longer concerned with appearances.

At that moment, Colin’s expression shifted slightly as he held the severed hand. He suddenly felt a connection to something, and at this instant, the image of a terror-inducing entity flashed across his mind—

A massive blaze, capable of devouring entire star systems, burned in a barren expanse.

Pain and screams emanated from the burning flames…

It seemed many life forms beyond comprehension were suffering from the scorching.

And now, should he wish it, and certain conditions be met,

Then…

At the moment it would come into effect, endless, terrifying flames would spurt forth from this vast fireball—whose location and actual size were unknown—following some connection and guidance, ignoring spatial distances, and pouring directly into this place, no, more precisely, into this world.

In a fraction of a second, it would ignite the entire deep sea, incinerating and striking down everything within the scope of “World Code -4.”

By then, even those beings who seemed godlike in his eyes might scarcely escape the fate of becoming kindling and perishing…

“‘Extermination Order’…”

Colin couldn’t help but whisper to himself.

He realized deeply that this might be one of Bonfire Company’s mightiest powers, or perhaps even the mightiest.

The terrifying vision did not last long, vanishing after a few seconds, but Colin felt that what he was holding was no longer just a hand, but a button for a super nuclear bomb.

However, even though it was now in “ready to launch” status, the conditions for actual activation remained incredibly stringent.

Transferring ordinary innocents was merely a basic preliminary step…

It also required a large amount of reports, evidence, and multiple on-site investigations, along with a long list of requirements that Colin found incomprehensible.

“That’s good, it indicates that the company wouldn’t use this power at will unless it’s truly the last resort; they would not destroy a place out of mere spite,”

Feeling the harshness of the activation conditions, Colin dared not imagine how dire the circumstances in the other “World Codes” had been to justify its repeated use.

“When he left these messages, it seems he only had three worlds left to investigate; I wonder what was in those last three worlds that led to his downfall.”

Colin remembered that this place was described as an important project in the hands of a Bonfire Company magnate.

The project must have failed…

His former colleague was then dispatched here for recovery work on what remained of the magnate’s project. Initially, things went smoothly, with a few worlds blown up along the way, but, unfortunately, it appears he ultimately failed.

“The question is, if he probably died in one of the previous three worlds, how did his head get back to that small chapel in ‘World Code -13’?”

Colin was somewhat puzzled, surely the “head” wasn’t carved off by himself to be used as a prop there, right?

But then again, he felt it was unnecessary because having an extra ace up his sleeve seemed more practical…

The ability for a high-level employee to regenerate severed limbs shouldn’t be too difficult; there were more back-up plans than one could use, so there was no need to sever one’s own head…

In the end, he shook his head in secret, took a deep breath to suppress the doubts in his heart, and looked again at the severed hand he was holding.

For him.

The greatest benefit of having an ace up his sleeve was not that button but the grease that was secreted after the hand consumed matter.

The flames produced using that substance were at least twice as powerful as ordinary flames, and that didn’t even account for its special properties…

“Next time I encounter that ‘Liping,’ even if I don’t use ‘Repulsion,’ I can still shatter her domain with flames, or even defeat her directly; there won’t be a stalemate…”

“The only thing I need to worry about is whether the production is enough.”

“However, with a rough estimate, as long as I feed it some low-level monsters or something, I should be able to extract one or two liters of grease a month, which isn’t too bad.”

In the midst of his thoughts, Colin roughly figured out how to extract the oil and then prepared to store it in the “Storage Room”.

But it was at this moment that a piece of information popped into his mind.

[Event Two: Collect the “Remnant – Left Hand”.]

“Reward Content”: ‘3L of Pure Bonfire Grease’, with a substantial amount of additional points as reward.

“Note”: “Pure Bonfire Grease, repeatable reward of 3L per week.”

…

At first glance of the mission, Colin felt a bit annoyed inside, although he had a hunch that Bonfire Company would make him hand over the item, the reality of it still made his feelings quite complex.

But after reading the details, Colin suddenly felt that one shouldn’t only look out for their own interests.

It was very selfish of him to keep such an important thing and use it for himself—

“Damn, by my estimate, getting one or two liters a month would be good, but once it gets to the company, they would squeeze out at least ten liters a month…”

When it comes to capital, when it comes to exploitation, when it comes to draining resources dry, it has to be the company!

No wonder they are the company and I am just an employee…

During his contemplation, he clicked agree, and a transparent vortex appeared, sucking away the hand with a mouth.

As the severed hand disappeared, the whole Sanctuary seemed to lose a source of power, and suddenly dimmed.

However, before the queen and the other mermaids could express any more emotion, Colin stretched his hand forward pointing, and the “Level 1 Bonfire” wrapping around his body flew into the furnace.

The humanity’s radiance emitted from these flames was not any less than that of the “Holy Relic”.

It’s just…

There was considerably less of it.

“Add something to it, upgrade it a bit…”

As the thought flashed across Colin’s mind, ready to proceed, he saw a familiar transparent vortex appear over the bonfire, and from within the vortex, a piece of paper flew out and ignited in the flames.

It burned rapidly, and by the time Colin noticed, he could only see a signature from “Lady Bunny”.

Then, as the paper burned up completely, the flames suddenly underwent an extreme explosion, rapidly expanding and growing.

Soon…

The entire Sanctuary was lit up as a massive flame shot up more than a hundred meters high, enveloping everything around.

The “Sea Sirens” saw the flames rushing toward them, ready to engulf them, and panic surged initially, but they soon realized that even within the flames, they remained unharmed, which helped them to relax.

Feeling the deep warmth in the flames, an indescribable happiness welled up within them.

Even the queen seemed to forget about the so-called “Holy Relic” for a moment—what was that thing again?

At the same time, Colin also received the latest information about the fire.

[“Bonfire Sacrificial Site”: Level 5.]

[Remaining Burn Time: 364 days 23 hours 59 minutes.]

[Feature 1 “Will of the Cinder King”: A bonfire made up of numerous pieces of kindling. When the deepest depths of despair arrive, try praying before this fire. The will emanating from the bonfire will descend from the flames in the form of a king, doing everything in its power for its believers.]

[Feature 2 “Herald”: In any area of the “Deep Sea (World Code -4)”, when every three believers pray together, a portion of the Bonfire can be summoned to descend.]

[Feature 3 “Bonfire Messenger”: From among the believers, the chosen one, after passing judgment, will receive the “Bonfire Blessing”. The maximum number of people is 3, current number 0.]