SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 381 - 381 371 Abnormal Behavior of the Uncontrolled

Chapter 381: Chapter 371: Abnormal Behavior of the Uncontrolled Containment Subject_2 Chapter 381: Chapter 371: Abnormal Behavior of the Uncontrolled Containment Subject_2 It’s just…

What made Colin slightly tense was that these anomalies were either consuming “Blood of Rebirth” that had transformed into flesh, or they were on their way to consume it.

And those pieces of “Blood of Rebirth” flesh, it was unknown what they were eating to replenish themselves.

In any case, as far as he could see, although it was only active in the lowest local levels, it seemed to be doing quite well for itself.

“What are these chunks of flesh, and why are so many monsters eating them?” “Son of Cruelty,” perceiving the images in his mind, said with astonishment.

The few of them did not have that side mission, so they were unclear about the specifics.

But soon, with Colin’s explanation, he understood the situation.

“Most of these things are out-of-control items?” Hearing this, they couldn’t help clicking their tongues, and it also confirmed something for them—that nowadays, the company’s item materials indeed all came from anomalies.

However, before they could think further, the “small map” of the bonfire stopped expanding after it reached a three-kilometer radius with the bonfire as the center and finalized its expansion.

At the same time, the mission content updated once again, adding a line to the existing “light a bonfire” task:

[Temporary Event 1: “Collect ten pieces of kindling to expand the detection range of the bonfire, locate and investigate the ‘Phantom Witch,’ and find the location of at least one deceased D Level staff member.”]

“Note”: A standard unit of kindling is roughly equivalent to one Second Order Beast Transformation Syndrome patient.

“Precaution 1”: Try not to look up at the sky deliberately…

“Precaution 2”: Do not pay attention to any minerals with strange patterns.

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“…Find the location of a deceased D Level employee? Ah, this, I could have just followed her directly after seeing that ghost earlier, then I can simply catch up,” Colin said, rubbing his forehead, feeling a bit regretful.

If he had done so, he probably could have saved quite a bit of time and would have been able to leave this strange and ghostly place sooner…

Next, he glanced at Precaution 1. Although he hadn’t deliberately looked up at the sky, he could still see with the corner of his eye that the sky above was covered with a very strange aurora.

It was somewhat like the Northern Lights, but the shapes were entirely different, forming twisting spirals…

Even with just a peripheral glance, Colin felt an unease, as if he was being drawn in.

‘This must be from that thing that led to the annihilation of the staff, right?’

Colin pondered briefly, then without looking any further, gathered his thoughts and called out to “Son of Cruelty” and the others.

Then, they began to collect the surrounding “kindling”…

Besides the chunks of flesh that had transformed from the “Blood of Rebirth,” Colin subdued all the other out-of-control Containment Subjects and tossed them into the bonfire as fuel.

Although these Containment Subjects were far stronger than their item forms.

But without a user, their own intelligence was not high, so dealing with them wasn’t too difficult…

Besides the abnormal creatures, Colin also encountered the mysterious patterned minerals mentioned in “Precaution 2” of the mission.

They appeared to be multicolored metallic mineral crystals, emitting strange lights, resembling coiled curls.

Just gazing at them for a few moments could cause dizziness and a sense of disarray.

After cautioning everyone to be careful, Colin did not interact further with these objects and continued to search for other Containment Subjects.

About an hour later, the task of gathering kindling was essentially complete, and the “small map” bonfire also continued to expand for several kilometers in the process. When the range diameter reached about ten kilometers, Colin once again perceived the “Phantom Witch.”

At this time, it seemed to be drifting towards a hole in the ground, and inside the hole, there seemed to be a rather large blurry object…

“Feels like… a train carriage?”

Colin tried to focus his attention, peering into the interior through the “small map.”

But unfortunately, no matter how he observed, it was all a blur.

After thinking for a moment, Colin turned to “Son of Cruelty” and the others, saying, “Stay here and don’t move. I’ll take care of this mission. Just as before, if you notice any issues with the flames on you, make some noise and I’ll come over.”

“No problem.” They all nodded in agreement.

Seeing that there were no issues, Colin headed towards the target direction.

As he got close, he had “Yukionna” possess him and then took out a badge to pin on his collar before holding his breath.

The next moment, his presence rapidly faded, practically invisible…

With his current strength, he could easily use this item for over a dozen minutes without any issue.

Before long, Colin arrived at the edge of the large pit and indeed saw an old, discarded train carriage that had been out of use for who knows how long.

The exterior paint of the carriage had peeled off, and from within, there wafted the foul smell of blood and flesh…

He could also hear the sound of chewing.

“This… the smell of a living person? Could it be that one of the former staff members is still alive?”

Colin controlled himself and slowly floated over.

Then, when he saw what was inside the carriage, he couldn’t help holding his breath.

In the center of the vast train carriage, he saw an obese “person” about three meters tall, lying on a “bed” made from a large number of chairs, squirming continuously.

His limbs, head, and torso were all bound by dark chains.

Yet due to his extreme obesity, his struggles seemed like the writhing of maggots.

“So fat, it doesn’t look like it, but my gut feeling says it really might be a former D Level employee. No wait, the mission isn’t completed, so I’m not sure…”