SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 399 - 399 376 I sit upright on the corpse of God._3

Chapter 399: Chapter 376 I sit upright on the corpse of “God”._3 Chapter 399: Chapter 376 I sit upright on the corpse of “God”._3 The face that had been devoured re-emerged, pulled back by him.

Aside from appearing a bit asymmetrical, it now looked no different from that of an ordinary person.

“Can it really be done this way?” Colin muttered in astonishment,

But then, he saw a cluster of red flame ignite within each of the man’s eyes.

“A Reservist without Level C Clearance, yet possessing ‘Flame Bearer’ material? Hmm, and I also sense the presence of a Level 0 Containment Object, along with some familiar but unnameable Fate threads, I’ve never seen someone as complex as you…

The man said in a calm and indifferent tone while looking at him.

‘Is he seeing right through me? But, this… why does it feel a bit off?’ Colin frowned,

He could sense a profound madness and chaos emanating from the guy, its intensity exceeded that of all the D Level combined on the train.

But now, the man was neither mad nor chaotic, he appeared to be very rational…

This feeling was very conflicting.

However, since he seemed able to communicate, why not try to resolve the crisis through dialogue?

With this in mind, Colin spoke up, “What exactly happened here? And where is the source of the contamination?”

“The source of the contamination? It’s right under my feet,” the man with Level C Clearance spoke without any emotional fluctuation in his voice.

“Under your feet?”

Colin was taken aback, then immediately realized that the man was referring to the entire mountainous peak thousands of kilometers tall!

This damn thing isn’t a mountain, it’s the anomaly itself!

Just as Colin’s breath began to hitch, the man sitting in the seat ahead casually glanced at the ground and then lifted his gaze to Colin, saying:

“It is the source of this incident, it attacked the transfer station, ambushing us, I should have detected the problem earlier, but due to the physical damage I sustained from the previous incident, and because I let my guard down after disengaging from the incident…

“This led to the tragedy, we were dragged into an area not sheltered by the Bonfire, and we were ambushed…

“Although by harnessing the power of the ‘Primordial Fire,’ I forcefully elevated myself and suppressed this incident, sadly, including myself, no one could return, only left to wander on the dark side of the universe…

“Finally, under the arrangement of a certain high-level authority…

“I sat atop the so-called ‘God’s’ corpse, waiting for the curtain to fall on this matter.”

The man spoke in an exceptionally cold tone, showing no hint of emotion as if he were simply recounting past events.

“A certain authority?” Colin picked up on the hidden message in the words.

“I know who it is, but if I can’t say it, then there is no need to pursue it further,” the man’s words were filled with a kind of ‘rationality’ tinged with madness.

Upon hearing this, Colin nodded, wanting to ask about the others, like the one on the train.

But the man spoke first: “Before Level C, coming into contact with the power of the ‘Flame Bearer’ to become a Reservist is generally strictly prohibited because, before that, you don’t have the ability to hide yourself. Countless entities would try to stop you from succeeding…

“Even if you reached Level C, you may not be able to protect yourself. In some ways, this attack is somewhat related to my impending transformation into a ‘Flame Bearer’…

“‘Flame Bearer’ is one of humanity’s strongest forces facing disaster, a pillar of human spirit, but not a single non-human entity wants to see more ‘Flame Bearers’ emerge…

“Therefore, I’m not sure who arranged for your situation or why they would take such a huge risk, but I can feel that the person has high authority…

“And now, the aura I sense from you gives me a very unfamiliar feeling…”

At this point, the man paused in his speech, and then suddenly changed the subject:

“However, all of that is irrelevant. Are you here to finalize this incident?”

“Yes,” Colin nodded.

“Although this is only its dying dream, if you die here on this part of the mountain range, you too will suffer consequences. So, let me confirm one last time, are you the one to finalize this incident?”

The indifferent voice spoke again, and as Colin nodded once more, the man closed his eyes as he left one last sentence.

“Then be careful, ‘it’ that has merged with ‘me,’ is about to awaken…”

“It’s about to awaken? What do you mean?”

Colin hastily asked, but at that moment, he realized that the other had completely closed his eyes.

And in the next second, a distorted aura and dazzling light burst forth from the man, and the previously impassively rational face showed an expression of extreme pain as his chest seemed to be covered by layers of crystal…

“Ah…ah…it’s so uncomfortable…who…help me…”

“Sorry… I wasn’t able to bring you all… safely back…”

“Why is this night… so endless…”

“How much longer… how much longer… until awaken…”

Whispers filled with self-blame, pain, and confusion echoed repeatedly around him…

The man at the food stall seat stood up slowly from the chair, his face devoid of light and twisted, turning into a terrifying vortex of confusion.

And within the vortex, numerous figures could be glimpsed…

It was at this moment that Colin felt this was the same person he had encountered on the train!

But before he could think further, Colin noticed that within the vortex on that face, it seemed as if a gaze was directed at him.

“Ah… you are… who are you? We seem… to have met before?”

In the midst of the strange murmurings, Colin suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of dread hastily approaching.