SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 488 - 488 411 Life Will Find a Way_1

Chapter 488: Chapter 411 Life Will Find a Way_1 Chapter 488: Chapter 411 Life Will Find a Way_1 Emptiness, fatigue, as if his body had been hollowed out in an instant…

Under the gaze of that enormous eye.

A sense of extreme desolation rose in everyone’s heart.

“So tired, so sleepy, don’t want to move at all…”

“Living is so hard…”

“Wuwuwu, I barely advanced to D Level in less than three months, it took me three years, I’m trash, I am…”

“…”

Several employees thought in unison about sitting down right here, giving up, never to take action again.

However, deep inside, a strong will to survive emerged.

It barely allowed them to regain some semblance of rationality.

Before the crowd could use their own methods to counter this cunning force, a burst of orange-red firelight exploded in front of them, dispelling most of the weariness and helplessness.

“Indeed, it’s a power similar to the ‘Twilight Angel’…”

Colin took a deep breath.

Compared to that Twilight Angel thousands of kilometers high, this one was much smaller in scale.

And, more fortunately…

It seemed to only have one eye there, with no other body parts.

Colin then took a step forward, walking out of the elevator room, triggering the eruption of his own Bonfire to block and neutralize the sleepy, dull yellow light.

At the same time, on the ruined land ahead, numerous deformed entities filled with hateful spiritual fluctuations seeped out from both expected and unexpected places, swarming everywhere. Then, like a tide, they surged towards this location from all directions.

The ground shook incessantly as a result…

“Hiss, what the hell are these things… So many of them!?”

Lifecoach Kawaii-many, Son of Sadomasochism, and others gasped in shock upon seeing this scene.

As if they had seen a glimpse of the world’s end a step ahead.

At the same time, looking at these entities, Colin couldn’t help but think of a term he had heard from historical records.

“Flood Devil.”

Innumerable, like a flood, the name was not wrong at all.

However, Colin didn’t feel too panicked because of this. His right hand reached into the Storage Room and he calmly dragged out three objects that looked like high-explosive grenades but were much larger, comparable to a general bucket. He hurled them forward.

The next second, these special grenades exploded.

Their explosive power wasn’t strong, but they sprayed a large amount of grease in every direction.

Seeing this, Colin raised his right hand and snapped his fingers. A snapping sound echoed, and the next second, all grease ignited explosively, making a thunderous roar.

Terrifying flames erupted instantly from this place, rolling up like a mushroom cloud…

“Go!”

As he spoke, Colin held his Revolver and fired a shot at the heretic wave surging towards him like a blanket. The exploding flame, as if following an order, tilted down like an avalanche, colliding with those terrifying creatures known as “Flood Devils.”

Serpentine flames, dozens of meters in length, twirled like grotesque tongues licking the earth, scorching all incoming enemies…

For a moment, the monster wave that had made their scalps numb was somehow halted in its tracks.

“What kind of grenade is this, so fierce? What’s it filled with that feels like a chemical plant exploded.”

Lifecoach Kawaii-many felt the hot wave coming from ahead and was astounded.

He had not seen any company’s mark on those grenades; they were clearly made by another unknown force.

And hearing his words, Son of Sadomasochism, who knew some inside information, shook his head and explained loudly over the howling flames:

“It’s not the grenades that are powerful, it seems to be that grease, but this time it doesn’t look like they used soda bottles…”

Brother Shunzi had used this stuff before, but back then, it was bottled in 1.25-liter Sprite bottles, not these things.

Clearly, Brother Shunzi’s craft had been upgraded…

Hearing this, Lifecoach Kawaii-many wanted to ask more questions, but suddenly felt an intense wave of fatigue attack him again.

Overhead, that giant bizarre eye seemed unwilling to let them off the hook so easily.

“Can’t let you off without a cleanup, can I?”

Colin lifted his head, his eyebrows arching as he looked at the eye. He casually pulled out three more “grease grenades” and flung them into the sky.

In mid-air, the grenades exploded, a large amount of grease spreading instantly before it was ignited.

A massive flame covered the sky.

Then, without waiting for the flames to fall from the sky, Colin held a Golden Card in one hand and pointed to the heavens with the other.

In an instant, a great fireball slowly rose.

Guided by “Repulsion” and Colin’s own will, it charged directly at that “eye.”

If it had been before, Colin might have had to think about how to respond, but during this time, under Shana’s special training, they had studied numerous ways to use artifacts, as well as simulated many battle scenarios…

So there was not a hint of panic.

While Colin couldn’t control the fireball, which had a diameter over a hundred meters, very well, the situation was different when combined with “Repulsion.”

The rising flames melted away all the invisible abnormal attacks en route.

And that staring “eye,” seeing the flames growing ever closer, finally chose to close again.

At this moment, the light of the fire replaced the twilight.

“There seems to be no one within the range covered by the flames. I’ll need to go deeper. I’ve never encountered monsters like these before,” Colin thought.

“However, the Saintess simulated a similar scenario for me. If all goes as expected, the key is not to get swept up by those ‘Flood Devils’. I need to stay as close to them as possible, otherwise things will get troublesome,” he surmised.

Quickly making his judgment and realizing the key points, Colin prepared to act.

But before taking formal action, he made some other preparations, taking out another Golden Artifact from his pocket.

A seemingly ordinary Shield Emblem…

Using the passive effect of this artifact, he quickly found the weak spot in the flow of the Flood Devils.

Of course, if the situation became really dire, he could designate an employee behind him for a one-on-one attack, adjusting his status and recovering himself in the process…

As for which employee to choose, that would depend on their fate.

After all, according to the prompt, dying before the countdown ends wouldn’t result in true death.

As for what came after…that was left to “Life will find a way.”

After identifying the weak spot in the wave of Flood Devils, Colin continued to rummage in his pocket and pulled out an ordinary-looking sticker to apply to himself.

“The False Powerhouse.”

This thing’s boost to him was starting to diminish, and to be truly effective, it required a massive number of people.

Now there were just a few misshapen figures on the scene, not making much of a difference in enhancement.

But what Colin needed now was the “effective recognition” layer of effect…

That is, as soon as someone perceived him to be strong, he could instantly follow that “gaze” to determine the precise location of the target.

This way, if someone was hiding in the shadows, unseen by the Bonfire,

But as long as they harbored the corresponding thought,

He could avoid oversights, serving as a double insurance.

‘The only pity is that the maximum distance of the effect is just one kilometer. In a sense, it seems that I also have somewhat a trait similar to those of certain powerful creatures – “where there is knowledge, there must be detection”…’

‘It’s just a bit of a pauper’s version…’

Shaking his head inwardly, Colin gathered his thoughts and, without looking back, said to the others, “Hurry up and come out, don’t just stand there spacing out.”

With that, the group finally came to their senses and walked out of the elevator.

As soon as everyone was out, the elevator door slammed shut with a “bang.”

[Thank you for riding with us this time, we look forward to your next ride.]

Subtitles floated in the air.

But a second later, rumbling noises came from behind the door, as it seemed eager to leave this place.

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ps: The chapter will be updated slightly later