SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 496 - 496 415 In the 40th millennium..._2

Chapter 496: Chapter 415 In the 40th millennium…_2 Chapter 496: Chapter 415 In the 40th millennium…_2 …

“This is good, theoretically, as long as they’re separated and the flame isn’t extinguished all at once, there’s a chance for it to reignite,” Colin nodded and turned slightly, holding the flame in his right hand, and glanced at Night Owl beside him. Seeing his shocked expression, Colin knew the other had also received information about the flame…

He then revealed a smile and said, “Friend, shall we ‘Pass the Flame’?”

Hearing Colin’s words, Night Owl slowly came back to his senses and then nodded earnestly:

“Pass.”

Merely standing beside it, being illuminated by the flame for a few seconds, his body’s deep-rooted contamination had already dissolved by a lot.

If he directly touched it…

Wouldn’t it burn all the impurities from his body clean?

After speaking, he cautiously stretched out his hands and took the bundle of flames from Colin’s.

The moment the flame landed in his hands, he immediately felt a warmth he had never experienced enveloping his body.

The leftover essence from the anomalies melted away as expected…

“Incredible…” Night Owl murmured to himself.

As an elder of this battlefield, one of the few with a long life experience of thirteen years.

He knew very well the significance of the flame, which meant that the “loss” would be reduced to a very low level in the future, and they might even have the chance to return to the peak number of the twelve-million-strong legion.

Taking a deep breath, he carried the flame to the chariot and set the exceptionally bright flame down.

With a bang.

The flame immediately erupted and rose.

After the scorching light radiated out, the people around immediately felt their pollution rapidly dissipating.

“With this, the lifespan of the Expedition Army soldiers will probably be able to break through nine years old universally, even surpass ten years!” an accompanying officer exclaimed, unable to contain his emotions.

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than Colin and the “Life Mentor Adorable” looked at each other in stunned silence.

“What did you just say?”

Little Chicken couldn’t help but ask, “Universally nine or ten years old? I’m sorry, I didn’t hear clearly, could you say that again?”

“Yes, nowadays soldiers have an average lifespan of around seven years. Even under the best protection, an individual can only live a maximum of fifteen years before they must leave, otherwise they cannot withstand the pollution. Like Night Owl, he is already thirteen years old…”

The accompanying officer did not conceal any details, and repeated roughly the same thing, especially stating his own age, which silenced everyone.

“You’re… only six years old?”

“Life Mentor Adorable” suppressed the urge to curse and twitched his lips, glancing at the people around him.

It was hard to imagine, this guy is not even of age yet?

Seeing their astonishment, the officers weren’t surprised; they had seen some materials and knew not everyone was like them, able to grow in a month and learn all the basic knowledge and war-related instincts from genetic memory within three months…

The officer continued, “When the population is tight, we can grow even faster; otherwise, we can’t fill the gaps.”

‘This feels like they’re coming out faster than broiler chickens…’ Although it was inappropriate, Cute Duo couldn’t help but think.

“As for food, do you have enough?” Colin asked.

This time, before the officer could speak, Night Owl walked down from the Bonfire and explained on behalf of his companion:

“We don’t lack for materials, our only trouble is pollution, which you have now solved for us.

“As for the content related to our own growth, sorry, I cannot discuss that, but my genetic memory tells me that after the war ends, we should slow down our birth rate and grow more … healthily.”

Ah, this…

Colin wasn’t sure how to describe his own feelings at the moment.

But thinking about it carefully, it also seemed normal; how could such a deadly place afford them another chance at childhood…

“Breeding Hall” probably used some advanced “tools” and mystical effects in addition to ordinary technology.

“By the way, the Level 4 Flame requires the core entity of a Level 2 Containment Subject, do you have such a thing here?” Colin asked.

It was certain that there were creatures of this caliber in such a godforsaken place, but he had not found any just now, he had only seen some containment subjects that were neither strong nor weak, at most Third Level.

“Flood Demon” is indeed a Level 2 creature, but it’s a bit special; its main body isn’t even here.

However, even if Colin found a Level 2 Containment Subject, he couldn’t leave to confront it, as he would be fighting at this level for a long time…

“That’s not a big problem, we’ve dealt with a lot over the years, when the time comes I’ll make sure the flame spreads, don’t worry…” Night Owl said, expressing his gratitude.

In this place, there’s not much of anything, but there’s no shortage of anomalous creatures.

To say nothing of Level 2 threat containment subjects…

Even instances of Level 1 appear occasionally.

The question is whether they can be defeated or not.

Upon hearing this, Colin didn’t pursue the topic further and spent the final moments conversing while standing on a hillside, looking out at the distant battlefield.

According to Night Owl’s words, under normal circumstances, the situation here would take a few days to resolve.

But soon there might be a “Reversal.”

So they were almost ready to retreat.

At the same time, Colin also understood some of the habits of these “Flood Demons,” knowing that it was their arrival that awakened them.

If the aura was not leaked, they would remain dormant.

And the legion could then sweep up these things while they were dormant, without spilling blood.