SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 555 - 555 438 How on Earth is this Earth about to be

Chapter 555: Chapter 438: How on Earth is this Earth about to be gone?_1 Chapter 555: Chapter 438: How on Earth is this Earth about to be gone?_1 “Hard to say,”

Colin understood Xu Duojin’s meaning, waved his hand, unable to make any promises.

After all, current conjectures subconsciously assumed that the company might have some kind of conspiracy, but in reality, it was also possible that without those authorities, Lady Bunny truly couldn’t come in…

Colin was well aware that this possibility was equally not small.

Because, strictly speaking, it was probably not that “Lady Bunny” needed these authorities, but the “Bonfire Company” with all its bizarre, powerful yet incredibly rigid “protocols” needed these authorities…

If these things were not restricted…

Given Lady Bunny’s habit of exploiting loopholes in missions, she would likely not hesitate at all and would bring the Corps over to suppress the unrest directly.

“Some rules in the ‘Bonfire Company’ are quite strict, and without meeting the conditions, you can’t take action,”

Colin added another sentence.

“Alright,” Xu Duojin nodded his head, not pursuing the matter further.

Then, without waiting for him to continue speaking, Colin asked something he had been curious about before:

“Why do a considerable number of heretic forces not only refrain from destroying the ‘world barriers,’ but also seem to have an intention to maintain them?”

Hearing Colin’s question, Xu Duojin pondered for a moment, thought for a few seconds, then opened his mouth:

“The question is actually not so complicated… Tell me, who do you think would be the first to appear if the barriers were destroyed?”

“Red Moon?” Colin immediately thought of this name.

According to current intelligence, this figure seemed to be the closest to a state of return…

But no sooner had he finished speaking than Colin’s brows raised: “That seems not quite right, Followers of the ‘Red Moon’ also maintain the ‘world barriers’ to some extent…”

At that moment, Xu Duojin spoke: “Theoretically, ‘Red Moon’ is the closest one, but in fact, once the ‘world barriers’ are completely destroyed, perhaps… some other higher external beings will cast their eyes here…”

Higher external beings? Colin was stunned for a moment, quickly realizing that not only was there turmoil within the nation, shrouded in stormy weather, but also a host of covetous gazes cast from beyond their cognition.

Seeing Colin realize this, Xu Duojin didn’t delve too deeply into the matter of the “Outsiders,” but instead said:

“However, to be honest, the Followers of the ‘Red Moon’ will not always maintain the ‘world barriers.’ They, too, are destroyers, but of the gradual kind, seeking a methodical erosion…

“And every time they erode a bit, they strive to let their ‘Mother’ occupy the void created, to ensure that their mother’s power dominates.

“If not for that, they might even reinforce the barrier as much as possible in their own way.

“The reason this situation arises seems to be because their mother’s revival is gradual, like a person waking up and opening their eyes, there’s a process to it…

“The Followers of the ‘Red Moon,’ by and large, act according to the degree of ‘Red Moon’s’ awakening over time.”

Ah, this…

Hearing this, Colin couldn’t help thinking that the “world barriers” had become a protective shell for the other side, and from Xu Duojin’s intonation, the officials seemed to have no real solution for the “Red Moon’s” awakening.

He asked about this and received an affirmative response from Xu Duojin.

“Over time, their mother will gradually awaken; indeed, there’s not much that can be done to force her back…”

“The only good news for now is that the extent is not large, typically less than a percentage point a year. At this rate, we do have a few decades…”

“And that’s why, when the ‘world barriers’ damage suddenly increased by several percentage points last time, causing the entire community to grow tense, everyone suspected the ‘Red Moon’ was about to emerge.”

“But fortunately, everything has stabilized for the time being.”

As Xu Duojin reached his last statement, a self-mocking expression flitted across his face.

However, regarding this, Colin had little firsthand experience; it seemed that he had only recently joined the officials and was doing various missions, with not much contact with this side of reality.

Of course, Colin could guess the hidden reason behind the “world barriers” being shaken.

It must have been The Rat’s doing…

The “stabilization” Xu Duojin spoke of was probably only because after lurking, this thing was preparing to make a big move.

Clearly, from the tone, Xu Duojin knew this as well.

Unfortunately…

Neither Colin nor his companions had a very good way to deal with that adeptly hiding creature.

‘Currently, it seems that when it comes out to make trouble next time, there will be two likely moments: one is when I observe the ‘Book of Fate,’ and the other is when Old Master Wu, the Ninth Level ‘Fate Propeller,’ reaches the end of his life…’

‘Both possibilities are not small… troublesome.’

As thoughts flashed in his mind, Colin felt a bit overwhelmed, and thinking of the covetous foreign gazes beyond his home, he felt an even bigger headache:

“Why are some external gazes focused on this little place?”

“That… you might have to ask the ‘Bonfire Company’ about,” said Xu Duojin, shaking his head and chuckling.

“Oh…”

Colin had almost forgotten that a fair number of these “Outsiders.”

Were probably coming for the “Bonfire Company”…

Xu Duojin seemed to see through Colin’s thinking and continued to say:

“Actually, according to some of Mr. Wu’s views he shared with us, many higher life forms, especially some truly ‘Outer Gods,’ do not have the concept of ‘resentment.’ What drives them here is because something of great importance to them exists here.”