SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 618 - 618 466 The Mantis Stalks the Cicada..._1

Chapter 618: Chapter 466 The Mantis Stalks the Cicada…_1 Chapter 618: Chapter 466 The Mantis Stalks the Cicada…_1 Inside the small chapel.

“Sizzle… Hah.”

He downed half a bottle of cola in one gulp.

Colin felt at ease and continued to sit on the chair, raising his head to gaze at the shadow screen, sensing the real-time status ahead.

“Is it really okay for us to do this…” Shana said, also holding a bottle of soda in her hand.

Unlike Colin, she had hardly drunk any, feeling inexplicably guilty…

While others were fighting hard at the front, the two of them were eating and making arbitrary comments—didn’t that seem inappropriate?

“Relax, it’s fine. They can resurrect themselves after all, and their strength is not weak. At most, they’ll face some scares but no serious danger,” Colin said, waving his hand to indicate that there was no major problem.

“Tsk, speaking of which, I didn’t expect the ‘King of Mad Sounds’ to start showing its true nature the moment it failed to notice my presence. I had to remotely reveal a hint of my aura before it behaved properly. This guy’s character is indeed a bit unsuitable for great responsibilities.”

“Also, Kě’ài duō’s performance is not up to par. An elite creature forced to use ‘Deadly Insight’ to react…”

“Need more practice, so green.”

While Colin enjoyed the spectacle and snacked on seeds, he played to his hidden talent as a fountainhead strategist, providing assessments from afar.

However, even with his general evaluations,

The employees didn’t have much trouble against ordinary mutations.

After slaughtering the small village where all the villager’s bodies had mutated, the employees continued their advance, encountering life forms along the way which had all mutated, demonstrating a very strong desire to feed and had extremely profane forms.

But overall, they were just ordinary life mutations, and the threats were not that great.

Yet, their movements, no matter how covert, were undoubtedly noticed by the “Gluttonous Feast.”

The cultists appeared very surprised, seemingly unaware that someone would dare attack from their rear.

Even the official Kingdom Knight Order did not dare to infiltrate this area because of the enveloping aura of the gods…

And yet this group was so bold?

“Stop them, devour them!”

“Leave their brains for me! I want to taste carefully what gave them the courage to step into this!”

“Devour! Devour! Devour!”

“…”

A mass of “Gluttonous Feast” cultists charged forward.

Their bodies emitted a dark green and black aura, capable of directly digesting everything around them. Upon moving, they resembled mouths that chewed incessantly.

“Too bad, they’re still a bit short when facing the employees, not to mention the ‘company’ has a natural suppression effect,” Colin murmured as he sipped more cola.

So far, aside from the noticeable resistance, everything seemed to be going smoothly for the employees.

Of course, this notion began to change as they ventured further in.

Watching, Colin suddenly felt that something was amiss?

“Their strength, seems a bit weak?”

Colin raised an eyebrow. In his estimation, “Hunger” was not likely to show up in person under these circumstances.

As long as no entity of his level appeared, there should be no problem.

Current intelligence also indicated that the other side did not have such a level.

As for “Hunger,” it was bound by many restrictions, and after the failed operation against Shana, there was no way it had not paid a price.

Thus the path should have been moderately challenging, but now, were the employees’ progress a bit too smooth?

Pushing forward easily, without a single hiccup.

However, just as Colin was puzzled, he suddenly felt a surge of palpitations.

It was then that the projection on the shadow screen flickered as if it were snow.

“Whoosh…”

Colin tossed aside the snack in his hand as flames erupted all over him.

At the same time, the image on the projection twisted as if connecting to an unknown region. This area was filled with endless dark green and black smog…

A terrifying figure sat solemnly in the deep.

Its eighteen soft, twisting arms and thousands of mouths generated the sounds of famished chewing…

Countless sounds of chains reminiscent of accompanying music arose…

But just as the image was rapidly zooming in, even forming some sort of passage, Shana reached out her hand and the projection shattered, turning into pieces on the ground.

Then, intense white light and a bonfire simultaneously blanketed the area, eradicating any potential lingering essence.

Several minutes later, everything slowly returned to calm…

“So that is ‘Hunger,’ truly a dangerous thing,” Shana said as she withdrew the intense light.

“Indeed, but judging by its status, it seems to still be under heavy restrictions…”

Colin recalled the previous image.

Countless chains, seemingly made of iron but actually of some unknown material, restricted that being so tightly.

At least it was restricted much more severely than when it initially attempted to devour the source of Beast Transformation Syndrome.

Of course, this fragment of it was not necessarily bigger, but it was more complete.

“It’s good that we didn’t attempt to confront it directly. With the nature of a ‘Flame Bearer,’ there’s no way to hide once crossing over. It could have pulled us into a direct confrontation.”

“Even if we won, the cost would be substantial.”

“Instead, D Level Personnel, whose strength is moderate, are just capable enough to operate right under their noses…”

Colin suddenly realized why sometimes the big players can’t make an immediate entrance.

With low-level employees under the radar, one can stealthily accomplish many things…

As for him, shining like a light bulb, his appearance would probably lead to a huge brawl.

However, at that moment, Colin suddenly turned his head, looking outside, and faintly sensed something.