SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 634 - 634 473 Mist Train Stop 9. _1

Chapter 634: Chapter 473 “Mist Train” Stop 9. _1 Chapter 634: Chapter 473 “Mist Train” Stop 9. _1 “Were those flesh and blood extracted by this thing?”

Colin narrowed his eyes, faintly feeling that compared to that Level 2 Containment Subject, it was this stretch of Black Mountains, extending for thousands of miles, that was the true source of an intangible pressure.

“Further into the mountain range, there’s a crevice where the actual body of ‘The Eternal Sleeper’ rests inside. However, there seems to be some danger in approaching the high mountain. Even Ninth Level Personnel wouldn’t step into it lightly…” Mr. Chang began to explain.

The extreme climate was undoubtedly dangerous for most ordinary humans, and even to lower-tier Extraordinary Ones.

But for some high-tier Extraordinary Ones, it wasn’t much of a problem.

However, it was clear that the issue here was not simply a matter of extreme climate…

No sooner had he finished speaking than he suddenly paused, seeing the other party taking out a glass bead from his pocket which glittered with firelight like an eyeball.

Then, rubbing it on the clothing over his chest, he pinched the eyeball and inserted it into his left eye socket.

Bright orange-red firelight began to spill out from his left eye incessantly…

“Indeed, it’s a bit dangerous. Need to make some preparations.”

Colin blinked his left eyelid, rotating the eyeball several times. Once accustomed, he wrapped himself and the person beside him in flames and flew towards the intended direction.

“This mountain range definitely has problems.”

As he flew over the mountain, Colin’s sensation of this grew even stronger.

And looking at his companion, it seemed that he hadn’t noticed the issues with the mountain range…

“Officials above Eighth Level would have no reason to overlook this, but he seems unaware. Hmm, is it because knowing too much could instead lead to problems?”

Colin pondered thoughtfully.

But now, as there were no significant anomalies in the mountain range, there was no need to pay too much attention.

“Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo~”

Within the dense fog, some eerie, twisted humanoid figures floated towards them, appearing like tattered sacks, yet possessing unsettling, red-glowing third eyes…

Compared to the large one they had encountered earlier, these creatures were numerous but smaller, only two to three meters in length.

Mr. Chang intended to warn this mysterious powerhouse to be cautious, as these groups of strange beings were very peculiar and sometimes harder to deal with than the larger ones.

But before he could speak, he found that the other party didn’t even glance at them and continued forward, while those eerie things, as soon as they came within a certain distance, would combust into ash…

Those terrifying beings, which were difficult for them to handle, seemed like a joke in the eyes of the other party.

“Feels more terrifying than a Ninth Level Powerhouse. When did the officials get such a formidable presence…”

Mr. Chang was secretly shocked.

About half an hour later, guided by the other person, Colin found the large fissure in the mountain range.

The crevice extended downward, its bottom unseen.

The final clue for the mission led to this place…

“Should be right here.”

Colin reached into his pocket and pulled out the “Token”.

And it was then that Mr. Chang on the side suddenly saw a massive figure emerge like a specter in midair, its head adorned with antlers resembling dead trees with numerous strange snowflakes circling around it.

At that moment, it swung a silver scythe, seemingly about to strike down at the “Ninth Level Personnel” beside him.

He was startled and just about to warn him.

But before he could speak, he suddenly saw a foot made of fiery flames with terrifying might descending from the sky.

“Whoo-whoo-whoo…” The figure started to emit a large amount of icy mist, as if it was trying to meet the fire-formed foot head-on.

However, the next second, it was ignited out of thin air and then stamped into the abyss.

“If it were the main body, it might be slightly troublesome, but a shadowy figure almost indistinguishable from an illusion trying to trip me up, they really underestimate me…”

Colin drew back his gaze, unconcerned.

Then, stretching out his hand, he casually tossed the “Token”, the copy of the severed hand, downwards.

A fierce wind blew up from below, as if trying to sweep it away.

But the severed hand burned in midair, unaffected, and continued to fall…

Then, not too long after, in less than three minutes, Mr. Chang, standing beside Colin, was suddenly struck by the sight of the dense clouds in the sky dissipating, and the blizzard quickly weakening until it vanished within a few seconds…

The invisible oppressive feeling that had enveloped this place for many years also suddenly disappeared.

“This… what on earth was that?”

Mr. Chang was taken aback, somewhat incredulous.

If he remembered correctly, it seemed to be a hand? But he was not entirely sure…

However, faced with his confusion, Colin responded irrelevantly, “Will you be able to get back later?”

“I can…”

“Then that’s fine.”

As soon as the words fell, Mr. Chang saw Colin throw a square crystal at him. He reached out to catch it but found the crystal merging directly into his body.

A surge of energy quickly filled his entire body, driving away hunger and fatigue.

Then, before he could ask what was happening, he suddenly realized that Colin had disappeared.

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Inside the residential area’s living room, Colin returned home through the task mechanism.

“This mission, aside from encountering some bizarre things on the road, actually seemed to be safe…”

Colin sat on the living room sofa, somewhat surprised.

This task, if given to the average D Level staff, might not be very difficult, but wouldn’t be particularly easy; however, in his hands, it was like a straightforward push, just a matter of going through the motions without any real challenge…

It was hard to believe that this was a mission dispatched by the company.

If they all were like this from now on, Colin felt he could relax and not worry about not completing them.

“It’s only the first stage, celebrating too early.”

Colin muttered to himself, picking up the parchment to look at “Event 2.”

This time…

Did the task seem more or less the same as the previous round?

“This time I don’t have to ride the ‘Fog Train,’ but the requirement is, in three hours, to head to a certain area of international waters, dive into the deep sea to find a relic, then activate a certain door of the relic, and throw in the ‘Token’…”

“‘Token’…”

“Leaving something behind again.”

Colin sat up a bit straighter, looking much more serious.

It seemed that he was executing some kind of sealing ritual in both consecutive tasks; that did not seem like a coincidence.

This conjecture was confirmed the next day.

When Colin tossed the second severed hand into a mysterious door of a relic in a deep-sea cavern and returned, the third task appeared, this time also involving “leaving something behind,” as if to perform some kind of seal…

Three times in a row…

“This time, it’s definitely not a coincidence.”

Colin felt the company seemed to be making some sort of pre-emptive deployment.

The ten stages of tasks for other D Level staff were usually slightly tougher than regular random tasks on a Sunday, with a variety of types, not three consecutive ones like now, which required “leaving something behind.”

“Never mind the company or how many hands ‘Lady Bunny’ replicated…”

“This third task of the mission seems to be ramping up the difficulty.”

Colin set the “Token” aside and picked up the parchment to look at the requirements.

[Event Three: Take the “Mist Train,” and when it stops at the ninth station, tear open this “Envelope 1,” enter the special train carriage, and place the “Token” into the fuel room of that carriage…]

“Description”: Adhere as much as possible to the rules of conduct for the fifth section of the carriage and beyond.

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