SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 646 - 646 481 Arriving at the Mission Area_1

Chapter 646: Chapter 481: Arriving at the Mission Area_1 Chapter 646: Chapter 481: Arriving at the Mission Area_1 Facing Colin’s inquiry, Akasha thought hard for a while before finally shaking her head.

“The voice that brought the ‘revelation’… did not tell us who was being summoned, it only provided us with a method,”

After pausing, she added,

“I don’t remember specifics, but it seemed to be a definitely useful method.”

‘They don’t even know who they’re summoning and they dare to believe, the branch office really is full of talents…’

Colin muttered to himself, then after some thought, continued to ask whether she knew who this “mysterious voice” truly was.

Akasha thought about it for a while longer, still shaking her head, “During prayer, I received a certain ‘revelation.’ I heard that voice guided by the event of the ‘revelation’ and followed the lead step by step, leaving my kin to come here… I can only feel that she must be a woman, I can’t remember anything else…”

Guidance through mission events and indirect communication, a woman…

Hearing this information, Colin guessed, nine times out of ten, it was Lady Bunny.

After all, the series of methods used gave a strong sense of déjà vu.

And the fact that it seems to have originated from some faint connection in the mind of the task…

Indicates that the situation should not be far off.

‘Right, it does align with her methods, usually you can’t know whom she will bring up until the last moment.’

‘But this time, unless there’s a surprise, it’s either the Corps or a high-ranking employee, there should be no accidents.’

With a flicker of thought, Colin pondered and then asked a few more questions about his doubts.

Compared to Vini, she knew more details, which made Colin’s knowledge more complete.

Now, in Akasha’s world, the periodic disaster that occurred every ten to fifteen years and lasted about a year had just passed.

What was originally constructed in previous years was all destroyed, and the land was littered with strange and terrifying mutated creatures.

And after the disaster’s obscuration, the power of the “Night” also began to wane…

Next, they would find an opportunity at the right time to conduct the “Eternal Night” ritual and regain strength.

In order to expel the mutated creatures, cultivate the land, continue to accumulate supplies, search for a way out, and think of means to deal with the next periodic crisis.

“So after each periodic disaster, your powers are largely diminished, and you need to start anew?” Colin had found a key point.

“Yes…” Akasha nodded.

“Then, if you don’t perform the ritual after the disaster, will your powers completely disappear?”

This time, Akasha thought for a good while before responding, “It seems they will disappear completely, and the original Extraordinary Ones will become ordinary people. The stronger they are, the greater the cost, and some may even die.”

“If you don’t perform the ritual, everyone’s powers will completely disappear, are you sure?”

After asking once more and receiving a definite answer, Colin’s mind immediately started to mull over it.

It seems “The Night” only bestowed power that could be lost at any time, without giving anything permanent like attributes…

That’s why periodic disasters would occur, and the powers of the “Night” would be interrupted or even disappear if not sustained.

Akasha and her people were, in a sense, believers.

But it’s quite likely that their involvement wasn’t too deep…

‘Proper’ followers of the ‘Night’ should be like those citizens on the starship, who have undergone certain life transformations and possess residual traits…’

‘Regardless of the ‘Night’ being present or not, their powers would not vanish.’

‘Only in this case, there is truly no salvation…’

‘And those common people in Akasha’s world, they’re like veteran drivers who have seen countless films but lack practical experience, knowing more techniques doesn’t make a difference.’

Sorting things out, Colin felt that everything wasn’t as difficult as he had thought.

It’s just unclear whether “The Night” didn’t bestow “attributes” because it didn’t want to, or it lacked the ability to.

If it’s the inability to bestow “attributes”…

Then it can be predicted that “The Night’s” coffin was likely nailed down by the company quite securely.

Even more so than the average Heretic Believer.

After all, some heretics’ “Great Will” still managed to provide some attribute powers, setting up agents like Archbishop Patriarchs.

This entity, despite having millions of believers, still couldn’t seep out any traits to create “Extraordinary Ones.”

It can only mean… it’s been cement-sealed.

“Alright, alright, the tighter it’s sealed, the better. With this, it should be quite stable,”

Colin was somewhat reassured, then he lifted his head to glance outside the window.

Seeing that nothing unexpected happened, and it seemed that they wouldn’t reach the seventh station for a while, he retracted his gaze and refocused his attention on Akasha, who was still undergoing treatment.

“By the way, what’s the deal with these so-called periodic disasters in that world?” he continued to inquire.

If there might be any unexpected occurrences, it’s quite obvious it would be this inexplicable phenomenon.

A disaster that could block “The Night” would likely not be a minor thing.

“We don’t have much information on this aspect, we only know about some traits of the mutated creature populations. Beyond that, we are not clear on why the disaster happens and so on…”

Akasha shook her head.

Although they had been stationed in that place for hundreds of years, they had only opened a tiny fraction of the known viable area.