SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 664 - 664 490 In front of absolute power everything

Chapter 664: Chapter 490: In front of absolute power, everything is meaningless!_2 Chapter 664: Chapter 490: In front of absolute power, everything is meaningless!_2 From the previous height of a hundred meters, he suddenly surged toward three hundred meters…

The many members of “The Dusk Sect” who had rushed up to attack him couldn’t even manage to “mend their legs” anymore.

This situation only increased their sense of despair…

The members of “The Dusk Sect” were not afraid of death, but they were terrified by the prospect that, even with the sacrifice of their lives, they could see not even a glimmer of hope.

In that case, their sacrifices would seem utterly meaningless!

“Brother Shunzi is really not giving them any chances, heh heh.”

Orange Cat, standing on the shoulder of the Flame Giant, looked down and thought about fighting alongside Brother Shunzi, wildly slaughtering their enemies, and felt an inexplicable… sense of exhilaration?

On the other shoulder, Akasha and the others looked down at the scene below, equally shocked. To tell the truth, if this “Bonfire” emissary didn’t seem to have much desire to kill ordinary humans,

simply passing by would have meant countless casualties among “The Night” believers.

It wouldn’t be like now, being scorched by flames, but merely having the power of “The Night” evaporate inside them, falling into a coma without dying.

Even, if one were to be stepped directly upon by the Flame Giant, it wouldn’t generally result in death…

At most, they would be seriously injured and fall to the ground.

“Thank goodness…” Akasha breathed a small sigh of relief in her heart.

Previously, when she saw the “Bonfire” emissary hunting mutated creatures with chilling lethality, they were a bit worried that if he got vicious, he might burn all their people clean.

If that happened…

It would be unclear whether choosing “The Night” or “Bonfire” was the better option.

After all, “The Night”‘s destruction of the world was just something they felt was going to happen; they had called for the arrival of the “Bonfire,” but if “Bonfire” burned their people first…

Then…

Well, it looks like there’s no need to worry about that now.

And it was at this moment that Colin spoke up again.

“There are several more defensive lines ahead, and I plan to clear them all at once. You can start taking action now, go and destroy that ‘Thorn Device’…”

“Also, when you fall, remember Orange Cat, ensure everyone lands safely. If there’s an accident, I’ll let you know the consequences.”

“Don’t waste too much time, I have other missions to execute.”

“There’s no time to linger here.”

His voice, carried through the flames, reached every person’s ears.

‘Hiss, dammit, all I wanted was to simply give orders for them to go down and execute the plan to sabotage the device, how did the tone turn out like this…’

‘This damn “False Powerhouse,” as my strength has increased, the beneficial effects have diminished, not as pronounced as before, but the side effects haven’t lessened at all…’

Colin couldn’t help but grumble internally.

Though the words spoken were correct in their intended meaning, the tone left himself somewhat speechless.

Upon hearing this, Akasha looked towards the two other employees. Although she didn’t speak, it was as if both of them could see in her eyes the silent question of “Is your boss alright?”

“It’s no big deal, Brother Shunzi has a strange piece of equipment that makes him sound pretentious when he uses it. Don’t worry about it.”

“The Master of the Fish Pond” waved his hand, indicating it wasn’t a significant issue.

While Brother Shunzi didn’t provide details about this device, it wasn’t too unfamiliar internally.

Any employee would have heard something about it…

Of course, even if he sounded pretentious, they had heard that Brother Shunzi’s personality hadn’t changed much. Even when he sounded arrogant, he didn’t forget to remind Orange Cat to ensure everyone landed safely, which was the best proof…

After all, on the Flame Giant’s back, the users of “The Night”‘s power had their abilities compressed to the extreme.

Jumping from hundreds of meters, although they might not necessarily die from such a fall,

landing with light or severe injuries, missing arms or legs was still a possibility.

So it was true… he really…

“The Master of the Fish Pond” shook his head slightly and, without further explanation, leapt down from the giant’s shoulder.

Seeing this, the others followed suit, starting to execute the plan that had been set earlier…

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“What should we do? It’s getting closer…”

Inside the core circle, a garrisoned employee asked nervously.

The oppressive feeling of that terrifying fire approaching step by step was simply too strong…

At this moment, they couldn’t see any of their allies who had gone to intercept it, as those people’s powers of “The Night” were scorched away by the fire, they became untraceable, and it felt as if they had been reduced to ashes…

So amidst the fear, there was also an inevitable sense of sadness, anger, and helplessness.

However, the white-haired old man who heard his words did not respond right away.

His pitch-black eyes looked straight ahead, clearly seeing the sky, which should have been somewhat dim, now illuminated by a bright orange-red flame…

Everything arranged along the entire road seemed to have little effect on it.

But… even so, the fight must go on!

“Don’t lose heart, we still have several lines of defense. Once night falls, ‘Night’s’ power will reach its peak. With that power, we will surely drive the Outer God Follower out!”

The calm yet powerful voice came from the old man.

It managed to settle the slightly agitated hearts of the people somewhat…

At this moment, the old man placed his hands behind his back, turned slightly, and swept his gaze over the millions of people and the land that had been lived upon for who knows how many hundreds of years…

Although this place wasn’t their ancestral land, the entirety of their historical memories had been spent here.

This land, filled with calamities, bore too many of their memories and history.

Birth and death, as well as perseverance across generations in the fight against the Mutated Bodies, had made it difficult for them to easily let go of so many things from the past to the present…

Yet now, it might all turn to utter ashes under a flame.

No, absolutely not!

The old man narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then turned back around, his pitch-black eyes filled with determination and resolution:

“The people are right behind us, we can’t back down anymore…

“If death is unavoidable, then I hope we old bones can hold out for this last stretch of time…

“When ‘dusk falls’, everything will get better!”

With his words, the emotions of those around him also firmed up once more.

“Good! Let’s fight him one more time! Even death doesn’t matter!”

“‘Night’ will protect us!”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah! After we win, I’m going to use that invader’s head as a goblet!”

“…”

And it was at this moment that someone tasked with watching out suddenly shouted:

“Look! What is he trying to do now?”

Upon hearing this, everybody curbed their passionate emotions and turned their gazes towards the Flame Giant, who was ten kilometers away yet illuminated half the sky with his fire.

At this moment, they noticed that the giant seemed to be shrinking?

Massive flames rose from his body, rising like smoke—

“Is it unable to bear the use of this power any longer?”

Someone’s eyes brightened with a hint of surprise, speculating whether the opponent could no longer persist.

“No…”

The old man shook his head, dismissing the “Awakener’s” guess.

And right at this time, they all saw the rising flames reconverge in mid-air.

They formed a mythological entity like the “sun” from the legends!

And, compared to when it was a Flame Giant, once the flames finished reconverging, they seemed to undergo a transformation in nature, no longer wild, but the radiance they emitted was even more intense!

The once dim “comforting” darkness began to fade perceptibly…

The world became brighter than it had ever been before.

Under the intense light, for the first time, the people could see the true state of the world with bare eyes.

What puzzled and discomforted them even more was…

Even though they were filled with hostility towards the enormous fireball, and were completely certain that it was the fearsome great enemy that they had to prevent at the cost of their lives, the enemy that couldn’t exist under the same sky,

their bodies wouldn’t obey them.

Even within their hearts, a vague sense of pleasure bubbled up, accompanying a faint sensation of heat.

This awkward situation caused some people’s faces to flush with a look of embarrassment.

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