SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 668 - 668 494 Lavinia in Akasha_1

Chapter 668: Chapter 494 “Lavinia” in “Akasha”?_1 Chapter 668: Chapter 494 “Lavinia” in “Akasha”?_1 “Are you… Akasha? No, that’s not right…”

Colin struggled to support himself while staring ahead.

From the edge of the flames, a figure gradually appeared, identical to Akasha, even her face, clothing, and hairstyle were nearly indistinguishable.

However, the one difference was that, in her hand, she dragged a black scythe.

She walked above the half-light, and beneath her in the darkness, numerous “The Night” believers were praying softly.

Those believers still bowed their heads, oblivious to the events unfolding above them, and Colin’s arrival…

“Lavinia.”

Colin spoke slowly.

Compared to his current self, almost immobilized by the intense pressure, Lavinia, a believer of “The Night,” seemed much more at ease.

And because of the slow emergence of the will of “The Night”, the believers here received an epic version boost.

Colin also had to muster all his concentration.

Step by step, Lavinia walked into the light of the flames and looked up at him, “You have finally reached this place.”

“What do you mean by that…”

Colin frowned, sensing something was off.

Moreover, he realized that this enemy seemed to have no intention of attacking.

Beyond that, there was something else he didn’t understand.

Lavinia had maintained Akasha’s appearance to approach him, down to the last detail except the scythe; now…

Logically, if she had been exposed, why would she still maintain this appearance?

Also, where had Akasha gone?

Observing Lavinia, who looked just like an identical twin, Colin suddenly felt that things were far from simple…

“As the day approached, I found out who I am… I know you must have quite a few questions about Akasha and me, but before it all ends, the only thing I can tell you is that I can be her, and she can be me. In the end, I too want to leave this place…”

Ah?

Listening to her words, Colin was filled with confusion, you can be her, and she can be you?

The one thing he was sure of was that Lavinia and Akasha, although they looked the same, were definitely two separate entities…

But now…

What exactly was happening?

At that moment, as Lavinia walked into the range of the bonfire’s light, she said, “But before I leave, I need to clean up the mess made by these foolish outsiders…””

Meanwhile, as she spoke, thorns black as the night, glistening metallically, began to grow from within her pitch-black robes and from her scythe.

They seemed to grow slowly, but in no time at all, the thorns wrapped around her layer by layer.

The sharp black thorns pierced into her flesh mercilessly, breaking every patch of skin on her body, sinking into the flesh, as red blood flowed, gathering at her feet and dripping down…

But the blood that fell turned into mist and rose around her.

Colin couldn’t help but wince at the sight, as one of the leaders of “The Dusk Sect” looked bizarrely eerie yet filled with an indescribable beauty.

And during this process, her aura was undergoing some kind of transformation.

‘This aura, why does it feel somewhat familiar…’

Colin had a vague sense of something.

“These foolish outsiders” likely referred not to him and the other Earth employees, but to those on the train.

And this tone…

Could it be that Lavinia, or Akasha, were the real “natives” of this world?

‘So this cursed world actually has living people, and even mixed among those on the train?’

‘What exactly is her identity now? What does she want to do? Is she summoning the ‘Lady of Thorns,’ who may be dead or alive?’

Numerous thoughts flashed through Colin’s mind.

Just then, as the dome filled with night surged again with a grand, intangible black tide, accompanied by a massive wave of consciousness…

The “Bonfire” next to Colin suddenly dimmed.

The area illuminated by the flames shrank by about a third with this consciousness wave of “The Night”!

This…

This was merely the result of a possible simple “thought” from the other side, without any real action!

Colin felt that the entity seemed “unable to see” him.

Otherwise, it probably wouldn’t have stopped at just “thinking.”

And with that moment, almost all of “The Dusk Sect’s” chosen believers below fainted…

“Gurgle, gurgle…”

An indescribable hunger surged from within.

“Let me… out…”

“Release me…”

“To survive, one must feed…”

The “Hunger” rooted deep within Colin seemed to be stimulated and struggled to break through.

However, as a certain power from the distant, endless void swept over…

The “Hunger” suddenly fell silent.

“Hiss, you’re hitting the ‘Hunger’ inside me through me?”

Colin’s gaze slightly solidified.

This method of attack was somewhat incomprehensible, almost unnervingly precise…

“It must be that ‘Divine’ power cannot exceed too much, or it would be locked by ‘The Night,’ but it seems that the ‘Firebearer’s’ power doesn’t involve much ‘Divine’ power, so it can be safely used…”

“Hiss, ‘The Night’ is still ruthless, just as ‘Hunger’ popped up and cried out it was hungry, and then got knocked out…”

As thoughts flickered, Colin no longer hesitated. With “The Night” inadvertently resolving his “internal worries,” he unleashed all the effects he could activate!

“‘Revolver Contrarian’ Containment Protocol Item Liberation…”

“‘Potential Burst’…”

“Colorless Crystal*30…”

“…”

With various effects stacking, flames on Colin’s body burned and expanded fiercely.

The profound darkness of the place retreated even more…

“I don’t care who you are! Whatever your identity! If you’re a collaborator, summon them now!”

Colin shouted at the “Lavinia” who was enveloped in black thorns, as if she had become another person.

The pressure from “The Night” was growing greater…

That ancient and terrifying entity seemed to have just realized what was happening here, turning more attention this way. In such a situation, even Colin couldn’t guarantee how long he could hold on.

“Lavinia” nodded, and then, Colin could feel it.

A certain active “information cluster’s” power emanated from her…

It was a bit similar to that time in “World Code-13” when they encountered the “branch office” at night, but it was not the same.

‘Indeed, is she summoning that ‘Lady of Thorns’? Hiss, there’s another fluctuation…’

Without any time to think further, Colin focused all his attention and energy on maintaining the bonfire.

The deepening darkness and the light from the flames form a thick mist on the edge where they clashed…

In less than fifteen minutes, Colin clearly saw that the area illuminated by the flames had shrunk again.

At the same time, the terrifying pressure became even clearer…

“Pfft…”

On Colin’s forehead, visibly bulging with veins, a blood vessel suddenly burst, blood breaking through the skin and spurting out.

The very blood that spurted forth ignited fiercely as soon as it emerged.

This indicated that his power had reached its limit.

Yet even so, he was still losing ground…

Not a true “Firebearer,” he simply did not have the strength to contend with “The Night”!

Even with a body augmented by fragments of “Hunger,” it wasn’t much use.

‘Hiss, hurry up, for fuck’s sake, I’ve held on for a year, are you summoning or incubating, why is it so slow!’

Colin cursed in his heart involuntarily.

If you can’t shake them out, then come up and take on the pressure of “The Night.” Let him do the summoning!

First, get ‘King of Savage Sound’ or someone to replace him for a bit…

Now, he truly felt that what was flowing through his veins was no longer blood, but all flammable material…

At best, it was flammable material mixed with a few red blood cells.

If this continued, even if he wouldn’t be devoured by The Night, he’d blow up!

The difficulty of holding fire under “The Night’s” power far exceeded his expectations!

And it is at this critical moment that he suddenly felt a terrifying momentum rising up from where “Lavinia” stood…

With the emergence of this power, the pressure on his body abruptly lightened.

The compressed flames and light spread out again…

It seemed that a force had taken hold of the situation as the great edifice was about to collapse.

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There will be another chapter after midnight.