SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 670 - 670 496 The Night and Red Moon..._1

Chapter 670: Chapter 496 “The Night” and “Red Moon”…_1 Chapter 670: Chapter 496 “The Night” and “Red Moon”…_1 The nascent “Red Moon” rose upward like a celestial body…

It was like a giant from ancient myths, separating heaven and earth, holding the sky and the ground apart.

The “Red Moon,” once brimming with boundless hostility towards the “Firebearer,” was now investing all its efforts in the collision with “The Night,” seemingly indifferent to making Colin’s life difficult.

This collision was quiet, and although it could be called a “battle,” from certain bystander perspectives, it seemed more like an ordinary natural phenomenon, much like light naturally dispelling darkness.

“To ‘cooperate’ with the ‘Red Moon’ is something I could never have dreamed of in my life,” said Colin.

Colin bowed his head deeply, not daring to gaze at the sky, lest the battle between the two forces obliterate him.

In his opinion, the situation was quite unexpected.

And it made him realize one thing…

What in the world could make the “Red Moon” form an alliance with the “Bonfire Company”?

The answer was “The Night.”

“Heh heh heh, young man, you don’t know, do you? Under normal circumstances, the best way to counter ‘The Night’ is to summon the ‘Primordial Fire’…”

“Second to that would be ‘Light,’ ‘Red Moon,’ and so on…”

“After that strange period, I sent out a lot of messages, trying to summon a C+ Level ‘Firebearer’ to come over and send these foreigners away, but I never succeeded…”

“As for those under ‘Light,’ they might as well be dead,” he continued.

“In the end, I had no choice but to look for other alternatives, and when it comes to sensitivity to ‘The Night’—who would act at any cost the moment they sensed its possible descent—only the ‘Red Moon’ fits the bill…”

“It’s just that there’s a risk of accidentally causing trouble for oneself…”

The voice of “Lady of Thorns” transmitted through the thorns, sounding exactly like “Akasha” or “Lavinia.”

It was unclear whether it was her true nature, or if she was influenced by the “joy” that came with the appearance of the “Red Moon,” but at this moment, “Lady of Thorns” exuded an indescribable optimism and cheerfulness…

She seemed unusually talkative.

Listening to her, Colin couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

‘Not to mention anything else, how did you come to possess the method to summon the ‘Red Moon’? Why does the ‘Red Moon’ harbor such hostility towards ‘The Night’? Aren’t they sort of mother and child in some sense…’

However, now wasn’t the time to ask these questions. He took a deep breath and interrupted the Lady of Thorns’s chatter:

“Cut the crap, what do we do next?”

True, the burden on him had been lessened by the will of the “Red Moon.”

But this didn’t mean everything was over.

Leaving aside the situation overhead for the moment, those “The Night” believers below were collapsing on the ground like lumps of rotten flesh.

Millions of writhing masses were evenly crawling across the ground, a scene both horrific and spectacular.

This was clearly the impact of the “Red Moon’s” arrival.

If it weren’t for that thin layer of skin, the things growing inside these people would probably be running rampant everywhere.

Even so, some individuals had eyes trailing long nerves, singing and jumping outside their eye sockets…

It was grotesque, but not to the worst extreme…

If he hadn’t intensified the Bonfire at the moment the “Red Moon” appeared, the situation below would have been more than just rotten flesh by now.

“What’s next? Well, that’s much simpler. I couldn’t act earlier because these fellows were inhabited by the power of ‘The Night.’ Now that it’s distracted, things should be easier…”

“Of course, you’ll still need to hold on for a bit longer.”

The voice of “Lady of Thorns” again traveled through the thorns that penetrated flesh and blood.

It was as her voice reached him that Colin saw, at the central spot of the “Eternal Night” ceremony,

Thorns with a black metallic sheen began to spread out around the approximately one hundred meter high, black crystal spire that looked as though it could absorb all light.

It enveloped the pitch-black spire in circles, isolating the mysterious atmosphere emanating from it.

At the same time, on the ground, every living being sprouted sharp black thorns that wrapped around them; then beneath the writhing skin, everything began to repair and reset…

However, after the restoration, people had vacant and dull expressions on their faces, as if they were soulless.

“Come, spread the light of the fire more evenly here, pour a little more ‘humanity’ into it.”

What the hell does she think I am…

Colin thought to himself, but still complied with the request.

In the light of the fire, the emptiness on people’s faces faded, their expressions gaining luster, like withered trees revitalized by rainfall.

“Without the threat of ‘The Night,’ once they wake up after a while, they will all be my believers. However, to mark all these people, I had to lurk for a long time, ensuring that each one could be marked.”

“Lady of Thorns” spoke very quickly.

While she acted, Colin could feel from those black thorns that her status was indeed not low. As a “World Administrator,” the logic of her words showed a very “human” nature…

She was levels higher than the “King of Savage Sound.”

However, Colin was unclear whether this “Lady of Thorns” was an Outer God that had fallen from humanity like the “Father of the Sea.”

Or had ascended from humankind herself.

“What about those two above us later on?” Colin asked.

“Don’t worry, the ‘Container’ I provided can only sustain ‘Red Moon’ for a while, and its power has a limit. When the time comes, I will have eradicated the roots of ‘The Night’, and by then, the container would almost be destroyed by ‘The Night’ as well…”

“Then, without believers, they won’t be able to exist here for much longer. Of course, that’s under the condition that you hold on a bit longer.”

“Otherwise, if these people are affected and die from the power above, restarting the train would be troublesome, and with fewer people, the ‘agreement’ might not be triggered…”

“Lady of Thorns” replied very optimistically and indicated that, after her meticulous calculations, no accidents would occur.

“I’ll try my best to hold on, hoping it will go as smoothly as you say.”

Colin, whose body was burning intensely, spoke, and only then did he have a moment to glance at the palm of his left hand, now missing two fingers.

The cut was intensely painful but did not bleed; instead, it was like a flaming gas cylinder, spewing fire!

This made it somewhat hard for him to keep his composure.

‘The power is still a bit out of control.’ Colin thought to himself.

There was too little time to think this time…

It felt like things were moving too quickly. If such a situation arose again, it might be more appropriate to use the two fingers in the back.

‘No, next time? There can’t be a next time! Why the hell am I bothering to sum up these things?!’

Colin couldn’t help but grumble in his heart.

Just then, above the dome, a silent “collision” exploded once again.

Even without looking up, Colin’s mind conjured vague images—

In these images, endless darkness enveloped the “Red Moon,” seeming to dissect it and drag it into eternal darkness, while the dense light blooming from the “Red Moon” rooted itself into the darkness like an umbilical cord of a mother and child, drawing ‘nourishment’ from the surroundings…

This “battle” was much weirder than usual, not something ordinary people could understand.

“Don’t think too much!”

Colin shook his head vigorously and started to maintain the flame with all his might to prevent any further accidents.

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