SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 745 - 745 533 The Rules of Conflict Within the

Chapter 745: Chapter 533: The Rules of Conflict Within the Hospital._2 Chapter 745: Chapter 533: The Rules of Conflict Within the Hospital._2 Both employees had a very strong feeling, but he hadn’t discovered anything at all. What was the reason?

Could it be that greater strength led to an inability to see that hospital?

Or perhaps, the feelings of both were entirely imagined, illusory?

“No, that can’t be right, it should be real. Combining the invisible guidance of the mission, ‘the non-existent hospital’ has indeed always pointed nearby. Theoretically speaking, I should be able to see it directly from this distance, yet I feel nothing…”

“If there really is a hospital here, then why is it that only I can’t feel it, while the others can… hmm?”

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind, and Colin abruptly looked in a certain direction.

But as his gaze reached out, there was nothing to see but ruins and vines—as if everything had been an illusion…

His eyes moved around rapidly, pondering the feeling he’d just had, and then he realized something and suddenly closed his eyes: “The hospital should be right here; since both employees are certain of it, there can be no mistake…”

“The hospital is over there, it’s right there, yes, the mission confirms it, it’s definitely right there!”

Just as Colin was murmuring to himself as if in a trance, he suddenly heard the voices of the two employees…

“It’s out! The hospital has appeared! Brother Shunzi, look quick!”

Upon hearing this, Colin held his breath, opened his eyes, and in front of him, a tarred road appeared out of nowhere.

At the end of the tar road, a grey-white medical complex building composed of many departments faded in and out of sight…

At the same time, certain insights kept arising, making Colin understand the reasons.

‘This hospital, it exists if one believes, and ceases to if one doesn’t…’

‘The reason why the two of them always felt it nearby is that they had been there once, probably knew the cause, and believed that it was nearby, but because I didn’t believe, it didn’t appear…’

‘Or rather, if it were just the two of them without me, then it should have appeared, it’s just that my spirit is higher than both of theirs, so I directly suppressed theirs; however, through continuous suggestions, it was finally able to appear.’

Colin roughly figured out the logic behind the appearance of this entity.

If through some technique, he were to lose his related memories, it would probably disappear again, ceasing to exist…

“It truly lives up to its name of ‘non-existent’…”

Having figured out the situation, Colin retracted his thoughts, waved his hand, and motioned for the two employees to follow.

And as all three of them entered the tarred road, the bizarrely existing hospital once again disappeared from its place.

Everything on the tarred road was intact, showing no signs of destruction, and as they followed this road, the hospital, flickering in and out of visibility, became clearer as it was bathed in light.

This was an enormously large hospital, made up of many buildings, and even, behind almost one-fifth of the lit windows, the lights were still on, as if patients were being treated inside.

“The lights might as well all be off; the few that are on are quite unsettling…” Colin exhaled.

Looking directly at the hospital, he felt an inexplicable tension and a sense of oppression for no apparent reason.

“There will be shadows in those lights, but no people. Anyway, as long as you don’t touch those shadows, there won’t be any problems…” Orange Cat explained and then pointed in a direction: “Actually, there’s not much danger on the first three floors, and there’s even no one there.

“Let’s head to the outpatient department first and find a special staircase from inside…”

“Yeah, right, there’s nothing much on the front floors, you just need to find a staircase that’s a little special, then you can go up…” Ashen Holy Body added.

“What’s special about it?” Colin asked.

“Hard to say, but you’ll feel something’s off at first glance, a very uncomfortable sensation…”

“And what about those larger buildings in the back?”

“They’re just a trick to the eyes. The first time we came, we wasted a lot of time up there, and when it was finally time to withdraw, we found that the way to the next floor was right there in the outpatient department’s low-rise building…” Ashen Holy Body said bitterly.

“Fine.”

Soon, the group entered the main gate of the outpatient department, and they were greeted by the smell of disinfectant.

Unlike what was seen from outside, inside the hall was brightly lit. Other than the quietness caused by the absence of people, it looked like any normal hospital.

As Colin stepped in, he was just about to look for the so-called special staircase…

However, his gaze suddenly sharpened and he stopped, looking at a consultation desk in the middle of the outpatient hall.

There, stood the figure of a woman in a white uniform…

Noticing Colin’s movement, both men looked over at the same time, and they too were startled.

“Fuck! How can there be someone here!?” Orange Cat exclaimed in shock, with gusts of wind blades swirling around him, nearly shooting directly at the other party.

But Colin extended his hand, using flames to dissipate these wind blades.

“Don’t disturb the balance here…” Colin whispered; he didn’t feel any danger for the time being.

Moreover, not having much knowledge about this place, it was best not to act recklessly under these circumstances.

It was at this moment that the woman standing at the desk turned her head to look at them, a professional smile gracing her beautiful face:

“Hello, welcome to our hospital for consultation. Is there anything I can help you with?”

The gentle words echoed in the empty hall under the incandescent lights, chilling to the bone.

“What should we do? The last time we came, there didn’t seem to be anyone like her…” Orange Cat asked Brother Shunzi.

Before Colin could speak, Ashen Holy Body suddenly said, “That voice… it sounds like an employee we worked with before, her build and everything else too, no, it’s her!”

“Employee? What happened to her?” Colin frowned.

“She got lost after encountering some trouble last time; she was one of the two who didn’t make it out…” said Ashen Holy Body with a complicated tone.

One of his reasons for coming in was to find out the fate of his old teammates, and he didn’t expect to see one right at the entrance.

“Does that mean, if you run into trouble here, you might become part of this place?” Colin muttered.

“What do we do now?” Orange Cat asked, somewhat nervously.

Hearing his words, Ashen Holy Body also looked to Colin.

“It feels a bit strange, to be honest; she doesn’t look alive, but not dead either, more like a puppet of sorts…” Colin said, the light from the flames reflecting as he sensed something.

“If there’s no problem, we’ll just ignore her for now. We should focus on the mission requirements first, head down to investigate, understand the situation, and then consider her case.”

Hearing Colin’s decision, the two men voiced no objections.

However, before starting the mission, Colin remembered the task notes and began to look around, finally stopping at an LED screen.

“Welcome patients to… your consultation. During your consultation, please adhere to the following rules to avoid being deceived.”

“1. Please note, our outpatient department only has three floors; there are no additional floors. If you see any staircase that does not adhere to the rules, please retreat promptly…”

“2. All treatment in our hospital is fully automated and unmanned. Do not believe any person posing as our hospital staff, and do not respond to any of their words.”

“3. Please Ning…!??…??…???…”

Red fonts scrolled on the LED screen…

“What is this third point? Garbled text?”

Colin looked again at the first two points; the absence of additional floors—if combined with the employees’ experience—could, in a way, be suggesting a path to the next level?

As for the second point…

It conflicted somewhat with the existence of the woman who had turned into the front desk employee.

“What happens if we break these rules?” Ashen Holy Body and Orange Cat also noticed the text on the LED screen.

“Let’s not worry about that for now, let’s just get moving…”

Colin gestured, and the group began to search the outpatient building directly.

With information provided by the two, they didn’t waste time entering any other buildings in the outpatient department, greatly narrowing their search area.

About ten minutes later, Colin found a passageway near a corner on the ground floor. It was indistinguishable from other corridors but gave off the feeling of leading into an uneasy abyss.

“This is the place.” Both men confirmed at the same time.

Upon hearing this, Colin did not hesitate, enshrouded in flames, revolver in hand, he took the lead and walked at the forefront.