SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 758 - 758 538 The Female Employee Who Changed_2

Chapter 758: Chapter 538: The Female Employee Who Changed!_2 Chapter 758: Chapter 538: The Female Employee Who Changed!_2 Before long, Colin and his companion had passed through the numerous hospital buildings and finally returned to the “Outpatient Department.”

No sooner had they entered than the Ashen Holy Body’s breath hitched at the sight of the reception area in the center of the lobby. The previous front desk had transformed into a huge, over two-meter-tall beach umbrella wedged into the ground.

This was a company prop belonging to a colleague!

Under the umbrella hung the corpse of a woman who had been suspended for who knows how long, her head tilted to one side, her skin an appalling pale…

The Ashen Holy Body opened his mouth but didn’t know what to say, his last bit of hope evaporating.

Ignoring his emotions, Colin stepped into the lobby of the Outpatient Department, glancing briefly at the female employee’s corpse.

The body was relatively clean, lacking any typical signs of incontinence associated with hanging…

But the corpse wasn’t the focus. Colin’s gaze shifted past her, landing on the oversized LED screen not far behind her.

The LED screen, flickering with a blood-like glow, showed that apart from the guiding message, all subsequent content had changed.

“1. This hospital does not contain anything that defies common sense. If encountered, do not overthink to avoid coming into contact with things that should not appear. Moreover, if you come across anomalies, please look for a nearby sign. If a sign is present, follow the sign’s instructions. If no sign is available, and escaping is impossible, immediately call for a doctor or nurse who will arrive on the scene to aid you, trustworthy…”

“2. I’m “coming” out now, you come find me, I’ve been calling you, it’s fine if you come kill me, I beg, hurry, I can’t hold on much longer…”

“Help…me! Help me! Quick…help…get out…”

…

“Huh? The second item turned into gibberish this time?”

Of the three items, Colin’s attention was immediately drawn to the array of strange characters.

Unable to interpret it, he didn’t dwell on it and directly moved on to the third item.

“Help me? The line from the dream?”

Colin quickly linked this message with those from his dream.

He felt it must be coming from the same entity…

“Could the one altering the rules be Brother Unyielding from the parchment?”

Colin felt there was a possibility, but he didn’t know what the situation with that fellow currently was.

Additionally, the ultimate demand for this visit still had not appeared. It was unclear whether there would be a connection with that entity, or on the other hand, whether their smooth access thus far had involved its helping hand.

“Troublesome…”

Colin shook his head and looked back at the first item.

“Look for a sign, like the ones we passed before, the ‘no smoking’ or ‘the hospital is unattended, if singing is heard, stay away’ sort of thing?”

Colin thought for a moment. He remembered seeing some signs when they passed by, but since the threats weren’t too severe, he hadn’t cared much.

However, the signs were deep with meaning and hard to find, and there was more than one anomaly in each area…

They weren’t particularly reliable either.

As for the doctors and nurses…

They said the first level was fully automated with no actual doctors or nurses, but now they suddenly claimed they exist and are reliable.

Colin pursed his lips, unsure if they were saying reliability was confined to this level or something else…

A wrong choice could be fatal for a low-level employee!

“This damned place seems fit only for ‘Destiny Propeller’ to come, using extraordinary abilities to deduce whether these rules are correct or not, to seek other paths. Without enough strength, you’re doomed.”

Of course, the foresight of “Destiny Propeller” wasn’t omnipotent; misuse could lead to direct contact with deeper horrors.

And that kind of death would likely be quite gruesome…

It was just after reviewing all three rules that a new event promptly emerged.

[Event Three: Proceed to the morgue, randomly select a mortuary chamber with a corpse inside, pass through the chamber to reach the tenth floor, and on that level, seek to hand over the “Psychotic” to the “Red-Robed Nurse,” ensuring they are put into the emergency room, and inject “Psychotic Madman Blood Extract” into yourself as the emergency light comes on, sinking into the next layer…]

“Note 1”: No need to leave anyone behind…

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“The task contains a lot, but this… finding a morgue bay and lying in it to go deeper? Damn, who came up with this hospital’s method of delving deeper?”

“Why is it all so abstract…”

“Hiss, in the end, I couldn’t avoid this ‘Psychotic Madman Blood Extract’…”

Colin opened his mouth, feeling that his previous relief had been in vain.

However, his body, in essence, wasn’t his own, so there was nothing much to worry about. Even if it were his physical body…

The addition or absence of something wasn’t that big of a deal.

After all, with a multitude of things inside him, even if this substance were to enter, and were not neutralized by “Bonfire,” it would be devoured directly by “Hunger” or the Ancient God level “Beast Transformation Syndrome”…

“It seems that cultivating gu in the body does have its benefits.”

Colin laughed at himself silently in his heart.

Then, he withdrew his gaze, just as he was about to turn and leave, he heard the weak voice of the Ashen Holy Body:

“She was clearly alive when we were on the first floor…”

“Eh?”

Colin was taken aback for a moment before he realized that the Ashen Holy Body was referring to the deceased female employee in the middle of the lobby.

It seemed that she had a relatively good relationship with him, otherwise, he wouldn’t sound so disheartened…

As for what the other party said…

“It might have something to do with the special nature of this hospital,” Colin spoke.

Based on his conjecture, the deeper aspects would project to the surface, and the appearance of the hung corpse on the first floor might be because they subconsciously believed there should be a receptionist at the front desk…

So, essentially a hanging corpse, when projected, became a receptionist—

The kind that could even speak.

However, speaking of which…

“She didn’t die very thoroughly.”

As Colin contemplated, he noticed the female employee’s corpse swaying slightly, and the noose was slackened, its mouth with the tongue protruding, and the jawbone moving with barely noticeable motions…

But the scene seemed to indicate that she chose to hang herself rather than being forced by an anomaly?

Because she couldn’t escape, so she chose death?

“Brother Shunzi, could you take care of her body later?” Ashen Holy Body asked.

“I should be able to, but right now…”

Colin did not refuse, for the task did not specify the need to recover the body nor how to dispose of it. Still, after all, they were colleagues; leaving her body exposed to the elements didn’t seem right.

Without saying much, doing a small favor was still possible.

After all, helping with cremation brings lingering fragrance to the hands.

With a flick of his finger, Colin sent sparks flying for miles, instantly burning both the peculiar parasol prop and the body underneath it.

In the flames, the ghastly white skin of the corpse slowly dried and disappeared…

In comparison to the monstrous creatures consumed by fire becoming charred and hideous, Colin gave her a dignified end.

However, just a few seconds into burning the body, as the water from the corpse slowly evaporated, Colin prepared to reduce her to ashes in an instant after she was completely dried.

But at that moment, Colin suddenly had a premonition, and his actions came to a halt.

Then, he saw the shrunken eyeballs of the female employee’s corpse suddenly move and look towards him.

“I didn’t just burn her alive, did I?” Colin was stunned.

To be honest, the feel of it right now seemed a bit off?

At that moment, the dried flesh of the female employee’s mouth, clinging to her jawbones, opened and closed slightly, emitting a voice as fine as a mosquito or fly.

“Run… I saw it… It’s right there, beside you… all the time… Do not, trust its messages…”

Hearing this, not only did Ashen Holy Body feel chills, but even Colin felt a cold shroud enveloping him.

Was there something that had followed them the whole way?

Colin found it hard to believe, but after the other party spoke those words, a strong premonition pierced through the veil, puncturing something—

Indeed, something seemed to have been following him all along!

However, before he could attempt to understand the specific nature of the thing following him.

The female employee suddenly seemed like a different person:

“Save me, save me, help me, please help, no, no, don’t…”

She seemed to be struggling against something, her eyes filled with a plea as she looked at Colin.

Colin understood, and with a gesture, the flames engulfed her, completely incinerating her. However, after the flames vanished, his eyebrows twitched as he saw the female employee’s corpse reappear…

This was not the source!

“Help me, help…” As the plaintive words echoed repeatedly, the atmosphere of the entire place took a sinister turn.

A strong intuition told Colin that staying here any longer would most likely lead to very troublesome problems!

“Let’s go.” Without any further delay, Colin grabbed Ashen Holy Body and fled outside.