SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
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Chapter 776: 546 Chapter 776: 546 This body had already reached its limit of endurance.

Any further, Colin suspected, if he attempted anything like “Item Liberation”…

Highly likely within thirty minutes, no, maybe he couldn’t even last ten minutes, his body would turn to ashes within those ten minutes.

However, although he was a bit weaker, it was sufficient to deal with everything here before the possible arrival of a Level 2 Containment Subject…

At least he could maintain it for about seven or eight hours.

“Boom” went the sound.

After blowing up half a building, Colin took a deep breath to ease the weariness in his body.

‘Now I understand that feeling of restraint when the Ancient Gods descended into external Containers.’

Colin pursed his lips, indeed feeling a discomfort, as if his body could explode with the slightest misstep.

He had to be extremely careful with everything he did…

‘However, before the passage opens, the things deep inside probably won’t come over so easily. There would be some unspoken understanding, umm, just like now, at most encountering some ordinary creatures—not too strong, nor too weak.’

Having executed similar missions several times, Colin just needed to sense the surroundings to know what kind of trouble these anomalies were holding back.

Perhaps even if his plans went awry, the thing behind the scenes would have to lend a hand.

Both parties, after all, maintained a kind of “understanding” in these matters.

Of course, Colin wasn’t opposed to this…

After all, at least until the passage opens, there wouldn’t be too many nuisances. In a way, both parties’ interests aligned at the moment.

As for what happens after this phase, it would be a question of who has the stronger fist.

In the midst of these fleeting thoughts, Colin led his group across the massive hospital space, and in just about ten minutes, they arrived at another refuge carved out a hundred years ago.

A group of muscular and tall women, clad slightly differently, came walking out.

There weren’t many, just about a dozen, each with a face full of solemnity and suspicion as they regarded Colin and his companions.

Their approach had been marked by blazing flames and trembling earth—it would have been impossible to overlook them.

“I’ll go up and talk to them…” Lady Bai stepped forward out of the group, walking toward those women with barrels and hostility.

“White Rose, you…” The person about to accuse her of “betrayal” was interrupted before they could finish.

“I’m here to tell my people, the action begins, we shall be the forerunners, to leave this place before the others,” said Lady Bai swiftly and succinctly.

Upon hearing her words, the personnel of the responding squad fell silent for a while.

They indeed knew of Lady Bai’s audacious plan, or rather, for centuries, every time point has had such people unwilling to “settle for the status quo.”

Only, compared to those who paid a tragic cost and still ended up with an unknown fate,

this time seemed different…

“This time, is it because of this person?” The personnel of the garrison squad looked at Colin as they spoke.

“Yes, he is an outsider, and he has promised us everything…” Lady Bai briefly and quickly outlined the situation.

Pausing, she continued, “Of course, it’s not without cost. In return for leaving, we need to work for them for twenty years, nine hours each day, doing some basic work to pay off the debt…”

The oath also included details such as regular holidays, wages, and provisions for food and lodging…

Beyond that, there seemed to be a bunch of delicate young men—that part she did not say aloud.

But from what Colin introduced, it seemed like the outside world was such, abundant with men and scarce in women, practically a paradise…

Colin had negotiated for them relatively favorable work conditions as much as possible.

The garrison squad didn’t quite understand Lady Bai’s words, finding them a bit unreal.

Though it seemed unrealistic, after listening, she was very curious and asked Colin, “Can you… show us what that world looks like?”

“Yes, I can.”

Colin did not refuse. With his hands extended, the scenes from “The Second Box Garden World” emerged once again.

Meanwhile, he continued in a solemn tone, “The time for parting has come. I shall harness the power of ‘Bonfire’ to lead everyone yearning for a better life away from this world ravaged by disaster.”

With the blessing of two powers, his body was surrounded by flames, and the holy light overflowed, making him seem like a saint from mythological stories.

The people present couldn’t help but be somewhat convinced…

Eventually, she stepped aside and pointed to Lady Bai, “I will only allow you to enter, join me in taking your people, and some others who wish to leave.”

Lady Bai nodded, apologizing to Colin, and then followed her into the town.

Colin didn’t think there was any problem; he continued to bolster the flames, standing still, occasionally sparking some sparks to kill some anomalies that were tracking them.

He waited for quite some time, almost half an hour later…

Colin saw that the well cover in the flower bed next to the entrance of a hospital was suddenly pushed open. Then, a head peeked out, curiously surveyed the outside world, and then carefully climbed out.

After she came out, others began to “flow out” in succession.

For several minutes, when the last person emerged, there were a total of four hundred and thirty-one.

What surprised Colin was that among these people, there were actually dozens of “little girls” who were of normal height, roughly the same size as him.

There were even some who were obviously children, shorter than Colin…

“There are others as tall as me?” Colin was taken aback for a moment.

“Those you see, aside from some who are still around eight years old, are mostly malnourished. Their bodies can’t even reach one meter eighty and are only this tall. However, in a shelter, their numbers won’t be many, typically only having a one percent chance of being like this…” one of the ladies explained quietly upon hearing Colin’s words.

“I think this is what’s normal…” Colin pursed his lips.

Among a mass of abnormalities, what was normal started to seem unusual…

No, even if it’s “stunted growth,” it is much taller than an ordinary normal person.

As she explained to Colin, the tall assistant to Lady Bai observed his expressions to ensure that he was not annoyed at having to take the malnourished and even when he said that this seemed normal, she felt somewhat relieved.

About one-third of the people wanting to leave were “malnourished.”

It wasn’t because they loved adventure, but because they were the most oppressed, so when propaganda about establishing a new world order was spread, they were the ones who responded more…

Before long, the group gathered, and Colin led several hundred people to the next area.

Refuge after refuge, some people responded to the call to leave in each one.

Some contained thousands, others only a few dozen.

The reasons for leaving varied: some had made mistakes, others were injured and disabled, or they were simply persuaded by Lady Bai’s words, etc…

In total, nearly five hours later, the group had swelled to more than seven thousand people.

Colin took everyone to the twelfth floor’s consultation section, began making protective arrangements, and set up defences against potential anomalies during their departure.

‘There are too many people, I’m not the real entity, I hope this can sway the people…’

As Colin made the arrangements, he “hinted” in his heart. Meanwhile, several girls about one meter seventy-eight approached not far from him and watched him with blinking eyes.

“Do you need something?” Colin asked with a smile.

“I just, I’m just curious about the outside world…”

The little girl said timidly and, encouraged by Colin’s supportive gaze, asked curiously:

“Mr. Envoy, the sky seems so high, so very high. If it breaks, how do you fix it?”

“Ah?”

On hearing this, Colin was taken aback for a moment. How could you fix the sky?

His mind short-circuited briefly, then quickly understood why the little girl would ask such a thing.

From the beginning of their memories, the “sky” was the assortment of steel plates overhead. If they were not reinforced, occasionally, some particular anomalies could fall from them…

However, while he understood, he didn’t know how to answer right away.