SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
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Colin couldn’t tell how long had passed when he snapped back to reality, only to realize that although the surrounding darkness remained, it no longer felt utterly intangible…

“Just what was that book? The ‘Book of Fate’? Was I swallowed by it?”

Colin was full of doubts, but he didn’t have the luxury to think further. He looked around and could clearly “observe” that numerous odd things surrounded him.

These things gave him the feeling they were about to engulf and cause him to lose himself…

Immediately, he instinctively “whooshed” up a flame, blocking out the suffocating sensation of being overwhelmed.

Following that, he saw those odd things were actually black threads, trembling and writhing; some were thicker, like iron wire worms, others as fine as hair…

“What the hell is going on?” Colin frowned, standing still.

But then, a voice reached his ears: “For ‘Bonfire’ to ignite here is surprising. Nonetheless, it helps me find you…”

“Old Master Wu?” Colin asked in surprise.

Yet there was no one to be seen around?

“Right, I’ve seen you through my abilities… Don’t panic. Control your consciousness and walk forward. While things haven’t truly started, I should still have some time and energy to guide you…”

“Right, thank you.” Colin nodded.

But no sooner had he finished speaking, Old Master Wu abruptly said, “Be careful later. Although your abilities won’t fail here, to prevent accidents, I’ll give you a loophole to exploit.”

“Ah?” Colin was puzzled and was about to ask “What loophole?”, but he swallowed his words upon feeling a sudden inspiration.

Next, he heard Old Master Wu say, “There’s no danger here, but, of course, if possible, you’d better keep ‘Bonfire’ in check, as it might inadvertently burn ordinary people’s ‘Threads of Fate’…”

“Thanks for the warning, I’ll control the flame.”

Colin nodded, then saw an invisible “person” ahead.

He propelled himself forward with a thought, following the figure.

Passing through an endless ocean woven from “Lifelines of Fate,” he suddenly smelled a faint yet unmistakable stench of decay…

Oddly, even the ‘Bonfire’ couldn’t mask the odor!

At that moment, Old Master Wu’s cheerful and gentle voice rang out again: “Hehe, that scent is directly fed into your senses in a certain way, so it’s unavoidable.

“For example, if I write on a piece of paper ‘you smell something,’ then you will indeed smell it. You can’t avoid it with normal means.

“However, if you disperse the ‘Bonfire’ now, the smell of decay may be ‘corrected’ to a pleasant fragrance.”

Is this also a technique from the “Book of Fate”? So magical, yet under the ‘Bonfire’, it reveals its true nature… Colin murmured to himself, then, after hearing the last of Old Master Wu’s words, shook his head:

“There’s no need for that.”

He had a vague feeling that there might be something off about “Old Master Wu.”

But when Colin felt that something was amiss, he couldn’t seem to muster any guard against him.

However, it was during their casual conversation and deeper exploration that the surrounding “Threads of Fate” gradually vanished and, as the flames cast their light, Colin saw an old neighborhood in the darkness.

The neighborhood appeared very old, seemingly built in the last century, with many white ceramic tiles already fallen off.

Despite its eerie atmosphere, it also strangely gave off a sense of warmth.

“Do you know where the ‘Book of Fate: Fragment’ came from?”

Upon “hearing” the other’s words, Colin’s pupils subtly shifted as if he had noticed something, but then he covered it up as though he had not noticed at all, decisively turning the discovery into “Inspiration” and concealed it.

He had a premonition that what he saw would become key information later on.

Then, with curiosity on his face as if trying to freeload knowledge, he said, “I don’t know. Is there a story behind it?”

Honestly, he used it more in the early days, but not so much now.

Just gave some extra ‘Points’ to employees, and after a time gap of seven days, used these points to understand the things that needed to be understood…

“Hehe, do you see that oil stain on the ground?”

“Right.” Colin nodded, then as if realizing something, promptly heard the other explain.

“That is ‘Corpse Oil,’ as well as the origin of the ‘Book of Fate: Fragment.’ This Corpse Oil flows into a special area in the real world, which we call ‘Area No.1,’ as it was the first unusual area to appear…

“After collecting the Corpse Oil, it’s added into the wooden pulp in a certain ratio during the paper-making process, to create the ‘Book of Fate: Fragment.’ Ordinary people who use this paper extensively absorb a minute amount of active ingredients from the Corpse Oil, which gives them the opportunity to become basic ‘Fate Propeller’ users, and then it’s all about experiencing events and getting closer to the source of the ‘Book of Fate’…”

Shh, ‘Fate Propeller’ actually has such a secret, huh? Thinking back, when he first saw the official version of the ‘Book of Fate: Fragment,’ indeed it had an odor, but he never thought it was Corpse Oil… Colin clicked his tongue in realization.

However, he had no aversion to Corpse Oil, since he often used products made with it…

Just that after proper processing, they don’t smell.

“Alright, I won’t say much more. Just keep following this trail of Corpse Oil, and, of course, ‘Bonfire’ may accidentally ignite it. If possible, it’s best to extinguish it without worry about not being able to see…”