SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire-Chapter 146 "Arsonist Tao Tie" _1

The fire was unaffected by the rain from above, burning fiercely against the direction of the rain, and even, due to those droplets, hot oil splattered in all directions. Amid the snapping sounds, dense smoke spread and the area covered in deep crimson grew larger and larger.

Within the flames, a huge ball of flesh emitted an abnormally pitiful screeching roar. Its flesh whips lashed out, sending countless burning embers flying in all directions. Judging from the intensity of its struggle, the flames were clearly causing it great harm.

"Brother Shunzi’s blended oil is kind of brutal..."

The Soul Lock Warden’s eyes danced with flames as he felt the heat wave hitting his face and looking at the fire that couldn’t be extinguished, he couldn’t help but sigh—

It even smells like oranges, kind of intoxicating.

Gao Haiwen and the others stood to one side, unable to help but steal a few glances, feeling that the threat level of the "Bonfire Company" employees capable of concocting such a substance had risen another notch in normal society.

At the very least, this indicated that among this group there were definitely quite a few talents who would fit right into the "Jailbreak Series" even without the "Bonfire Company."

Just then, seeing that the crimson meatball seemed to want to move closer to this side, he withdrew his thoughts and commanded his subordinates to find various weapons, and they kept attacking the thing in the flames, limiting the huge creature, as big as a two-story building, to within a few dozen meters.

"I remember, originally, this thing, seems like Brother Shunzi bought the recipe from some other employee."

"Wandering Speedy Lad" said in a voice that only a few could hear.

During the conversation, he tried sending a message in his mind to Colin, asking when he would wake up...

However, unfortunately, there was no response.

"That Arsonist Tao Tie guy?"

Dog Brother furrowed his brow and asked, his understanding of Colin wasn’t really extensive; after being assigned the Out-of-Control Copy, he had been in a slacking-off state for a long time, not interacting much with anyone, only knowing that Colin was both unlucky and lucky seal.

But as for the "Arsonist" who sold all sorts of jailbreak knowledge within the company, he knew a bit about him.

"Right..."

"Loafing Immortal" nodded his head; he and Brother Xu were among the first to see Brother Shunzi show off, no, to share the joy of their gear.

"Then... Brother Shunzi might be in some trouble."

Dog Brother, while watching the flames, crossed his arms over his chest, and without waiting for the others to speak up, he took the initiative to explain, "That ’Arsonist Tao Tie’ sells knowledge that’s definitely worth 100 points or 200 points, and if I’m not mistaken, he could even allow you to pay after use...

"But there’s an issue, his knowledge usually requires some highly specific and expensive equipment, which individuals wouldn’t normally buy. Even if they did, buying one or two pieces wouldn’t matter, but if someone bought more...

"You guys get what I’m saying, right?"

What’s that mean?

"Loafing Immortal," "Soul Lock Warden," and "Wandering Speedy Lad" were taken aback upon hearing the question.

Then a realization hit them all at once...

"Damn, it’s a trap!"

"Loafing Immortal" was the first to break the silence; this was a new fishing tactic they hadn’t noticed before.

Niche equipment that no one usually bought suddenly being purchased in multiple types, if someone had the means to check the orders...

"That is uncertain..."

Dog Brother shook his head: "Actually, quite a few people have bought stuff from him, but... the vast majority are fine, and those few with problems likely died during missions, so no one has really complained about him...

"But after realizing this possibility, I thought it’s better to be cautious."

"You seem to know quite a bit about that employee?"

"Not exactly, I’ve had a bit of contact, that’s all."

Dog Brother fished out a pack of soft Zhonghua from the "Storage Room," expertly flicked it twice, handed out one to everyone, then lit a cigarette and began to recount the past:

"He seems to have been hired at the same time as me," Colin remembered a team mission from the past, where they had taken the ’Mist Train’ to some place, delivering supplies to some E and D Level Personnel together, "As for him, it’s hard to say if he’s good or bad, especially since we didn’t interact for long, but back then he was the only employee who didn’t rely on any props. All the way he was either setting fires or causing explosions, so he left quite an impression on me..."

"If everything went according to plan, he’s at least at E level by now, maybe he’s even completed the three injections and has begun challenging for D Level authority."

Unfortunately, my luck wasn’t as good,

thought the Warden to himself.

His bad luck landed him with an Out-of-Control Copy, otherwise, he would probably have E Level authority too.

"Although I’m not sure if that guy is really loafing, but if he really wanted to, it’s true that he could slowly sift through this area and eventually trace his way back to Brother Shunzi..."

Dog Brother took a deep drag of his cigarette, and while talking, exhaled a cloud of smoke: "You guys need to understand, a single gold equipment piece plus one or two orange pieces and a bunch of purple gear... the value of these items, no joke, could lead a country to wage war..."

If things hadn’t been so off at the moment, he would have been sorely tempted, no, he was always tempted, it was just that he had repressed the urge not to act on it.

They still needed Brother Shunzi’s help to survive in this damned place.

"I’ll mention this to Brother Shunzi later."

After the "Loafing Immortal" finished speaking, everyone nodded their heads—if Brother Shunzi survived the "Descent Copy", survived the "Out-of-Control Copy", and then got killed over such a trivial matter upon returning home,

That thought alone...was just too painful.

After all, they had been so close yet hadn’t succeeded, so why should those others be able to?

At this moment, their mentality had begun to undergo a subtle shift—they hadn’t taken anything, so no one else should be allowed to either!

However, before they could discuss this matter much further, in the midst of the roaring flames, a peculiar roar suddenly erupted, followed by a collective twitch of their eyelids as they saw the huge flesh ball, which had been burning and writhing in pain for a while, and whose aura was increasingly weakening, bizarrely sprout up all at once.

After that, to everyone’s astonishment, it seemed to have a resurgence, emitting a crimson light from its body...

Immediately following this, the flames strangely hopped off of it, as if given a new life, and started jumping over, charging towards their bus.

This bizarre scene left everyone stunned...

On the giant flesh ball’s body, the charred outer layer peeled off, revealing the fresh, scarlet flesh underneath.

Though shedding its skin had considerably shrunken it, the creature seemed to come back to life.

"Holy shit, what’s going on?"

Dog Brother and the others held their breath, astonished that the flesh ball, which seemed close to death, had somehow come back to life.

Fortunately, it was at that time...

The bus suddenly vibrated, and the sound of the engine’s roar came from beneath.

"Drive!"

Following Gao Haiwen’s command, the square-faced man’s command, the bus finally started and raced towards a certain direction in the city through the curtain of rain.

The meatball, unable to move quickly, and a large group of bizarre flames were swiftly left behind.

It seemed unwilling to be abandoned like this, as the entire flesh ball tensed and gathered strength, as if preparing to bounce into motion and move rapidly.

However, before it could do so, a strange change took place.

The continuously gentle drizzle suddenly grew heavier...

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