SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire-Chapter 30 - There is No Beast Transformation Syndrome

Chapter 30: Chapter 30 There is No Beast Transformation Syndrome at All!_1

Chapter 30 -30 There is No Beast Transformation Syndrome at All!_1

“Hmm, yes, that’s not quite right. Based on our checks, we can roughly determine that it is both the entity and not the entity…”

“What do you mean?” Colin cocked his head, not quite understanding.

“You should have experienced its mental manipulation techniques, such as illusions, guile, hypnosis, and so on. These techniques can be used not only against you but also against itself.”

“By hypnotizing this sub-entity, it’s made to believe it is the main entity, thus severing many tracking leads. He must have been guarding against something like this happening for quite some time.”

“Of course, this is just a simple analogy. The actual situation is probably much more complex.”

Hiss, the entity deceiving its own sub-entity, deceiving itself?

Colin pondered for a moment, feeling like a toad on top of a frog, ugly yet playing the arts.

Miss Bunny had no idea what he was thinking, and continued to say:

“This method is essentially a bit like the internet, with the entity as the root, continuously creating nodes to build a thought network. This was probably inspired by the brains of victims with programming knowledge. Unless you lock onto the main entity, the root server, catching any sub-entity won’t be helpful…”

After listening, Colin confirmed that there were indeed more victims than just their group and asked, “Then… how many victims are there? Like today’s encounter…”

“Globally, no fewer than a thousand people, and these people come from all sorts of occupational identities. The only thing they have in common is that they are all from fringe groups in social relationships. The earliest confirmed case was three years ago.”

“A… a thousand people?” Colin’s eyes widened, wondering if he heard incorrectly.

“This number isn’t large. Among seven billion people worldwide, it’s only a one in ten million chance of being targeted.”

“If it weren’t for the recent uptick in activity, we might not have even noticed. So the upcoming battle against him is going to be very difficult…”

“Another point, his discovery of our world is directly related to that former company employee. His distress signal was cracked, exposing our coordinates here.”

Upon hearing this, Colin couldn’t help but interrupt her, “I remember this creature seemed to have the ability to read memories. With over a thousand people, doesn’t that mean it completely understands our side?”

Over a thousand victims from various industries could almost completely comprehend Earth from every angle, thinking about what that creature had said before…

It seemed like it had always been trying to find a way to this world.

If it succeeded…

Then a brutal war between two civilizations could very likely erupt!

Colin wasn’t clear about the situation in this world yet, but from the things he had encountered, aside from the strange weather, the other creatures didn’t seem excessively powerful.

Even if his Second Order Beast Transformation Syndrome looked scary, if one day he faced a machine gun head-on, at most he would just end up like a smashed watermelon all over the ground.

He didn’t feel weak compared to his opponents in a direct war, but the issue was with the more peculiar methods: unknown invisibility, transforming into a shadow, flashing, and especially if the “Beastification” and other bizarre diseases were to spread here.

The consequences were simply unimaginable…

Not to mention, if just the “Beastification” was thrown over here, Colin could even imagine how some places would react—

“There’s no such thing as ‘Beastification’.”

“It’s just a temporary mental disturbance…”

“Only policy can preserve the economy and the future of human society…”

“There’s no need to worry excessively if contaminated by Beastification, you’ll be immune afterwards…”

“Everything isn’t that frightening, don’t spread anxiety…”

“Those afraid of Beastification can weld their doors shut and never come out, but they can’t deprive us of our right to breathe the sweet air. That’s taking away our freedom, give the trust back to the public…”

“Beastification has broken out! They are like zombies. All this time, what has the Lighthouse Kingdom been doing? Why didn’t they issue warnings and set up defenses beforehand…”

“Damn it, we’ve been betrayed!”

“Sever the conduit of benefits between the Lighthouse and enemies from the Other World.”

Hiss…

All of it is worrisome.

“There certainly is worry in that regard, but it’s not important; catching him now, while he’s on guard, won’t be an easy task. Moreover, in the short to medium term, there is no need for excessive concern. As for the reason, it involves some core company secrets that I can’t disclose to you for the time being.”

“Alright, if you guys think it’s not an issue, then it’s not an issue.”

Upon hearing this, Colin let it go; after all, if the sky were to fall, there would be taller people to hold it up; his concern as a lowly employee wouldn’t be of much use.

“Is there anything else you need to ask?”

Colin’s mind spun, and he asked about the “Interaction Hall”—the robots there might be clumsy, but sometimes they strangely unnerved him.

Upon hearing this question, Lady Bunny, who was perusing documents, responded without lifting her head, “This is information that only those with Level C Clearance or above have the privilege of accessing.”

“Level C and above?”

Colin wasn’t surprised, but what level was this Lady Bunny in front of him?

The tone of her voice felt as if it exceeded D Level…

“Yes, on that matter, all I can tell you is that you don’t have to worry about them as long as you don’t expose your immediate coordinates. They only become dangerous if you verbalize your immediate coordinates.”

“Furthermore, if you’re confident, you can use a method to expose your location indirectly to lure out and kill other ill-intentioned fish; this won’t attract their attention. However, I suggest that you have at least D Level clearance and the ability to use the Book of Fate as a reference without wholly relying on it; be fully prepared, especially for escaping.”

Immediate coordinates refer to those “robots,” and indirect exposure means luring some ill-intentioned fellows? Colin nodded thoughtfully.

He didn’t press further, but seeing that he had no more queries, Lady Bunny took out a thick stack of files from a drawer: “These are some people’s profiles; you can pick three from here to be on your team for your next entry into code number 13.”

To choose teammates?

Colin eagerly took the files, which contained a hundred or so people, who unlike him, seemed to truly possess capabilities.

Some were real war-seasoned elite soldiers, balding young academic experts, business-savvy geniuses… and the list went on.

These resumes almost made me feel inferior, Colin wondered if his selection was due to his parents, whom he’d never met, perhaps being high-ranking officials in the company like in the novels?

Or did he have some legendary supreme lineage?

Could it really just be because he was handsome?

Oh, maybe he was simply chosen to be expendable, the one to roll the dice for luck, whoever rolled luck would go.

It was somewhat akin to Russian roulette; he didn’t know how many had died before him.

Shaking his head to dismiss the thoughts, Colin continued to read on.

Lady Bunny didn’t disturb him; instead, she took out another document and began to write in silence—she seemed to have endless paperwork, not stopping once since Colin had arrived.

After an uncertain amount of time and having read through all the resumes, Colin discovered that these people, each formidable in their own right, had one thing in common: they all suffered from terminal illnesses, disabilities, psychological disorders, blood diseases, genetic defects, cancers, some even had the legendary pancreatic cancer…

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Bonfire Company really liked to hire those not long for this world.

Colin sighed and then selected three individuals: a woman with achievements in surgery but was in the middle stage of pancreatic cancer, a retired person with a special background but missing limbs, and an average civil engineer with a good mentality.

They weren’t the best among the profiles, but their mentality and adaptability were the best.

As for their physical conditions, Colin wasn’t worried, for Bonfire Company would likely arrange for them to undergo “Soul Transference.”