SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 237 - 237 237 D Level Employee_1

Chapter 237: Chapter 237 D Level Employee_1 Chapter 237: Chapter 237 D Level Employee_1 “You…”

Colin had just started speaking when he heard rustling noises from the woods. He frowned, shifted his attention away from the person, and, without moving his body, turned his head towards the outside of the car door.

What he saw in the gloomy silence of the forest was a bizarre figure emerging that caught him by surprise.

“…What the hell is that? A cauliflower?”

Deep inside the woods, about a hundred meters away, appeared a strange tree about six or seven meters tall that resembled a giant cauliflower. It was surrounded by a yellow-green miasma, bizarre and distinctive, with rootlets acting as feet, moving towards them.

However, as Colin focused his gaze, he quickly realized that it wasn’t a cauliflower at all but a tree. However, instead of leaves or branches growing on the trunk, which three people together might not be able to wrap their arms around, there were a great number of dead human heads with ashen faces…

Their clustering at the top was such that Colin at first glance had thought it was a “cauliflower.”

The man being pointed at with Colin’s gun saw the strange lifeform and his expression changed drastically:

“Damn it, the Coconut Egg Tree in its ultimate evolved form has caught up with us?!”

God, the ultimate evolved Coconut Egg Tree…

Colin’s stoic face almost lost its composure, but he didn’t ponder further and, looking at the eerie tree outside and the man inside the car, he became extremely cautious.

“Was it you who led it here?” Colin pointed the gun at the stranger while his eyes remained fixed on the “cauliflower.”

Inside the car, Qin Chuan and the others each pulled out guns and other weapons, aiming at the stranger who claimed to be “one of their own.”

Though small caliber handguns were generally ineffective against monsters, they were quite convenient for killing people.

“I was being chased by it, not me who led it here…”

The strange man raised his hands high, hastily explaining.

“What is that thing?” Colin continued, still staring at the slowly approaching “cauliflower.”

He could feel the lethal aura emanating from the entity…

Most importantly, he was still unclear about what abilities this thing had, so flames burst forth from his body to avoid being caught off guard like the last time.

“My task’s BOSS, I just accidentally dug up one of its roots, and it chased me for several miles… cough cough cough…” the man complained, coughing twice, a harsh noise coming from his throat.

Seeing the flames swirling around Colin, he couldn’t help but gasp to himself.

Just by this move alone, he knew the likelihood was fifty-fifty against Colin, and all other thoughts in his mind started to vanish…

‘Task boss? Anyone who didn’t know better would think you’re talking about a game. But with this style of speaking, you must be an employee of Bonfire Company, right?’

Colin thought to himself, remembering the man had begun to speak of “one of their own” after glancing at the parchment beside him.

So it was highly likely that he was from the company…

But he couldn’t worry about that at the moment because the bizarre human-headed tree was still closing in.

However, just as it reached a range of about fifteen meters, its footsteps suddenly halted, as if wary of something, and stopped moving its gigantic rootlets.

Then, it stood there motionless, seemingly observing.

This made Colin breathe a sigh of relief, as drawing out the stalemate was obviously to their advantage.

In no time, the train would start and leave this place.

Just then…

Suddenly, a lump the size of a basketball protruded from the middle of the strange tree’s trunk. It writhed continuously during the bulging process, eventually forming the likeness of an old man’s face.

At that moment, the human face opened its mouth as if it was about to say something.

“Dang dang dang——”

A series of urgent bell sounds rang out from the train, interrupting what the other was about to say.

The door clicked shut, the train trembled slightly, and then began to move.

During this process, the bizarre “human-headed tree” made no further movement, just watching Colin and the others depart with that old face, emitting a strange sigh.

The stranger inside the car breathed a sigh of relief at the sight and then curiously asked, “Did anyone catch what the damn thing was about to say?”

The bell had chimed just as the other was about to speak, and he only heard some noise. He wondered why it had suddenly started to speak.

Hearing this, Colin recalled the sound he had heard: ‘Be careful, on the train, there’s…’

What is that?

“Feels like a reminder, but it could also be a mishearing, that sound wasn’t any proper language…”

Colin took a deep breath, not dwelling on the “cauliflower” matter, but warily watched the stranger boarding the train, shifting his gun, and pointing it at his head.

“Who are you?”

“Don’t be nervous, I’m one of us, I’m a senior employee of the company… well, names and such, you know how special we are, but you can call me Luo Yiming.”

The tall and thin Luo Yiming, dressed in a black trench coat with his hands raised high, introduced himself.

A senior Bonfire Company employee?!

Qin Chuan and the others were startled for a moment, then became as if facing a great enemy, cautious.

In their view, every senior employee of this phantom force might have the same strength as Colin, and they had to take it seriously.

“What level, D Level?”

Colin wasn’t surprised, simply murmuring to himself: Bonfire employees really do attract each other.

“Yeah, something like that.” Although Luo Yiming didn’t say it outright, his face still showed some pride.

A D Level staff member was the highest among the low-level workers…

As for the higher ones, they hadn’t been seen anyway.

“And you, what’s your position?” As Luo Yiming spoke, he also asked.

“Not as high as yours.”

Colin didn’t respond precisely, as it was his first time encountering other company employees during a task.

However, such things didn’t seem special internally, especially aboard the “Mist Train”, where many slightly more difficult tasks needed this train…

Of course, not every encounter was a good thing.

Employees privately meeting and then being killed for their treasures had happened.

“Lifecoach Kawaii-many” often repeated this matter in the internal group to prevent newcomers from falling into the trap.

Without probing further into personal identity information, Colin continued, “What were you doing there? What is your task? What are you planning to do now?”

If not necessary, he didn’t want to make things too stiff.

After all, the kind of “Flash” maneuver used to enter the train car made Colin somewhat wary.

And given his personality, he wouldn’t recklessly kill just because the other party was a bit threatening, otherwise, he would just use “Time Stop” now and finish him off.

“Me? My task was to collect some samples there; ran into a bit of trouble, got chased by that thing, had been running for most of the day, and finally caught the train to escape. As for later, I must get off after another three stops, so I probably won’t conflict with you all.”

Luo Yiming explained briefly, and curiously looked at the people in the train car: “What about you all, what’s with so many people? A rescue mission? Where are you heading next?”

The first few in the first train car were uncertain whether they were colleagues, but those uniformed children in their early teens definitely weren’t company employees.

“Yeah, rescued a group of people, not sure where to go next.”

Colin gave a noncommittal response, gestured with the gun towards the front car filled with corpses: “To avoid conflict, you should take that car up front.”

Looking where Colin was pointing and seeing the corpses, Luo Yiming was clearly reluctant, and the fact that Colin and the others hadn’t lowered their guns, continuing to point at him, made him feel even more displeased.

Raising his hands was only to avoid conflict, but now… He kept extending goodwill, yet the other side was ungrateful.

Luo Yiming stared at Colin, his tone unfriendly, and said, “Listen, don’t you think you’re being a bit disrespectful to a senior employee?”

Endless forbearance only leads others to take advantage, it was essential to let these new employees understand what being a D Level staff member meant!

Moreover, he had recently acquired the “Purple-colored Talent” from the “Trial Task” given by “Brother Shunzi,” his strength significantly increased, and with various tools at his disposal, he had substantial sway at D Level, how could he tolerate this indignity?

He was being taken far too lightly!

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