SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 245 - 245 245 Chaos and Deadly Attack_1

Chapter 245: Chapter 245 Chaos and Deadly Attack_1 Chapter 245: Chapter 245 Chaos and Deadly Attack_1 “I have no idea how they’ll handle my situation when they arrive…”

Colin stood to the side, watching the few on the phone. He wasn’t in the mood to listen to what they were saying, just suddenly feeling his mind getting somewhat messy, unsure of how to proceed with things.

From a rational perspective, he thought, the officials should not do anything irrational to him.

But, there was indeed a considerable chance that, under the pretext of research or something else, they would make him surrender his equipment.

And the true combat power of an employee largely came from the various equipment combinations they used, beyond some inherent factors.

Compared to others, Colin was even more reliant on his equipment.

He found that it was either bad luck or some other reason, but he would always get involved in various events, each of which carried a significant degree of danger.

Without sufficiently powerful equipment, that would be almost like being sentenced to death.

He couldn’t achieve what the “Firebearer” did, who, even reduced to nothing but a heart, still possessed power so great it could suffocate the enemy.

However, the best-case scenario would of course be for both sides to set aside prejudices and cooperate in good faith, working towards a win-win situation.

With Lady Bunny’s endorsement from before, he felt the likelihood of the latter was not small…

But, what if some other bad situation really occurred?

“Logically, it shouldn’t happen…”

Colin rubbed his forehead, suddenly feeling overwhelmed by pressure. His mind was muddled by various thoughts, like a ball of yarn without an end, becoming more and more tangled.

After several dozen seconds, the indescribable sense of confusion suddenly vanished, and Colin let out a long sigh of relief.

He felt that his mindset seemed off, as he usually had many thoughts, but they weren’t typically this disordered…

“Forget it, it’s meaningless to think about this.”

Colin pressed his temples with his hand and sorted out his thoughts before looking back at the people present, counting them idly, only then noticing that exactly a hundred and eight children had escaped…

Just the right number for the heroes of the Water Margin.

There were Qin Chuan and the others next, originally five official Extraordinary Ones, eight armed personnel, and three “Bonfire Company” employees including Colin, the lung cancer patient, and the burn victim—sixteen people in total…

Now, four official Extraordinary Ones remained, only three out of the eight armed personnel survived, and among the “Bonfire Company” employees, only two were left. Seven had died, almost more than half of them.

As for injuries, generally speaking, everyone had suffered some to a certain extent.

“This is the first time I’ve seen such a high casualty rate on a mission…”

Colin remarked with a sigh. This incident had been too unexpected, so much so that everyone was unprepared.

However, before he could think further, about ten or so minutes after their return to the real world, the roaring sound of engines approached from not too far away.

Listening to the sound, it seemed that there was more than one vehicle coming…

Then, everyone quickly saw three armored vehicles, painted in green camouflage, emerging from the shrubbery where there were barely any roads by the coast.

The complicated terrain was like flat ground under their wheels, and it didn’t take long before they stopped about fifty meters in front of the crowd—not too close but not too far, either.

Next, the rear door of one armored vehicle swung down from above.

First, a muscular man wearing slippers, beach shorts, and a floral shirt stepped out, followed by twelve fully armed individuals who ran down towards the crowd.

“Haha, congratulations on your return, I am the person in charge of the Anhai Region, Gao Sheng…”

Gao Sheng said with a hearty laugh on his rough face, glancing at Qin Chuan and the others, then at the children in uniform, “And these are?”

“Classified, can’t say for now…” Qin Chuan didn’t immediately offer an explanation.

He felt it was not appropriate to disclose their identities before meeting with higher-ranking officials…

“Alright.”

Gao Sheng, who seemed to have been dragged along halfway through a leisurely activity, didn’t press further and chuckled, then continued, “Then as procedure dictates, hand over any weapons or dangerous items. I’ll take you to ‘Base No. 4’ as required.”

“Base No. 4?” Qin Chuan was taken aback upon hearing this, gradually gaining some awareness of their current location.

There were five super-large bases or research institutes domestically, starting with No. 1 in the north to No. 5 in the south.

The area they had been in was close to Shelter No. 5…

But that wasn’t a big issue.

They just had to cross the Qionghai Strait to get home…

As for surrendering items, he had few doubts, after all, they had just emerged from a dangerous area, and it was indeed possible that they had picked up a dangerous scent.

After confiscating some items from Qin Chuan and the others, Gao Sheng wearing a floral shirt approached Colin.

“You’re an employee of the Bonfire Company, right?” Gao Sheng asked, holding a piece of parchment he had received from the burn victim, yet, unfortunately, without the required clearance, he was unable to access any information.

Without giving it much thought, he handed over the items he had picked up to the armed personnel beside him, then looked at the silent Colin, “Would you mind handing over your items…”

“Sure.”

Colin took out a “small-sized” piece of parchment from his pocket and handed it over to the other party.

After all, this thing wasn’t particularly important to him…

However, after receiving the parchment, Gao Sheng didn’t leave. He glanced at it, handed it to his assistant, and then continued with a smile:

“Sorry, not this one…”

“Is it this one?” Colin took out another parchment with the name “Colin” on it.

The text on it had already been wiped clean by him upon his exit…

“Yeah…”

Gao Sheng took it, looked it over, handed it to someone else, and shook his head, “I’m referring to… the one you use yourself, Mr. Colin.”

When he finished this sentence, the atmosphere suddenly turned cold.

‘Buddy, asking further is becoming impolite, isn’t it?’

Colin squinted at the official Extraordinary One, who returned the gaze with a smile. However, while they made eye contact, he gestured, and the armed personnel began to move, subtly intending to surround Colin.

“Sorry, friend, we’re just following protocol, please cooperate, or we won’t be able to avoid an unnecessary conflict…” Gao Sheng’s words contained an implicit warning.

Meanwhile, Qin Chuan, witnessing the situation, first froze—this… isn’t this going about it the wrong way?

In his opinion, they should first calm everyone down rather than provoke a conflict at this moment.

“What’s going on?” He halted his steps toward the armored vehicle and turned to approach.

“This friend here doesn’t want to cooperate with us and hand over the dangerous items, his own piece of parchment…”

“Didn’t I see him hand over two pieces of parchment?”

“No, no, I mean his own piece…” Gao Sheng cheerfully replied.

“There aren’t any more, right? I remember he only had two…”

Qin Chuan’s words seemed to offer a protective edge, not that he especially wanted to help Colin, but that if a real issue arose.

There were no high-ranking personnel on the scene, and they might not be enough to stop Colin if he decided to attack…

Moreover, subsequent to the displeasure here, it could potentially lead to serious issues with the Bonfire Company.

At the same time, Hu Zheng, Xia Liufang, and another person approached to help explain.

“Don’t worry, I can vouch for him here. As a Fourth Level ‘Fate Propeller’ member and ‘Great Wall’ Reservist, I should qualify to offer this assurance…”

“I can also vouch for him, I trust Mr. Colin…”

“Indeed, if there were any issues, he probably would have acted already.”

Listening to the group, Gao Sheng’s expression remained unchanged. Just when Qin Chuan and the others thought that this attempt at communication might be ineffective, Gao Sheng suddenly exclaimed, “Ah, forget it, come with me…”

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, about to speak to Colin, when suddenly a thought struck him, his expression turning suddenly, “Something’s not right!”

He clearly had not yet reported Colin’s situation to the higher-ups, only asking them to send senior employees if possible; how did these people know there was an issue with Colin?

No, if he himself didn’t know how many pieces of parchment Colin had, how could they be certain?

But before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a strong sense of impending crisis, followed by a contraction of his pupils as he saw a flash of orange light on the bodies of the dozen or so armed personnel surrounding them—

Damn it, were they wearing bombs instead of bulletproof vests?!

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