SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 263 - 263 262 Celestial Observation Society_2

Chapter 263: Chapter 262 “Celestial Observation Society”_2 Chapter 263: Chapter 262 “Celestial Observation Society”_2 Compared to other paintings, it looked like a bunch of paint had been randomly smeared on it, with nothing special about it.

However…

“There’s something off about this paint…”

Colin detected some issues through his sense of smell.

Just as he was about to go over there and take a look, an image suddenly popped into his mind—

In the twisted cosmic painting not far from him, a nauseatingly brilliant halo burst forth, and within the halo, one could vaguely make out the figure of a woman. In an extremely short amount of time, it completely enveloped him, and then…

Clang.

A new oil painting fell to the ground, depicting none other than Colin himself.

“As expected, the big painting is indeed a trap, and the woman isn’t dead.”

As the corresponding thought flashed past, flames suddenly erupted from Colin’s body, covering him entirely, and then he lifted his hand, palm facing the dazzling halo that had just spewed forth from the cosmic painting canvas…

“Scram.”

As his words fell, a terrifying Repulsion Burst erupted, crushing the brilliant and colorful halo in an overwhelming fashion.

After upgrading “Force Repulsion,” Colin could use it to a higher degree, already able to control the range and strength of the Repulsion Burst relatively freely.

Having repelled the attack from the painting, Colin quickly headed toward the corner.

It was at this moment that the colors in the corner painting writhed and twisted, condensing into a cold, prismatic eye.

Innumerable colors, worthy of being called optical pollution, gathered in front of it, seemingly ready to launch some attack.

Witnessing this scene, Colin not only had no intention of dodging but instead accelerated further, arriving in front of the eye in a very short time.

Facing the dazzling brilliance gathering in its eye, Colin reached out his hand, holding a Bone Spur, and without any mercy, stabbed down at the eye, piercing the painted eye on the canvas.

Clang!

The Bone Spur met resistance.

This seemingly fragile eye, however, possessed an unexpected hardness.

“No wonder it requires a strong enough offensive item; otherwise, even if an ordinary person finds this, they may not be able to break through the defense. To hesitate further would perhaps mean being ground to death by it.”

Colin’s arm exerted force suddenly.

Pop.

With a crisp sound, the Bone Spur pierced the eyeball…

Almost instantly, the eye exploded, and the colorful paint on the canvas melted afterward, trickling down like pus.

Sounds of pitter-patter, objects falling, were heard outside the studio…

Gravity seemed to return to normal.

At the same time, subtitles appeared on Colin’s retina.

Mission completed.

“This…I finished it this easily?”

Colin couldn’t quite believe it. He took out the Parchment and saw that it was indeed completed.

A transparent vortex appeared before him, sucking in the bizarre paint along with the canvas…

[In this event, your rating is: A.]

[You have completed this event with unparalleled speed.]

[The following are your rewards for this event— “Bonfire Points*1200,” “Silver Task Certificate*2”.]

[Do you choose to return (back to the starting point)?]

“Not bad, two Mission Vouchers. But as for returning, I don’t seem to need it for this mission. Hm, there’s one advantage to being publicly known; I don’t have to sneak around when doing things.”

Colin stowed away the Parchment, refused the return, and as he turned, he just caught sight of Qin Chuan and the others escaping from the painting.

Their status was obviously a bit weak, but the problem wasn’t too big.

At the same time, transparent vortices appeared on other canvases, with more people being liberated, until no one was left, and then the canvases began to melt…

The giant cosmic painting also melted, but what fell out wasn’t people, but a colorful female skeleton.

“Did the company help out?”

Colin pondered, raised his hand to let the light spread out, enshrouding more people to prevent them from fainting on the spot.

Then he glanced at the skeleton. Intuitively, this seemed to be the woman’s body, but because the contamination source had been contained, it had lost its activity.

As if sensing something at that moment, Colin turned his head and saw another man being pinned to the ground by official Extraordinary Ones. He was staring at Colin with a gaze filled with unabashed hatred.

‘This…your girlfriend died a long time ago, and she wasn’t killed by me. Hating me is useless, and with that level of madness, even the company might not be able to save her.’

Colin shook his head inwardly, feeling somewhat speechless about the man’s misdirected anger.

“Mr. Colin!” When Qin Chuan and the others saw the fiery Colin, their eyes lit up, and they immediately approached.

Without any pleasantries, Colin spoke of the recent events, and then asked, “How do you usually deal with something like this?”

“You don’t have to worry about this part. We have people who will handle their memories specifically. If it’s a parent or someone close, it might be a bit difficult, but if it’s girlfriends and relationships that aren’t too deep, it will be much easier to handle.”

“Okay then.”

Without dwelling on it further, Colin pocketed the Parchment and said, “Also, investigate the cause of the abnormal events here, and find out more about that woman…

“Lastly, thoroughly examine this school.”

Though the mission was complete, there were still many puzzles, such as the origin of those paints, why some people had been trapped here for far longer than just a few days, with reports only emerging recently.

Colin felt that the events here were not like a mere accident.

“Alright, I’ll let you know if there’s any news,” Qin Chuan nodded.

“Mhm.”

Colin nodded, and after making sure there was nothing else to deal with at the scene, he sped back to his residence in his wheelchair.