SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 285 - 285 283 World Code-4_1

Chapter 285: Chapter 283 “World Code-4″_1 Chapter 285: Chapter 283 “World Code-4″_1 “Still unable to locate its physical entity,” the little maid responded honestly.

“Strange, even entities like Dog Brother who escape into alternate dimensions, or those like me who lower their presence, have a not-so-small chance of being discovered. Yet, this ‘The Light Chaser’ still can’t be touched.”

Colin was secretly surprised, not knowing whether this “The Light Chaser” was truly that powerful or had some kind of powerful artifact at their disposal.

If it was the latter, he guessed it must definitely be a Golden Artifact.

Unfortunately, no information on the matter could be obtained from the other party, so Colin didn’t dwell on it. After giving some commands for their next move, he resumed the exploration mission.

Now the progress of the mission had filled one third, so they should be able to complete the mission after enduring a little longer.

This time, they did not use sonar; even more, not long after sailing, they turned off the lights because just now, Colin and the others had seen a monstrous creature in the sea more than a hundred meters long, seemingly attracted by the light.

The creature was like a gigantic spider, at its center, a massive eyeball.

Colin and his people were ready for combat then, but after turning off the lights, it seemed to lose interest in the area and, stirring the water with its limbs, slowly drifted away…

Thereafter, they did not use any searchlights besides the dim internal lights of the submarine.

Because no one knew how many of these enormous creatures there might be.

With several more like it, even if Colin really got going, he would be penalized.

And as they proceeded in darkness, the exploration progress slowed down significantly. To stave off boredom, Colin let the cat-eared maid become a game controller similar to those used by billionaires on a Titanic-like deep-sea tour, manipulating the submarine in the same manner as operating a game controller.

Unfortunately, there wasn’t much of Titanic to be seen here.

In the dark green deep sea, apart from occasionally spotting some peculiar things, there wasn’t much bizarre activity.

After playing for a while, Colin lost interest and was about to have the little maid take over.

That’s when he heard her say, “Mr. Colin, I’ve received a sonar signal that seems to be a distress call. Should we respond?”

“No need.”

Adhering to the principle that less is more, Colin didn’t even consider using the “Book of Fate: Fragment” to probe further and earnestly focused on the task at hand.

After all, the first part of the mission could be completed without actual contact.

The one thing they needed to be careful about was to keep themselves from being idle; otherwise, if they were quiet for too long, it felt like some incredibly eerie entity was calling out to them.

Of course, buying a BUFF could solve this problem, but everyone unanimously chose a more cost-effective method—

Playing Fight the Landlord, Golden Flower, Texas Hold’em.

Finally, after more than a dozen hours, while everyone was somewhat numbed by playing Fight the Landlord, Golden Flower, and Texas Hold’em, they simultaneously received a message in their minds.

[Mission “Unrest Beneath the Lightless Deep Sea (1/3)” completed, new mission “Find a Suitable Area to Establish a ‘Bonfire Sacrificial Ground'” issued, please check the mission panel for details.]

“Establish a ‘Bonfire Sacrificial Ground’?”

Colin’s eyebrows twitched, then he opened the mission panel and knew from the details of the mission that his speculation about the “Ascension Project” when he entered was confirmed!

[Trial Task – “Find a Suitable Area to Establish a ‘Bonfire Sacrificial Ground’ (2/3)”].

“Description”: The area has been identified as “World Code-4”, a special deep-water world. Due to certain reasons, information about this place has been lost, and you, as a special task force employee, will find a civilized place to establish a ‘Bonfire Sacrificial Ground’ and recover the knowledge of the old days.

“Requirement”: Gather a thousand initial believers or a hundred corpses of zealous ‘Bonfire Followers’ and establish a ‘Bonfire Sacrificial Site’ in a human settlement.

“Note”: When the conditions are met, it will be automatically established.

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“‘World Code-4’.”

Seeing this text in the description, Dog Brother, Naming is Hard, Arsonist, and Surfing for Pigs all collectively fell silent for a moment—if nothing unexpected happened, this could, should, might, perhaps, possibly be…

Descent Project!

All the people present had participated in Colin’s “World Code-13” elective trial project, and even all acquired the Talent “Tyrant Body” after dying a hundred and eighty times or so, so they were not at all unfamiliar with this naming convention.

And it was at this moment that they suddenly remembered the familiar bell that had rung when they came in.

This is just…

Almost immediately, the four of them turned their gaze toward Colin in unison, with the last glimmer of hope lingering in their eyes.

If anyone had the right to speak about the “Descent Project,” it was undoubtedly Colin.

“It is indeed the Descent Project…”

Colin shattered everyone’s hope, causing the atmosphere inside the submarine to freeze.

“Why the hell do I have to do this kind of mission…” The Arsonist couldn’t help but howl in grief.

That “World Code-13” had cost him his life nearly forty times over, using over a hundred tons of various explosives, before he barely managed to complete it, and now he was actually taking part in the project!

This time there was only one life!

“We’re done for, this kind of mission, I have a feeling it’s not going to be a one-time thing, and if it turns into a permanent type, we’re really done for…” Naming is Hard couldn’t help the despair from showing in his eyes.

The high mortality rate of the “Descent Project” was such because if you didn’t die the first time, there’d be a second, and if not the second, then a third, until eventually you’d meet your end.

He really hadn’t expected that by doing a promotion mission, he wouldn’t run into an Out-of-Control Copy, but instead got tossed into the “Descent Project”!

“Wait, that’s not right. Among the twenty-something group instances for the D Level Promotion Mission, aside from the three Out-of-Control Copies, I haven’t heard about this one, what’s going on?” Naming is Hard looked utterly perplexed.

Seeing their expressions, Dog Brother managed a bitter smile: “That’s actually normal; promotion missions usually have two parts, the first one is a randomly assigned temporary mission, with uncertain content, but it typically has a sense of immediacy, then there’s a fixed instance assessment.

“What we’re doing now is one of those randomly assigned temporary ones.

“Those twenty-something group instances you mentioned should be in the next round after this mission ends.”

At this, they all thought back to the hardship when they participated in “World Code-13.” Even though they had completed it once, if they were to do that mission again now, they wouldn’t be sure they could make it through with their life intact.

The slap from the sky was still a nightmare for many, to the point where it would wake them from sleep, making them feel a heart-stopping hunger.

And now there was only one life…

If they didn’t encounter any trouble, that would be fine, but if something did happen, it was hard to say whether they could leave alive.

However, it was at this time, seeing that the atmosphere was turning gloomy and not conducive to teamwork, that Colin spoke up:

“Actually, there’s no need to worry. Even though it’s a ‘Descent Project,’ it’s not as difficult as you think during the first stage. From my experience, if we’re careful, the probability of survival is still quite high.”

The despondent people, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but question in their minds:

Not that difficult? Do you know what the “Descent Project” is? Do you understand the stakes of a mission with a ninety-nine percent mortality rate? Do you know how easy it is to die exploring unknown worlds? Who do you think you are?

They wanted to say this, but after thinking it over, oh, it seemed that the person in front of them was that one percent.

The one who had successfully carried out the “Descent Project” multiple times and cleared the Out-of-Control Copy, the hardcore badass.

Well, that settles it…

Everyone swallowed their words back down.

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