SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 286 - 286 284 With so much money hes bound to be

Chapter 286: Chapter 284: With so much money, he’s bound to be tempted, right?_1 Chapter 286: Chapter 284: With so much money, he’s bound to be tempted, right?_1 “What should we do next? The mission requires us to establish a ‘Bonfire Sacrificial Site,’ but right now, let alone finding any believers, we can’t even see a single person…”

The Arsonist said helplessly about the current situation.

We’ve been running for so long, and while we’ve seen plenty of monsters, we haven’t spotted a single person…

‘Isn’t that unfortunate?’

Colin remembered the report from the Little Maid not long ago, which mentioned receiving a distress signal; all one could hope for was that the ones who sent the distress signal were still there after several hours had passed.

He did not conceal it and shared the intelligence with everyone.

Quickly, the group reached a consensus to check out the place first.

“Let’s head over there right now then, starting with a three-hour journey at the least. Discuss among yourselves who will use the ‘Book of Fate’ when the time comes.”

Excluding the Parchment that Dog Brother was using, everyone on the scene only had one each.

With a choice at hand, Colin did not plan on using the item first. It wasn’t that he was reluctant to use it but rather that he feared accidentally seeing something he shouldn’t.

Nowadays, the longer he stayed under the Deep Sea, the more he felt the Deep Sea Egg he had brought out from ‘The Seventh Box Garden World’ in his head seemed to be showing signs of wishing to hatch.

“Wait, Deep Sea, Deep Sea Egg; could it be that this mission is also influenced by this thing?”

Colin looked at the others and suddenly felt a bit guilty, as there was indeed a possibility.

The first phase of the mission involved gathering enough people and then loading into a group before randomly generating a suitable mission, unlike the second phase, which involved choosing a mission from a set of fixed instances, avoiding scenarios where a mission could be delayed for several years due to the lack of participants.

However, since they were already there, such an unhelpful conjecture wasn’t appropriate to express.

Colin thought for a moment and decided to ignore it.

After all, no one knew; there was no need to burden himself with blame.

“This egg… The ‘Father of the Deep Sea’ told me to find a suitable place for it to hatch, so is there a possibility that it has quietly interfered with something, leading us here on this mission?”

He remembered what that divinity-stripped entity had said—if he couldn’t find a suitable place, there was a certain probability that Colin himself would be directly absorbed by the egg.

However, since it entered his brain and had been inactive, Colin had temporarily forgotten about it.

Only now, with the Deep Sea Egg showing some activity, did he recall and begin to harbor a series of doubts.

“If there’s a chance to deal with this thing, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to hatch it right here.”

Colin had no objections to this, as whatever emerged from the egg, whether good or bad, wouldn’t matter as long as it was born outside of Earth.

As for what would become of the people from ‘World Code -4’—in such times, the Other World’s folks would just have to endure a bit more hardship.

“Although there’s a bit of a feeling, this thing doesn’t seem to have the intent to come out of my head, and I don’t know when it will emerge. I just hope its entrance isn’t too spectacular, not like an alien bursting out from inside me…”

Colin sighed, gathered his thoughts, and looked out the window at the flow of water parted by the advancing submarine, feeling somewhat relieved that he had a ‘Nano Intellectual Mechanism’ on him. Otherwise, they would probably have just been sitting in a scrapped submarine, waiting to die.

Without dwelling on it further, he gathered his resolve and quietly waited for the journey to end.

Meanwhile, in the vicinity of Colin, the unperceivable ‘Light Chaser’ sat in a corner, his gaze seemingly fixed on Colin from beneath the black hood.

Recently, there were several missions with substantial Points rewards, and for some reason, he always ended up grouped with the man before him.

Contrary to the previous occasions where things were unclear and hard to understand, today it seemed he could finally catch some words, though sporadic and mostly incomprehensible, possibly in another language—

Could it be that he indeed came from another world?

However, as he too possessed Parchment, was there a chance by bringing an item of sufficient level, combined with some Points, to complete an exchange?

The Bone Spur after all was the remains of a former Saint, which was stolen by some ‘Honest Knight’ who had, for reasons unknown, betrayed them, and it had been lost ever since.

Having finally found it, she was reluctant to give up so easily.

During this time, she had been frantically completing various tasks and, having already escaped the danger zone, she had saved up a considerable amount of points. If she offered all of it to exchange with the other party, he would probably agree to the trade, right?

The Light Chaser brought up the points he had painstakingly accumulated and took a glance.

201.5.

The substantial balance bolstered her confidence in the success of the transaction.

With so many points, he must be tempted, right?

…

“Report, Mr. Colin, I have pinpointed the location of the signal emitted by that submarine. They are roughly one hundred and forty-seven nautical miles in front of the submarine…”

“Very good.”

Upon receiving the report, Colin turned to look behind him, and then “It’s Hard to Pick a Name” stepped forward.

This time, it was his turn to use the “Book of Fate: Fragment”—

[About two hours later, you encounter the people who sent the distress signal. Their submarine is covered with various terrifying damages, as if they had just fled from some dangerous place, and the people onboard are full of despair.]

[After the initial conversation, you board their submarine and meet humans from this world for the first time. They have very robust muscles and pale skin, with exceptionally large pupils, but otherwise, they aren’t very different from humans.]

[It is only after your arrival that these people suddenly turn hostile and attack you, and only then do you realize it’s a trap.]

[However, Brother Shunzi seems to have been aware from the start and makes arrangements calmly. Although the enemies have some special methods, they fall short compared to you and are all easily subdued. Upon further understanding, you learn that these people are akin to pirates.]

[You don’t dwell on it too much and instead command them to lead you to the nearest human settlement from here.]

[Soon, you arrive at a human settlement, a special town mainly composed of underwater islands.]

[However, at this moment, something seems to be happening here.]

[Shortly after arriving on the island, your body is invaded, and your brain is overtaken in a short time.]

[You died.]

…

When the premonition ended, under the feedback from the “Book of Fate: Fragment,” “It’s Hard to Pick a Name” felt his brain writhing, and darkness fell upon him as if something truly was devouring his brain.

The brain was trembling!!!

This feeling was very unpleasant…

“‘Project Descent’ really is terrifying; so far, none who have used the ‘Book of Fate’ have survived…”

“It’s Hard to Pick a Name” lamented internally. For employees like them who advanced normally, using the “Book of Fate: Fragment” ten times wouldn’t necessarily result in a deadly outcome even once.

Yet, since coming here, both times he and “Miss Nell’s Dog” had used the item, they had died both times.

After a few seconds, once his brain’s thoughts stabilized and the discomfort faded away, he took a deep breath and began conveying the information he had gathered to the others.

“Heading to the nearest city, then being parasitized by something, and then dying?”

Leaning back in the captain’s chair, after hearing the report, Colin stroked his chin and immediately spoke, “Are you suggesting that the pirates are not an issue, but the issue lies with the nearest city we go to afterward?”

“Yes.”

“Then, let’s deal with that group of pirates first; don’t let them escape.”

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