SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 345 - 345 343 Divine Its a very pure Divine_1

Chapter 345: Chapter 343 Divine! It’s a very pure Divine!_1 Chapter 345: Chapter 343 Divine! It’s a very pure Divine!_1 “He shouldn’t be here to sell buffs this time, right?”

Upon seeing that indistinct light and shadow figure whose gender was unclear, Colin almost subconsciously checked his retina first.

He always felt that any second now, an advertisement would pop up on his retina.

“‘Light of XXX,’ five hundred points per day, buy for the whole day with a buy-six-get-one-free deal for only three thousand.”

But fortunately, that didn’t happen this time.

The person in front of him, “The Light Chaser,” was not here on a mission dispatch…

Instead, he had come to visit in a non-working, private capacity.

‘Although I’ve had my suspicions before, it should be fairly certain by now that “The Light Chaser” is very likely a member of the Church of Light, possibly the Saintess, possibly the Pope, or some other high-ranking church member…’

Colin narrowed down the possibilities to a few high-ranking members of the Church of Light.

And this was logical…

As the Saintess who had ventured alone deep into the “Catastrophe of the Magic Fog” long ago was about to be free, it would not be strange for a high-ranking member of the “Church of Light” to come nearby to welcome her, and meanwhile, meet with him as well…

As for how they found him, Colin felt that although he was a mystery to most local people,

he probably wouldn’t seem so to “The Light Chaser,” a fellow employee.

At the same time, he could also roughly guess the other’s purpose.

If all went as expected, he should be here to fulfill the promise conveyed by Helena and exchange the Bone Spur in his possession.

On his body, that was probably the only thing that could draw the attention of the Church of Light’s high-ranking members.

However, perhaps thinking of something, Colin curiously used the “Combat Power Observation” feature of the “Gene Compensation Panel.”

He was very curious about the actual strength of “The Light Chaser”…

[Name]: ??? (Not the true body).

[Strength]: ???.

[Constitution]: ???.

[Agility]: ???.

[Description]: ???.

[Overall Evaluation]: Divine! It’s divinity! There is a streak of very pure divinity blocking my observation!

[Note]: The above data does not represent final combat power, please base judgement on actual contact…

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“Useless…”

Having seen the result, Colin could not help but inwardly criticize; the observation turned out to be devoid of any useful information.

Oh, but that’s not exactly right; it’s not completely devoid of useful information.

At the very least, it was known that the one coming this time, like before, was not the true body…

And although it wasn’t the true body, just feeling it a bit, Colin realized there was a good chance that he might not even be able to defeat this incarnation.

This made him abandon the initial idea he had had of confronting the figure upon meeting, and straight up grabbing and hoisting by the neck.

‘Well, it’s not the real person, there’s no need.’

Colin’s thoughts quickly shifted, and he decided to settle the score when he encountered the real body.

This guy never dared to show his true face from the beginning, perhaps the real body isn’t that strong!

Such cases were not unheard of in the company…

Dog Brother was pretty much in the same boat—his “Four-Armed Citizens” were strong, but his real body was average.

Maybe this was a “Light and Shadow Folk”, just a more advanced version of the “Four-Armed Citizens”?

While he was observing the other party, “The Light Chaser” was also observing him.

Even though she had already carried out many missions with Colin, this was the first time she had actually seen what he looked like.

A simple, pure, and clean soul…

From this soul emanated numerous flickering flames, providing a comforting warmth that settled the heart.

Beyond that, she also sensed the surrounding people’s devout and pure faith…

This faith coalesced into an unfathomable bonfire.

“It seems that indeed they are not… cultists with ulterior motives.”

Shana felt a sigh of relief at this realization.

Although a deeper look into the soul revealed something worryingly dangerous lurking within, it did not affect the person directly.

What a pity…

If it had been a cultist who harbored disaster, retrieving that thing would have been much easier, perhaps even profitable, without needing to offer anything in exchange…

Undertaking a normal exchange, I have no idea how much I would have to offer to get the holy relic back.

My hard-earned savings of over 500 points, amassed through helping the people, are likely doomed…

As she was pondering, Colin suddenly spoke:

“Are you here to exchange for that item?”

As he spoke, he beckoned beside him, and the level 3 bonfire draped over him like a cloak.

It could have been an illusion, but Colin felt as if the other party was slowly stripping him bare, and if they kept staring each other down, he was afraid that every single pore on his body would be known to the other.

This instinctively made him pull the “bonfire” closer to shield his body, lest he really was stripped bare…

Upon hearing Colin’s words, The Light Chaser nodded and hummed in affirmation.

Whoosh.

Colin reached out for the Bone Spur, twirling it in his hand, and indeed saw the other’s gaze, from under the light and shadow, fixated on the object in his hand. But in the next second, the Bone Spur disappeared from Colin’s grasp.

“The item can certainly be exchanged, but… since you’ve come to trade with me, shouldn’t you show me what you’ve got?”

Enshrouded in flames, Colin casually observed the indistinct figure of light and shadow.

In his heart, the terrible effect of this item was worthy of an orange or even a gold-tier offensive artifact.

Its shortcoming lay in being a close-range weapon, but the advantage was that if it struck the enemy, they would instantly suffer a lethal effect similar to the thirty-three bullets of ‘Revolver Contrarian’.

Even now, it was one of Colin’s important means of defeating or containing powerful foes…

Of course, if the other party had something better, he certainly wouldn’t mind making an exchange.

If they didn’t have anything…

Then the discussion would have to wait for another day.

At this moment, Colin wasn’t worried that the other party would attempt to steal it; after all, they were in front of a bonfire. He felt he couldn’t beat the other, but if he played his trump card, he wouldn’t necessarily lose—an even fight at fifty-fifty should be possible…

However, the other’s demeanor suggested that they hadn’t come to steal, which piqued his curiosity about what this colleague had prepared to exchange with him.

“I… apologize, I don’t have an offensive type artifact of the same caliber as a holy relic…”

‘Then why the hell did you say anything?’

Colin’s eyebrow twitched but he didn’t voice his thoughts. Instead, he had already decided to refuse the trade in his mind.

Without this item, his main means of dealing with enemies would be significantly reduced.

But it was then that he saw The Light Chaser reach into thin air and pull out an old-looking triangular shield emblem, about the size of an adult’s palm, that clearly was no ordinary item.

What was more important was…

Colin caught site of the item’s name—gold!

[Shield of Fairness Adjudication]

Without more permissions being granted by the other party, Colin was only able to make out a faint golden name.

But that alone was enough to set his heart racing.

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