SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 425 - 425 385 The Bizarre Dawn Star Church._1

Chapter 425: Chapter 385 The Bizarre “Dawn Star” Church._1 Chapter 425: Chapter 385 The Bizarre “Dawn Star” Church._1 Deep beneath the sea, a few figures clung to sharks, observing from below…

“There seemed to have been some disturbance earlier…”

“You must have seen it wrong, that was probably just the movement of sea birds, I didn’t feel anything…”

“…Probably… continue to patrol…”

The faint whispers emerged from beneath the water, and Colin stood just above them in the waters, the linear distance not exceeding thirty meters. Under the influence of the “Emblem of the Humility Knight,” even though their gazes swept over their heads several times, it was as if they saw nothing and consistently missed them.

And their conversation could just be vaguely heard by Colin, whose senses were different from ordinary people.

As for the Fifth Level Official Personnel he had caught, he didn’t hear anything at all, only noticing that Colin suddenly became alert and put his finger to his lips to shush, thereby realizing there might be something around.

After a while, the cultists patrolling on sharks departed…

Colin then retracted his hand.

Seeing that the situation seemed stable, the Fifth Level Personnel made a hand signal. Colin didn’t quite understand it, but he roughly got the meaning: Are they gone?

“They’re gone for now.”

Colin nodded and, before the other could say more, asked, “Is there anywhere nearby where we can land?”

Now, as they drew nearer to their destination, the guidance became somewhat vague, as if it were harder to discern the true nature of their surroundings in the midst of it…

‘Why do I feel like the mission guidance is less clear here on Earth than it was in the Other World…’

Meanwhile, the Fifth Level Personnel, intending to ask something upon hearing Colin’s words, pondered for a moment, surveyed the surroundings—especially pausing at several sea buoys—and then quickly pointed in a few directions:

“If you go about a dozen nautical miles in this direction, you’ll soon see a sandy island. Over there, a few nautical miles away, there is a patch of reefs…”

After pointing out six or seven places in succession, he said, “If this group of cultists is in this sea area, then these few places all have a significant chance of their presence. Of course, there’s also a fair chance that they are at some other secret location…”

“Hmm… Let’s first take a look at the reef.”

Colin spoke up, the direction significantly different from the patrolling figures, but his intuition made him feel there might be something there.

Afterward, without waiting to see if the other person objected, Colin told the Little Maid to get moving again.

Their pace slowed down once more, the progress even more secretive…

A few minutes later, Colin caught sight of the reefs mentioned by the other person—an assortment of hard rocks covered in a variety of shellfish, with a peculiar scent wafting vaguely from beneath them.

“If they’re here, they must have used some method to carve out a cave or something similar under the water. These ‘Dawn Star’ cultists are indeed adept at such things…” the Fifth Level Official whispered.

As he spoke, he looked at Colin as if to suggest that in such a situation, it would be advisable to return and invite some specialized extraordinary personnel to come over.

Otherwise, it would be rather difficult to locate the entrance to the reef…

Moreover, if they were not specialized personnel, they might locate the spot only to have the group of cultists slip away.

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Colin take him to leap above the sea surface where the surfboard transformed into a field of silver mist and sank into the water.

“These people are quite cunning. There’s no surveillance at the target site. If we followed their patrol members, we would likely be led to somewhere entirely different…”

Colin remembered, occasionally sensing some underwater cultist figures.

None of these figures came close to this area; instead, they all headed for different regions…

The search wasn’t quick as, to avoid accidents, the Little Maid moved cautiously, taking more than an hour. Sitting on a rock, scorched by the fierce sun, Colin finally received new feedback from the Little Maid.

“Found it, 1.7 kilometers away, two hundred meters beneath the water, there’s an underwater cave that fits the bill, with signs of life and not weak ones.”

Colin looked up at the western-tilting sun and slowly stood up from the rock.

“Have we confirmed the location?” The Fifth Level Personnel, upon hearing this, was elated and also stood up.

Once the direction was determined, they could begin to plan and request higher-level officials to come…

“It’s pretty much confirmed…”

Colin, following the direction provided by the Little Maid, was almost certain the location was accurate.

Next was to infiltrate…

Seeing Colin’s movement, the Fifth Level Personnel realized he seemed prepared to take further action himself and was momentarily stunned, “If that is indeed an enemy’s nest over there, I suggest we better return now and proceed with a covert operation, to avoid alarming the enemy…

“Moreover, this will also be safer for us…

“Otherwise, if there’s an accident…”

Pausing, he glanced at Colin—how could someone of such a “modest” status take responsibility if anything happened here?

But he didn’t finish his thought and shifted his tone: “I have already requested the presence of a Level 7 expert. As long as he can come over, everything will be resolved…”

“Level 7? I’m afraid Level 7 might not be quite capable of dealing with this situation…”

Colin received feedback from the Little Maid, feeling fairly certain that this mission went far beyond F Level.

It would be more prudent if D Level Personnel were to carry it out…

Colin wasn’t surprised by this development; after all, from what he understood so far, Bonfire Company not only considered an employee’s rank but also their actual combat power when assigning missions.