SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 430 - 430 387 Subduing the Starlight Maiden_1

Chapter 430: Chapter 387 Subduing the “Starlight Maiden”_1 Chapter 430: Chapter 387 Subduing the “Starlight Maiden”_1 ‘The three rules of the Arena of Glory perfectly took effect without encountering any resistance…’

‘This confirms that it can be suppressed by the Shield Badge of Fairness and Justice, which means it is far from reaching levels similar to those of a Demigod, Sub-God, or Ancient God as mentioned by “The Light Chaser.” It’s not able to fight me while under the effect of the Shield Badge of Fairness and Justice…’

‘Based on the items and my own feelings, I can almost be certain that it’s not that strong…’

In the midst of these thoughts, Colin held a Golden Card in his left hand and a greatsword in his right, his body covered in flames that surged along his arms into the blade.

At the same time, he was also observing the opponent…

Compared to the fleeting glance in the cave, now that both were in the same space, it was much clearer to see.

This entity lacked a sense of substantiality; it was very tall, over two meters, yet perfectly proportioned, draped in a dark long robe covered in twinkling starlight. Every twinkle sent ripples of light cascading out…

Beneath that dark robe adorned with starlight, there was the outline of a transparent female figure, only perceivable through intuition.

At this moment, feeling the threat from Colin, it rapidly became ethereal after the fight started, scattering into countless lights shooting outward as if trying to escape.

It was difficult to stop this process; Colin’s flames instinctively covered it, but they mostly missed.

If it weren’t for the effect of the “Colosseum,” just that move might have allowed the enemy to escape from this place…

Unfortunately, the act of “running away” violated the rules of the arena.

With a crisp “snap.”

As though an invisible whip had struck something, the scattered starlight instantly reversed, and the figure reemerged.

The tall and perfect form wavered a bit, seemingly quite injured.

Its aura also became noticeably weaker at that moment…

Seeing this, Colin, who was preparing to charge forward, stopped instead, looking at the opponent with a strange expression.

‘How can it be so weak?’

After all, it was a foreign creature summoned by the followers of the “Dawn Star” with great effort. Its aura wasn’t strong, but it seemed of a high order. Yet, a single violation of the rules left it nearly unable to stand as if whipped.

‘It shouldn’t be this weak; is it a trick?’

Colin suspected the opponent was feigning weakness, which made him hesitant to approach immediately.

Of course, if he knew more information, if he knew that this was a creature summoned by the followers of the “Dawn Star” to serve as something like a coordinate or a container, he would have a better understanding of the situation.

While Colin remained cautious, the “Starlight Maiden” adopted a defensive stance.

The dark robe sprinkled with stars twinkled in a unique pattern, sending out layers of radiance, enveloping it like an egg.

At this moment, it was not trying to escape nor to attack…

‘Regardless, it probably doesn’t have information on my ‘Time Stop’ or Bone Spur. I should go up and test its strength with a poke; otherwise, this standoff isn’t getting us anywhere…’

With that thought, Colin no longer hesitated, rapidly closing the distance between them.

During this process, the greatsword in his hand shifted to a Bone Spur.

Then…

Once he was sure the opponent was in effective range, Colin decisively activated the effect of the Time Stop Gold Card, and instantly, the sound of an invisible engine roared in his ears, pulling everything around him into stasis.

‘There is definitely something off…’

Colin, observing the “Starlight Maiden,” could see that the starry points on the dark robe she wore still shone brightly, and even seemed to faintly twitch.

Until now, this was the second entity he had seen, aside from “Red Moon,” that wasn’t fully controlled by “Time Stop.”

Of course, compared with “Red Moon,” it was still far inferior…

But the fact that it wasn’t completely affected was enough to show that the power graded in terms of purity on the opponent was extremely high.

Before seven seconds were up, Colin augmented himself with flames and tore through the outer defense like tearing off a garment, brutally ripping it apart.

Then, in front of the opponent, he stabbed directly down at the invisible figure beneath the dark robe…

The Bone Spur seemed to pass through nothing more than a slightly “sticky” patch of air; he felt nothing else.

But intuition told Colin that he had hit the target.

Thereupon, he no longer lingered; he quickly recoiled to a distance he considered safe.

It was at this moment.

‘Tick-tock, tick-tock…’

The sound of an invisible clock hand ticking arose…

‘Ahh!!!’

A scream of non-human agony came from ahead. This was not a human cry but a special sound, translated by Bonfire Company’s passive translation.

‘The timbre is nice; it seems the effect was quite effective. Could this creature really be so weak?’

Colin, akin to a snake that had bitten its prey and was stealthily observing the reaction, watched the opponent’s response.

At present, the “Starlight Maiden,” upon being stabbed, clutched her abdomen, shaking violently as the dark starry robe flashed more frequently and occasionally drops of black pus fell from underneath…

‘It seems to be unsuited for combat?’

Seeing this, Colin realized the opponent was not laying a trap; it truly was weak.

With this realization, he struck with full force, stepping forward with his right foot and drawing that greatsword again, intending to instantly kill it with a “Matchless Strike”…

After all, the task from Bonfire Company required its body and uniqueness; its soul didn’t matter.