SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 461 - 461 398 Second Self·Death Immunity_2

Chapter 461: Chapter 398 “Second Self·Death Immunity”_2 Chapter 461: Chapter 398 “Second Self·Death Immunity”_2 The feeling of leveling up just by lying down was simply too comfortable!

However, Colin just did a check to make sure that the group of people around him were all right, then dismissed everyone present, leaving only Hu Zheng with his cane, Qin Chuan wrapped in bandages, and Xia Liufang.

“Mr. Colin, are you going to ask about this morning’s incident?” Xia Liufang asked, curious about the reason for Colin’s meeting.

“No, if it was that, I would have asked over the phone.”

Colin waved his hand and continued, “From now on, any unusual tasks you encounter, whether you can solve them or not, try to delay them as much as possible. Make a list in order of priority, and I will take care of them all together whenever I have some spare time.”

Although he was accustomed to seeing death, it usually referred to the death of enemies or unrelated parties.

Seeing the devastation around Base No. 5 today, he suddenly worried that one day, these Little Cats like Qin Chuan, Hu Zheng, and Xia Liufang might end up as corpses scattered on the ground…

After working together for so many days, he personally did not wish for such a thing to happen.

So…

Asking this of himself might be tiring, but it was okay to be a little tired.

Although there were also many dangerous things on Earth, as long as the tasks weren’t issued by the company, they weren’t a big issue.

The overall environment here tended to be stable, and the probability of encountering exceptionally high-standard external entities was very low.

After hearing his words, the others were stunned for a moment, but they all nodded without hesitation.

“Boss, is this related to the incident at Base No. 5 today?” Qin Chuan curiously asked.

“It’s somewhat related, but the specifics are classified. If the higher-ups decide to inform you, you should receive the information in the next couple of days.” Colin did not provide too much explanation.

After making sure there was nothing wrong with his subordinates, he went straight home.

The night passed without incident, until the following day.

Colin took his usual crew to resolve the local issues, and at the end visited the market, bought some seafood, returned home, and instructed the Little Maid to prepare dinner…

Normally, he didn’t eat seafood, but in the past, his abstinence wasn’t due to any reason other than lack of money.

However, considering that a catastrophic event could happen soon…

Colin decided to fill in some of the blanks in his life because there might not be anywhere to eat seafood later on.

Even when disaster hit and pollution spread, it might be the seafood coming ashore to eat him…

However, just as dinner was ready and he was about to start eating, Xu Duojin sent over some information.

Colin picked up a crab leg and opened the text message, which was about Base No. 5.

Old Master Wu had been consulted by Xu Duojin, and it was essentially confirmed that the enemy was indeed the “Awakeners”, a group capable of opposing Eighth Level Personnel, who were aware of internal intelligence and sticking together.

Furthermore, there was follow-up information about the stolen items…

However, Colin couldn’t help raising his eyebrows when he saw what was stolen, because there was a slight connection to him.

It was from an item left behind by the “Celestial Observation Society” at a school he was dealing with some time ago, some special oil paints with a peculiar activity.

“Just to steal these things, they risked exposing themselves? Could it be that I overlooked some crucial item at that time?”

Colin pondered. He remembered that the key unusual nature of that task seemed to have all been taken by the company.

What was left were supposed to be some trivial knick-knacks…

Could it have been a mistake?

He couldn’t help but send a message to ask, but Xu Duojin quickly responded, telling him that he originally thought the same thing because several Containment Subjects were missing. However, by using some exceptional means of “Fate Propelling”, they were certain it was those items.

Even in the end, Old Master Wu advised him to trust his judgment…

‘So, these people barged in and made a killing rampage, revealing themselves, all for some paint of little use?’

Colin pursed his lips, unable to understand the actions of this group.

But lacking the enemy’s information, he couldn’t guess anything useful about them…

After pondering for about fifteen minutes and coming up short, he gave up.

“Currently, it seems the authorities will probably focus on the ‘Awakeners’. I hope they catch these guys soon or get more information. This kind of power with nowhere to be used is really passive.”

Shaking his head, Colin took a deep breath, ready to continue eating.

But at that moment, an intuition suddenly rose inside him.

“What now? Can’t a person even enjoy their meal?”

Colin grumbled as he set down his rice bowl and pulled out the parchment, only to notice a new and unfamiliar task named “Item Return.”

However, the task was already completed as soon as he took it on.

“Is this… the containment subjects from the transaction half a month ago finally settled?”

Colin opened the “Storage Room” to check and found that his pockets were now eight items heavier, with two purple, three green, and three white ones.

According to the task prompt, he could choose one of these eight items as his reward.

“The first purple gear, ‘Yin Soldiers Passing Scroll,’ can unleash a large number of ‘Yin Soldiers’ as an attacking method. It’s a summoning type of thing, with a fairly long existence time, but it can summon hundreds of ‘Yin Soldiers’. They’re only a bit better than the physical quality of an F Level Staff not carrying anything…”

“But if used well, a few hundred Yin Soldiers, each strapped with a bag of explosives, should have a pretty good effect…”

“The second purple gear, ‘Second Self·Death Immunity,’ creates an overlapping avatar based on my body. This avatar can’t leave a ten-meter radius from me, and isn’t very strong, but that’s not the point. The key is that with this item, as long as I suffer any actual fatal attack, it can die in my place once…”

After a quick glance over the purple gear, Colin’s gaze shifted towards the green gear, feeling that the effect of one or two of the items was quite good.

For instance, there was an item that could promote rapid plant growth, a true godsend for farming.

If taken to “World Code-13,” it would be utterly game-changing.

Compared to the two pieces of purple gear, this seemed a bit more practical…

‘That’s right, equipment selection is about finding what fits best. For someone on the brink of death, a green gear that can stabilize their injuries and save their life is more precious than a golden artifact.’

‘So the key to choosing items is their suitability and utility…’

‘Rather than blindly pursuing a high rating, if you don’t choose wisely, even a high-grade item is useless…’

As these thoughts swirled in his mind, Colin seemed to gain a deeper understanding of equipment selection.

Subsequently, he chose a purple-named item.

[“Second Self·Death Immunity”]

[Quality: Excellent.]

[Status: Almost new (Integrity 89%).]

[Energy Level: None.]

[Effect “Death Immunity”: This item is a special type, which, once used, will always passively exist on the user. It can exempt the user from death once from any kind of deadly attack and restore all the user’s status (excluding items, etc.), and can also be used at any time, the specifics of which the user needs to discover for themselves.]

[Negative Effect: Once “Death Immunity” is activated, this item will be completely ineffective.]

[Note: Hehehe, what made you think you only had one life?]

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“Avoiding death once is not bad, hm, as long as I’m alive, everything has meaning. If I were dead, no matter how fast the potatoes grow in ‘World Code 13,’ it would be meaningless.”

Colin nodded, taking out “Second Self·Death Immunity” to examine it.

It resembled a burning blue flame.

It looked somewhat grotesque and eerie…

After a few seconds, Colin no longer hesitated. His palm clenched suddenly with force, crushing the blue flame, and countless flames immediately seeped into his skin.

Afterwards, Colin noticed an indistinct shadow appeared under his feet, barely perceptible.

At the same time, he also gained a deeper understanding of the item…

“It feels like it’s wrapped around me. Well, calling it ‘Death Immunity’ isn’t quite accurate; it’s more like a special shield. Only by destroying it can my real body be revealed again…”

Colin’s eyes shifted as he thought pensively.

Then, he shifted his attention to a letter in the “Storage Room.”

On this letter was the signature of Lady Bunny.

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