SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 581 - 581 449 Saving Saintess Shana._1

Chapter 581: Chapter 449: Saving Saintess Shana._1 Chapter 581: Chapter 449: Saving Saintess Shana._1 “Ah?”

Everyone was taken aback, looking at Brother Shunzi with some surprise, not understanding why he had made a decision so quickly.

Everyone present had more or less worked with him on certain matters before and knew that, according to Brother Shunzi’s usual practice, even if he eventually agreed, he would likely discuss for quite a while, considering all possibilities before making a choice.

It was rare for him to make a decision so directly…

Could it be that there was some inside story they didn’t understand?

Facing the employees’ confusion, Colin pondered for a moment before saying, “The ‘Holy Woman’ is actually one of our more steadfast and important allies. No matter what, if she can be saved, we must try everything possible to rescue her.”

“Ah??”

The employees were stunned again. Allies?

Since when?

Up until now, their knowledge of the “Light” Church’s Saint had only come through the nun who wouldn’t leave their territory and some descriptions from refugees…

The key point was that among these people, apart from a blue-haired lady knight who had arrived not long before with considerable strength,

almost no one had really come into close contact with that Saint…

But looking at Brother Shunzi’s attitude, it seemed as if he knew the Saintess personally?

What was going on?

However, facing these subsequent doubts, Colin did not explain much more, simply inquiring about some details. After confirming that the current whereabouts of the Saintess were unknown but she had not been confirmed dead or captured, he shifted the topic.

“What about the ambushing enemies?”

Colin asked.

“There are many. We are not clear about those deeply hidden, but… during those days, we could see many heretic believers begin to move, entering the Magic Fog, seemingly trying to find her to strike at her, but most are not certain of their specific identities. The only one we could confirm was the ‘Feast of Devouring,’ which we had been paying closer attention to…”

“The ‘Feast of Devouring’?”

Colin nodded, remembering that this should be the part of the believers who worshiped the “Hunger” Fragment.

At that moment, “Life Mentor Adorable” continued, “In terms of reinforcements, there were some, like the Virtue Knight Order and some other noble knight legions from different nations, Mage Corps, and some Church Alliance Forces, as well as ‘Light’ Church personnel, but it’s just…”

He hesitated as he spoke.

“Speak your mind.”

Colin said.

“It always feels like the people from the other forces, apart from a part of the ‘Light’ Church’s power, just seem to be dragging their feet, not showing much concern, and even failing to dispatch persons of sufficient weight…”

“Life Mentor Adorable” recalled the attitudes of some of the noble members he saw during the investigation.

There was a sense that although they did not wish for the Saint to die, there was an attitude of ‘if she can be saved, we’ll save her; if not, then what happens, happens.’

There was a lack of a firm resolve to save her at all costs.

The various assembled teams looked impressive in size, but none of them had any capable fighters.

The strongest Virtue Knight among them, who possessed five Virtues, used the excuse of needing to protect the local safety so couldn’t make a move…

Moreover, although the general middle and lower ranks had high praise for the Saintess.

The upper echelons, on the other hand, were different. They were not hostile, but not particularly friendly either, and their attitude was much more indifferent compared to the apparent adoration from those below…

“Life Mentor Adorable” initially thought it might be a case of “the tall poppy syndrome.”

But later realized it seemed not entirely the case…

After all, in this world, all great powers belonged to the extraordinary, not to the people as was the case on Earth.

Therefore, the high-ranking individuals who wielded extraordinary paths indeed did not particularly care about the reputation of the Saints…

On the other hand, Colin, remembering what he had learned in recent times from his exchanges with Shana during their sparring sessions, was not very surprised by this situation.

He knew that it wasn’t that they had any objections to Shana herself, but more so that there were some unspoken objections to all Saints that emerged from the “Light” Church.

‘No wonder every Saint doesn’t end well. With this kind of attitude of being surrounded by onlookers when in trouble, I guess the previous Saints went down with quite a bit of frustration.’

Colin shook his head internally and then dismissed the temporary meeting.

Looking at the employees as they disappeared one by one in the hall, he did not rush to leave. Instead, he extended his finger and gently tapped on the mottled stone table, pondering how to deal with the situation when the time came…

To be fair, during the time he had been sparring with the Saintess, he had come to understand how formidable this Saint was.

In fact, when she was fully unleashed, her strength might not be far off from a bona fide “Flame Bearer”…

In this situation, for her to be ambushed and badly injured, then to disappear, the enemy’s strength must not be taken lightly…

“Plus, with the ‘Plague of Magic Fog’ causing dire circumstances, if I go there, I might have to fight with all I’ve got.”

Colin raised his hand to rub his forehead.

His trump card was to rely on the temporary surge of power when his body was fully BUFFed, manipulating the “Hunger” Fragment within him…

Now, this method even allowed him to face a First Level Containment Subject with confidence.

But, managing the “Hunger” for a while was fine, but indefinitely was a bit challenging…

It was like blasting a hole in a dike – easy to let the water flow through, but not so simple to patch it up again.

However, no matter what, the person definitely had to be saved.

“Prepare well and do the best we can… Yeah, and see if ‘Lady Bunny’ can offer any help, or perhaps some assistance from the officials.”