SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 582 - 582 449 Saving Saintess Shana._2

Chapter 582: Chapter 449: Saving Saintess Shana._2 Chapter 582: Chapter 449: Saving Saintess Shana._2 He took a deep breath, Colin ended his contemplations, and left the office.

Glancing at the time, it was only a little past four, he then took out his phone, tapped on Old Master Wu’s anime girl avatar, and began composing a message.

“Based on some recent experiences, I’ve gained some new intelligence, which confirms that constructing a series of underwater buildings, as well as shipbuilding, is necessary…”

“Because ‘The Deep Sea Era’ has been confirmed to be inevitable, seizing this opportunity and ensuring one’s own survival in such an environment is of great importance.”

While writing, Colin couldn’t help but think of a science fiction story that was essentially about two advanced civilizations at a higher dimension going to war.

Neither side could gain the upper hand, and if the stalemate continued, they might both be destroyed…

But it was at this moment that one of the civilizations discovered their ability to exist in two dimensions, unlike their enemy, and so they launched a wide-scale strike in two dimensions…

Dragging both themselves and the enemy into the two-dimensional plane, they successfully defeated their formidable foe.

At present, the “Lady Rabbit” plan seemed much smaller in scale compared to that story but appeared to be based on a similar principle.

Soon after sending the relevant message, Colin continued to edit another one.

“Due to certain reasons, I might need some special items to assist me, so that I could find the person I’m looking for in dangerous scenarios, or rather, acquire means of continued self-enhancement…”

Colin briefly explained his needs in the message.

He knew that the authorities would definitely cooperate fully with his requests.

So without much courtesy, he stated that the item’s level of power should be as high as possible, of course, the negative effects had to be within his ability to endure…

Colin was well aware that the authorities themselves had various items, but their quality was mixed.

Moreover, they generally had very significant negative effects…

However, with the upcoming battle so perilous, having an extra resource was better.

After sending this message, the gray anime girl avatar lit up, and Old Master Wu sent an “OK” emoji and responded:

“I will promote the relevant measures as much as possible. Regarding the items, if you urgently need them, I can have Xu Duojin bring one to you right now. If it’s not that urgent, wait the day after tomorrow, I will finish processing a special item and then hand it to you…”

“Good.”

After replying with a single word, Colin began to wait.

Time flew, and it wasn’t until almost noon on the third day that he saw Xu Duojin at his door. At this moment, the middle-aged, leaning towards old, robust man, aside from wearing his usual sunglasses, was also carrying a box that was sealed by all manner of chains and enchantments.

Colin’s gaze subconsciously focused on it, but he did not see the “Item Information” emerge.

However, he could be sure that this item was no trivial matter.

The air around the box seemed to be boiling, squirming around it.

“A new item created using some ideas from the company as well as the residual knowledge from that world…”

“The raw material used is the root idol of the ‘Divine Strike’ faith, but after some modifications, its rough effect is to summon a ‘Fire God Embodiment’ based on your own basic appearance…”

“We haven’t released it yet, but the initial intention of creating this thing was to give a Level 9 ‘Divine Strike’ an extra trump card, its power won’t be weak…”

Xu Duojin explained bit by bit to Colin.

“‘Fire God Embodiment’?” Colin raised his eyebrows in question.

“Yes, I’m not certain about the specifics, because I wasn’t the one who collected it, but from what I’ve heard, it may come from a ‘Zhu Rong’ stone statue from some temple. Don’t worry, it’s generally a positive divine being, so there shouldn’t be any major issues…”

“Zhu Rong?”

Colin clicked his tongue; the ‘Divine Strike’ was no longer satisfied with just divine possession but started researching how to directly bind the “God” for utilitarian purposes…

It seems that after such long contact with the company, the authorities had indeed learned a thing or two.

Of course, he knew that this “Zhu Rong” was definitely not the historical figure, but rather an avatar imagined into existence by some special methods.

Normally, it would be hidden away somewhere, reserved for those following the path of the ‘Divine Strike’ to borrow power from.

This time it was also a loan, except that the “entity” itself was being borrowed as well.

“So what are the negative effects?” Colin inquired.

“There might be a powerful mental shock, which could disturb your reasoning, and then it might instinctively replace you. After that, it’s time to borrow fire, which will probably be very painful, like being burned all over your body. Of course, this pain can be alleviated. What you really need to watch out for is ‘assimilation’, but with your ability, you should be able to hold on for an hour or two, or maybe even longer?”

“Yeah, that’s roughly it. I’m not too sure about the other details…”

“After you’re done, if you can recover it, do so; if not, just let it go. We’ve taken some precautions to ensure that you can always drive it out of your body.”

Geez, the whole explanation was either ‘should’ or ‘probably’, hardly a definitive word. You’re treating me like a guinea pig, aren’t you?

Colin couldn’t help but grumble inwardly.

However, he also knew that the thing was indeed quite valuable.

According to Colin’s understanding of the officials, there are only six or seven ‘idols’ that the high-level “Divine Strike” users can borrow from within the whole “Divine Strike” path, and the “Fire God” is one of them…

In other words, taking one away means that the high-ranking sequence in the “Divine Strike” is effectively crippled.

In dealing with certain anomalies, they could’ve used this method to suppress them directly, but without it, the situation might become more complicated and riskier.

The impact on the situation is indeed significant…

“Don’t worry, I feel like I should be able to handle this thing, and unless something unexpected happens, I shouldn’t lose it.”

Moreover, if this were lost, the people from “World Code-13” would probably have trouble sleeping, as they’d suddenly have an evil god to deal with… Colin added in his mind, then reached out to pick up the briefcase and took the opportunity to sense the situation inside of it.

It was indeed different from the flame of the “Flame Bearer”.

The flame inside the briefcase was filled with a violent desire to destroy everything, as if it wanted to incinerate all…

Nonetheless, for the most part, Colin felt that he could still control it.

After thanking the officials for their assistance and sending Xu Duojin away, he packed away the items, glanced at the time, and then directly purchased and used a third Gene Compensation Medicine from his pocket…

It was like drinking a sip of water, bland and tasteless.

His strength didn’t seem to have increased, but he distinctly felt that his spiritual aspect was becoming “complete”.

“After absorbing it completely in seven days, I can start the C Level Sprint.”

Colin looked down, clenched his fists, and sensed his own condition.

Then he closed his eyes, sorted out his thoughts, and organized the various preparations he had to make.

As he waited, time arrived at the last day.

Rather than the usual reluctance to go over there, this was one of the rare times he actively wanted to make the trip.

“It’s a pity, ‘Lady Rabbit’ doesn’t seem to have responded in the last two days; I don’t know if she hasn’t received my message or if she thinks there’s no need to intervene.”

Colin exhaled, but there was one thing: unexpectedly, this week had been without the “weekly task”; it had been uneventful, with rare leisure time.

For the first time, he experienced the benefits of “flexible working hours”…

Of course, since he needed to rescue Shana, even if there were tasks, Colin reckoned he would probably reject them and not execute them.

“Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever refused a task before.”

Colin lay on the bed, staring at the time on the wall not too far away, as he pondered.

In just a few hours, “The Descent Project” would begin…

Based on his previous experience, at most only one day would have passed there by now; he hoped not to hear any bad news after entering.

Praying quietly, time quickly passed by.

Before long, Colin heard the distant and ancient chimes ringing beside his ear.

Mists rolled in from everywhere.

“The mission to save Saintess Shana begins!”