SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire-Chapter 188: Automatic Renewal_1
"Hello, I... am also an employee of Bonfire Company."
Colin "struggled" to his feet from the ground, subconsciously wanting to say, how coincidental, we meet again, but fortunately remembered at the crucial moment that this should be their "first" meeting.
However, in response to his question, the glowing figure just floated a few inches above the ground, silently looking at them, showing no intention of responding.
After some thought, Colin tried asking a few more questions, but still got no response.
"It feels like they can’t see us," Qin Chuan commented with a puzzled look beside him.
Not just him, Colin felt the same, sensing that the other’s gaze wasn’t on them, but rather looking somewhere else.
"Could the reason we can’t communicate be because this place is too special?"
Colin had a hunch; since arriving here, this eerie place indeed brimmed with all sorts of irregularities.
Just when he thought to try other methods to get a response, the light in front of him suddenly retracted, all the brightness condensed and disappeared all at once.
"They left?" The crowd around the supporter was taken aback.
Not right, they didn’t leave... Colin frowned, although he couldn’t see the Light Chaser, a strong intuition told him that the figure hadn’t moved but had simply stopped glowing and turned completely invisible.
If one’s inspiration was strong enough, they could still sense that someone was there...
Meanwhile, the Transcendent from "Fate Propeller" suddenly spoke up, "They didn’t leave; it seems like they’ve cloaked themselves. Concentrate, and you can sense it."
Among those present, he claimed to have the second strongest inspiration, and no one dared claim the first... With his reminder, everyone sensed the presence to varying degrees.
"It seems they don’t want to talk with us, it’s fine." Someone shook their head, no longer fixated on the matter.
After all, the other had just lent a hand to help so they should harbor no ill intentions.
Even if they did, they would have acted by now...
Most importantly, they could still feel the effects of a BUFF on them.
While they were talking, the corner of Colin’s mouth suddenly twitched as he saw a line of information appear on his retinal display:
[Remaining duration of "Purification Light" effect: 11 hours, 51 minutes, 33 seconds.]
[Every 12 hours, 250 points are required to replenish energy once (up to 168 hours max).]
[Do you confirm to automatically extend before the "Purification Light" effect expires? Can be canceled at any time.]
[Note: Charges calculate as full 12 hours even if the period is less.]
"Good heavens, you’ve got to be kidding me, I..."
Colin pursed his lips, taking a deep breath in silence, unsure of what to say for the moment.
He previously thought he had a good understanding of the company’s operations, but now realized his knowledge was quite superficial.
Seeing "automatic renewal" at this time, he was still shocked.
Apart from marveling at the "talents" within the company, he didn’t know what to say for a while...
As for the BUFF.
"Lucky they didn’t get me into some membership program or something with advance payments..."
Colin thought it over; although the fee of 250 points for 12 hours seemed offensive, he still confirmed the "renewal."
After all, apart from the extortionate cost, the "Purification Light" buff was truly formidable.
Of course, its strength was in protecting sanity and one’s own status; the amplification in other areas was minor, but not insignificant.
But in this world, what was most needed was the protection of sanity and one’s own status.
Afterward, Colin mentally noted the name of the Light Chaser in his notebook, planning to inquire about the details with Miss Bunny once back in reality.
Taking advantage of him to make so much, he’ll have to get payback when he can!
However, he didn’t dwell on it. As the giant "Twilight’s Children" moved away like a moving light bulb, Colin and the others saw their vision gradually darken.
After about ten minutes, the erstwhile twilight world had completely turned into a chilly night.
In the dilapidated Doomsday world now devoid of electricity, not a single light could be seen. Many unspoken oddities seemed to be taking shape invisibly.
Compared to the twilight world, the dark night was equally unsettling, but the sense of oppression was much lessened.
Colin glanced outside, seeing nothing but the receding twilight within his field of vision, no other sources of light, not even a glimmering celestial body in the pitch-black sky.
However, he didn’t dwell on this; he was thinking about how to find other survivors and look for the shelter mentioned by the "future self." But just then, he noticed that everyone in the dark was looking around, perplexed.
At that moment, Xia Liufang spoke up:
"I think I can see everything clearly in the night?"
Her vision was strange, not like normal sight; it was somewhat like infrared, yet not quite, and the details were fully replicated, clearer than in daylight.
"I thought it was just me, but it seems everyone can... it must be the ’BUFF’ given by that supporter from Bonfire Company," Qin Chuan guessed the cause and thanked the Light Chaser again.
This powerful night vision was a significant boost for them.
"There are still a lot of good people at Bonfire Company, unsolicited and selfless help without the need for rewards..." Qin Chuan and others expressed their appreciation.
They had no follow-up subtitles on their retinas, so they knew no more, assuming it was the company’s "uncompensated assistance."
Listening to this, Colin kept an expressionless face, but silently repeated the name once more.
More than feeling cheated, he was now puzzled because he had secretly checked the parchment earlier, only to find that neither his "large account" nor "small account" had any mission records.
"This ’support mission’ is a bit strange in how it was given..."
Colin furrowed his brows, suspecting that someone deliberately left him in this place to drain his points.
But they didn’t have time to ponder further; they suddenly noticed in the pitch-black ruins, a few hundred meters away, several flares of light visible, moving swiftly toward Research Institute No. 24, where they were.
"These must be the survivors from after Doomsday."
Colin realized this; from his perspective, he could see that these people were pale as if they hadn’t seen sunlight for years, dressed in tattered clothes like scavengers.
Clearly, this group must be the people the hanged individual spoke of, who would come specifically to collect their bodies later.
They exchanged glances, deciding to stick to their earlier plan to lie in wait inside the building, waiting for them to come over so they could attempt communication.
But just at that moment, a scream suddenly pierced the darkness.
The group rushing towards them had apparently been ambushed.
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. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
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