Orochimaru was quite interested in these creatures, wanting to use them for C-virus experiments and ultra-beast synthesis.
"These creatures are quite interesting. I wonder if I'll have the opportunity to capture some," he said, glancing at the monsters synthesized in his lab, licking his lips in anticipation.
"The next creature, deemed by the containment force as the most troublesome, poses an existential threat to human survival."
At that moment, a voice sounded from the screen. Upon hearing this, everyone focused their attention, curious to see what kind of creature could warrant such a description.
After all, none of the previous three monsters had been described in this way.
Could this one have even more terrifying abilities?
Everyone's eyes were glued to the screen, eager to know the answer.
The screen then changed, showing an eerie creature.
"Humanoid Monster: Its DNA contains traces of rooster, gorilla, and human, making it quite complex. As a bipedal creature with a slight resemblance to humans, it is simply referred to as the Humanoid Monster."
Sanji: "What the heck! How does this thing even look like a human?"
Yamcha: "It just looks bald, like Krillin and Tien."
Tien: "Hey! That's rude!"
Natasha: "I wonder what abilities this creature has to be such a catastrophic threat to humanity."
"The Humanoid Monster does not have the silent, super-high speed of the Visual Phantasm, nor does it have the invisibility and sleep-depriving abilities of the Dream Killer, nor the predatory capabilities of the Sky Jellyfish."
The voice began to explain the Humanoid Monster's traits, leaving everyone confused—it seemed far inferior to the previous three creatures.
"However, it has an incredibly troublesome ability: it will attack any mammal within a 600-meter radius without hesitation, especially humans. Juvenile Humanoid Monsters can reach speeds of 25 km/h, and their speed becomes even more terrifying once they reach adulthood. Each Humanoid Monster can reproduce by itself, forming eggs internally and laying them, with no limit to its reproductive capacity. It takes less than an hour for an egg to hatch."
"The containment force calculated that a single Humanoid Monster can lay 30 eggs in one hour. The eggshells are incredibly tough, resistant to gunfire and strong acid."
"The newly hatched young are highly aggressive from the start, and if food is sufficient, they mature within half a day and begin to reproduce."
"One Humanoid Monster can produce 30 others within an hour. After half a day, those 30 can produce 900, and after another half day, there can be 27,000. In less than a week, the number of Humanoid Monsters can exceed a billion, posing a catastrophic threat to human survival."
At this point, everyone began to feel chills down their spines—what a terrifying reproductive ability and growth rate! Coupled with the fact that these creatures specifically target humans, they could wipe out billions of people.
"Humanoid Monsters are very good at protecting their offspring. They don't cluster them in one place but scatter them in unexpected locations, significantly increasing the difficulty of extermination."
"Even after eliminating one hundred thousand, there could still be millions of eggs left undiscovered. The containment force once employed every possible method, causing massive disturbances worldwide and risking exposure, but ultimately, they only managed to destroy all Humanoid Monsters and their eggs after the global population had decreased by one-third."
"In that universe, two Humanoid Monsters are still kept by the containment force for research. Once they lay eggs, efforts must be made to destroy them. If not possible, the young must be eliminated immediately."
"These creatures must not be released into the outside world, as they could bring about a massive catastrophe in just half a day."
After seeing this, everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath. They finally understood why the Humanoid Monster, despite being less powerful than the previous three, posed such a dire threat.
Its reproductive ability was beyond terrifying.
If the screen was telling the truth, within ten days, tens of billions of Humanoid Monsters could appear, along with countless eggs. With such a vast number of hostile beings, they could wipe out humanity in a single day.
Just thinking about it made everyone's scalp tingle.
Nami: "What kind of creature is this! It reproduces by itself, so quickly, and looks so disgusting."
Goku: "Self-reproducing by laying eggs? Sounds a lot like Piccolo."
Piccolo: "Hey! Leave me out of this!"
Jiraiya: "This is no joke! A monster that uses humans or any other animal as food, growing in such numbers, could definitely destroy most species!"
Kizaru: "Is that so? But aren't they weak?"
Sengoku: "Please! Don't forget that most people are civilians! It's still a huge threat!"
Diana: "Creatures like this must be completely eradicated in a short time if we want to eliminate the danger."
Tony Stark: "Oh my god, if these creatures appear, I'll need to use thermal imaging satellites to locate them immediately."
Nick Fury: "Can that detect the eggs?"
Tony Stark: "That, I'm afraid not."
Strange: "Could the Ancient One do anything?"
Ancient One: "It's not difficult. I have a few spells that can track their location."
Nick Fury: "That would be incredibly helpful!"
"Now, predicting the universes in which these creatures will appear."
While everyone was talking over each other, the voice on the screen sounded again, bringing silence to the crowd.
"Marvel Universe: Dream Killers will appear in a certain S.H.I.E.L.D. experimental building, while Visual Phantasms will appear on an outer space planet."
"DC Universe: Humanoid Monsters will appear in Gotham City."
"Dragon Ball Universe: Humanoid Monsters will appear in West City."
"Doraemon Universe: Dream Killers will appear."
"Ultraman Universe: Sky Jellyfish will appear."
"One Piece Universe: Sky Jellyfish will appear on an uninhabited island, and Visual Phantasms will appear at Marine Headquarters."
"Naruto Universe: Visual Phantasms will appear in the Hidden Cloud Village, Sky Jellyfish will appear in the Hidden Mist Village, and Humanoid Monsters will appear in the Hidden Stone Village."
The screen's predictions revealed that these various universes were undergoing changes.
Jiraiya: "What, even other ninja villages are involved! And Humanoid Monsters in our world! This is going to be a huge problem!"
(End of Chapter)