The pinned banner set the entire Super God Universe ablaze. Countless powerful figures grew eager to enter the Demon Slayer World and see it for themselves.
After all, the Myriad Races Livestream had not said what information the reward would reveal.
But there was no doubt it was immensely important.
Why else would the Myriad Races Livestream offer it as a reward? It might even help them and their worlds rise to the pinnacle of the Super God Universe.
When the countdown ended, a livestream titled "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" appeared out of nowhere. Countless powerful figures flooded in...
They wanted to see, at the earliest possible moment, exactly how a world fell.
What they saw was something they would never forget. A pale blue ocean filled the screen. A closer look revealed that it was an ocean made of countless worlds.
Every drop of seawater was a world.
The Super God Universe was merely one of the larger drops in that ocean. The drops larger than it were virtually endless!
Beneath the ocean, vast shadows swept past from time to time.
Wherever those shadows passed, countless worlds shattered into fragments and vanished into the Chaotic Boundary Sea.
And as the tides rose and fell, countless worlds collided. A small number fused together, but the vast majority broke into pieces...
Then sank into the boundless ocean.
A line of text appeared in the upper-right corner of the livestream: Chaotic Boundary Sea!
[Morgana: The universe we live in is just an insignificant drop in the Chaotic Boundary Sea!]
[Holy Kesha: How many worlds must there be to form a Chaotic Boundary Sea this vast?]
[Sengoku: So this is the truth about worlds? Thank goodness our world merged with the Super God Universe. Otherwise, we might have been smashed to pieces!]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: Only now do I realize how small we are.]
[Monster King Orochi: Even if most worlds in the Chaotic Boundary Sea are shattered, the number of intact worlds must still be staggering.]
[Child Emperor: Could the Containment Objects come from the Chaotic Boundary Sea?]
[Orochimaru: Very possible!]
[...]
While everyone in the livestream was still speechless at the vastness of the Chaotic Boundary Sea, the drop representing the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba world...
Was carried by the tide straight toward the Super God Universe.
Just as the two were about to collide, the livestream zoomed in. They saw the Super God Universe capture a blood-red planet the size of Earth!
It became a satellite world and began racing around the Super God Universe.
On closer inspection, seven or eight similar planets surrounded the Super God Universe. Those were probably the other Indigenous Worlds.
[Ding-dong: The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba World has successfully fallen into the Super God Universe and become its satellite world.]
[In thirty seconds, the Great Worm Bridge to the Demon Slayer World will open. Anyone may use it to enter!]
As the banner appeared, the livestream image slowly dimmed. Then a blood-red countdown appeared before everyone!
Everyone watching fell silent as they stared at the blood-red numbers.
For a moment, they could not decide whether to take the Great Worm Bridge into the Demon Slayer World and explore it. None of them were fools. There was definitely something wrong with that world.
Otherwise, the Myriad Races Livestream would not have warned them again and again.
But danger also meant opportunity.
If they seized that opportunity, they might instantly become comparable to top-tier figures like Holy Kesha and Morgana.
As everyone hesitated, Holy Kesha reclined on her throne in Meleon Celestial City, within the Angel Nebula. Watching the livestream, she said thoughtfully:
"No wonder I couldn't find the other Indigenous Worlds even after scanning the universe at maximum computing power!"
"So they're satellite worlds floating outside the Super God Universe!"
"That explains it!"
After the Myriad Races Livestream arrived, Holy Kesha had scanned the entire universe at maximum computing power, hoping to locate those native worlds.
But after half a month of searching, she had found no trace of them.
She had originally thought the Myriad Races Livestream had hidden them. Now, though, she understood why she could not find them: those worlds...
Were not in the Super God Universe at all. They were satellite worlds beyond it.
Of course she could not find them!
"My queen, I request permission to lead an Angel squad into the Demon Slayer World!"
Angel Leng watched the countdown approach zero and appealed to Holy Kesha. "Please grant your approval!"
Holy Kesha shook her head. "Not yet."
"Let's wait and see."
"There's no need for us to be the first to take the risk."
Angel Leng was reluctant, but she nodded and returned to her squad, watching the livestream in silence.
Inside Demon Castle!
"My queen, are we really not entering the Demon Slayer World?"
Demon Ato froze when he heard Morgana's order forbidding any Demons from entering the Demon Slayer World. Then he asked instinctively, "It's just a little Indigenous World!"
"One squad of Demon warriors could sweep through it."
Morgana felt a vein throb in her forehead.
Of course she knew a single squad of Demon warriors could destroy an Indigenous World. But this was far more than a simple conquest.
Had he not seen how many times the Myriad Races Livestream had warned them?
These Demons under her command were unbelievable!
Could they not use their heads, even a little?
They were hopelessly stupid!
On Liyang Star, inside Liyang Celestial Palace!
"Pass on my orders!"
Pan Zhen stared at the blood-red countdown in the livestream. After a moment's pause, he commanded, "No citizen of Liyang Star is to enter the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba World!"
"And once the Great Worm Bridge appears, you four will immediately lead the Liyang Army and seal off the surrounding area."
"Anyone who attempts to approach may be executed on the spot. Report it afterward!"
At Pan Zhen's command, the Four Guardians turned into four streaks of light and left Flame Celestial Palace to carry out his orders.
After the Four Guardians had gone, Leina asked, "General Pan, do we really need to be this tense?"
"It's just an Indigenous World!"
"We could easily—"
Pan Zhen cut Leina off. "No. This time is different!"
"There's something wrong with the Demon Slayer World!"
"Something very wrong!"
"Just looking at the livestream makes my heart pound!"
Fear flashed through Pan Zhen's eyes as he continued, "This is the first time I've felt this way in tens of thousands of years."
"So we'd better be careful."
"And you're not allowed to go either. Otherwise, Liyang Star may be destroyed because of it."
"Understood?"
It was the first time Leina had seen fear in Pan Zhen's eyes. She cast aside her complacency and nodded solemnly, then resumed studying the Code of Conduct.
Liyang Star was not the only one. Yanhuang Academy issued a similar order.
Yanhuang Academy had been founded by the Huaxia government to train Huaxia's own Super Soldiers. After repeated blows from the Containment Objects, Ducao had given up.
For the time being, the director of Yanhuang Academy was the military's First Elder.
But Yanhuang Academy's order applied only to Huaxia. It could not bind other countries. Many nations on Earth were already gearing up, waiting for the countdown to end.
Then they would enter the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba world to explore it.
Was it dangerous?
That was not even a consideration. It was just a native world. How dangerous could it be?
Powerful figures from the other Indigenous Worlds were also preparing to go to the Demon Slayer World.
Just then, after three days off the air, the SCP Foundation's livestream lit up again. Countless powerful figures rushed in the moment it appeared!
They all wanted to see what the SCP Foundation thought of the Demon Slayer World.
A banner with blood-red lettering appeared in the SCP Foundation's livestream!
[Due to the Demon Slayer World's convergence with the Super God Universe, and because SCP-096 damaged the facility during its escape, the Containment Object SCP-049, Plague Doctor, has escaped containment.]
[After receiving authorization, the Doctor used the Containment Object SCP- to track SCP-049, Plague Doctor. The findings indicate a high probability that SCP-049, Plague Doctor, has gone to the Demon Slayer World.]
[Therefore, following deliberation, the Foundation has granted Doctor Kuroto special permission to disclose SCP-049's detailed file in this livestream.]
[The disclosure will also include an assessment of the Demon Slayer World. Please watch carefully before deciding whether to go there and explore!]
Everyone watching paused their plans to explore the Demon Slayer World. They would hear the SCP Foundation's assessment before deciding what to do.
After the incidents involving SCP-173, Little Peanut, and SCP-096, Shy Guy, both Containment Objects...
They had developed immense respect for the SCP Foundation's capabilities.
What was more, the escaped SCP-049 might have gone to the Demon Slayer World. Remembering how terrifying SCP-173 and SCP-096 had been, they now had a conditioned response to Containment Objects.
Unless they had no other choice, none of them wanted to face one.
Of course, some reckless factions saw everyone else suspend their plans to explore the Demon Slayer World because of the SCP Foundation's warning.
Hoping they would get lucky and seize an early advantage, they sent people through the Great Worm Bridge opened by the Myriad Races Livestream into the Demon Slayer World.
Among them were the Celestial Dragons of the Pirate World, the Net of Heaven from the Qin-era World, Monster King Orochi from the Monster World, and Danzo from the Ninja World...
As they rushed headlong into danger...
Doctor Kuroto's rather thin figure appeared on the livestream. The Foundation's bold, red banner slowly faded away...
And a photograph took its place.
It showed a slender figure in a black robe and a beaked mask, carrying a medical bag. If the image had not borne the SCP Foundation's insignia...
Most viewers would have mistaken it for a photo from a cosplay convention.
SCP-049, Plague Doctor, did not look as uncanny as SCP-173, Little Peanut, or as sinister as SCP-096. In fact, it was easy to mistake him for harmless.
But no one watching let down their guard.
After all, it was a Containment Object!
He belonged to the same category as SCP-173, which had slaughtered Yan of the Holy Left Wing and over a thousand Gluttonous warriors, and SCP-096, which had wiped out every living being in the Giant Wolf Civilization!
They had already learned all too well just how strange Containment Objects could be.
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