Chapter 48

Of course, no one wanted to surrender. But everyone knew the fighters of their own worlds were hopelessly outmatched by the Saiyans.

If the SCP Foundation did not intervene, destruction was all that awaited them.

[Sengoku: I've made up my mind! The Marines will fight to the end. If we die, we'll die with dignity!]

[Sakazuki: @Sengoku. I, Sakazuki, swear to defend the Pirate World to my death.]

[Caesar: You're a Marine admiral, a big name in the Pirate World. But against the Saiyans, you're not even worth one of their hands!]

[Hawkeye: I support Sengoku's decision. When the time comes, I'll fight.]

[Vinsmoke Judge: If the SCP Foundation doesn't intervene, I'll surrender! If it does, of course, that's another matter.]

[Pain: @Vinsmoke Judge. You're the kind of man who sides with whoever's winning. Someone like you will never become truly strong!]

[Orochimaru: I'd love to get my hands on a Saiyan body to use as a vessel!]

[Kimimaro: My lord, I'll bring one back for you!]

[Orochimaru: There's no need. Focus on recovering first!]

[Hiruzen Sarutobi: I know resistance is futile, but the Hidden Leaf Village will fight to the end! Of course, whether we resist doesn't matter. The SCP Foundation is the key!]

[Empress: Exactly! But will the SCP Foundation join the fight?]

[...]

While everyone argued over whether to fight or surrender, an announcement appeared on every livestream screen: The invasion from the Dragon Ball World poses a grave threat to human safety!

The Foundation has therefore decided, with approval, to deploy Containment Object SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, into the Dragon Ball Universe in one hour.

The Dragon Ball Universe will be completely destroyed.

For detailed information on Containment Object SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, please proceed to the livestream.

Doctor Banting will explain it in detail.

Furthermore, anyone who surrenders will be held accountable by the SCP Foundation.

The announcement brought immediate relief to everyone watching. The SCP Foundation had decided to join the fight.

And it was going on the offensive.

At once, their fear of the Saiyans eased considerably.

The viewers flocked to the SCP Foundation's livestream to see what was so special about SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile.

What made the SCP Foundation believe it could destroy the entire Dragon Ball World single-handedly?

As viewers poured in, the SCP Foundation's livestream audience quickly reached an astonishing size.

Nearly everyone in the Super God Universe entered the livestream.

They wanted to see what made the legendary SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, so terrifying that the SCP Foundation believed it alone could sweep through the Dragon Ball World.

Just then, the livestream changed. An image slowly replaced the black screen.

In the image, a hideous monster opened its enormous maw and roared.

The lizard-like creature had the pointed snout and serrated teeth of some prehistoric beast. Its long body was jet-black, with bony ridges shifting beneath its skin. It resembled a reptile, but measured a full three to five meters in length.

The viewers could not help feeling a little disappointed when they saw the image.

SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, looked fierce and frightening. Among ordinary monsters, it would have ranked near the top.

But it did not stir the soul-deep terror they had felt upon seeing images of SCP-173, Little Peanut, and SCP-096, Shy Guy.

Quite a few viewers even felt they could kill SCP-682 themselves.

[Sengoku: Am I sensing it wrong? I feel like I could kill SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, without even taking my Great Buddha form!]

[Kaido: No, you're not wrong. I feel the same way. It looks weaker than Gecko Moria. I needed two swings of my club to beat Gecko Moria.]

[Kaido: SCP-682 would only take one!]

[Gecko Moria: @Kaido. Can we stop bringing up those two swings?]

[Orochimaru: Have you all forgotten? SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, was mentioned in the information previously released about SCP-096, Shy Guy.]

[Orochimaru: It's a terrifying creature that even made SCP-096, Shy Guy, who could withstand SCP-343, God, back down.]

[Orochimaru: I can't sense anything unusual about it either. But I'm certain it's more than it appears.]

[Holy Kesha: You're too weak to sense it, which is understandable. But my combat instincts tell me it's dangerous. Extremely dangerous. If I encountered it, I would certainly die.]

Holy Kesha's words silenced everyone in the livestream.

They had no choice!

Her meaning was simple: if they could not see what made SCP-682 special, it was because they were too weak.

An ant could not sense the pressure of a dragon.

They were creatures on entirely different levels.

How was an ant supposed to sense it?

As everyone fell silent, a line of small text appeared in the empty space to the left of the image.

[Containment Object]: Hard-to-Destroy Reptile!

[Item Number]: SCP-682!

[Object Class]: Keter!

[Physical Description]: SCP-682 is a large reptilian organism of unknown origin. For a long time, it did not communicate with any humans.

This led us to believe it lacked intelligence and harbored intense hatred toward all known life.

However, during an interaction experiment with Containment Object SCP-079, the two engaged in highly complex communication. We therefore learned that its intelligence is no lower than a human's.

SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, possesses immense strength, speed, and reaction time. The exact degree of these traits varies with its form.

SCP-682's physical body grows and changes extremely quickly. Through feeding or shedding its skin, SCP-682 can increase or decrease its size.

It can obtain energy from any substance, organic or inorganic.

[Anomalous Abilities]: Immortality and limitless evolution!

As the text appeared, the viewers fell silent.

They stared at SCP-682's information in shock. Its anomalous abilities—immortality and limitless evolution—were especially chilling.

Their scalps tingled.

What kind of enemy was most terrifying?

One you could not kill, and one that could evolve without limit.

Even if you were countless times stronger than it now, one day it would kill you. Anyone facing such an enemy would feel powerless.

[Experimental Conclusion]: Doctor's verification indicates that SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, is merely a shell formed by 682's true form. Damaging this shell is like shaving a person's hair: irritating, but not fatal.

Doctor believes SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, is merely the projection of the true SCP-682 into three-dimensional reality! (This hypothesis is not supported by any experimental data.)

SCP-682 can regenerate from fragments. It then immediately enters an enraged state and indiscriminately attacks all nearby living targets.

After regenerating, it evolves abilities specifically suited to resisting whatever destroyed it.

After deliberation, the Foundation has concluded that SCP-682 cannot die in the conventional sense. It inherently exists in a state akin to wave-particle duality.

Neither dead nor alive, it cannot be destroyed!

Everyone watching was stunned. Each time SCP-682 was destroyed, it evolved an ability to resist the very thing that had destroyed it...

And it could not be completely destroyed in the first place.

That ability was terrifying.

In other words, once SCP-682 appeared, it would inevitably grow powerful enough to destroy a universe...

No wonder the SCP Foundation had decided to deploy it into the Dragon Ball World.

No matter how powerful the Dragon Ball World was, it could not stand against SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile. Before long, the Dragon Ball World would likely be...

Destroyed by SCP-682.

Immortality combined with limitless evolution was simply too terrifying.

It could only be called invincible!

[Aizen: For some reason, I'm starting to pity the Dragon Ball World. Of all the enemies they could have made, they chose the SCP Foundation.]

[Aizen: This ability is somewhat like the Hogyoku's, but far stronger!]

[Momo Hinamori: @Aizen. What's the Hogyoku?]

[Aizen: You don't need to know!]

[Pain: I have a question. If SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, really is that powerful, how did the Foundation contain it?]

[Pain: It must have an obvious weakness, like the other Containment Objects!]

[Pain: And if the Saiyans discover it, won't that mean...]

[Hiruzen Sarutobi: @Pain. I thought of that too. But if we can think of it, the SCP Foundation certainly has as well.]

[Hiruzen Sarutobi: So don't worry too much.]

[Hiruzen Sarutobi: My guess is that the Foundation happens to possess one or more Containment Objects that counter SCP-682.]

[Hiruzen Sarutobi: Otherwise, given its properties, SCP-682 could never be contained!]

[Child Emperor: I think so too!]

[Genos: I wonder whether my teacher could destroy SCP-682 completely!]

[Tatsumaki: @Genos. Put that dangerous idea out of your head. No matter how strong your teacher is, if he doesn't know SCP-682's weakness, he's bound to lose.]

[Kaido: Genos, are you fearless because you're ignorant, or do you have way too much faith in that teacher of yours? You actually want him to fight SCP-682!]

[Kaido: Bring your teacher out. I want to see how strong he is to have given you that much confidence!]

[Genos: My teacher went out to catch a thief. Otherwise, he'd be demoted.]

[Kaido: Are you messing with me?]

[...]

Just then, Doctor Banting's graceful figure appeared on the livestream. She took out a document bearing the Foundation's insignia...

After showing it to the camera, she said, "To prevent panic from spreading through the Super God Universe because of the invasion from the Dragon Ball Universe!"

"And to avoid unnecessary trouble!"

"Following the Foundation's review and with approval, I will release footage from some of the termination experiments involving SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile!"

"This is the authorization document."

Once Doctor Banting had displayed the authorization, the livestream changed again. It began playing footage of the Foundation's experiments using Containment Objects to terminate SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile!

Before the expectant viewers, a small line of text appeared on the screen: [Addendum 682-173 Termination Experiment:

Incident Log: SCP-682, the Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, and SCP-173, Little Peanut, were placed in the same chamber.]

As the text appeared, the video changed from black to a room made of silvery-white metal...

The moment SCP-682 saw SCP-173, Little Peanut, it let out several deafening shrieks.

Then, to the viewers' astonishment, it contorted itself in a bizarre way and pressed against the wall farthest from SCP-173, Little Peanut...

It fixed its blood-red eyes on SCP-173, Little Peanut, and did not move!