SCP-682, the Immortal Lizard, Descends upon the Mutated Dragon Ball Universe-The Killing Begins (Continued)

[Sengoku: If SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile really could be sealed, why would the Foundation classify him as Keter? Impossible!]

[All we can do is pray that SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile never appears in our world!]

[Empress: Petrification probably wouldn't work either. Seriously! Ever since the SCP Foundation appeared out of nowhere, my Mero Mero Fruit hasn't seemed to work on any containment object!]

[Pan Zhen: Seeing how powerful SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile is puts my mind at ease. The Saiyans of the Dragon Ball World are powerful, but I believe they're destined to be destroyed by SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile!]

[Ash: Speaking of which! If SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile is this powerful, doesn't that make the SCP Foundation even more unfathomable?]

[Misty: Of course! Now that I'm on Earth, I don't dare summon my other Pokémon. All I can do is put on turtle water-spraying shows for everyone.]

[I'm afraid something might go wrong. Still, livestreaming here really does make money.]

[Especially with @Su Xiaoli showing me the ropes.]

[Su Xiaoli: @Misty. You're too kind, little sis. I really love the Pokémon you gave me, too.]

[...]

After witnessing SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile's power and spending some time in shock, everyone in the livestream finally shook off the gloom brought on by the Dragon Ball invasion.

Although they still felt a little worried, their conversation grew much lighter.

Misty and the others even shared their experiences on Earth.

Those whose applications hadn't been approved yet burned with excitement. They wished they could get approved immediately, enter Earth, and begin their own journeys.

Just as SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile's strength eased everyone's heavy mood a little, Doctor Bai Ting spoke at precisely the right moment.

"After SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile evolved eyeballs specifically to counter SCP-173."

"The Doctor conducted another forty-three experiments. After losing 1,324 D-class researchers, the Doctor finally concluded that SCP-173 Little Peanut could no longer pose a threat to SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile."

"Afterward, the Doctor used SCP-343*God to try to terminate SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile!"

"The result was just a brief conversation!"

"See for yourselves!"

As Doctor Bai Ting spoke, the livestream feed began to change. It switched from the silvery-white room to the room where SCP-343*God resided...

The earlier cross-testing with SCP-096 Shy Guy had left everyone in the livestream...

With a deep impression of SCP-343*God.

After all, no one could forget a containment object who could throw planets around like marbles and unleash a dimension-reducing strike with a casual blow.

They had thought they would get to watch another spectacular battle.

But on-screen, after SCP-343*God saw the photograph and was asked to terminate the SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile pictured in it, he stood frozen for a long time.

Only then did he slowly say, "SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile is not my creation!"

"I saw a three-dimensional projection of... within him."

"I cannot terminate him!"

At that point, SCP-343*God paused, seemingly considering something. After a long while, he earnestly told the Doctor, "I advise your Foundation not to go to such lengths to terminate him!"

"First, you cannot terminate him!"

"Secondly, once it truly dies, the anger it inevitably provokes will make k try even more frantically to enter the Main Timeline of the Baseline Universe!"

"Once k succeeds,"

"All timelines, worlds, and baselines will—!"

The video ended there.

But every viewer in the livestream froze. The information contained in SCP-343*God's words was simply too staggering.

What did he mean by seeing a three-dimensional projection of... within SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile?

What did he mean by attempting to enter the Baseline Universe's Main Timeline?

And what the hell did he mean by, "If that succeeds, all timelines, worlds, and normalcy will..."?!

Also, who was the k that SCP-343*God mentioned?

That series of questions completely crashed the viewers' brains. Even scientists such as Child Emperor and Vegapunk, who stood at the pinnacles of their own worlds...

Were utterly bewildered.

Just as everyone was reeling, Doctor Bai Ting's voice rang out at the perfect moment. "...is one of our Foundation's highest secrets."

"No one knows except..."

"Actually, I don't understand why... approved the release of this recording!"

Doctor Bai Ting paused, then continued, "Because merely knowing that... exists, even if you don't know k's name!"

"Will increase the chances of k entering the Baseline Universe's Main Timeline."

"Perhaps it has something to do with the changes in the Dragon Ball World!"

Far from clearing up their confusion, Doctor Bai Ting's words left everyone even more baffled.

Especially the matter of timelines.

That completely stunned them. Still, they knew this was indirect proof of the [SCP Foundation]'s power.

Because the Foundation might not merely be fighting containment objects across the multiverse.

They might even be fighting across different timelines.

Of course, this was only speculation on their part. It hadn't been confirmed yet.

But it was enough to leave them deeply shaken!

[Sengoku: Ever since the SCP Foundation appeared out of nowhere, I've been wondering how an organization native to Earth could become this powerful in just twenty thousand years.]

[Now it seems that, although they were indeed founded only twenty thousand years ago, who knows how long they've existed in other timelines?]

[Thinking about it that way puts my mind at ease.]

[Child Emperor: The SCP Foundation has actually ventured into timelines! Unbelievable!]

[Blast: I know the multiverse exists, but timelines are far too advanced. I haven't come into contact with them yet.]

[Fusu: I'm numb! Completely numb! I'm giving up! Father, it's not that your son isn't trying. Our Great Qin really can't compare with them.]

[Mei Terumi: @Fusu! Same here, numb and giving up! By the way, when are you going to Earth? How about a date when you get there?]

[Fusu: @Mei Terumi. My application has been approved, but there are still many matters to handle in the Great Qin Empire. Father entrusted the Great Qin Empire to me. I can't let him down.]

[Let's talk about it when the time comes!]

[Mei Terumi: @Fusu! OK! Keep in touch through private messages!]

[Miko: Another unexpected couple joins the list.]

[...]

Death Singer Academy.

Clad in a cloak, Death God Karl paused his research and slowly said, "Timelines?"

"That's a field Principal Zilean has already entered."

"This SCP Foundation is far too powerful."

"Even Ultimate Fear would probably be nothing more than a Euclid-class containment object to them!"

At that thought, Death God Karl couldn't help feeling inexplicably irritated.

Ever since graduating from Super God Academy, he had remained at Death Singer Academy, researching Ultimate Fear. He was confident that, apart from Principal Zilean...

His research stood at the very forefront of the entire Super God Universe.

Given enough time, he was certain he could surpass Principal Zilean.

But ever since the [SCP Foundation] appeared out of nowhere, one containment object after another had dealt tremendous blows to his understanding of the world.

At first, he could still deceive himself.

But now, he finally had to admit that his research was utterly worthless compared with the [SCP Foundation]'s.

Compared with the research findings the [SCP Foundation] possessed, his twenty thousand years of work...

Were a pile of shit.

That realization sent a faint stab of pain through Death God Karl's heart, which had remained indifferent for countless years!

I really want to join the [SCP Foundation].

But he also knew that this was nothing more than wishful thinking. For one thing, the Gluttonous invasion of the Red Crow Star System had completely destroyed any hope he had.

Even without that incident, the [SCP Foundation] wouldn't allow any outsiders to join.

"Outsiders" here meant absolutely everyone.

After observing them for a long time, Death God Karl was certain the [SCP Foundation] would never recruit anyone from outside.

They only cultivated talent internally.

And strengthened themselves that way.

Still, he was confident. Even if his current research was a pile of dog shit compared with the [SCP Foundation]'s...

As long as he knew he was heading in the right direction.

He would surely reach that distant shore called truth!

Just as Death God Karl's confidence got the better of him, Doctor Bai Ting continued in the livestream, "Besides using SCP-173 Little Peanut and SCP-343*God against SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile..."

"Over the past several decades, the Doctor used more than twenty containment objects in attempts to terminate SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile!"

"But without exception, every attempt ended in failure!"

Doctor Bai Ting paused, then continued, "In the end, the Foundation had to admit that, under the current circumstances, completely killing SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile was impossible."

"So, when the Dragon Ball Universe planned to invade the Super God Universe!"

"We decided to deploy SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile into the Dragon Ball Universe. One reason, of course, was to use SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile to destroy the Saiyans!"

"But more importantly, we suspect the changes in the Dragon Ball Universe are connected to SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile!"

"The basis for this suspicion is: the Seven Incident!"

"All right. I've just received word that my colleague, the Doctor, has opened a Great Wormhole Bridge to the Dragon Ball World."

"SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile has already passed through the Great Wormhole Bridge and entered the Dragon Ball Universe."

"Now, please follow in SCP-682*Hard-to-Destroy Reptile's footsteps through the livestream."

"And take in the sights of the Dragon Ball Universe!"

The instant Doctor Bai Ting finished speaking, the livestream feed began to change before hundreds of millions of viewers. The futuristic office...

Became a small island isolated out at sea!

The island covered less than a few hundred square meters. Aside from a few coconut trees and an unremarkable little house, there were no other structures.

A small line of text appeared in the top-right corner of the livestream: [Dragon Ball World*Earth*Kame House]

Then the camera turned!

An old man in brightly patterned shorts lay on a beach chair, enjoying the sunshine as he leered at a steamy aerobics show on television!

Beside the television, Sea Turtle, who was the size of a millstone, stared contemptuously at the lecherous old man.

Just then, the aerobics show abruptly ended, replaced by a series of breaking news reports!

"The artificial womb developed by the genius scientist Bulma has officially entered production."

"With the advent of the artificial womb, we can now produce more Super Saiyan warriors for the great King Vegeta!"

"Combining our human genes with Saiyan genes will produce warriors more likely to awaken as Super Saiyans! Therefore, all women on Earth must donate their eggs without compensation."

"Our Dragon Ball Universe will make contact with the Super God Universe in twenty-three hours!"

"The Saiyan army is ready to depart. Please cheer for our great King Vegeta."

"..."