"This is it. This is the scene I've always dreamed of—chaos, the collapse of order, flames of war raging everywhere, the virus spreading unchecked, and crisis upon crisis emerging. Only in such disaster can true evolution take place."
Orochimaru looked at the state of the world with a sickly expression, his eyes burning with fanaticism.
"When did you become so insane? Is it because of that virus?"
A woman's voice came from behind him.
Descending from the sky, a blue-haired woman clad in a black cloak patterned with red clouds landed softly, her gaze calm as she stared at Orochimaru's back.
"Long time no see, Konan."
Orochimaru turned to look at her.
But he no longer looked like the man he once was—his appearance had become twisted and strange.
"Did that so-called virus fry your brain?"
Konan frowned at his eerie appearance.
"No, no. The C-Virus only made me more lucid. Let's talk business now."
Orochimaru couldn't be bothered with any further discussion about appearances.
He pulled out a case and opened it, revealing ten test tubes filled with the C-Virus and three scrolls.
"These are the containment scrolls I developed last night for storing Ultra Beasts. No need to be like those idiotic feudal lords who lock them up in underground chambers only for them to break out later."
Orochimaru spoke with pride.
"And what about my payment?"
He stared at Konan.
"A hundred meters to the left, in a mountain cave. You'll find thirty thousand people and a hundred kilos of gold there."
Konan answered flatly.
"I believe you."
With that, Orochimaru tossed the case to her.
"The world is about to change. The C-Virus will bring terror to every corner of it—and that's your ideology, isn't it?"
Just as Konan was about to leave, Orochimaru suddenly spoke, making her pause.
"At this critical moment, if you continue executing your plan… who knows what will happen? It should be quite the spectacle."
Orochimaru smirked wickedly at her back.
"No matter what happens, our plan will not change. If anything, the current situation only makes it easier for us to build our ideal world."
Leaving those words behind, Konan vanished from sight.
Seeing this, Orochimaru also left the area.
…
[There's not just one beast. Some are smaller than the Sea Serpent or Earth Dragon—but others are even larger.]
As the voice from the screen rang out, many hearts sank with dread.
Just the Sea Serpent and Earth Dragon alone had already been enough to send shivers down their spines.
Now they were being told even larger monsters existed?
How were they supposed to survive that?
The shinobi world had already become a grim warning to others.
Monsters of such scale were a catastrophe for any universe.
[Unfortunately, fear changes nothing. What must come, will come. All they can do is face reality and pray the next one is smaller.]
[Sometimes, giant beasts are incredibly strange. Though they pose a massive threat to humans and other creatures, a few are born protectors of life.]
[Why they act this way is unknown. What is clear, however, is that these guardian beasts are allies. One group of SCPs to be introduced next follows this same model.]
[This SCP is designated: Ocean War.]
After this, an image appeared on the screen.
It showed two massive creatures.
One resembled a giant eel, pitch-black with numerous tendrils covering its body.
The other, smaller, was bluish and shaped somewhat like a lobster—but its lower body had more tentacles, and its head had four eyes.
[Item: Ocean War — involving two ocean-dwelling titanic beasts.]
[The first is named Catastrophe Eel; the second, Prosperity Lobster.]
[Prosperity Lobster measures over 5,000 meters long and about 500 meters wide. On its back is a woman's face painted in red, yellow, blue, and pink.]
[It has six arm-like limbs—four with claws and two massive pincers—plus eight legs and four orange compound eyes.]
[Its shell is riddled with scars, pits, cracks, and exposed soft tissue.]
[During battles with the Catastrophe Eel, it has shown several abilities.]
[Its giant pincers can generate cavitation bubbles on impact, with blasts stronger than several tons of explosives.]
[Its two compound eyes can fire concentrated gamma rays, causing massive destruction and even dissipating violent storms.]
[Despite its enormous size, it can travel underwater at speeds exceeding 100 km/h.]
[Strangely, Prosperity Lobster was initially discovered at a size over 16 kilometers—more than triple its current size.]
[Over twenty years, it has steadily shrunk in mass and size, making it harder to subdue the Catastrophe Eel.]
[That said, Prosperity Lobster is generally friendly toward humans, demonstrating a degree of intelligence. Its full nature is still being studied.]
[Catastrophe Eel resembles an eel but with thirteen massive tentacles like those of an octopus, which retract into its body when not in use.]
[Its body is over 32 kilometers long—initially, it was just 300 meters. Now it's wider than 3,000 meters, each tentacle exceeding 60 meters, and its throat is deeper than 3 kilometers.]
[Along its side is a male face composed of white, purple, and red patterns.]
[Catastrophe Eel can trigger extreme weather events, notably Category 5 hurricanes. It uses these to whip up massive whirlpools that swallow ships whole, then pulls them underwater to devour their occupants.]
[It can also emit high-energy soundwaves and blue flames.]
[Catastrophe Eel is violently hostile toward all life. It will attack anything, whether it perceives it as food or not.]
[Many marine species have died at its hands.]
[It has repeatedly assaulted human settlements with its anomalous abilities, causing mass casualties and immense property damage.]
[Conventional weapons are useless against it. Even SCP-developed anomalous weapons have only achieved moderate damage at best.]
[So far, only Prosperity Lobster has been able to hold it back.]
[It's as if Prosperity Lobster was born specifically to counter Catastrophe Eel. It roams oceans, hunting for it. Whenever they meet, war breaks out.]
(End of Chapter)
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