Chapter 512

Kami shook his head helplessly.

That was the nature of the Dragon Balls – once Shenron grants a wish, it takes a year before they can be used again.

"Ahhh! That means we have to go hunt them down all over again, just like before!"

Hearing this, Yamcha couldn't help but open his mouth wide in disbelief.

He deeply regretted not thinking about the eggs when he made his wish.

I should have included the eggs too…

Now, this troublesome loose end remained.

"No, it's still better than before. At least now their numbers have been cut in half. If we act quickly, we can control the situation."

Kami tried to offer some good news, but even he couldn't keep his expression from turning serious.

"Whatever. We'd better get moving and test out our new abilities!"

Yamcha forced himself to perk up. He and Chiaotzu exchanged glances, then looked at Kami.

"Kami-sama, tell us where the Humanoids and Xenomorphs are!"

"Alright."

Kami nodded and informed them of the monsters' locations. The two immediately left the Lookout, flying off into the distance.

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Yamcha: Ah, this is bad. Goku, the Humanoid and Xenomorph eggs are still here. Their threat isn't over yet!

Goku: Ah, I see. Then you guys will have to work extra hard to fight them.

Vegeta: Heh, how foolish. Leaving such a mess behind – typical earthlings.

Yamcha: Hey! Don't forget it was your idea in the first place. You didn't think of this either!

Vegeta: Heh, you've got it wrong. Earth isn't my planet. Whether you care or not has nothing to do with me.

Piccolo: Enough. Don't waste time arguing with him. Focus on eliminating those monsters.

["Now predicting the next containment object – codename: Nightmare Respirator."]

As the voice finished, an image appeared on screen.

On the left was a respirator; on the right was a terrifying demonic creature.

["Nightmare Respirator involves two things: a seemingly ordinary respirator and a monster that appears in dreams."]

["This respirator looks no different from any normal model, but once used, it triggers the nightmare creature's anomaly."]

["Anyone who uses the respirator will dream of a horrifying creature harassing them every time they sleep, preventing them from getting proper rest."]

["This problem cannot be solved by any doctor or medication. No matter where the person sleeps, they will always encounter the nightmare, and their mental state will deteriorate over time."]

["But that isn't even its most terrifying aspect. The Nightmare Respirator is contagious. As long as there are people near the patient, the nightmare spreads to them as well. Those infected continue to spread it to others nearby."]

["When the Nightmare Respirator first appeared, no one noticed its anomaly. By the time over a million people were infected – scattered across numerous locations – the SCP Foundation finally discovered it."]

["The Foundation spent vast manpower and resources trying to cure the nightmare condition, but no treatment worked. Not even memory erasure or anti-memetic devices could erase the nightmare's influence."]

["Even researchers working on treatment and containment were infected."]

["As time passed, countless victims lost their ability to sleep properly, their mental states collapsing, leaving them on the verge of violent outbursts and breakdowns."]

["Some turned uncontrollably violent, some went insane and hid away refusing contact, others committed suicide. The phenomena were endless."]

["Finally, the Foundation discovered that only isolating the patients where no one else was nearby could stop the spread."]

["So all patients were confined to remote islands, provided only with food and basic necessities, left to live out their lives in isolation, never allowed to escape or be approached – completely cutting off the contagion."]

["As for the respirators that caused the nightmares, the Foundation collected them. However, there wasn't just one; there were many, scattered across different places."]

["Because the Nightmare Respirators looked identical to ordinary ones, the Foundation couldn't locate them in time. Only when nightmare victims appeared could they trace the source and find them."]

["In this way, it took the Foundation several years to finally retrieve every last Nightmare Respirator."]

["No one knows where they came from or who made them. They simply appeared out of thin air."]

The explanation ended there.

Everyone who saw it was stunned and shaken.

Nobita: Oh god! Nightmares can spread like diseases? If I got infected, I'd never be able to sleep again!

Daigo: What a terrifying thing… nightmares that spread?!

Tsunade: This is similar to that Dream Killer we saw before. Both target sleep.

Jiraiya: No, it's different. The Dream Killer just absorbed sleep and could be defeated. But this thing… it can't be removed. It's like it lives permanently in your mind.

Naruto: Ugh, that's disgusting!

Zoro: Interesting… I wonder if I could defeat such a nightmare in my dream.

Sanji: Don't do anything stupid like that! You'd infect us too!

Nami: Exactly! We still want to sleep in peace!

Bruce Wayne: What bothers me is those millions of victims… was there really no other option than to let them waste away in isolation?

Akainu: There probably wasn't. If it can't be cured and keeps spreading, what else can you do? Killing them outright would have been less merciful.

Clark: How could they do that?! That's a million lives!

Feng Yuan: Exactly. That's treating people like nothing.

Sengoku: Sigh… if there were another choice, no one would do that. At least they didn't kill them, just isolated them. That's already merciful.

Orochimaru: Hehehe, if it were me, I'd study them further. I wonder… if they turned into zombies or Javo, would the nightmares still affect them?

Jiraiya: You're disgusting as always.

["Now predicting… the universe where the Nightmare Respirator will appear – DC Universe, Earth."]

As the voice rang out, Bruce Wayne and his companions' faces all changed.

Diana: This is bad. It's appearing in our world! This isn't some monster enemy… it's a disease. Are we going to have to kill the victims?!

Clark: Absolutely not! There has to be another way to help them!

Bruce Wayne: First, we need to collect every respirator as fast as possible to prevent new victims from appearing!

(End of Chapter)

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