American Comics Universe: I, the Containment Object Revealed at the Start

Daigo: "Moreover, this creature has an extremely strong reproductive ability and vitality. If it is not killed and allowed to reproduce, it will definitely spread to many places, even the whole world. If most homes in the world had this thing disguised as a human, a lot of people would die at once!"

Radamanthys: "Is it that terrifying? It's just a deceptive illusion. Once you can see through it, it's not worth mentioning."

Dan Moroboshi: "Indeed, the Ultra Eyes of our Ultra race can see through the disguise of illusions, thus discovering illusion predators and eliminating them in advance."

Daigo: "Seeing through illusions? I wonder if Tiga can do that."

Jiraiya: "Although we also know illusion magic, we probably can't break through the illusion predator's disguise."

Mei Terumi: "Eh! What if I don't even know this thing is on my head? I don't want to be rotting away in the middle of a shower because of this thing!"

Bruce Wayne: "As mentioned on the previous screen, it's only possible to spot a hallucinogenic predator if two or more people see different things. And sometimes the hallucinations can be quite absurd, like the sofa moving mentioned earlier, which can also help you notice a hallucinogenic predator."

Diana: "But that's a very low probability situation; most of the time, it's probably undetectable!"

Garp: "Hmm, I wonder if Observation Haki can detect this thing's aura. If it can't, I might get hit too."

This illusion of a predator instantly made Garp lose her appetite. She couldn't help but think about what would happen if her favorite rice crackers were made from this thing. Its slippery and disgusting appearance immediately made Garp feel nauseous.

Sun Wukong: "From what you're saying, it seems really troublesome. I wonder if this thing even has any energy. If it doesn't, I won't be able to detect it."

Strange: "Ancient One, do you have a solution?"

Gu Yi: "I'm not too sure about that either, since I haven't come into contact with it before. But if it's disguised and doesn't look out of place at all, then I might not be able to detect it."

Strange: "How is that possible? Even you couldn't notice!"

Thanos: "I've been thinking about it. If we really have to find the Hoha, we'll probably have to rely on our patience to resist its poison, its anesthesia and corrosion, and wait until it reveals its true form before we can retaliate."

Tony Stark: "Are you kidding me? You might die before you can even put up a fight!"

Thanos: "That's just you. As a Titan, my physical abilities make me immune to most poisons and anesthetics."

Everyone was discussing it and couldn't come up with a good solution. It was unexpected that everyone could brainstorm together when Siren Head and Alien were involved.

However, when faced with the illusion predator, most people couldn't think of a good solution, and only a very few had a way to deal with it.

These monsters, which can blend into one's daily life and disguise themselves, are, in a sense, much more difficult to deal with than Siren Head or the Alien.

Chapter 308 The Next Race, the Greedy Sandworms

Although the Illusion Predator is far inferior to the Alien and Siren Head in terms of strength and impact, it may even be inferior to the Predator Bus.

But its most troublesome aspect is its concealment.

It's not the kind of concealment where you deliberately hide yourself, but rather a direct integration into your life.

No one would ever imagine that the things around them could have turned into monsters.

Who would have thought that a sandwich or a bottle of shampoo was actually an illusion predator?

They might not find out where the real culprit is until they die.

Therefore, the illusion predator can be described as a terrifying creature that kills without leaving a trace.

What's more, it can even kill!

Therefore, the vast majority believe that they would rather face the aliens than deal with this kind of thing, at least they can see where they are.

While everyone was reflecting on their thoughts, the video continued to play on the screen.

"Next, we predict the next race to appear—the Greedy Sandworms."

When the screen reached this point, a picture of a sand dune was displayed.

"The Greedy Sandworms may appear to be just a sand dune, but they are actually a swarm of micron-sized worms. These worms are highly carnivorous and aggressive, actively seeking out prey and rolling them into balls of sand to pursue their targets. Many people have witnessed these sand balls rolling and burying any animals they encounter. After the sand balls move away, the swallowed animals are nowhere to be seen, leaving behind only a pile of skeletons."

"When the containment organization first received reports of people being eaten in the desert, they initially thought it was a common quicksand incident. However, after seeing the accompanying photos and the impact of the incident, they immediately realized something was wrong."

Then a video started playing on the screen.

[“In a desert, a group of sand slowly rose up, as if something below was pushing it up. Then the sand formed a ball and rolled towards the direction of the filming.”]

"Aaaaaah! Run!"

"The photographers immediately ran away, but the sandball caught up quickly and grew larger and larger. After burying the photographer and his male companion, the sandball stopped and broke into countless grains of sand, spreading across the sandy ground."

"In the end, the photographer was eaten alive by something, leaving only bones, and everything calmed down."

"After watching the video attached to the report, the containment organization immediately dispatched agents to that desert region to investigate."

["When the agents arrived in the towns near the desert, they learned from the locals about the legend of the man-eating sand. It was said that a group of sand in the desert would devour passersby and other animals. Because of this rumor, many locals dared not approach the desert; if they really had to enter, they had to be extremely careful of the large amounts of sand coming towards them."]

"After gathering information locally, the agents entered the desert to search for the man-eating sand, while a logistics team awaited support in the town, and helicopters followed to ensure the agents' safety."

["After searching the desert for three days and three nights, the agent did not encounter the so-called man-eating sand, which made him wonder if such a containment object simply did not exist, or if he was just unlucky."]

["Just as the agent was about to continue his investigation, he suddenly fell into quicksand, his body sinking deeper and deeper into the desert. Upon realizing the agent was in danger, the support team attempted to rescue him, but then an emergency occurred."]

["The agent doesn't know why, but his skin is slowly disappearing all over his body, as if he's being eaten away. At first, the areas that were easy to peel off were small and hard to detect, but now the area is gradually increasing, and it's all over his body."]

[Strangely, the agent didn't notice anything amiss with his body; instead, he was focused on figuring out how to get out. It wasn't until most of his skin had been eaten away, exposing his flesh and blood, and he felt the pain of the wind, that he realized he had been reduced to a bloody mess!]

"This clearly indicates that this agent has encountered the legendary man-eating sand—the Greedy Wriggling Sand. The so-called quicksand is actually a trap set by the Greedy Wriggling Sand."

"Now, countless grains of sand are being poured over the agent, as if the sand itself is jumping over them, rushing to swarm him, causing the agent to lose all skin; the flesh beneath is being eaten away, and his body is shrinking continuously."

["As soon as the people in the helicopter landed near the Greedy Sands, before they could even begin to provide assistance, a huge swarm of Greedy Sands, unable to reach the agents and forced to share human flesh, immediately swarmed towards the support troops like a waterfall!"]

【"Aaaaaaahhhhh!!!"】

"In just a few minutes, all of them were devoured by the greedy sandworms, leaving only their bones reflected in the sunlight on the sand."

"Once the Greedy Sandworm ran out of prey, it stopped moving and drifted with the wind, looking no different from ordinary sand. No one could imagine that such a terrifying creature was hidden in this sandy land."

"Upon receiving the intelligence, the Containment Council immediately dispatched a fully armed mobile task force to contain the Greedy Sandworm."

"This is different from conventional containment objects. The Greedy Sandworms are a bunch of idiots; they can't be bombarded with firearms, or bound with chains or iron cages. To contain them, we can only lock them in a specially made box that's a hundred meters long and wide."

"When the mobile task force arrived at the scene of the agent's death, they discovered that the Greedy Sandworm had disappeared and seemed to have moved. The movement of sand cannot be detected by satellite observation alone, so the containment council will need to increase manpower and military resources to patrol the entire desert in order to find the Greedy Sandworm."

"This is undoubtedly a massive undertaking. Imagine so many fully armed soldiers and helicopters moving around in a desert; it's hard not to attract attention. This forces the containment organization to expend considerable effort on public relations to cover it up."

"Finally, at nightfall, the task force discovered the moving Greedy Sands, and they found them in many places. It's not hard to imagine just how terrifying their numbers are."

"As planned, the task force members lured the greedy sandworms into the specially designed box, slipped out through the prepared small door, and then quickly welded the door shut to ensure that not a single grain of sand fell out."

"And so, the Containment Committee, having transported countless boxes of sand to the designated research institutes—whether it was a thousand or several thousand, it's impossible to count—only knew that that night, everyone in the Containment Committee, from transportation and box production to all aspects of containment, was working themselves to the bone. Some couldn't help but speculate that perhaps all the sand from the entire desert would need to be transported before the containment could be successfully completed."

Chapter 309 Characteristics of the Greedy Sandworm

"After two days, the Containment Council's agents finally encountered no other Greedy Sandworms in this desert, meaning the containment was successful."

"The Containment Council must have moved countless boxes; the number must be in the six figures. Such a massive amount of sand could only be stored on a deserted island, and a portion had to be taken out for each experiment."

"Based on the characteristics of the Greedy Sandworm, the Containment Council has developed a very strict containment plan."

First, apart from the Greedy Sandworm, there absolutely cannot be any other living creatures on the island.

"Secondly, security personnel must be deployed comprehensively around the island to prevent anyone from approaching and to prevent the escape of the Greedy Sandworms. If such a large number of Greedy Sandworms were to escape, it would be an absolutely devastating disaster."

"Third, experiments must be approved beforehand, and each sample taken must be less than 10 grams."

"Subsequently, the Containment Council conducted a series of experiments on the Greedy Sandworms. The results were unexpected. The Greedy Sandworms were not actually sand that ate people, but rather a type of micron-sized parasite. These worms are invisible to the naked eye and can only be observed with a microscope; they are somewhat similar to mites."

"These parasites are about 750 micrometers long, have eight legs, and share a genetic structure similar to dust mites. The main difference is that these parasites have a habit of piling sand on themselves, similar to hermit crabs."

"According to calculations, the number of these parasites is at least in the hundreds of billions! Add to that the sheer amount of sand they've accumulated, and it's no wonder their numbers are so terrifyingly large. As for why they're piling idiots on themselves, that's a question we haven't yet been able to answer."

"At first, we thought the Greedy Sandworms were a pack of hunters, but when we had one of them eat a mouse and then studied it using microscopic instruments, we discovered that they didn't actually cooperate while hunting. Instead, they competed fiercely, constantly trampling over their brethren and scrambling to get close to their prey, afraid that if they were even a second late, they would miss out on a bite."

["The greedy sandworms hunt like mosquitoes, locating their prey by chemically detecting carbon dioxide and sugar in the air. These parasites roll and constrict themselves towards their prey, crawling over one another of their kind using only their legs."]

"When they come into contact with an animal's flesh, they release a paralyzing chemical toxin through their bites, very similar to the toxins produced by mosquitoes and fleas. While the victim is unaware that these insects are swarming around them, millions of parasites are taking turns tearing at their flesh."

"Imagine in normal life, who would see mites biting them? This explains why that unfortunate agent, when eaten by the Greedy Sandworm, didn't initially show much pain or panic. It's because the Greedy Sandworm paralyzed the bitten area, and mites eat people without them noticing. By the time they realize something is wrong, it's already too late."

"Therefore, the Greedy Sandworm is a truly terrifying creature. If you don't know it, you can simply stand anywhere and be gradually devoured without even realizing it."

"Speaking of the Greedy Sandworms, during competition, they exhibit certain swarm forms. A typical swarm form is where these parasites create a dizzying vortex around their prey or near its limbs."

"Amidst the fierce competition of the swarming, greedy sandworms, the insects are efficient enough to strip flesh from the limbs of creatures, leaving only bones within minutes. These paralyzing toxins are so effective that even sleeping prey will not awaken after its limbs have been completely devoured."

"We've tried all sorts of methods to kill the Greedy Sandworms. This is completely different from executing other containment objects; the Greedy Sandworms are microorganisms, and conventional methods cannot eliminate them."

"The containment committee tried various methods, including high temperatures, freezing, and chemicals. They ultimately discovered that chemical methods were completely ineffective in eliminating the Greedy Sandworms, while freezing had a limited effect. Only high-temperature incineration could kill them, meaning these parasites were utterly intolerant of high temperatures."

"It's no wonder that during testing, we found that the Greedy Sandworms immediately hide in the shadows after hunting and are most active at night, because they are naturally afraid of high temperatures."

"They clearly fear the high temperatures, yet they must disguise themselves and hunt in the desert—what a strange race! Fortunately, the island that harbors the Greedy Sands is located near the equator, constantly exposed to the sun, making it a natural and ideal habitat. This means that over time, the Greedy Sands may gradually decrease, provided that no more Greedy Sands are found elsewhere."

"The Earth's deserts are so vast; if every single one were infested with greedy, creeping sand, the sheer scale and number would be unimaginable."

When the screen reached this point, all the information about the Greedy Sandworm had been explained.

After reading it, everyone had their own thoughts.

Strange: "It's really strange that sand is actually microorganisms in disguise."

Degel: "Even microorganisms have this ability to harm people. What kind of universe is this that gave birth to such creatures?"

Ancient One: "I'm also curious about this question. I'm very curious about how the humans in the original universe of the contained object survived."

Odin: "Perhaps this collection of objects does not come from the same universe."

Jiraiya: "If the Greedy Sandworm can't withstand high temperatures, wouldn't it be easy to solve it with fire? That wouldn't be that difficult."

Ace: "Then I won't be afraid."

Bruce Wayne: "No! It's not that simple. The key point is that they are microorganisms, invisible to the naked eye. How can you guarantee that you have eliminated them all? Without specialized equipment, it's impossible to see the microorganisms clearly!"

Tony Stark: "You're right. If we're not careful and let some microorganisms go unchecked, the Greedy Sandworms could multiply again and get caught up in the chaos without our knowledge."

Dan Moroboshi: "The sand is just its disguise. If it were to eat people directly, no one would notice!"

Tsunade: "You're right. I'm a medical student and I know microorganisms very well. If we are really attacked by microorganisms, we won't be able to detect it. By the time we find out, our bodies will have already suffered unavoidable injuries!"

Luffy: "Is it that scary? But what are microorganisms?"

Chopper: "It's a kind of creature that humans can't see. It's all around us and you need the microscope I use to mix medicine to see it."

Chapter 310 The Universe That Will Appear