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

Regulus: An enemy from outer space, never seen before. What does he look like? Will he exist in our world?

Sisyphus: Who knows?

[Now we begin predicting the next containment object to appear, named Shadow Fiend.]

When the screen sounds, a photo appears on the screen.

There's a dark shadow in the middle of the photo, which looks really strange.

The Shadow Fiend is a creature whose nature is completely unknown—whether it is organic or inorganic. Its outline is approximately eighty centimeters tall, resembling the figure of a small child, but its body is a strange cloud of black smoke.

The Containment Council has made numerous attempts to understand the structure and principles of the folded smoke, but they have been unable to analyze it or even obtain a sample.

[Because this Shadow Fiend has very troublesome characteristics.]

That means that as long as a shadow covers the Shadow Fiend, regardless of the size of the shadow, it will be instantly devoured by the Shadow Fiend.

When the screen reached this point, it started playing a video.

[In the scene, Shadow Fiend is in a very large room. The lighting is very bright, making everything appear exceptionally white, which makes the otherwise dark Shadow Fiend stand out conspicuously.]

"The experiment begins for the first time, with a Class D prisoner as the subject. Now, let him in."

The sound system in the room emitted the voices of researchers who had received orders.

The laboratory door was opened, and then a prisoner was let in.

"D-C22, yes, I'm talking to you. Now, get close to that shadow."

The researchers issued commands to the D-C22 through a speaker, their voices devoid of any emotion.

"You bunch of bastards, how dare you talk to me like that? Even when I'm in jail, I still have a lot of influence!"

Chapter 500 The Terrifying Shadow Fiend

"D-C22, execute the order immediately! Otherwise, execute him on sight!"

However, the researchers didn't care about any of that. They didn't care about the other party's background; as long as they were just a D-level personnel, they were merely consumables.

"Go to hell!"

[This person, numbered D-C22, has a particularly bad temper. He couldn't help but yell a curse. It's clear he's the kind of person whose power is so great that he's lawless; even going to jail is just a vacation for him.]

He assessed the situation and realized the other party wasn't joking. If he didn't follow orders, he might really be executed. So, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and approach the Shadow Fiend.

"Damn it, once I get out of here, I'm going to find a way to kill you all."

[D-C22 is unaware of how terrifying containment is; he still fantasizes about escaping alive and finding a way to take revenge on the containment council.]

[Just moments after he approached the Shadow Fiend, his shadow had already enveloped the Shadow Fiend.]

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!"

[The very next second, an unexpected change occurred; the Shadow Demon transformed into a black wisp of smoke, roughly the size of D-C22, and enveloped him.]

Upon seeing this, D-C22 immediately turned to flee, but the smoke was incredibly fast, catching up with him in the blink of an eye and enveloping him in its smoke!

[D-C22 remained completely silent until the very end, and when the smoke cleared, it was nowhere to be seen.]

The smoke then transformed back into the Shadow Fiend's form.

"The first experiment is complete. Now we move on to the next experiment. We will release experiment target number 2, the elephant."

The researcher's indifferent voice rang out again, completely unconcerned about the life or death of a prisoner. You could tell from D-C22's tone that he wasn't a good person; dead is dead, nobody cares.

As soon as the researchers finished speaking, the laboratory door opened.

A loud call came from an elephant, and an elephant walked in, almost filling the room.

After the elephant went inside, the people outside quickly closed the door, fearing they might get caught in.

Because of the elephant's large size, its shadow naturally and unsurprisingly fell upon the Shadow Fiend.

The next second, Shadow Fiend transformed into a cloud of smoke the size of an elephant—a cloud of smoke so immense it was completely disproportionate to its size!

The elephant sensed something was wrong with the smoke and tried to back away, but before it could, its entire body was enveloped in smoke.

After the black smoke dissipated, the elephant completely disappeared, and the smoke returned to the original form of the Shadow Fiend, whose size remained unchanged.

"Next, we'll conduct the third experiment, releasing the visual illusion beasts."

The researchers sounded a little nervous when they mentioned visual mythical creatures.

[Then the lab door opened again, and a glass cabinet riddled with cracks was pushed in. The door was then quickly closed, and one could see the frantic activity outside.]

Inside the glass case is a visual monster, constantly banging against the glass, desperate to regain its freedom!

[Bang!]

As expected, even a bulletproof tempered glass case couldn't stop the visual illusion beast; it successfully broke through the glass and escaped.

[Then the visual monster began moving rapidly around the laboratory, searching for a way to escape.]

Its movement was so fast that its shadow also flickered at an astonishing frequency. In the brightly lit room, the visual monster's shadow appeared exceptionally large and quite terrifying.

Just a short while after the visual phantom moved, its shadow finally enveloped the Shadow Demon.

【"call out!"】

This time, the Shadow Demon's smoke form was moving much faster than during the previous two hunts.

The visual phantom seemed to sense that the smoke was not ordinary and immediately increased its speed. However, as it increased its speed, the smoke formed by the shadow demon also increased its speed, constantly chasing the visual phantom.

[Then the smoke split into several streams, enveloping the visual illusion at the same speed, and finally catching up with it, engulfing it in the smoke.]

In less than two seconds, the smoke dissipated, and the visual illusion vanished without a trace. The scattered smoke coalesced again, transforming into a shadow demon.

"Fourth experiment: Open the laboratory roof."

However, even under these circumstances, the researchers did not stop their experiments on Shadow Fiend.

The roof was being opened, and dazzling sunlight streamed in from above.

"Roar! Ro ...

Then a terrifying roar came from outside the laboratory; a gigantic monster, a thousand meters long, was approaching the laboratory whose roof had been opened.

"This monster looks like a dinosaur, but its body is more like an ape. It's covered in pustules and looks disgusting. I wonder if it's a monster from the blood pool."

The Shadow Fiend's size was vastly different from this monster's; no one could compare them, yet strange things still happened.

[A gigantic monster, over a thousand meters tall, was about to destroy the laboratory when its shadow enveloped the Shadow Fiend. The next second, the Shadow Fiend unleashed a massive cloud of smoke, its sheer power rivaling that of the gigantic monster!]

Before the giant monster could react, it was engulfed by a massive cloud of smoke. When the smoke cleared, the giant monster had vanished, and no one knew where it had gone.

The billowing smoke then transformed back into the Shadow Fiend's original form.

[The experiment concludes here. After numerous experiments, the Containment Council researchers have finally determined the nature of the Shadow Fiend.]

Anything, whether living or dead, that casts a shadow on the Shadow Fiend will instantly turn into smoke and devour it.

Whether it was eaten or transported elsewhere, we do not know.

The Containment Council attempted to determine what lay within the shadow demon's darkness, but no matter their efforts, they were ultimately unable to prevent the shadow from engulfing the demon and causing it to be swallowed up, resulting in their failure.

Therefore, the Containment Council still cannot figure out what the Shadow Fiend's structure is, what its interior is, or whether what it devours becomes its nourishment or suffers some other fate.

The Containment Council attempted to attack the Shadow Fiend with ranged attacks, but regardless of the method—magic, physical, or laser—it could not harm the Shadow Fiend in the slightest.

[It's like attacking a cloud of smoke; footage has surfaced showing attacks touching the Shadow Fiend, and they all seem to be swallowed up.]

That concludes the introduction to Shadow Fiend.

The Shadow Fiend's extraordinary characteristics and abilities have undoubtedly shocked many people.

Chapter 501 The Shadow Demon Appears in the Doraemon Universe

Tsunade: Once a shadow covers it, it devours the other party, ignoring the difference in size. What kind of monster is this?

Jiraiya: This is no longer just a monster; we don't even know what species it is.

Asmita: It feels more like a conceptual thing.

Degel: Conceptually, could this Shadow Fiend be the embodiment of some concept or rule?

Hypnos: Isn't that the supreme god? The god who represents the rules themselves!

Thanatos: Don't be ridiculous. Gods of that level are at the level of chief gods, or even higher. How could something so insignificant be that thing!

Diana: Tiny? Didn't you see how enormous it becomes when it's about to devour its opponent?

Clark: This thing is troublesome. Once the shadow covers it, it will be eaten up, and it seems that because the opponent's speed becomes particularly fast, it is impossible to get rid of it.

Dan Moroboshi: More importantly, ranged attacks don't seem to work either, and I don't know if our Ultraman beams will be effective.

Daigo: If that doesn't work either, I don't know how to contain it.

Barry: If it really happens, should I give it a try? My speed might be enough to get rid of the Shadow Fiend, and I can make sure the shadow doesn't cover it.

Bruce Wayne: It's still quite risky, and honestly I'd rather he didn't appear in our universe.

Dragon: I think so too. This thing is too eerie. If it really appears, I'm afraid there can't be any living creatures around it.

Sengoku: I think the same way. It would be fine if this thing couldn't move on its own, but it would be troublesome if it could.

While everyone was discussing it animatedly, the screen began to predict the universe in which Shadow Fiend would appear.

"The universe where the Shadow Demon is predicted to appear is the Doraemon universe."

As soon as the voice on the screen finished speaking, Nobita couldn't help but scream.

Nobita: Eh?! No way, this thing actually appeared in our universe!

Suneo: Nobita, calm down! What are you afraid of?

Nobita: How can we not be afraid? If the shadow touches it, it will be eaten. How are we going to contain it?

Shizuka: Indeed, I'm afraid even attacks won't work.

Dorami: Don't worry about that, I have a solution. As long as there's no shadow, it'll be fine.

Gian: Huh? What do you mean? Do we have to wait until it gets dark?

Dorami: No, I can use a gadget to cut out everyone's shadows, then we won't have the problem of shadows touching the Shadow Demon.