Ironclad, but the dungeon is in Hell difficulty.

Chapter 88 An unexpected appearance

In the dimly lit passage, wisps of white light flashed through the flesh and blood that made up the walls, preventing people from seeing in complete darkness.

Although this light source is still pitch black for normal living beings, Yu Tianyi has dimensional senses, which allows him to overcome the limitations of conventional vision to some extent.

Even in such an environment, it can still be seen as bright as day and will not be affected in any way.

"This Emero is clearly up to no good, or rather, he's testing us."

Yu Tianyi followed the prompts floating in mid-air and moved forward step by step, thinking to himself.

Clearly, this was a test to see if he was one of the resistance fighters sent to rescue March 7th. If he was, he obviously wouldn't have remained indifferent.

Amelio guessed correctly; Yu Tianyi was indeed connected to March 7th, but only in previous encounters.

"Here we are."

A bright white door appeared before him. After passing through it, Yu Tianyi found himself in a huge space that resembled a laboratory, where many figures were moving around.

This place still maintains the same style as the previous planetary warship, it seems that this True Stinger has been transformed into their stronghold by the Sand King Cult.

At the center of the space was a spherical container in which floated a restrained female figure, clearly March 7th.

At this moment, her original armor had been stripped off, leaving only a layer of close-fitting white clothing, and her limbs were locked with some kind of rings.

A head of long pink hair floated in mid-air, indicating that the gravity in this area was unusual.

Seeing Amelio bring in a stranger, March 7's angry gaze was undisguised, but as streaks of purple lightning flashed in the container, she also revealed a look of pain.

Even so, no sound came out, which shows that the container was almost completely isolated from the outside world.

"How did the guests find it?"

"Interesting. It's somewhat similar to the gravity horseshoes in the prison, but I wonder if it uses a similar principle."

Yu Tianyi's gaze swept over March 7's already mature body for a moment before he calmly looked away without any emotion.

"Oh? It seems that technologies from different times and spaces do indeed have similarities."

"That's true, but different times and spaces can cause many parameters to change. For example, my Jade Tablet seems to be malfunctioning. I wonder if you could take a look and see what the problem is."

As he spoke, Yu Tianyi smiled and took out the jade tablet from his pocket, which immediately surprised Aimelo's three-dimensional image eyes.

"It's a crystal computer I've never seen before. The intricate patterns do resemble a chip, but I can't see any channels that can transmit energy. Wait a moment."

As he spoke, a mechanical arm extended from the wall beside him, took the jade tablet from Yu Tianyi's hand, and began to examine it.

"Well, the operating logic of this Jade Emperor is different from that of any computer I know. I'm afraid I can't help you with it."

Yu Tianyi retrieved the Jade Sign with slight disappointment. It seemed that the Jade Sign of the Alliance did indeed have the power of the Star God involved, and it was not the Emperor Bow Master of Fate.

In fact, Yu Zhao's technology was obtained from the All-Knowing Heavenly Lord, and it was not a technology developed by the Immortal Boat people themselves.

It is estimated that because there is no erudite being in this time and space, and the path of wisdom is dormant, the Jade Sign is also unusable.

"It's a pity, but it wasn't unexpected."

While they were discussing, they did not stop their experiment on March 7. After controlling her, they inserted several tube-like objects resembling insect mouthparts into her back, seemingly to inject some kind of liquid into her body.

"Is the plan to transform her into one of your members, then have her fight against your opponents to undermine their fighting spirit?"

"Yes, your speculation is very accurate. We do indeed have such plans."

Amelio smiled, her three-dimensional face beaming.

"However, that depends on whether this lady can withstand our ceremony."

As he finished speaking, Yu Tianyi saw that March 7th began to convulse. Her face, twisted in pain, was no longer recognizable as beautiful. The limbs resembling real worms slowly growing from her body made her look even more bizarre.

['Six Phases of Light - March 7th' is about to die. Should we lock in 40% of the shares and launch a recruitment drive against it? There is a chance of failure. (If we fail, all shares will be returned.)]

"?!"

Yu Tianyi looked at the notification flashing before his eyes with some surprise. This was something that had never happened before. In the dozen or so locust plague apocalypses, he had watched March 7 die in front of him every time except for the first one, but this time the notification appeared for the first time.

"Strange, it seems there are other factors at play. Otherwise, I should have been able to recruit him into the team the second time I entered the event."

Although he found the sudden appearance of the cheat software strange, he naturally thought it was something he shouldn't pass up.

Despite needing to lock in a 40% share, which is the combined share of Fu Xuan and Qing Que, Yu Tianyi believes that March 7th is definitely worth it.

After all, even disregarding sentimental factors, the fact that she could launch an attack that covered an entire planet while severely injured is enough to demonstrate her formidable combat strength.

"Yes."

After agreeing to the recruitment offer, Yu Tianyi was also curious about what this proactive recruitment would entail.

Pain, excruciating pain that penetrated to the bone, constantly assaulted March 7's consciousness, making her wish she were still unconscious.

It was obvious that these people from the Sand King Cult had injected her with some kind of stimulant, preventing her from triggering her body's protective mechanisms and keeping her fully conscious to experience the changes throughout her body.

This was an attempt to break her will, to completely subjugate her to the Shah King's cult, and to turn her into a weapon for their conquest.

"No, I can't just give in like this!"

On March 7th, unable to control her body, she could only rely on her willpower to persevere. However, as more and more unknown liquid was injected, even though she tried her best to suppress it, whispers still appeared in her ears, and everything she perceived began to distort.

In a daze, I seemed to have become a young larva, experiencing the life of a giant true larva that grows from small to large enough to devour a planet.

"No! I am...who am I?"

The complex memories, coupled with the distortion of her mind, almost made her forget everything about her human past, and her consciousness began to gradually become blurred.

“Little March, from today onwards we can’t call you Little March anymore, we should call you Commander March.”

A middle-aged woman with long red hair patted her shoulder and said this with a smile.

"Himeko... I will not... become an accomplice."

[On the seventh day of the third month of the 'Six Phases of Light,' the 'Lord of the Infinite Realm' has issued a recruitment notice for you. Do you wish to sign a contract and become a member of his ranks?]

Just as March 7th regained his last bit of consciousness and was preparing to forcibly end his own life, a voice suddenly rang out.

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PS:

Today's event is the easiest; you can easily defeat the opponent in 4 rounds.

I saw the Black Swan artwork, it's really great, here I come, 2.0!

Chapter 89 Recruiting in March

"!!!"

Like a drowning person suddenly surfacing, March 7th instinctively began to breathe heavily.

Then she realized that she had been captured by the Sand King's cult and was firmly imprisoned in the container. How could they possibly have done such a thing?

"here it is?"

The moment the thought crossed my mind on March 7, everything around me suddenly became clear, the ground smooth as if it had just been wiped clean, with a few scattered chairs.

And those familiar windows clearly indicate that this is the interior of a train carriage, the interior of the Starry Sky Train.

"My sea of ​​consciousness."

Sure enough, as her thoughts shifted, the surrounding environment kept changing, including scenes from when she was 'March 7th'.

There is also an earlier version of myself, a past that has been 'contaminated'. However, because this is not a reincarnation, but rather a near-complete severing and eradication of the erosion of the concept of 'reproduction', the scenes of these memories appear blurry and indistinct.

"The past, though it brought me a lot of help, was ultimately not me, not March 7th."

With a wave of her hand, the blurry images faded away quietly, without causing her any trouble.

March 7th already understood the cause and effect from the images left to her by 'her past self', so naturally she wouldn't dwell on whether she was herself or not.

Without focusing too much on his mind, March 7th discovered something even stranger.

As her consciousness and thoughts returned, the words that had seemed like a hallucination rang out again.

"Sign a contract and become a subordinate."

A wealth of information instantly flooded her consciousness, including a very clear explanation of the contract.

"Is it like even if we successfully defeat the locust plague, we still have to keep going to new universes and exploring different possibilities?"

That's really... fantastic.

Different universes, completely different events and characters, even the most primal dreams that I had almost forgotten after becoming a commander, just like the ones I had fantasized about on the Rainbow Car in my early years.

That is the will to 'explore,' the destination of the nameless traveler.

"However, I seem to have absolutely no understanding of what kind of existence this Infinite Realm Lord is."

March 7th had no idea whether the so-called contract was real or fake, or even what the entity that issued the invitation looked like.

Judging from the current situation, at least no coercive measures have been implemented; everything depends on her decision.

However, from those messages, March 7 also learned that he was on the verge of death in reality. If he refused this recruitment, everything would return to the moment the invitation was sent.

In other words, if she refused, she would surely die, while accepting the recruitment seemed to have no downsides.

However, March 7th also suspected that this might be some kind of demonic pact, that by agreeing to it, the entire universe would be dragged into a true abyss of despair.

After all, as the saying goes, there's no such thing as a free lunch; everything has already been priced in advance.

Just as she was deep in thought, she suddenly felt a light tap on her shoulder.

"!"

This was her sea of ​​consciousness, so logically no one else should have appeared here. On March 7th, she subconsciously turned around and saw a handsome man standing quietly, dressed in a white robe with mountain patterns on the hem.

"You, you are my contractor (the Lord of Infinite Realms)?"

"The reaction wasn't too slow."

Yu Tianyi nodded. He hadn't expected the recruitment process to change so drastically, with the person in charge personally taking charge.

Fortunately, he wasn't a naive young man, and this change wasn't enough to make him panic.

It was very easy for him to calm down and observe the changes around him, and he only appeared and stepped forward when he began to think on March 7th.