Still in the dream.
—"Let me see!"
In the locked room, the gentleness on March 7th's delicate pretty face was gone. In its place was a queen-like superiority. Her gaze scrutinized Stelle's trembling delicate body, a trace of triumphant amusement flashing in her eyes.
Stelle really didn't expect March 7th to change faces so quickly. Probably due to the alcohol, she swallowed hard and shouted loudly: "No!!"
Bang!
As soon as the words left her mouth, March 7th's pink fist suddenly smashed into Stelle's forehead. This made the already dizzy latter see stars. She fell backward onto the bed, her body forming a "大" shape.
With one successful hit, March 7th immediately followed up with additional attacks. She took off her shoes, climbed onto the bed, and rudely tore open the packaging.
—"Ugh… Aaaaah— March no! March don't!"
At this moment, Stelle was still trying her best to resist.
Whoosh—
March 7th casually threw Stelle's black jacket onto the floor.
"March no!"
"Be obedient!"
Whoosh—
The white shirt underneath was also thrown down, followed by the leg ring, XX, XX…
...
Probably a few hours later.
Stelle lay weakly on the bed, her eyes hollow. There were still tear stains at the corners of her eyes and mouth. At this moment, the only thing she could do was hug the pillow tightly in front of her.
March 7th put on her clothes while saying with satisfaction: "Remember, this is a secret between the two of us. You'd better not tell anyone."
"If you want to say it out loud, you'd better be careful."
"I know where your train is, and I know which room you're in. You'd better remember that, got it?"
Stelle didn't reply.
She was thinking: Why is the galaxy like this? What is its starting point? What will its ending point be? How exactly do the Aeons ascend?
Why is this world… so cruel?
Is she doomed to only be a plaything for others to manipulate?
No… this absolutely cannot be her fate!
If she was born as the blazing sun of [Propagation], then let the Swarm King and March all turn into her erupting solar flares!
Let this rage that has accumulated for three hundred and twenty-nine chapters drown everything!!!
Whoosh—!
At this very moment, a cluster of cyan-green flames suddenly burst out above Stelle's head. The flames were fierce, yet they gave off no sense of heat. Under Stelle's puzzled gaze, the flames gradually condensed into a round orb. An ancient, distant voice came from within: "Young one, do you desire power?"
...
In reality.
March 7th naturally had no idea what was happening in Stelle's dream. She only knew that she seemed to have gone overboard today, causing Stelle to remain unconscious for so long with no sign of waking up. Her complexion was still withered, as if she were on the verge of death.
"Is it severe dehydration…? That shouldn't be, right? I looked it up online before. It doesn't have much effect. Just drink more fluids to make up for it."
March 7th sat by Stelle's bedside, holding her cheeks with both hands, muttering to herself: "No… the internet said that if Stelle feels uncomfortable she'll walk away on her own. She didn't walk away earlier, which means she didn't feel uncomfortable!"
"I should prepare some nutritional supplements to help her recover…"
Thinking this, March 7th was about to go prepare some food. But at that moment, an intangible aura suddenly emerged inside the room, causing her to subconsciously narrow her beautiful eyes.
...Something's wrong. There's a third presence in this room besides her and Stelle!
As the guard of the Astral Express, March 7th was extremely sensitive to dangerous auras. That suddenly appearing strange feeling might be an illusion to others, but to March 7th it was undoubtedly a blaring alarm.
Something's wrong!
March 7th reached out and summoned Cloud-Piercer into her hand: "…No matter who you are, reveal your true form and state your purpose right now. Otherwise, I'll have to prepare you to be pierced by Cloud-Piercer."
"Hmph hahahahaha—!"
The very next second after March 7th's cold shout, a strange laugh suddenly rang out. The voice was illusory and real, seeming to come from all directions at once: "What a perceptive fellow. Unfortunately, you've already fallen into the trap!"
!
March 7th's heart suddenly jolted because she realized she couldn't tell where the voice was coming from at all!
"Ah…"
At the same time, a pair of slender arms suddenly attacked from behind, clamping her body tightly. Normally, with March 7th's battle intuition, she couldn't possibly be controlled by such a low-level method. But the owner of these arms was someone she had never been on guard against…
Stelle had somehow woken up and come behind her!
"Stelle, what's wrong with you?"
March 7th was afraid of hurting her and could only try to communicate with words.
"Hahahaha— Useless!"
The owner of the voice sounded rather pleased: "Without the Creation Furnace suppressing us, we Heliobi are invincible!"
"Listen up! I am one of the fragments of the Great Heliobus [Blaze of the Wilds]. You can call me the Lustful Heliobus! Yesterday, I was liberated from endless time and regained my freedom!"
"Three thousand years! I've finally come out! Let this rage that has burned for over three thousand summers and winters incinerate the entire Xianzhou Luofu!"
"Starting with you two!"
The Lustful Heliobus explained on its own: "I follow the Path of [Propagation]. I never expected to encounter an innate Propagation sacred body right after coming out, so I'll gladly accept this one first. If you're not afraid of hurting her, then go ahead and attack! Ah hahahahaha!"
As it spoke, a cluster of cyan-green flames ignited above Stelle's head—the standard sign of Heliobus power control!
"Damn it!" March 7th angrily said, "Who released you and ordered you to do this?"
The Lustful Heliobus laughed loudly: "I can tell you—the plan to destroy the Xianzhou Luofu was decided by Cirrus!"
Cirrus?
March 7th's thoughts raced as she gradually recalled the relevant information about this name from her memory:
That was the Heliobus that had possessed Hoolay some time ago. On the Skysplitter, it seemed to have said something like "I will definitely come back"…
So it was that one behind this?!
"Haah… March, you smell so good."
While March 7th was secretly planning, Stelle behind her suddenly leaned close to her ear and bit it while saying those words—
!
"Hmph! As the saying goes, 'Lust is the chief of all evils.' I want to make you people fall into the troubles of lacking self-discipline, slowly consuming your own energy until you die a slow death!"
The Lustful Heliobus stated its plan very bluntly: "Anyone affected by my power will become undisciplined. Once that starts, it becomes hard to stop!"
"In this way, within a month, the Xianzhou Luofu will face total destruction! Ah hahahahaha!"
"Hahahahahaha… Hm? Little girl, what are you doing? Were you even listening to me?"