Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?

"Mom, Mom, what weapon should I learn?"

"Learn the sword like your father; it's the coolest weapon in the world."

"Dad, Dad, what weapon should I learn?"

"Anything but the sword, if you have to learn, choose the biggest, most powerful weapon you can find in the storage, I can find you a teacher for any of them!"

"Hmm... This spear is big and heavy, just like Dad said, I want to learn this one!"

And thus, little Yuffie's life was ruined.

The last image in her vision stayed just before she was devoured by insect eggs, and Yuffie's consciousness seemed to drift aimlessly on a turbulent ocean, sometimes submerged by water, sometimes pushed to the surface, the repeated ups and downs almost made her dizzy.

An inexplicable external force repeatedly pressed her below the waterline, trying to suffocate her, but she relied on her willpower to stay awake, unwilling to pass out no matter what.

Seeing that force wasn't working, that inexplicable force switched tactics, showing her things she didn't want to see.

That was the conversation that happened when she first met her spear technique teacher.

"Four hundred and sixty-three years ago, a hero known as the Spear Hero defeated the Demon King, but because he coveted and harassed his teammate's bird-like Magic Pet, he was stabbed in the back post-war by his teammates, leaving behind a spear technique that anyone could learn, forming the basis of today's spear technique system."

"Three hundred and eighty-one years ago, a legendary master known as the Spear Saint, wielding a 'Demon Gun', faced the Demon King at the mountain top. During their fierce battle, a stray stone hit his head, breaking his concentration and causing serious injury. He left behind a complete spear technique system before passing away."

"Two hundred and eighty-eight years ago, the fifth generation Spear Saint 'Hei Mu' defeated the Demon Clan's Heavenly King, but died from food poisoning. His greatest contribution was thirteen uniquely skillful spear techniques and the nurturing of a large number of instructors."

"One hundred and sixty years ago, seven whimsical Magicians waged a sinister war ceremony, each summoning a heroic spirit of history to fight. The Spear Hero's spirit was summoned and not only defeated the other six Magicians but also significantly improved the spear technique at the time."

"Unfortunately, just as he was about to win, the unsanctioned competition was discovered by the authorities. To escape punishment, the Magician who summoned the Spear Hero ordered him to commit suicide and fled, never to be caught to this day."

"S-so what does the teacher mean to say?" At this moment, Yuffie's childish voice, still trembling, rang out.

"I mean, the spear techniques you are learning now are the painstaking efforts of your predecessors, so you must study well and pass down the fine tradition of the spear practitioners."

"I-I-I, is it too late for me to change to something else now?"

From Yuffie's current condition, the answer back then was probably indeed too late.

At that time, little Yuffie had a big question - what did the fine tradition of the spear practitioners mean?

Bad luck!?

Otherwise, how did five generations of Spear Saints change within just one hundred years!

But with the mindset of not giving up halfway on what she had decided, she persisted in practicing the spear technique until now. Initially worried about when misfortune might strike her, she gradually came to terms when her life went untroubled and smooth.

It's possible that the misfortune rumor associated with spear wielding is just a myth.

Then, on Red's side, a series of incidents made her gradually recall this rumor, how come everything seemed to go wrong since she arrived in this land?

The tried-and-true Empathy caused her to see strange things, indirectly leading to being parasitized, then beaten by Maria, and now she was swallowed by insect eggs.

(Expletive)... Could the tradition of spear practitioners be proving itself on me today?

At this thought, the solid wall of her heart defenses crumbled.

That external force seized the opportunity to flood into her body, and then her consciousness was completely taken over by darkness.

Before completely losing consciousness, she saw a dirty, twisted giant insect grinning hideously at her, was that the original form of the so-called Insect King?

Clearly a horrific scene, enough to give nightmares.

However, from Yuffie's perspective, she seemed to have seen something that dispelled the horror from the atmosphere completely.

The giant insect had no idea what was happening, but behind it gradually appeared several 'smiling'...

Monstrous things?

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Perhaps due to premature birth, the Insect King's body was unstable and could not form a fixed shape.

So it simply remodeled its body based on Yuffie's form inside it.

Yuffie's head, aside from her eyes becoming insect-like compound eyes, had no other changes; at most, there was some added sinister aura.

However, her body was covered with a thick layer of intersecting exoskeletons, making her look fierce and terrifying while also making her body seem large and her head small. Yet, the figure revealed a certain bizarre beauty, like something straight out of a manga.

The overwhelming Demon Qi emanated from it, obliterating any nearby parasites into dust; all insects halted their movements, and cast their reverent eyes towards this 'king', adopting gestures akin to worship.

Is there any way to save this situation?

"This... guy..."

The Fran Greatsword in Dal's hand seemed to tremble slightly, though it wasn't the Abyss, the immense power was equally invigorating, stirring a fighting spirit.