[The Sea Music Hall, Aurora Aria, VIP Seats]
As a pale purple dream power enveloped the entire music hall, the vast majority of the audience closed their eyes, wearing gentle smiles, fully immersed in the shared illusion woven by Jing Liuli.
Among these people, some dreamed of a family dinner reunion, others dreamed of the excitement of seeing a concert for the first time...
Although their dreams were different, the 'beauty' contained within these dreams was the same.
While some entered the dream, others naturally remained awake.
Caroline looked at Tendo beside her. He had his eyes closed, his breathing was even as if asleep, and even the silver coin he had been toying with in his hand had unknowingly stopped moving.
After seriously watching Tendo for a moment, the corners of Caroline's mouth curved into a slight smile, and she whispered: "Tendo, you just do what you think is right. As for the rest... leave it to me."
As her words fell, Caroline gently stood up. Her green cat ears shone with a soft luster under the lights, but they could not conceal the determination in her eyes.
And almost at the same moment she stood up, a dozen figures in various corners of the music hall also rose simultaneously.
They were the Star Emissaries of the Star Frost Faction, their glow sticks concealing small Star Dream Stones. A pale blue glow circulated around them, isolating Jing Liuli's dream power and keeping them consistently awake.
What exactly was the Star Frost Faction's goal?
And why did Tendo allow them to appear at the concert even though he knew their location?
Regarding this question, the Dimensional Audience on Site 13 already had a vague speculation, but they had never received definitive confirmation.
But as Jing Liuli began to weave that vast 'Real Dream,' all doubts slowly began to have an accurate answer at this moment.
Protected by the 'Star Dream Stones,' the Star Emissaries of the Star Frost Faction expressionlessly swept their gaze over the surrounding audience immersed in the dream, then rose and walked toward the center of the stage.
Although according to their original plan, the key figure for seizing the core Star Dream Stone above the stage and injecting the Frost God Gospel into Jing Liuli's Real Dream was the Elder Shuang Mo Bing.
And these 'pawns' only needed to coordinate externally to ensure no one interfered.
But with Shuang Mo Bing being driven away by Tendo, the entire 'Gospel Plan' was forced to change, and they had to activate alternative protocols.
That was to use external force to corrupt the current core Star Dream Stone, inscribing the Frost God's mark into Jing Liuli's dream as much as possible, making her the Frost God's best agent.
In the aisle, twelve members of the Star Frost Faction lined up in a queue. Star Energy condensed in their palms, and pale blue cold air spread along the floor. Even the dream power in the air froze into tiny ice crystals.
They walked step by step toward the stage, closing in on Jing Liuli, who was currently dominating the dream.
The leading man wore a black hooded sweater, the brim pulled low, showing only a taut jawline.
As he passed a fan leaning back in a chair dreaming, the cold air from his fingertip accidentally brushed the back of the fan's hand.
The fan instantly shivered, unconsciously muttering 'so cold.' The dream was clearly disturbed.
However, just as they were about to reach the edge of the stage, they suddenly stopped.
The leading Star Frost Faction member looked at Caroline, who stood between them and Jing Liuli, and said coldly: "Caroline, are you sure you want to interfere with our Star Frost Faction's affairs?"
"You should know that even the General President wouldn't easily interfere with the internal matters of other Star Emissary families. Do you, a disciple of the General President, want to actively break this understanding?"
Facing these words, Caroline's face did not show much emotional fluctuation.
She glanced at Jing Liu, who was still singing at the center of the stage.
It was just that, at some unknown point, the edges of the wings of several Dream Butterflies had quietly frosted over with a thin layer of ice.
Caroline then withdrew her gaze, looking back at the Star Frost Faction Star Emissaries, and said faintly: "I am not here as the General President's disciple... I just don't want anyone to ruin the concert that my friend worked so hard to put on. That is all."
Hearing this, the members of the Star Frost Faction were silent for a moment, then made their decision.
They suddenly dispersed, forming a semicircle to surround Caroline.
Pale blue cold air spread across the floor, like a large net woven of ice, firmly trapping Caroline within it.
And just when the Dimensional Audience thought they were about to witness Caroline's first appearance in battle as an adult.
The animated film's camera shifted to Jing Liuli's 'dream.'
And this dream was somewhat unusual this time.
[Jing Liuli's Dream - City Park]
The afternoon sun was warm and gentle, casting light on the grass, carrying the scent of grass and earth.
In the scene, little Liuli accidentally stepped on a watermelon rind and immediately fell onto the grass. Not only did her clothes get covered in grass clippings, but the cotton candy in her hand also dropped to the ground, crumpling into a sticky mess.
Looking at the uneatable cotton candy on the ground, little Liuli was about to say something when she heard screams coming from the park not far away.
"Star Beasts! It's Star Beasts! Run!"
She looked up and saw a few half-meter-long monsters suddenly rushing in through the park entrance.
They resembled rats, their fur rotten and exposing pink muscle, their eyes scarlet, and their claws scratching the ground with a 'squeak,' emitting a pungent stench of decay.
Seeing these monsters, fear surged through little Liuli's entire body like an electric current.
Before little Liuli could react, Liuli's Dad immediately picked her up and ran at full speed toward the park exit.
"Liuli, hold onto Daddy!"
"Mhm."
Little Liuli buried her face in her father's arms, feeling his rapidly beating heart and his sweat-drenched clothes.
But just as they were about to rush out of the park, two Corrosive Plague Rats suddenly darted out from the nearby flowerbed, blocking the middle of the path.
They bared their teeth, revealing sharp fangs.
Saliva dripped from the corners of their mouths onto the ground, instantly corroding small pits into the pavement.
Seeing this scene, Liuli's Dad abruptly stopped.
He held little Liuli with one hand and picked up a branch from the ground with the other, pointing it at the two monsters in front of him.
But his trembling hand undoubtedly hinted at the fact that he was also extremely terrified of these two monsters at the moment.
Yet, the instinct of fatherhood made him overcome the fear in his heart.
"Daddy... I'm scared..."
Hearing his daughter's words, Liuli's Dad lowered his head, trying hard to put on a composed expression, and said: "Don't be afraid, Liuli, Daddy will protect you."
Although he said this, how could he, an ordinary person, be a match for these monsters?
And just after Liuli's Dad finished speaking, the animated film's camera briefly showed the real-life Jing Liuli.
She had her eyes closed, her brows furrowed, profuse cold sweat beading on her forehead. The back of her performance dress was soaked through with sweat.
Evidently, the fear in the dream was being transmitted to reality via the Star Energy, affecting the real-life Jing Liuli as well.
And as the dominant figure of the dream, Jing Liuli's problem quickly spread to the audience.
In the audience below, some people frowned, others muttered 'so scary.'
The concert dream, which was originally supposed to be wrapped in warmth and beauty, was now developing toward a nightmare.
And if this situation continued, the concert would undoubtedly spin out of control.
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