[Real World, Site 13]
Watching the movie footage, which showed a dream sequence starkly different from the 'Jing Liuli's flashback' scene not long ago, the dimensional viewers at Site 13 were confused.
'Strange, why is this dream memory of Liuli different from the previous flashback?'
'Perhaps the previous dream memory was just a beautified scenario by Liuli, and this segment is her true memory?'
'Not necessarily. Maybe this memory has been influenced by those guys from the Star Frost Faction.'
'Let's watch and see.'
What kind of memories are the most indelible?
Though it may be cruel, the most deeply engraved memories are often accompanied by pain.
And since dreams are the materialization of a person's subconscious, the events that take place within them, while fictitious, have a very real impact on the person.
Therefore, the Star Frost Faction's plan was not complicated from the start.
They aimed to exploit the deepest fear within Jing Liuli's heart, then amplify and reinforce it, thereby deepening Liuli's memory of this segment.
Then, they would replace the real-world memory, allowing the 'Frost God' to become the 'Light' that saves Jing Liuli from that desperate darkness.
In this way, the shadow of the Frost God would be deeply imprinted in Jing Liuli's memory, making her the Frost God's most devout follower.
Simultaneously, the later Jing Liuli would also unconsciously spread her faith in the Frost God.
While simple, this plan was highly efficient and had an extremely high success rate.
However, the premise of all this was that the Frost God could genuinely become the 'Light' that redeems Liuli.
[Dream World]
"Screech! Screech!"
The piercing screams sounded like fingernails scraping across rusty iron, hurting the eardrums.
Two Rotten Plague Rats arched their backs. Under their decaying fur, gray-white muscles twitched slightly, bloody drool hung from their mouths, and a pair of cloudy, scarlet eyes fixed deadly on little Liuli in Liuli's Dad's arms.
Little Liuli wrinkled her nose at the foul, rotten smell in the air, then instinctively snuggled deeper into her father's embrace.
At the same time, as Liuli's Dad watched the Rotten Plague Rats close in step by step, his heart felt squeezed by an invisible hand, and his breathing began to quicken.
The dimensional viewers quickly noticed the unusual state of Liuli's Dad.
A ghastly bite mark appeared on his arm. Warm blood flowed down his elbow, quickly soaking his sleeve.
Undoubtedly, in the interval between the camera cutting to reality and cutting back, Liuli's Dad had already fought with these two Rotten Plague Rats and sustained a non-trivial injury.
Yet, even injured, Liuli's Dad tried his best to stay calm.
He looked at his daughter, who was constantly trembling from fear, and used all his strength to steady his voice, saying: "Don't be afraid, Liuli, Daddy is here."
Although Liuli's Dad tried to remain as composed as possible, the trembling tail-end of his words still exposed his current fear of the monsters.
The moment he finished speaking, the Rotten Plague Rat on the left suddenly sprang up, its claws flashing with a cold light, heading straight for little Liuli's face!
Liuli's Dad instinctively raised his arm to block.
In a flash of lightning, the Plague Rat's fangs scraped past his wrist, leaving three gashes deep enough to show bone.
"Dad!"
Seeing her father injured, little Liuli in his arms immediately cried out in alarm, her small hands gripping her father's collar tightly.
Just as the two Rotten Plague Rats prepared to attack again, a 'clang' sound suddenly rang out.
The next second, a recently emptied soda can flew from off-screen and accurately struck the back of one of the Plague Rat's heads.
"Screech!"
The Plague Rat cried out in pain and turned its head towards the direction of the can.
It was looking for the ill-mannered fellow who had thrown litter around.
The movie camera shifted following the Plague Rat's gaze. A silver-haired little boy in a short-sleeved shirt appeared in the center of the screen.
He wasn't tall, looking only six or seven years old, yet he was carrying a blue backpack wider than himself. His eyes were calm, unlike those of a child.
Before anyone could react, the little boy's legs instantly exerted force, and he quickly rushed up to one of the Plague Rats and kicked out.
In slow motion, the dimensional viewers clearly saw a faint silver Star Energy wrapping around his calf like sheer silk. Under his skin, a faint glow of flowing Star Energy could be vaguely seen, causing tiny fluctuations in the surrounding air.
Bang!
The kick from Tendo landed squarely on the Plague Rat's side waist.
The next second, the Rotten Plague Rat was thrown like a rag doll, arcing through the air before hitting a park bench with a 'thud.' The crisp sound of its spine snapping, 'crack,' echoed as it slid awkwardly off the bench and onto the ground.
Having suffered such a heavy blow, the Plague Rat twitched on the ground for a long time but couldn't get up, only its claws scrabbled fruitlessly at the ground, making that grating sound.
The other Rotten Plague Rat saw this and was about to counter-attack, but the little boy had already casually bent down and picked up a branch from the ground.
Star Energy spread from his arm, enveloping the entire branch.
Then, the branch in his hand viciously stabbed towards the Rotten Plague Rat's head.
With a 'pfft,' the Star Energy-wrapped branch easily pierced the Plague Rat's skull and plunged into the Star Core in its brain.
The Rotten Plague Rat's body instantly froze, its scarlet eyes gradually losing their luster, becoming completely still.
All this seemed to take a long time but actually happened in just a few seconds.
Liuli's Dad, standing nearby, opened his mouth but couldn't speak for a long time.
Because the force of the little boy's kick, and the final stab aimed at the Plague Rat, did not seem like something an elementary school student could do.
Instead, it resembled the actions of a powerful group he had only seen on TV, known as 'Star Envoys.'
Could this seemingly harmless little boy be one of the legendary 'Star Envoys'?
Before Liuli's Dad could figure it out, the little boy spoke: "Follow me. It's not safe here."
His voice was very calm, yet carried an unquestionable and very firm tone.
Following his gaze, Liuli's Dad quickly saw the shadows of more Star Beasts emerging not far from the park.
Liuli's Dad snapped back to his senses. He tightly hugged little Liuli in his arms, enduring the pain in his arm, and obediently followed the unfamiliar little boy.
However, after walking a short distance, Liuli's Dad seemed to recall something and sincerely said: "Th-thank you, little friend. By the way, what is your name?"
The little boy didn't turn back, merely continuing to walk forward.
But after walking a little longer, he spoke again.
"Tendo. It's just a small matter, you don't need to worry about it."
Although little Tendo sounded cold, his pace had subtly slowed down, allowing the injured Liuli's Dad, who was carrying a child, to keep up with him.
During this time, little Liuli, nestled in her father's arms, secretly watched the silver-haired figure ahead. Her tears still clung to her cheeks, but she slowly stopped crying.
This strange big brother is so amazing!
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