Nightmare Descends

Seaside Concert Hall, Aurora Aria, VIP Seating

As pale violet Dream Power enveloped the entire concert hall, most of the audience below closed their eyes, gentle smiles on their faces as they immersed themselves completely in the shared illusion woven by Jing Liuli.

Among them, some dreamed of reunion dinners with their families, while others dreamed of the excitement of attending a concert for the first time.

Though their dreams differed, the "beauty" contained within them was the same.

And where some entered the dream, others naturally remained awake.

Caroline looked at Tiandao beside her. His eyes were closed, his breathing so steady he seemed to be asleep. Even the silver coin he had been idly playing with had unknowingly come to a stop.

After watching Tiandao intently for a moment, Caroline's lips curled into a faint smile as she softly said, "Tiandao, just do what you think is right. Leave the rest to me."

As her words fell, Caroline slowly rose to her feet. Her green cat ears glimmered softly beneath the lights, yet they could not conceal the resolve in her eyes.

Almost the instant she stood up, more than a dozen figures in various corners of the concert hall rose in succession as well.

They were Star Envoys of the Starfrost Faction. Small Star Dream Stones were hidden within the glow sticks in their hands, and pale blue glimmers flowed around them, blocking Jing Liuli's Dream Power and keeping them awake.

What exactly was the Starfrost Faction's goal?

And why had Tiandao knowingly allowed these people to appear at the concert despite knowing their locations?

Though the Dimensional Audience on Station 13 had long held a vague guess about this question, they had never obtained any solid proof.

But as Jing Liuli began weaving that vast "True