"What did you do?"
Inside the venue, Liu Xiyue had already noticed that the dark red mist was gradually fading away. Naturally, she subconsciously asked the person hidden in the shadows.
Silver Wolf did not hide anything.
[I just cut off the source of the bugs. This way, even if they regenerate by relying on the negative emotions of humans in the city, there will eventually be a limit.]
Those casual words struck Liu Xiyue like a bolt from the blue.
Could it be... she used her own ability to directly block the mystic realm itself?
One had to know that mystic realms were still a complete unknown to the Dragon Kingdom. They couldn't be predicted in advance, nor could their interiors be accurately investigated.
Controlling a mystic realm was even more impossible.
Yet this Stellaron Hunter had actually managed to interfere with one to a certain extent.
At that moment, Liu Xiyue's face was filled with shock.
Thinking back to when she first heard of the Stellaron Hunters not long ago, she had assumed they were merely powerful Hackers.
Looking at it now, the Ability Bureau had clearly underestimated them far too much.
[I suggest you crouch down and protect your head. Although I've already cut off the core power source, if we want to completely wipe them out, we'll still need to use a little force.]
Seeing the dumbfounded look on Liu Xiyue's face, Silver Wolf kindly reminded her again.
However, Liu Xiyue clearly didn't take it seriously.
Putting away the shock on her face, she confidently declared,
"Don't worry. At least when it comes to raw power, I'm very confident in my"
Before she could finish speaking,
Rumble!!!
An earth-shattering roar suddenly tore through the sky like divine thunder exploding overhead.
Sound waves rippled through the air in visible rings.
At the Anime Convention, the very center of the storm, every display screen and neon light began vibrating violently, the shrill noise sounding like ten thousand steel needles piercing directly into the ears.
The "sun" hanging in the sky today was dazzling beyond compare.
Blazing white light poured down like molten gold, turning the originally blue sky into a crimson-red sea. Emerald-colored solar flames flickered faintly along the edges of the clouds.
Though it was already nearing afternoon, the skyline of Canglan Capital looked eerily like the first moments of dawn.
Rosy clouds spread across the heavens like a waterfall of blood, painting every skyscraper in gold and scarlet.
Magnificent.
Yet deeply unsettling.
A terrifying heatwave carrying the aura of destruction swept across the entire city. Wherever it passed, glass shattered and vegetation scorched black.
Rumble!!!
The deafening roar made eardrums ache violently.
Even the ground beneath their feet began splitting apart with fine cracks.
The earth trembled as though an invisible giant hand were repeatedly gripping and shaking it. Booth supports groaned loudly, while crowds toppled over one after another like harvested wheat.
And at that exact moment,
A rainbow-colored pillar of light nearly a hundred meters wide burst through the roof of the Anime Convention like molten gemstones erupting into the heavens.
The magnificent rainbow rose like a colossal dragon, piercing through layer after layer of clouds before intertwining with the crimson "rosy clouds" on the horizon.
Rosy light and rainbow brilliance spiraled together into a radiant vortex, forming a breathtaking scene that looked as though it belonged only in ancient myths.
A heavenly phenomenon worthy of a once-in-ten-thousand-years miracle had appeared before everyone's eyes without the slightest warning.
...
"Heavens! Bro, look at those rosy clouds! It's like molten gold spilled all over the sky!"
"What rosy clouds? Did you drink too much in broad daylight?"
"Sis, touch my hand! Why's it suddenly so hot? A few hours ago I still needed a jacket!"
"Forget that, look at the rainbow! My phone captured the whole thing! The rainbow and the rosy clouds twisting together... it's unbelievably beautiful!"
"OMG! Is the weather going insane? At noon it was cool and breezy, and now my back's completely soaked from the heat!"
"The ground just shook! It was only for a few seconds, but that was definitely an earthquake!"
"Mama! This seriously feels like the end of the world! Why hasn't school announced a holiday yet?!"
"Wuhu! Because of the earthquake, our school let us go home early this afternoon!"
...
Today, the entirety of Canglan Capital was destined to be anything but peaceful.
Back when Yunli used her ultimate move, it had also triggered a celestial phenomenon.
But only people within roughly ten kilometers had noticed it.
This time, however,
Not only had the heavens been dyed by those magnificent "rosy clouds" and "rainbows"
An incomparably dazzling sun had also appeared above Canglan Capital.
Its scorching radiance was so intense that nearly half the city's residents could see it simply by looking up.
Even more exaggeratedly, this "sun" had completely disrupted the weather forecasts for the next several days. The temperature across the entire nation would likely rise several degrees because of it alone.
Naturally, such an unprecedented spectacle instantly detonated across the internet.
Within only a few hours, discussions regarding this phenomenon had swept across the entire web, completely overshadowing the earlier incident in Muyun City.
"Are... are you okay?"
"I-I'm fine! What could possibly happen to me?!"
Liu Xiyue stubbornly shook her head, forcing an expression that insisted she was perfectly alright.
Liu Yunshuang's gaze swept across her niece like a scanner.
The hem of her skirt was dirty with grass and dust, while several bloodstained scratches on her cheeks resembled dried riverbeds. Other than that, however, there did not appear to be any serious injuries.
Only then did Liu Yunshuang slowly relax her tightly furrowed brows.
Liu Xiyue also responded with a shallow smile.
Of course,
Only her slender waist knew just how much pain it was currently in.
When that blazing "sun" in the sky erupted earlier and the air exploded with violent shockwaves, she, who had ignored the Hacker's warning, had been instantly blown away by the impact.
First came the dizzying sensation of the world spinning around her.
Then came the strange floating feeling of stepping on clouds.
Finally, she crashed heavily onto a raised section of flooring in an extremely undignified posture.
And unfortunately,
That seemingly delicate waist of hers had become the very first point of impact.
Though it wasn't anything serious,
She probably wouldn't be able to straighten her back for quite a while.