The people in Sound Curtain City have not yet recovered from their state of numbness and blind obedience.
Ariel's symbolic spell was broken at the critical moment, but the individual who lost himself was still confused and had no room to think. Following the remaining subconscious, they looked at the screen and looked at the strange and beautiful girl from a foreign country.
"Sing a happy song at will and look forward to tomorrow's adventures
Step towards the distance where the sun shines
Nothing anymore -
Can block the mind! "
There is no vision, no illusion, the girl on the screen is just singing under the shade of the trees with her friends. The picture and the song touched people's hearts together, causing a little ripple of self in the numb and monotonous mind.
I don’t know who said it, whether it was intentional or not, a confused whisper came from the crowd.
"You don't need a license...to sing?"
Immediately, the man began to sing along softly.
"Nothing can stop my heart anymore"
Subconscious breathing sounds came one after another, and the frightened people were preparing to subdue the madmen. However, there was still no vision, everything was as normal as every quiet night.
The expressions of the people changed from shock to bewilderment, from confusion to excitement, and then indescribable ecstasy bloomed one after another, and screams sounded like thunder.
"...can I sing too?"
"——I can sing too!"
One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and the silent crowd suddenly turned into a crazy tide. Men and women who love music rushed to their homes and warehouses to take out their musical instruments. People who brought harmonicas or violins with them began to improvise, and more people just opened their lips and sang the songs in their hearts. .
The sudden opportunity made the citizens leave their most famous idols behind. They sang Ariel's songs, Xingli's songs, the theme songs of TV series, and rock music from the last century... Thousands of songs floated into the sky. , like thousands of flowers vying for beauty. People's voices drowned out Ariel's singing in the city center. If the singing can still be transformed into a phenomenon, the sound screen city at this moment will be transformed into a colorful sea of art.
This is the capital of the Sound State, a city that prides itself on music. Almost everyone loves music, and everyone has their own favorite song!
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With an angry look on her face, Ariel Kalash hurriedly announced that the concert was over and walked backstage because there was no point in singing anymore. Everything was going so smoothly originally. She should have taken advantage of this golden opportunity to become what Chrysostom called the "core of civilization"...an artificial totem that replaced totems...but a sudden blow completely disrupted her plans and made her always arrogant. woman falls into madness.
"What's going on?! Why does the sound phenomenon disappear? The totem is clearly in my hand!"
Ariel asked eagerly, and the old man and god on the other end of the communicator was there, with a look of joy in his eyes as a great revenge had been avenged.
"I don't understand either, Miss Ariel." Jin's lips twisted into a mean arc, "Now that the sound cheetah is in your hands, what else can your incompetent old father do? My brain is empty except for I’m afraid I can’t say anything except that little bit of life experience.”
"Say something quickly! If the plan fails, you won't have a good life!" Ariel screamed.
"With pleasure, my daughter." Jin smiled and nodded, "My experience is that you must learn to accept reality, admit failure, and find more escape routes for yourself."
"roll!"
Ariel smashed the communicator to pieces on the ground and stepped on her father's broken face among the fragments. She waved her arms fiercely and gave an order to the happy demon on the side: "Kill Jin Kalash!!"
"I don't care..." The white-clothed Happy Devil shrugged, "But the sword holder is still singing."
"Damn!" Ariel yelled with no grace, "Bring the Horror and follow me. Now that the matter is over, we will act according to the leader's original plan. Have you figured out their methods?!"
"Not yet, Your Highness Ariel." The Happy Demon looked ashamed, "That doesn't seem to be the method of impermanence."
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"Well done, Qiluo!"
A makeshift white stage was set up in the center of the urban park, and the black-haired idol was singing on the stage. Gongsun Ce and Shi Yuling played the guitar enthusiastically behind their idols, Alandia became the bassist, and Qin Qianbai played the drums. The whole group of people was as youthful as a club band in a university. Under the white stage, eager audience members were waving free light sticks. The brilliant appearance at Ariel's concert became Xingli's best advertisement, attracting many citizens from all over the city to flock to the park to sing with the young singer.
Qin Qianbai beat the drum loudly, and she took a moment to ask Qiluo: "Qiluo, how did you do this?"
"It's the most basic information manipulation!"
Qiluo's doppelgänger winked at her, and she used her information control ability to become invisible and stand on the stage, personally guiding the actions of the temporary band members.
"Qin Qianbai, do you know the principle on which Ariel Kalash's technique is based?"
Qin Qianbai made a guess: "Rely on the solid sound to quickly condense the 'idol', thereby completing an extremely efficient symbolic technique?"
"The Kalash family's research shows that real sound is a regular phenomenon. Its form of reality destruction is almost identical to Yun Yinglang's purple explosion. They are essentially the same ability, that is, the power of sound. "Qiluo played a cheerful melody, "Do you remember what I once said? The Impermanence Technique and the Huitian Technique are essentially special expression techniques of information, but ordinary people who do not have the energy source of 'Aura' will have a lifetime of trouble. This area cannot be touched. But the situation is different in the State of Solid Sound. The power of solid sound here is an open system, open to everyone who can sing. As long as the expressive effect of the singing voice is strong enough, the solid sound will transform it. into phenomena that affect reality.”
Rei Shigure, who was accompanying the accompanist, immediately understood: "So in the Real Sound State, everyone can be an impermanent magic user, and you can directly construct the spell with your singing!"
"Correct! With the information about the Kalash family and the cooperation of Yun Yinglang, who has the same power, I just need to keep trying and error to compile the corresponding track. Since songs can cause various phenomena, then I will use the power of songs Let this city return to normal!”
This is the real plan that Qi Luo came up with, and this is what the concert is about. Ariel Kalash's heavy defenses were all in vain, because Qiluo had no intention of "interfering" with Ariel's concert. Her goal was the entire Sound Screen City. During the previous long-term performance, Qiluo's song with hidden power has already been spread throughout the city along with the information network. It is only waiting for an appropriate time to detonate, so that the power of singing can return to the sound curtain city.
"Why are you still thinking so much!" Gongsun Ce stepped on the edge of the stage and encouraged everyone in the audience with his body movements, "Now it's enough to just sing!"
He is right. Nowadays, there is no need to study deeply, let alone think. In front of music, all unnecessary thoughts have become useless impurities. Showbiz? Popularity? Marketing strategy? The cheers from the audience lasted for a long time, and the singing voices of men, women, old and young resounded through the night sky. Among the endless gorgeous singing voices, who cares about those useless things!
"Don't waste any more time
Take back the forgotten vitality
Here is the clear sky where you can fly freely.”
The girl idol swayed her body as she sang, and there were beads of sweat floating in her bright black hair. The information control ability arbitrarily took over the permissions of all devices, and the camera that was supposed to focus on the concert now swept across the city. The screen not only shows the singing Qiluo, but also the laughter of every singer. The love and sincerity from the heart are conveyed to people's hearts with their body language and singing, making every household in front of the screen look surprised.
"I said, that idol named Xingli is pretty awesome too." The man said to his wife.
"There are quite a lot of musicians in Sound Curtain City." The old people commented casually, "They all sing quite well."
The children looked at the TV longingly: "How happy they are!"
The numb emotions caused by the Arrogant Demon's spells subsided unconsciously, and Qiluo's singing awakened people's selves. Cangdu, who was well prepared, saw the opportunity to stir up the topic on the Internet, and the focus quickly shifted to the collective creation of the "Sound Sound State Music Festival". The invisible influence spreads along the Internet, and the atmosphere in the city is gradually transforming...
"Stand down! No third-rate idols! Get out of Ariel's city!"
However, a considerable number of people still worship idols. Among them were ruffians from all walks of life, gentle staff, and famous celebrities. They held weapons and savagely squeezed into the crowd in an attempt to violently disrupt Xingli's singing. These ruffians met priests and nuns who were dressed solemnly. The church forces in Sound Curtain City, who had been prepared in advance, fully cooperated with the action to stop all interference outside the venue.
"Why did the priest come to the concert venue?!" A new type of artist shouted angrily. Patriarch Varro stopped his weak fist with one hand and said with a serious face: "I don't love singing and art, but I swear to defend the citizens. power!"
After all, Sound Screen City is incredibly big, and Ariel has a huge base of admirers. There were still a few people who slipped through the net and sneaked into the concert, but the black-haired idol didn't do anything to deal with it. She just smiled warmly at the crowd and sang louder.
"Everyone can show their talents, every corner is a stage
Let love and passion play before your dreams fade away! "
"you--"
The leader of the thugs had squeezed to the edge of the stage and was startled when he heard this. As the song fell into his ears, he saw Xingli's sweaty face. The focused light in the girl's eyes was like a ray of fire, penetrating into his dry heart. The gangster unconsciously stopped what he was doing, and his companion beside him murmured to himself.
"Brother, it seems we don't need to... to help Ariel commit crimes, right?"
"What you said makes sense." The gangster stared at the girl's dance on the stage without blinking, "How about we listen to a song?"
The numb puppets were infected by the power of singing and gradually integrated into the joyful crowd. Ariel Kalash has stopped singing. No matter how influential she is, she can't stop this carnival night for 30 million people. The arrogant heart was burned with anger. Being ignored by everyone was an unbearable humiliation for the idol. Her puppets also began to sing. Even many of the 70,000 loyal believers at the concert began to watch the external music... …
So why do we have this concert? What's the use of having an audience that doesn't admire her!
When anger reaches its peak, humans do not scream hysterically. At this time, Ariel was like a cold shadow. She left the finishing work to the family members, and transformed into a steel figure with sharp limbs in the night.
"Start the war."
The Horror Demon and the Pleasure Demon walked behind her, and the three actors from the Dust Theater disappeared from the "Sound Curtain Vortex" venue at the same time. Three seconds later, dark clouds suddenly formed over the park where Xingli was singing, and raindrops strong enough to pierce steel fell from the sky, raining down the blade of death on every audience member. The ground where the crowd stood became colorful at the same moment, and sticky bubbles emerged from the ground, exploding into dense colorful mist. All kinds of deliberately weird laughter sounded in the fog, as if countless onlookers outside the stage were laughing at the actors' efforts, making the atmosphere on the scene suddenly become dull and decadent.
Physical and mental attacks were launched at the same time. At this moment, the Arrogant Demon actually used the audience as a hostage to threaten Xingli!
"Defeat the pouring rain with perseverance
Face the ridicule of others with a smile
No matter how many times, no matter how many times...
We can all do it again
None of us will give up! "
The rain of blades stopped for a moment, and the mocking bubbles dissipated in the strong wind. A beam of pure white light fell in the dark night, illuminating the girl who was singing hard on the stage. The audience cheered enthusiastically for this sudden performance, but they never imagined that what they saw was a life-and-death fight. Those were all large-scale techniques that exceeded the limits of manifestation, but Qiluo defeated them easily with her singing.
"Named delusion in the name of dream pursuit, fools who overestimate their own abilities often hit the wall..."
Ariel, who was hiding behind, could no longer bear it. She flew up with her totem and stood opposite the white stage, resisting Qiluo's voice with her singing voice blessed by the totem. However, Ariel's singing triggered consequences she had never imagined. Several purple clouds formed around the singer, and a series of earth-shaking explosions occurred. The sudden explosions drowned out her singing.
Qiluo's victory comes from the analysis of purple explosions. She can make the real sound disappear, and she can also let the real sound exert another kind of power, the power of making the sound explode!
"you!"
Ariel Kalash's eyesight is splitting, but her singing has become a stumbling block for herself. In the smoke and dust of the explosion, she vaguely saw a girl with black hair and white clothes standing tenaciously. Her foothold was also affected by the storm, but Qiluo never took a step back. Under the gaze of thousands of people, she still sang persistently, singing Qi Jingxuan's heartfelt voice in front of unparalleled authority.
“Try again, try again, and never give up!
Never give up, never give up, your dream is at the end of your efforts!
Even if the world will be destroyed tomorrow——
I won't stop singing at this moment! "
The clear singing caused sincere cheers from the audience, and Ariel, who was overwhelmed by the explosion, was reduced to the point of being ignored. At this time, the female star even forgot about the plan and the power in her mind. She only stared at Qiluo and the unyielding and stubborn girl on the stage.
She doesn't care about other people's opinions, popularity or difficulties, she only cares about singing and her own songs.
——What did you do on that ship? Are you responsible for singing for them?
——I will make you regret using 'snake' to protect useless garbage.
——You love drama so much, so you shouldn’t mind if I do some improvisational performances on my own, right?
The words that ridiculed Qiluo were replayed in Ariel's mind, like fierce whips hitting her heart. Ariel thought of Jin's sarcasm, of the group leader's attentive praise, of the audience members who were once fascinated by her but now ignored her, and of Gongsun Ce's silent contempt that day.
The emotion of shame surged into her proud heart, almost tearing her apart. She didn't care about anything anymore, no matter the plan or concealment, or the life or death of others, she flew high into the sky and prepared to take revenge at all costs. Just at this moment, Ariel saw the gray-haired young man behind Qiluo. Gongsun Ce said with disdain in her direction:
"Ariel Kalash, it seems that without her real voice, she is just a third-rate singer!"
"--ah!!!!"
Ariel was in a state of chaos and was so angry that she spat out a mouthful of blood. She subconsciously covered her lips and heard hoarse sounds coming from her mouth. The blood on her hands stained her skin and clothes. She suddenly rolled her eyes and fell unconscious.
Ariel was so angry that she fainted. She was completely defeated, defeated by Qiluo's singing, and even more defeated by her own arrogance!
(BGM recommendation for this chapter: TRY AGAIN - FIRE BOMBER from Macross 7)
