I set you up on a blind date, and you've managed to overcome all the weirdness?

On the other side, hundreds of paper figures gathered together, chanting softly.

Countless dazzling spells with spectacular effects rained down into the sky: blazing fireballs, frost storms, swirling sandstorms, and thunderbolts aiding me.

The scene was grand, with light pollution everywhere. These 100,000 bizarre and reckless people launched a collective charge, and the impact was a hundred times more shocking than a Hollywood blockbuster.

however.

The mermaid suspended at the highest point of the water column didn't even blink.

The giant sword, though seemingly imposing, was like cardboard hitting a grinding wheel when it hit the water column. With a whoosh, the sword and its wielder were sucked into the water and vanished instantly.

Those spells were even more laughable.

The fireball vanished the moment it touched the water column, leaving not even a trace of water vapor.

The same is true of the other spells; they seem to have only special effects and no real power.

Those seemingly fierce attacks couldn't even budge the mermaid's water column.

But these paper figures have no idea what fear is.

As soon as one piece was shredded, the next one immediately stepped on the shredded paper and continued to rush upwards!

The sheer number of 100,000 was enormous; even the moths drawn to a flame caused the water column to tremble slightly.

This resentment is immense. If it is allowed to consume and explode endlessly, the consequences would be unpredictable once it gets out of control.

"A bunch of brainless idiots. Since you're courting death, then all of you may sink to the bottom of the water."

The mermaid was getting impatient with these things.

She slowly raised her hand, and a dozen or so water columns around her began to contract, ready to gush out and kill all the paper figures on the spot.

"Hey! Tsunami Sister! Don't do it! Stop right now!"

Just as the mermaid was about to unleash her ultimate attack and clear the area, Lin Yan jumped and danced on the stage, trying to get the mermaid's attention.

If the mermaid were to lose all 100,000 fans, her promotion would be a long way off.

While the cult of the bizarre has flawed ideology, some of its methods do have merit.

These paper figures all possess the potential for faith, and the cult of the bizarre even used fake mermaids to make them all fanatical followers.

Although it's a fake mermaid, it looks just like a real mermaid, and its singing voice also resembles that of a real mermaid.

Mermaids want to pursue the path of faith advancement, and these are readily available believers, making them the perfect choice.

With her fiery temper, she'll probably blame herself for not warning her after she realizes what happened!

"What are you yelling about in the middle of the night! You'd better give me a reason for keeping them around."

The mermaid looked in Lin Yan's direction without stopping, but the speed at which the water pressure condensed was noticeably slower.

Lin Yan found this kind of communication too tiring, so he activated the system and started a private voice chat.

"Why go through all that trouble to create virtual singers? What are you really after?"

"Isn't it just about accumulating faith to cross that half-step threshold of advancement?"

Lin Yan pointed to the sea of ​​paper figures below the stage.

"Look down here! There are 100,000 ready-made fans!"

"If you want to do a live stream online, people are not only cunning and have complicated thoughts, but they may also unfollow you at any time, not to mention those with impure intentions."

"But these two-dimensional characters are different! They don't even have brains; they just simply enjoy listening to you sing!"

"Does it make a difference to you whether you sing for humans or for the supernatural?"

"They've just been fooled by the cult of the bizarre."

"All you have to do is ask them to do a live offline event, and if you can calm them down, those 100,000 die-hard fans are yours!"

The merman's hand froze in mid-air, unable to fall for a long time, as Lin Yan drew such a pie in the sky.

The mermaid looked down at the numerous paper figures, then closed her eyes, her senses enveloping the entire area.

As Lin Yan said, once you peel away the resentment of these paper figures, the deep-seated obsessions in their hearts do indeed have the potential to nurture faith.

The mermaid reopened her eyes, her expression somewhat complicated.

She originally loathed these anime characters, since what they liked and believed in was that trash who imitated them.

But in that live-streaming incident, Lin Yan not only didn't betray her, but also helped her get back A-Feng's intact body.

Lin Yan had just told her that someone was trying to steal her power of rules.

There seemed to be a subtle trust between them that she herself was unwilling to admit.

I'll just believe him once in a while.

"Your idea had better be useful."

The mermaid gave a haughty snort, somewhat awkwardly, but in agreement.

She withdrew the high-pressure water jet, her figure gracefully suspended at the highest point.

Looking down at the 100,000 paper figures, the murderous intent in his eyes gradually faded.

Above these dilapidated ruins, the Queen of Deepwater presented her first livehouse performance in her bizarre career.

"Ah~"

The mermaid's song began.

Like slowly rising from tens of thousands of meters of deep darkness, finally breaking through the surface of the sea to greet the first ray of sunlight in one's life.

There were no lyrics; at least to Lin Yan, it sounded like a simple humming.

Lin Yan leaned against the pillar, enjoying the music, feeling as if he were in a spring, all his irritability and fatigue washed away.

Since the air-raid shelter forcibly invoked Saya's authority, and after enduring the long torment of that dog-like narrator, he hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time.

At this moment, those closest to the singing were the paper figures that had already leaped into the air.

The moment the song of the deep sea began, they stopped rushing forward and their eyes were filled with a blank stare.

The paper figures on the water column lost their balance and fell down.

The earth-shattering roar gradually subsided.

All the paper figures looked at each other, and finally followed the sound to the blurry figure in mid-air.

That sound...

She was more ethereal and profound than the queen on stage just now.

Why does this song sound so familiar, as if it's been etched deep in my memory?

The red light on the paper figure gradually faded, and as the malevolent aura dissipated, the paper figure's facial features returned to normal.

The sound is perfect.

But they don't understand why, why they think this voice sounds better than the Queen's?

The confusion on those 100,000 faces grew thicker and thicker, and some even squatted on the ground, covering their heads and talking to themselves.

If left unchecked, these 100,000 bizarre creatures could explode again at any time.

Lin Yan stood on the stage, taking in all of this.

The mermaid's singing voice was indeed powerful, but she alone was far from being able to stabilize the situation; she had no way of controlling the believers at the moment.

Lin Yan bent down and picked up the microphone not far away. How come she hadn't noticed it before?

"Bang bang".

Lin Yan tapped the microphone twice, attracting the attention of 100,000 anime fans.

"You're confused, aren't you?"

"Did you find that song even more familiar and soul-stirring than your Deep Sea Queen song?"

Many of the paper figures nodded.

"Because that Deep Sea Queen on stage just now was fake, she was a complete imposter! She was a thief!"

"What you heard before was just a fragment of true heavenly music; she deceived you!"