"Take this! This is Supernova Explosion!"
Under the lead of the meteor, mechanical Pom-Pom leapt high into the air and slammed down on the ground.
"Fruit knife! Charge!" Under March's command, mechanical Pom-Pom brandished a fruit knife and charged into the crowd.
Seeing an opening in mechanical Pom-Pom's attacks, members of the Family seized the chance to strike, yet under Pei Guang's direction, mechanical Pom-Pom raised its shield.
"Useless, useless, useless! This is the pot lid Akivili used for skiing: your feeble attacks can never break through its defense!"
"Wryyyyy!!! We are invincible!!!" ×3
At first, Firefly and March 7th were still a bit embarrassed because everyone was doing this together. But as the battle went on, when they heard Pei Guang shouting those over-the-top lines, Firefly and March joined in as well.
Especially in their unified state of mind, they didn't even need to rehearse their lines: somehow, they could shout the exact same words in perfect sync.
Anyway, there were only three of them here. No matter how much chaos they caused, only the three of them would know what happened.
Whether this would become threefold joy or threefold embarrassment in the future… that would be the future's problem.
The three fought like they were mowing down mobs in a hack-and-slash game. Every Family member struck was sent back to the real world. No one could stop their advance.
At that moment, the Family members fell into despair.
A despairing performer: "No! This guy is… unbeatable!!!"
A despairing Bloodhound: "What should we do?"
An enraged Dreamweaver: "Ugh… could it be that even the power of Harmony can't stop the Stellaron Hunters' rampage?"
Just as the Family cried out in pain, a familiar voice rose from the crowd.
"Leave it to me!"
With that declaration came a gray-haired girl, gripping a bat tightly, her gaze sharp and filled with killing intent fixed on mechanical Pom-Pom.
The newcomer was none other than the famed Stelle.
"You're—!!!"
One of the surviving Family members recognized her.
Hearing his shock, the others, unaware of who she was, asked, "Who is she? You know her?"
The Bloodhound who recognized her replied, "She's the leader of the Seven Trash Knights under the King of Trash, the Trailblazer of the Astral Express, the Vanquisher of the Lord Ravager: the one and only Trailblazer, Stelle!"
"She's that strong?"
"Extremely strong! Just yesterday, she and the King of Trash defeated us! Now that she's here, there's hope! Now that she's here, we can defeat the Stellaron Hunters! The Trash can Family, which joined us yesterday, is a powerful force!"
Hearing such excited words, another companion asked skeptically, "Isn't it possible that this big guy was actually made by the Trash can Family?"
"Impossible! Absolutely not! You've never witnessed the king's aura yourself: the King of Trash would never lower themselves to such cheap tricks just to gain influence!
You weren't there yesterday to see the great battle: the invincible Trash can Giant crushed every last one of us Bloodhounds easily. As long as she can summon the Trash can Giant, we're guaranteed to win!"
A hopeful Family member shouted, "Trailblazer, you're the strongest!"
Ignorant onlookers yelled, "Praise the King of Trash!!!"
And the jokers joined in, "Praise Harmony!!!"
As the Trailblazer made her appearance, a wave of cheers erupted through the dreamscape.
In the past, Stelle would've basked in such applause. But now, flames of anger were almost bursting from her eyes.
Pure, overwhelming destructive energy surged within her. The Stellaron inside her body went wild, supplying her with immense power.
Stelle was furious.
Yes—right now, she was truly angry.
Not long ago, she had maxed out everyone's affection during the Golden Hour. Everyone's affection, maxed out!
She had felt joy, happiness, and excitement—she wanted to share that joy with Pei Guang, maybe even grab him and bite him a few times out of sheer happiness.
But when she went looking for Pei Guang, what she found instead was Pei Guang, Firefly, and March wreaking havoc inside mechanical Pom-Pom.
That laser sweeping across the field, those blades slashing in every direction, that spatial cleave… even the flying kicks!
With every glance, the pain in her chest grew sharper; internally, she wailed in anguish.
She was clearly the one who came first: whether in meeting Firefly or being raised by Pei Guang, she was first!
Taking March along was fine, but why was Firefly there too, joining in on such a fun thing?!
Was a cute, pretty, sweet-voiced girl they'd known for one day really better than her, Pei Guang's kid?!
No matter.
If her pre-amnesia friend was going to betray her for love, then she'd just find someone else to replace that feeling.
And transformation? Who doesn't know how to do that?
Bathed in the crowd's cheers and praise, Stelle no longer cared about enjoying it. She only wanted to beat up those three terrible people who didn't include her.
Stelle took a deep breath, then raised her hand.
"Below One Bucket! Lend me your power!!!"
Her voice echoed throughout the dreamscape: and at that moment, every trash can in Penacony looked toward the sky.
This… was not a call from the King—but from one of the King's companions.
After hearing the call of Stelle, Below One Bucket seriously thought for a few seconds and then stretched out his hand.
Because Stelle is a kid raised by the King, and since she's the King's child, that means she's the future King.
As a subject of the King, what's wrong with lending some power to the future King?
With Below One Bucket leading the way, more trash cans extended their hands.
At this moment, Stelle felt the power of Harmony coming from the trash cans, and its strength made her laugh out loud.
"Hahaha! Your death day has come!"
Stelle transformed into light and flew to the opposite side of mechanical Pom-Pom, rapidly growing in size.
In just a few blinks, a trash can about the same size as mechanical Pom-Pom, with limbs, appeared before everyone.
This giant trash can had a silver body, a four-leaf clover decoration that March 7th had cleared the level with hanging on its chest, and the trash bag tied with Firefly's hair accessory.
Looking at the limbs of this trash can, they were exactly like Pei Guang's limbs, only bare.
Having touched Pei Guang many times, she still knew about the basic information of Pei Guang's body.
In the hands of the giant trash can, she held her bat.
Although abandoned by the three childhood friends, Stelle was not discouraged. Instead, she incorporated traits from all four of them.
Pei Guang's limbs, March's decorations, Firefly's hair accessory, and… her own unbeatable bat.
Even if Pei Guang, Firefly, and March were not present, she felt their power.
Seeing the huge enemy in front of them, March 7th was shocked: "What the heck? Why do that trash can's limbs look so much like your limbs, Ah Guang?"
Pei Guang: "Isn't that four-leaf clover the one you're wearing?"
March: "Hey? That trash bag, doesn't it look like Firefly's hair accessory?"
Firefly: "That bat…"
Even after seeing so many absurd things around Pei Guang, seeing this patchwork monster, Firefly's inner thoughts screamed in terror.
Pei Guang, on the other hand, was very calm: "Don't panic!"
Seeing the trash can already raised its bat, Pei Guang clenched his fists: "Hmph! Stelle is just one person. Even if she uses all three of our powers, she's still only one person. The three of us united are already invincible. Let Stelle see our friendship and bonds, and smash her!"
March: "Got it! Smash her!"
Firefly: "Smash her!"
While Pei Guang communicated internally, Stelle also shouted: "Ah Guang, March, Firefly, please grant me your power; let me use your power to smash you!"
Anyway, this is a dream, and everyone knew each other's abilities inside out, so the fight got intense instantly.
Before this big battle started, Pei Guang and Stelle began wildly cursing each other and doubting their own strength.
Pei Guang had three people, Stelle just one, but who was truly invincible, only fighting would tell.
As for being angry? At first, Stelle was upset seeing Pei Guang having so much fun. But when she realized she could really transform, her heart underwent a complete change.
Ah Guang can only be owned by the strong, so she'd smash this giant robot and win him back.
She even planned it out: after winning, she'd sleep with Pei Guang on her left, the trash can on her right, or maybe crawl inside the trash can, holding Pei Guang tight.
Just thinking about that double embrace made Stelle incredibly excited.
That's life!!!
While the two prepared to fight, the crowd shouted encouragement to the trash can-form Stelle.
"Come on! Trash can, take it down!"
"Trash can Giant! You must win!"
"For the Family! For Penacony!!!"
Everyone cheered loudly, and with their support, Stelle, now transformed into the giant trash can, swung her enormous bat to attack.
As Stelle moved, Pei Guang and the others also sprang into action.
The giant trash can wielded the bat, and Stelle loudly shouted the line for her ultimate move: "Rules! Are meant to be broken!"
Facing Stelle's attack, Pei Guang, Firefly, and March, united in thought, became unstoppable.
"Useless!!!" mechanical Pom-Pom's left arm swung its shield to block the giant trash can's bat.
The battle between the mechanical Pom-Pom and the giant trash can was about to unfold in Penacony.