The crowd was shocked to see the arrival of the figure who was the highlight of today's ceremony. More so after realizing, she was far more stronger than they had thought her to be. She single-handedly put both of them in illusion without any prep time.
Brynn knew what they were thinking but it was not hard for her, she had used the bright light to hide her arrival and also to serve as a minor distraction. Although both Sauren and Tenji didn't take their eyes off each other, the bright light was enough to make them lose concentration for less than half a second which was a turning point.