Unable to Keep Up with His Footsteps

The war in Magical Metropolis Liverpool had come to an end.

It would be more accurate to say that the war could already have been declared over when the "Magic Seal Barrier" took effect.

Although Ivan's "Absolute Sovereignty" was a permanent alteration of "Eve's Heart," meaning that even if "Absolute Sovereignty" ceased to function, it would not return to its original state unless repaired with a specialized restoration program, the appearance of the "Magic Seal Barrier" still cut off Ivan's singing and rendered "Absolute Sovereignty" ineffective. Even though the Automatons in the city were still rampaging, no one had to worry anymore that their own Automaton would run amok upon entering the range of "Absolute Sovereignty."

Therefore, once "Absolute Sovereignty" was blocked by the "Magic Seal Barrier," the Automaton puppeteer corps lying in wait outside the city seized the opportunity and swarmed inside, suppressing the Automatons wandering the streets.

However, before they even flooded into the streets, those Automatons had already been subdued by the army of monsters summoned by Luo Zhen. The monsters of Aincrad roared triumphantly throughout the streets as though announcing their victory, their cries echoing without end.

By the time Luo Zhen had dealt with Edmund and Gretan, the war was already over. Figures finally appeared throughout the chaotic city, with soldiers and police rushing back and forth among them.

As for those terrifying monsters, under everyone's watchful eyes, they began vanishing where they stood one after another, leaving behind only their roars, which seemed to linger beside everyone's ears and continued without end.

Before long, the hostages taken by the rampaging Automatons were rescued by the army and police forces brought in by Koko.

Irori also successfully found Karyusai Shoko. She threw herself into Shoko's arms in the devastated mansion, eliciting an exasperated smile from