On the Virtual World's Continent of Time.

"Left side! Break through from the left flank! Let me try one more time!"

"No! We've already lost our chance! The car is about to explode!"

Amidst the chaotic battlefield, a battered sports car desperately fled the area where purple, cyan, and green forces clashed in a tangled mess. A colossal Shadow Evil Dragon that blotted out the sky glanced down at the tiny insect scurrying away. It quickly shifted its gaze back toward the two opposing commanders in the distance, its eyes burning with murderous intent.

"Wanderer, Black Widow. Withdraw now, and I shall let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, when the Abyss of Departure raises the Forest of Mansus, all of you will be like a setting sun shattered apart, like blood dissolved in water, drained away in an instant, your True Names forever extinguished!"

Denzel let out a wild, arrogant laugh. "We came here precisely to force you to activate the Forest of Mansus. The Silent Spiral has already ignited, and the Sky Garden has already fallen. Do you really think the Abyss of Departure can remain untouched? Come! The fractured Spider Tower started the Investiture War, and it will never allow anyone a clean and perfect ending!”

"Oasis is an ally of the Spider Tower," the Wanderer said calmly.

"Stubborn fools!"

After letting out a shrill roar, the Shadow Evil Dragon chanted, "Through the Wood, the Mansus is mirrored." Its eerie voice brushed against the ears of every intelligent creature like a feather. At the same time, countless sharp, ear-piercing roars shook the entire Continent of Time.

The devastating sound waves struck just as Ashe and the others managed to escape the immediate battlefield. The distance did not save them from the impact. Their eardrums instantly...