After reducing Delta Tower and its surrounding sectors into nothing, Young Aether quietly returned to the car along the outer border highways.
Without wasting another second, he changed back into his normal clothes, erased every trace of battle from his body, and slipped into the driver's seat. The vehicle was still following its AI navigation route without interruption.
He immediately reapplied his illusion.
Behind him, a pillar of black smoke still climbed into the sky like a scar carved into the heavens, though it had already disappeared beyond the distant skyline.
To his relief, both Sasha and Maiuri remained unconscious in their seats, breathing peacefully, completely unaware that an entire division had ceased to exist while they slept.
Several minutes later, Maiuri slowly opened her eyes.
The first thing she noticed was thousands of vehicles standing completely still.
