Two days passed in a flash.
What was supposed to be the biggest war in the history of mankind turned out to be a one hour scuffle.
The warmongers were left feeling empty while the pacifists were left with the long list of casualties.
The abyssals and humans have achieved a breakthrough in dialogue and simultaneously withdrew the deployed forces, reverting to pre-war status quo.
Did humans know about the Sequoia plants and cluster cities' destruction conspiracy?
No.
Except for the top officials, the general public were mostly unaware. There were quite a few reasons, but the main reason was it showed the incompetence of the federation.
Thus, the news channels instead pedaled a propaganda that Human Armed Forces showed extraordinary valor and caused the abyssals to rethink their decision.
Smart people among the general public knew this was bullshit, but they kept silent.