"Boom, boom, boom..."
On Liverpool's station square, the roaring sound had completely spread along with the singing.
Numerous automatons formed a vast army, rushing towards this direction.
The ground continuously trembled, shaken by the thunderous steps.
Meanwhile, the land battleship stationed on the square also ascended slowly amid a resounding noise.
After all, Daedalus was also an automaton, directly controlled by Edmund under the effect of "Multi-Controller."
This was truly a magic that spanned the centuries.
With "Infinite Chain Reaction," "Multi-Controller" only needed one puppeteer to use it smoothly, controlling a vast army and forming a one-man legion. It was terrifying to the extreme.
"Rozen! What should we do!?"
"Rozen-sama!"
"Should we escape? Rozen!"
Yaya, Irori, and Komurasaki formed a protective triangle around Rozen, shouting with tension-filled voices.
As for Io, she was also sheltered among them, right by Rozen's side.
The legion of automatons, pouring in from all directions of the square, was getting closer and closer.
In the face of this vast army, Rozen and his group seemed exceptionally small.
"It's over..."
Io remained on the ground, her face pale.
"It's all my fault... It's all my fault...!"
Clearly, Io had fallen into an irrepressible self-blame and despair.
Not to mention Io, even Yaya, Irori, and Komurasaki couldn't suppress their unease.
If they could still use magic, under Rozen's control, the three sisters were confident they could crush this army of automatons equivalent to a vast army. However, in the current situation without being able to use magic, even the Setsugetsuka series of automatons couldn't guarantee protecting Rozen and Io.
Only Rozen stood within the protective circle of Setsugetsuka, surrounded at the center of the vast army, about to be ruthlessly trampled. Yet, he showed no concern, coldly watching Edmund on the deck.
In this way, the army surged forward, engulfing Rozen and his companions.
However...
"Namu Hachiman Daibosatsu."
When the cold chanting echoed from the center of the engulfing army, a crisp clapping sound resonated.
"Boom!"
Under the deafening explosion, a terrifying shockwave erupted from the center of the vast army, forming a ring-shaped, invisible stellate pattern, shaking in all directions.
Under this formidable impact, all automatons at the center of the shockwave were blasted away, dispersing like trash.
In the center of the impact, Yaya, Irori, and Komurasaki, who protected Rozen and Io, appeared stunned, completely unaware of what had just happened.
All the automatons were blasted away along with the ring-shaped shockwave.
Not a single one touched Rozen and his group.
"Impossible!"
On Daedalus's deck, Glendan, who stood beside Edmund with Sylphid, had a drastically changed expression.
"What...!"
Even Edmund, from their perspective looking down, could clearly see the entire station square trembling violently from the formidable shockwave. All automatons were sent flying towards the surroundings like fragile pieces, disintegrating in mid-air before touching the ground.
Thousands upon thousands of automatons were instantly crushed, without any suspense.
Maintaining the clapping gesture, Rozen lifted his gaze and focused it on Edmund.
"...!?"
Edmund shuddered, unhesitatingly shouting.
"Daedalus!"
Almost in the moment of Edmund's shout, below, Rozen's chanting resounded once again.
"Amidst the dimness, the cloud candle flickers, swaying uncertainly, the flickering life, the intense life, pouring momentum, swaying within, the Observing Halt Formation, violently swaying, an inevitable demise, interrupted amidst the flickering."
Rozen, indifferently chanting such an incantation, once again clapped his hands.
"Dong!"
A shockwave, no less powerful than the one that blew away the automatons, appeared out of thin air around the ascending land battleship, descending like a heavy pressure on Daedalus.
"Hum—!"
At this moment, the space around Daedalus suddenly flickered. The immense impact landed on it, directly passing through without causing any damage to Daedalus.
It was Daedalus's magic, declaring that as long as it ascended, it would be invulnerable to being shot down.
Fortunately, Edmund's orders were issued extremely quickly; otherwise, under that terrifying impact, even a warship would have been shattered, with no chance of survival.
However, Daedalus's magic was activated too hastily, and a portion of the impact surged onto the deck.
"Boom!"
Amidst the explosion, this impact reached Edmund, sending him flying.
"Pfft!"
Edmund spat out a mouthful of blood, tumbling on the warship's deck, leaving a trail of blood.
"Your Highness!"
Glendan was shocked, even Eva's song momentarily froze.
Just as Glendan hurriedly prepared to go forward, the magical power on Edmund, who had fallen on the deck, erupted, accompanied by laughter.
"To give me such a blow in this situation...!? Rorelai Arneet, I'll remember you...!"
At this moment, Edmund's laughter was filled with indomitable spirit and uncontrollable madness.
Daedalus slowly ascended, continuously rising into the high sky without stopping.
Eva stood at the forefront of Daedalus's deck, singing incessantly.
The song, both melancholic and full of sorrow...
...
"It didn't manage to bring it down?"
On the other side, Rozen, standing on the ground, looked at the ascending Daedalus with some surprise.
However, upon seeing the flickering space around Daedalus, Rozen understood.
"So, that warship carries space-type magic."
With that layer of spatial barrier, external attacks probably couldn't hit it.
But...
"You think you can render me helpless? It's too early for that."
Saying this, Rozen formed hand seals, preparing to chant a new spell.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Rozen stopped, furrowing his brow.
Because a new spatial fluctuation appeared in this square.
Moreover, this fluctuation was very familiar to Rozen.
"It seems it's come to an end."
At the same time, a familiar voice echoed.