While The Son of the Sun and Kean were pursuing their respective agendas, Jeremy was traveling to the capital with Liam and Ritchie. Once again, they chose to fly to their destination.
On the way to the capital, Liam and Ritchie continued to simulate potential battle scenarios. Both of them were noticeably tense.
Liam and Ritchie had never faced truly formidable opponents before. Although Ritchie had accompanied Jeremy on numerous adventures, Jeremy had always been there to provide crucial support whenever they encountered a powerful enemy. This time, however, Ritchie felt it was his responsibility to stand on his own and face an exceptionally strong adversary.
Liam, in some ways, was even more anxious than Ritchie. Despite being in charge of Moonlight City's Special Situation Bureau, most of the challenges Liam had dealt with were caused by Apocalypse Game instances. The monsters in those instances were not particularly strong by comparison.
