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The prolonged clash with the Dark Territory continues as countless players worldwide swarm the Underworld's systems, throwing the Human Empire into turmoil. Asuna Yuuki and her companions strive to protect their newly allied forces, yet their strength wanes under relentless pressure. Alice Zuberg advances toward the World's End Altar while Gabriel "Vecta" Miller doggedly chases her. Inside the main control room, Rath members work on a strategy to repair Kirito's damaged fluctlight, but the occupying intruders pursue their own objectives. Encircled by loss and despair, hope seems nearly extinguished—until a recognizable voice reaches Kirito with the promise, "I will always be by your side." This installment serves as the climactic resolution to Akihiko Kayaba's experiment in artificial human consciousness, placing the burden on Kirito and his allies to safeguard a world collapsing under those who still view it as merely a game.