A cross-dressing anime, starting with Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.

In the eastern district, flames soared into the sky.

Countless monsters surged in from behind it, and the once bustling commercial street instantly turned into a one-sided slaughterhouse.

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"Retreat! Retreat towards Central Square!"

A wounded Loki Familia member roared desperately, trying to organize an effective resistance, but he was quickly overwhelmed by a Hellhound that pounced on him.

The only sound here is a desperate scream.

Guild Headquarters, Command Center.

On the sand table, the chess piece representing the eastern defense line was moved away without hesitation by a hand wearing a white glove.

"Lord Finn!"

A female employee's voice trembled.

"If this continues, the people of the East District..."

"They will become heroes."

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Finn's voice was completely flat; he didn't even glance at the employee.

His entire attention was focused on the sand table, on the densely packed black pieces that represented the main force of the dark faction.

"The enemy's main force has been fully committed to the front lines in the eastern and northern regions."

"Valetta, along with remnants of the Kali and Ares Families, are all there."

"They thought they had torn open a crack, but in reality, they stepped into the trap I had prepared for them!"

He looked up at Riveria and Grace beside him.

"Chardo is dead."

He was stating a fact.

"Lynn cleared away the biggest obstacle on the ground for us in his own way."

"Now, the most important thing is underground."

Riveria's emerald green eyes were fixed on Finn.

"What are you trying to say, Finn?"

"I would say that the winner of this war is no longer on Earth."

Finn gently tapped his thumb on the center of the sand table, on the model representing the Tower of Babel.

"Lynn and his team are facing an enemy beyond their capabilities."

"A god-slaying monster."

"Relying solely on the Astrea Familia, the odds of winning are too low."

Grace's burly body shifted, and his deep voice rang out.

"so?"

"Therefore, I need you to go."

Finn's decision plunged the entire command center into a deathly silence.

239. Finn is nothing.

"Are you kidding me!"

Some members of the Loki Familia objected.

"Let Riveria and Grace leave? What about the defenses in the central square? How can we possibly hold off all the enemies except for those freaks from Freya's Familia!"

His words expressed the sentiments of everyone.

Riveria and Grace are the two pillars of the Loki Familia, the absolute anchors on the surface battlefield.

Removing them would be tantamount to cutting off one's own arm.

"Even if you can't block it, you still have to."

Finn's answer was as cold as ice.

"If the underground city falls and the Tower of Babel is destroyed from the inside, what's the point of us holding the surface?"

He looked at Bert, then at Tiona, Tione, and then at all the members of the Loki Familia. "705U.COM"

"This is gambling."

“I’ve staked everything on Lynn.”

“I bet he, and you guys, can create a miracle.”

He turned away, giving no one a chance to refute him.

“Rivia, Grace, this is the Commander-in-Chief’s order.”

"Immediately proceed to the eighteenth floor of the dungeon, reunite with the Astrea Familia, and at all costs, defeat the 'Great Evil'!"

Riveria gave Finn a deep look. The little man she had known for over a decade looked incredibly lonely, yet incredibly resolute, from behind.

She didn't say anything more.

"I see."

She turned around, her emerald green staff lightly tapping the ground, her robes fluttering without wind.

Grace nodded silently and picked up the huge battle axe beside him.

Without the slightest hesitation, the two strongest members of the Loki Familia strode towards the Tower of Babel.

Finn didn't turn around; his voice rang out again in the command center, reaching every corner of the city.

"Everyone obeys the order."

"Surface mopping-up operations, Phase Two, commence."

"Contract the defensive line and lure the enemy in deep."

"Get ready... to close the door and beat the dog!"

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"【Moon Wheel】!"

The somber chant echoed through the blood-stained streets.

A silver blade of light shot out from the longbow in Artemis's hand.

It precisely pierced the skull of a chimera that was attempting to launch a sneak attack.

The monster's enormous body crashed to the ground, splashing up a cloud of dust.

"Huh...huh..."

Artemis, supporting herself on her knees, was breathing heavily.

Even as a god, the long battle had left her divine body exhausted.

Beside her, Lessa and several other surviving members of her clan were also wounded and pale.

They have just wiped out an elite force of over a hundred members of the Dark Faction and secured the entrance to the shelter in this area.

"Lord Artemis, are you alright?"

Letesa handed him a bottle of water, her face full of worry.

"I'm fine."

Artemis waved her hand, raised her head, and looked at the sky in the distance, which was reddened by the firelight. Her silver eyebrows furrowed tightly.

"The casualties are too great."

"What exactly is Finn's plan?"

Just then, a messenger from the Ganesha Familia stumbled over.

"Lord Artemis! Something terrible has happened!"

"The East District...the East District has completely fallen! The enemy has already breached the Second District, suffering heavy casualties!"

"Lord Finn has ordered us to abandon the outer perimeter and defend the central area with all our might!"

This news sent the hearts of everyone present plummeting to the bottom.

Abandon the perimeter?

What should be done about the people there?

"How dare he!"

The longbow in Artemis's hand groaned under its strain from anger.

"Those are tens of thousands of lives! Not pawns on a chessboard!"

“But, Lady Artemis, this is the Commander-in-Chief’s order…” Letesa tried to persuade her.

"Commander-in-Chief?"

Artemis suddenly laughed, a laugh filled with icy anger and disdain.

Finn is nothing!

She plunged the longbow in her hand into the ground with a vengeance.

"I've had enough!"

"We have done everything we could to protect this city! My children have shed enough blood!"

She looked around at her exhausted family members, a hint of heartache flashing in her eyes.

"We have done right by this city, and we have done right by those who died."

"But now, I don't want to take orders from anyone anymore."

She turned and looked toward the city center, at the towering Tower of Babel.

"Letesa, I'm leaving this to you. Take everyone to the central square's defensive line and rendezvous with the main force."

Lessa was stunned.

"And... Lord Artemis, what about you?"

Artemis did not answer; she simply raised her hand and gently touched her chest.

That was Lynn's aura.

"I'm going to find him."

Her voice was soft, yet it carried an unwavering determination.

"Finn's betting scheme is too cold-blooded."

"I cannot stake all of everyone's lives on a vague and uncertain victory."

"But Lynn is different."

"I believe in him."

"I want to see him with my own eyes, to see him end this war."

"My lord! This is too dangerous! If a god enters the dungeon, it will cause a riot! And your divine power..."

"rest assured."

Artemis interrupted Lethesa.

A faint silver glow began to emanate from her body, and that divine aura quickly subsided, becoming almost imperceptible.

"Don't forget, I can completely hide my information."

Having said that, she gave Lethesa no further chance to persuade her.

Her figure transformed into a silver phantom, and with a few leaps, she disappeared at the end of the street, speeding away towards the Tower of Babel.

Lethesa stood there, stunned, staring in the direction Artemis had disappeared, unable to recover for a long time.