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

"Now that the gates of hell have been opened, let's make the surface of the earth a bit more lively!"

"I'm unleashing my last trump card!"

"Let this city be completely immersed in a symphony of despair!"

As Valetta gave the order, a series of sickeningly loud alarms echoed from behind the Dark Faction's lines.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of enormous monsters, far exceeding their usual size, were released.

They possessed skin as hard as granite, their scarlet eyes burned with pure madness, and corrosive saliva dripped from their mouths. Each of these monsters exuded an aura comparable to that of a floor master!

"It's an 'enhanced species'!"

Asphie, who was fighting the enemy, immediately noticed the strangeness of these monsters.

She saw a super-powered "siege troll" that, with a single charge, turned several level 3 adventurers of the Ganesha Familia into a bloody pulp, shield and all.

These monsters were not the same as the grunts they had encountered before!

"Warning! Warning! A large number of massive monsters have appeared in the southeast! Frontline support requested!"

"The Western District Fortress has fallen! Our attack is ineffective!"

"Aaaaaah—!"

In the guild headquarters command center, agonizing screams and desperate reports echoed through the magic stone megaphones. On the sand table, pieces representing the adventurers were being removed at an alarming rate.

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"Lord Finn!" A guild member exclaimed, his face ashen. "All the scouting units have been wiped out! The garrisons of the five fortresses are about to collapse!"

Finn stood before the sand table, his face ashen. His usually composed expression was now etched with seriousness.

"Change formation."

His voice remained calm, yet carried an undeniable decisiveness.

"Abandon all outer defense zones and all troops, and regroup towards the central square! Construct the final line of defense with the Tower of Babel as the absolute core!"

"All mages, abandon single-target attacks, concentrate your magic power, and maintain the wide-area defensive barrier!"

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"This is an order!"

He knew that conventional fighting methods were no longer sufficient to withstand the onslaught of these "enhanced" monsters.

The only thing we can do now is to concentrate all our forces, hold the last line of defense, and wait for the outcome from the dungeon.

“Ota!” Finn’s gaze turned to the “fierce warrior” standing to the side, covered in blood but with high fighting spirit.

"Let them come." Ota uttered only three words. The Black Sword in his hand was stained with the blood of monsters. His enormous body stood before the Tower of Babel like an unshakable mountain.

Finn, using Otana's indomitable fighting spirit, amplified his voice throughout the entire central square using a sonic contraption.

"As long as the mighty warriors remain, Yulari will not fall! For glory! We will fight to the death!"

In an instant, the adventurers, who had been in despair, had their morale reignited.

Valetta saw this from afar, a sinister smile spreading across her face.

"A dying struggle."

She raised her magic sword and pointed it at the scene that had been awakened by the magical glow.

"All troops! General offensive! Flatten that place! I want to personally twist Ota's head off!"

The black tide, from all directions, launched its final and fiercest all-out attack on Yullari's last land of light.

The magical barrier flickered violently under the onslaught of countless monsters, covered with countless cracks, as if it would shatter completely at any moment.

"Lord Finn! It's no use! The barrier can only hold for three more minutes at most!" Raul roared desperately into the command channel.

244. Let's pull off a big heist.

Raul's voice on the command channel was already tinged with sobs.

"Lord Finn! It's no use! The barrier can only hold for three more minutes at most!"

The magical barrier flickered violently under the onslaught of countless monsters, covered with countless cracks, as if it would shatter completely at any moment.

In the guild headquarters command center, every staff member's face was drained of color.

On the sand table, a black torrent representing the dark faction...

It has completely submerged the outer city area and is now attacking the last line of defense centered on the Tower of Babel with unprecedented ferocity.

Finn stood before the sand table, his face ashen.

His usually composed face was now etched with solemnity.

"Change formation."

His voice remained calm, yet carried an undeniable decisiveness.

"Abandon all outer defense zones and all troops, and regroup towards the central square! Construct the final line of defense with the Tower of Babel as the absolute core!"

"All mages, abandon single-target attacks, concentrate your magic power, and maintain the wide-area defensive barrier!"

"This is an order!"

He knew that conventional fighting methods were no longer able to withstand the onslaught of those "enhanced" monsters.

The only thing we can do now is to concentrate all our forces, hold the last line of defense, and wait for the outcome from the dungeon.

Valetta saw this from afar, a sinister smile spreading across her face.

"A dying struggle."

She raised her magic sword and pointed it at the scene that had been awakened by the magical glow.

The black tide, from all directions, launched its final and fiercest all-out attack on Yullari's last land of light.

……

The "Twilight Pavilion" outpost.

"Damn it, these guys are like madmen!"

Noah shot an arrow through the skull of a dark faction leader and took a breath.

The Amazonian warrior Bara and the dwarf Dain beside him were also covered in wounds.

The three of them held their ground, holding off an enemy force several times their size.

Just then, Finn's resolute command and Raul's desperate roar, coming from the direction of the central square, clearly reached their ears.

Noah, Bara, and Dain, three veterans of the Loki Familia, exchanged glances.

They understood the same thoughts by looking into each other's eyes.

"Hey, shorty, can you still move?" Bara grinned, revealing a blood-soaked smile.

"Hmph, much better than you, a woman who only knows how to swing an axe around." Dain slammed his huge shield heavily on the ground with a muffled thud.

Noah put away his longbow and patted the inconspicuous little bags hanging on his body, which contained all his self-destruct magic items.

“Our commander left us here as expendable pawns, and now it seems even that can’t hold on much longer.”

His tone was as frivolous as ever, but his eyes no longer held their usual nonchalance.

"Commander, do you want us to hold this place to the death and hold off the enemy?"

"But ah..."

Noah looked toward the central square, where the magical light had dimmed considerably.

"If we keep defending, we'll all die."

He turned his head and looked at his two old partners.

"Let's go."

"Let's pull off a big heist."

Bara picked up the giant axe, and Dain raised his shield.

Without the slightest hesitation, they abandoned the strongholds behind them that needed protection, turned around, and launched an attack on the main battlefield on the north side, where the monsters were most concentrated and the attacks were most fierce.

Their actions immediately attracted the attention of the command center....

"Report! The Huanghunguan defense line has fallen! Noah, Bara, and Dain... they... they are charging towards the enemy's main force!"

Finn jerked his head up and looked at the sand table.

The three chess pieces, representing their veteran families, resolutely broke away from the defense line, like three sharp arrows piercing the heart of the black torrent.

He instantly understood what they wanted to do.

Finn's lips moved, but he couldn't utter a single word.

The actions of those three people were like a silent battle song, transmitted through the megaphones scattered throughout the city to the ears of every adventurer still fighting a bloody battle.

The West District, the Grand Casino.

Bert ripped the throat of a monster with a single claw, and his movements faltered as he listened to the urgent report coming through the megaphone.

He suddenly turned north, as if he could see the three charging figures.

"Are those Loki's Familia?"

A low growl escaped Bert's throat.

He no longer held the defensive line; his golden figure transformed into a bolt of lightning, rushing towards the central square as well.

"Alan! Aisha! Philvies!"

"Amid! Tsubaki! Miya!"

One name after another resounded on the battlefields of 4.0.

Those powerful individuals who had been assigned by Finn to various outposts as pillars of the defense line all made the same choice at this moment.

They abandoned their stronghold and abandoned their orders to hold it.

They launched a desperate charge from all directions toward the central square, toward that last stronghold about to be swallowed by darkness.

A tragic battle song, composed of actions, resounded throughout the burning city.

The veterans are going to their deaths.

With their lives, they paved a path to victory for future generations.

245. The Final Battlefield

"Stop them!"

Olivas of the Dark Faction immediately noticed the unusual activity on the battlefield.

He watched the adventurers rushing towards the central square from all directions, especially the three fearless Loki veterans, a ruthless glint in his eyes.

"Forget about the barriers in Central Square! Concentrate your firepower and crush these rats that have broken through!"

The order was given, and the monster army, which had been fiercely attacking the magical barrier,...

Immediately, a portion of them, like sharks attracted by the smell of blood, surged towards Noah and his companions.

"Good timing!"

Bara let out an excited roar, and the giant axe in her hand stirred up a blood-red whirlwind as she was the first to meet the monster wave.

Her fighting style was bold and unrestrained, full of the primal wildness of the Amazon.

With each axe strike, several monsters were inevitably chopped into pieces.

But there were just too many monsters.

A super-powered "siege troll," wielding a massive spiked club, ignored Bara's axe blade and smashed it down on her.

puff--!

Bara's body flew out like a tattered sack, and blood stained the sky red.

But she did not collapse.

The moment she landed, she used her last bit of strength to hurl the giant axe in her hand.

The giant axe spun rapidly in the air, precisely cleaving open the head of the siege troll.