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

That was a conceptual collapse, an erasure of existence itself.

Under everyone's horrified gaze, the executioner, who had rendered even LV5 adventurers helpless and represented the dungeon's highest evil, vanished silently into the air like data deleted from the program's root.

The entire eighteenth floor fell into a deathly silence once again.

Grace and Riveria stared blankly at the scene, their minds completely blank.

Alexie, Kaguya, and the others stared wide-eyed, almost dropping their weapons.

This silver-haired, twin-tailed fairy...

What kind of monster is it?

261. He didn't even have time to drink a sip of water.

dark.

Boundless darkness.

There is also excruciating pain that penetrates to the bone.

Lynn's consciousness was like a stone that had sunk into the deep sea, slowly rising amidst endless pain.

He tried to open his eyes, but his eyelids felt as heavy as if they were welded shut.

He could feel that his body had been completely crushed and then haphazardly pieced back together.

Every muscle, every bone, was groaning in agony.

My right arm has completely lost sensation.

My left arm felt as if it were broken, and I felt a sharp pain.

Is it... dead?

A thought flashed through his mind.

No.

He's not dead yet.

He could feel a huge, unfamiliar, yet extremely pure power surging through his body.

Part of this power was frantically repairing his broken body, while another part was undergoing a violent fusion with his own power.

That is... Alphia's power.

The woman's memories, her understanding of magic, her lifelong combat skills... countless fragments of information surged in his mind like a burst dam.

Finally, all the images froze on the woman's face.

The face that was always filled with coldness and murderous intent finally revealed a gentle, relieved smile.

And, that last, farewell kiss.

“Crazy woman…”

Lynn cursed under her breath.

He couldn't understand what that woman was thinking in the end.

Using his own life and soul as a final gift, he forcibly pushed him to a whole new level?

Is this how she claims to pave the way for heroes of the new era?

What's this?

Is it charity?

Lynn's consciousness gradually became clear amidst anger and confusion.

Finally, with all his might, he opened his eyes.

What came into view was a dimly lit dome that smelled damp and musty.

All around, there was the sound of flowing water and the distant roar of an unknown monster.

He struggled, trying to sit up.

Boom!

A tremendous force instantly went out of control within his body.

Crimson flames erupted uncontrollably from his body, scorching the ground beneath him.

"Cough cough...~..."

Lynn was overwhelmed by the force and coughed violently, a trickle of golden blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

He looked down and glanced at his own body.

Its entire body was covered with fine cracks, like a piece of porcelain about to shatter.

However, beneath these cracks, he could sense an unprecedented, explosive power brewing and being reborn.

Lynn knew that, on paper, this deal seemed to be... a huge profit.

But this feeling of being forced to accept benefits made him very unhappy.

"This is... the 24th floor?"

Lynn looked around and, based on the surrounding environment and the unique moisture in the air, he quickly determined which floor he was on.

The 24th floor is commonly known as the "City of Water".

Unexpectedly, after falling from the eighteenth floor, I ended up here.

How are Alexandra and the others?

Countless thoughts flashed through Lynn's mind.

He must find his way back as soon as possible and reunite with his companions.

He is in terrible condition. Although his ability level is off the charts, his body is completely drained and extremely weak.

Any slightly stronger monster could take his life.

Just as he was struggling to get up from the ground...

A figure appeared silently not far from him.

She was a woman dressed provocatively, exuding a wild charm.

Behind her followed several bizarre-looking monsters, resembling man-eating flowers.

Lynn's pupils suddenly contracted.

Rives!

The man-eating flower tamer who caused the "~Man-made Maze" incident in the original work!

How did she end up here?

Rives also saw Lynn.

Her aggressive eyes scanned the blood-soaked, disheveled man from head to toe.

Then, a malicious and cruel smile appeared on her face.

"That's... a really nice snack."

She licked her lips and extended her hand to Lynn.

"Make your move."

With a single command.

The man-eating flower monsters from the "53 Reading Club" behind her, along with countless lurking monsters in the surrounding waters, all roared bloodthirstyly and swarmed towards Lynn.

At the forefront of those monsters, a translucent, ghost-like fairy composed of filthy magic emitted a silent shriek and lunged at him first.

Lynn's face instantly turned extremely ugly.

I just woke up, and before I even had a sip of water, they're going to beat me again?

And in this most vulnerable state?

This is infuriating!

The speed of the filthy fairy spirit was beyond imagination.

The translucent, twisted body left a trail of afterimages in the air before lunging at Lynn in an instant.

262. Trying to run away?

A nauseating, putrid stench wafted towards me.

Lynn could even feel his spirit being eroded by this aura.

"Get out!"

A low growl escaped Lynn's throat.

He forcefully suppressed the excruciating pain within his body, and suddenly raised his left hand, a ball of crimson flame condensing into shape.

[Fire Control]!

call--!

Flames erupted and struck the tainted fairy precisely.

However, the flames that were powerful enough to melt steel dimmed and went out the moment they touched the fairy's body, like charcoal that had been splashed with water.

Not a single charred mark was left on the body of the filthy fairy.

Magic attack, ineffective?

No, it was absorbed!

Lynn clearly felt that a portion of his magic had been absorbed by the other party.

This thing can feed on magic!

In the instant he was shocked, the tainted fairy spirit had already passed through the extinguished flames, and its claws, made of tainted energy, fiercely grabbed at his face.

Alarm bells rang in Lynn's mind.

He wanted to hide.

However, his physical weakness slowed his movements down by half a beat.

In that critical moment, he could only roll on the spot in embarrassment.

Sizzle—!

Sharp claws grazed his cheeks, drawing a trail of blood, and left five deep, bone-revealing claw marks on the rock face behind him.

The rock, where it was struck, quickly turned black and rotted.

It's incredibly corrosive!

Lynn's heart sank to the bottom.

This thing is not only immune to magic, but its physical attacks also inflict poison and corrosive effects.

It's a nightmare for all adventurers.

And this is just the appetizer.

The dozens of man-eating flower monsters and the hundreds of aquatic monsters that crawled out of the water had formed a huge encirclement, completely blocking all his escape routes.

Rives stood outside the circle, arms crossed, watching the scene with a leisurely, playful smile, like a cat playing with a mouse.

In her eyes, the man in front of her at the "53 Reading Club" was already hers.

"Thank you..."

Lynn gritted his teeth and got up from the ground.

He could feel his strength rapidly draining away.

That last [Fire Control Technique] almost drained him of his remaining strength.

The physical injuries, due to the intense exercise just now, have worsened.

A direct confrontation would be a dead end.

We must find a way to break through!