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

Lynn's words sank the hearts of all the heretics.

Divine power?

They are monsters, born to be at odds with this power.

vitality?

Whose life force is pure enough to detonate a LV4 level immortal essence core?

"I'll do it!"

Lynn's voice was firm and decisive.

He struggled to stand up, but the intense pain in his body caused him to fall back down.

“Are you crazy? What’s wrong with you right now…” Reed exclaimed.

“I’m not crazy.” Lynn’s voice carried an undeniable determination. “This is the only chance.”

“Listen, Lizardman, I need you… After I make my move, use your strongest strike, 727, to pierce its core.”

"I can only create a fleeting opportunity for you."

Reed looked into Lynn's eyes, which were burning with the last light of their lives, and in them he saw a kind of awakening called "madness".

He didn't know whether he should trust this human being.

However, he had no other choice.

“Okay!” Reed gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Everyone, get ready!"

He gave his final instructions to his comrades.

Lynn took a deep breath and glanced at the woman in the distance who had gone mad because her pet had been destroyed.

I glanced again at the filthy fairy who was being held back.

Finally, he glanced at his right arm, which had lost all feeling.

Alphia...

Didn't you want me to become a hero of the new era?

Don't you want to be the most glamorous stepping stone?

If you're going to use a stepping stone, you should be prepared to be one!

If the power you left me can't even handle this small situation, then you, a remnant of the old era, have died a truly worthless death!

266. A monster within a pure heart

Boom!

A golden torrent, mixed with crimson, an unimaginably powerful surge of life burst forth from Lynn's body without warning!

That wasn't magic, nor was it a skill.

That was the most primal life energy he had "plundered" from Alphia, which he forcibly detonated in the most brutal and savage way!

This energy did not flow towards the tainted immortal essence; instead, it flowed towards himself.

His already broken body let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain under the onslaught of this immense life force.

The cracks on the skin surface widened instantly, and golden blood gushed out like a fountain.

He is... self-harming!

No, it's a sacrifice!

He was using his own life as a catalyst to create the most violent clash between the cold and silent power belonging to Alphia and his own vibrant life force!

Two diametrically opposed forces ignited an unprecedented energy storm within his body.

The purest, most annihilating energy aftershocks generated by this storm shot out with a bang along his arm!

The target is the very core of the tainted immortal essence!

In that instant, the whole world seemed to lose its sound.

The impenetrable negative energy shield of the tainted fairy spirit was as fragile as paper in the face of this annihilating energy, and was instantly pierced.

For the first time, the deepest darkness in its chest was exposed to the air.

"Now!"

Lynn used his last bit of strength to let out a roar.

Reed's pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints.

This is the moment he's been waiting for!

He concentrated all his strength into the bone spear in his hand, transforming himself into a streak of blue afterimage, striking first despite being behind.

"Give it to me... smash it!!!"

puff!

The bone spear pierced through the exposed core without any hindrance.

Time seemed to stand still for a second.

Then, starting from its core, the enormous body of the filthy immortal spirit turned into ashes inch by inch.

The expression on Revis's face froze completely.

She watched the figure slowly fall, her eyes filled with disbelief, shock, and fear.

Ultimately, fear was replaced by endless resentment.

She memorized that face.

Then, without hesitation, he turned and disappeared into the darkness.

Peace returned to the cave.

The heretics, looking at the mess on the ground and the man lying in a pool of blood, his life hanging in the balance, remained silent for a long time.

...

Consciousness slowly revives in the warmth.

Lynn felt as if she were lying on a cloud, and the excruciating pain in her body had been relieved quite a bit.

He opened his eyes with difficulty and saw the face of a girl with dragon wings, her face filled with worry.

Winnie.

In her hand, she was holding a ball of moss that exuded a soft green light.

That warm and comfortable feeling came from this patch of moss.

"you're awake?"

A deep voice sounded from the side.

Reed the lizardman was sitting to the side, looking at him with a complicated expression.

The other heretics also gathered around, their faces no longer showing the previous wariness, but instead a mixture of curiosity and excitement.

“Thank you…” Lynn’s voice was a little hoarse, “Thank you… for saving me.”

“We should be thanking you.” Reed shook his head, his tone gentle and trembling, “It’s not like we’re thanking you.”

He paused for a moment, then finally asked the question that had been bothering him.

"Why...why did you go to such lengths?"

He couldn't understand why this human would sacrifice his own life to save them, these "monsters".

Lynn looked at them and gave a weak smile.

"Because...you saved me too, didn't you?"

He didn't explain much, he just reached out and gently patted Winnie's head.

Winnie's body visibly stiffened for a moment.

But then, she felt no malice in Lynn's palm, only pure, gentle kindness.

Her face flushed slightly, and she lowered her head shyly.

This action completely melted away the last bit of barrier in the hearts of all the heretics present.

They started talking to Lynn all at once.

"What's your name, '53 Reading Club'? Human."

"Every adventurer I've met wanted to kill us."

"That magic you just used was amazing! It killed all those flowers in one go!"

Lynn patiently answered their questions one by one.

He told them that his name was Lynn.

He told them that although he was an adventurer, he believed that race could not determine good or evil.

Looking at these "monsters" of various shapes, yet possessing pure hearts, he was filled with mixed emotions.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming more and more harmonious.

A sharp, chilling killing intent swept in from the entrance of the cave without warning!

"[Swift Wind]!"

267. A tiny...accident

A green afterimage, carrying a sharp edge capable of tearing through steel, arrived in an instant.

The chilling aura seemed to cause the temperature inside the cave to drop several degrees.

The heretics reacted with astonishing speed.

Having struggled to survive in the underground city for years, this undisguised killing intent had long been ingrained in their very bones.

"Protect Winnie!"

Reed let out a low growl. Before he could even see who it was, his body reacted instinctively, holding the battle-hardened bone spear horizontally in front of him. His massive body acted as a shield, protecting the dragon-winged girl Winnie.

The other heretics, Guros and Rey, also instantly entered a fighting posture, their muscles tensed, and they let out threatening growls from their throats.

Fear, anger, and a trace of despair that they had long been accustomed to intertwined in their hearts.

Here we go again.

It's the same again.

These adventurers never ask questions, never look around; the only response they receive is an unwavering sword.

However, just a second before that green blade of light was about to collide violently with Reed's Bone Gun 727, that moment arrived.

A figure that should have been too weak to move suddenly lunged forward in a way that no one could have predicted.

It's Lynn.

With his last ounce of strength, he slammed his broken body into Reed, then spread his arms wide, like a mother hen protecting her chicks, shielding Winnie and Reed behind him.

"Stop!"

His hoarse roar seemed to be squeezed out of his throat.

The green glint stopped abruptly less than a centimeter from Lynn's nose.

The strong wind he created tousled his black hair, revealing his unwavering eyes that burned with the last glimmer of light.

Time seemed to be paused at this moment.

Liu's figure appeared at the cave entrance.

She maintained the posture of brandishing the dagger, her usually calm and composed face now filled with incomprehensible shock and confusion.

What did she see?

Lynn.

The man she was desperately searching for.