A crossover anime/manga series, starting with Kaguya's fiancé.

All non-combat personnel were performing their respective duties in the rear.

In a collective action of this scale, individual bravery must be subordinate to unified arrangements; otherwise, it will only result in a disorganized mess.

Ota stood at the front of the formation, his massive body itself giving off a sense of oppression.

He surveyed the ready-to-go troops and gave the order in a deep voice.

"Stop the harassment attacks."

As the command was given, the intermittent magical light in the distance completely disappeared.

In the silence,

The huge mound of earth began to undulate.

A moment later, the giant tortoise's head and limbs slowly emerged from under its shell.

Lynn squinted, his limbs and head appearing as if they were made of swampy mud, only a blurry outline visible.

"Mage, chant, target the head!"

Ota's voice rang out again.

Several LV2 and LV3 mages from "705U.COM" in the first wave of attacks immediately began chanting, and magical light gathered in their hands.

The moment the incantation was completed, several magical beams shot towards the giant tortoise's head.

However, just before the magic was about to hit, the giant tortoise reacted with astonishing speed, instantly retracting its head and limbs.

"Boom! Boom!"

The magic struck the tortoise shell squarely, leaving not a trace of white residue except for splashing some dirt and moss.

"Tsk! This thing's defensive perception extends farther than I imagined."

Ota made an impatient smacking sound.

He personally went behind a barrier vehicle and, together with six other LV3 adventurers, pushed the heavy barrier vehicle forward.

As they drew closer, the green buds on the giant tortoise's shell began to react.

They launched themselves in groups of three or five, shooting out like cannonballs and hurtling towards Ota and his group in parabolic arcs.

Ota held the Black Sword horizontally in front of him, neither dodging nor avoiding, and directly swept the sword at the flying flower bud.

"boom!"

Multiple flower buds exploded in succession the moment they came into contact with the sword.

Ota's body only swayed slightly, managing to withstand the impact.

However, the LV3 adventurers behind him were shaken to their core by the aftershocks of the explosion.

The magic stone on the barrier vehicle dimmed, indicating a significant energy drain.

"Quick! Replenish the magic stones!"

"Damn it, it's stuck!"

The group frantically replaced the magic stones, their movements completely distorted under the pressure of the actual explosion, despite their training.

"Lord Ota! Stop attacking the flower buds!"

Ota glanced at them but did not attack the flower buds.

The flower buds that weren't knocked down fell to the ground, shimmered a few times, and then suddenly bloomed.

"Om-"

Countless tiny poisonous insects surged out of the flower buds like a tidal wave.

The barrier could withstand the impact of the explosion, but it couldn't stop these ubiquitous insects.

"what!"

"Damn it, bugs have gotten in!"

The group instantly descended into chaos. Several adventurers frantically swatted at the poisonous insects on their bodies, and soon some were stung, groaning in pain.

Ota frowned, and swung his sword again, attacking the unopened flower buds.

They attempted to use the shockwave from the explosion to clear out the poisonous insects.

As a result, the explosion not only failed to kill all the poisonous insects, but also created even greater chaos.

The flower buds on the tortoise shell are still falling off continuously.

Fighting is not an option, nor is not fighting.

Ota completely lost his patience.

Ignoring the LV3s behind him who were struggling to survive, he charged forward alone, braving the explosions and poisonous insects.

"Mage! Cover me! Attack where I've already struck!"

He rushed to the giant tortoise and, with all his might, cleaved the tortoise's shell with his sword.

"clang!"

A piercing metallic clang rang out, and finally a faint white mark was left on the tortoise shell.

But at the same time,

More poisonous insects surged toward him like a tide.

Even a level 6 warrior, under these circumstances, could only devote most of his energy to resisting the venomous insects' invasion, and was unable to organize an effective continuous attack.

Those LV3 adventurers were in a terrible state, all of them injured.

In the chaos, the handsome Apollo Familia adventurer, trying to avoid the swarm of insects, crashed headfirst into a flower bud that had not yet bloomed.

"Boom!"

The violent explosion knocked him to the ground.

Before he could even get up, a swarm of dark insects rushed over and instantly engulfed him.

"Retreat immediately!"

Bert roared, grabbed his injured companion, and was the first to retreat to the rear.

Ota watched this scene with resentment on his face, but he could only give the order to retreat.

The first attack ended in a crushing defeat.

Naza, along with members of the Mihe clan, rushed forward immediately to begin rescuing the wounded.

"It's not very toxic, but it has a paralyzing effect. Quickly administer the antidote!"

"This wounded soldier has lost too much blood! Quick! Stop the bleeding!"

Bert handed his companion over to the medical staff, kicked a nearby rock, and growled angrily.

"This thing is impossible to fight!"

Lynn also felt that this thing was purely a strange mechanism.

at this time,

"It's you!" Hyacinthus, the leader of the Apollo Familia, roared angrily;

"If it weren't for the opposition from you hypocrites! If those level 1 trash had been sent to test the waters! My members wouldn't have died!"

"Why don't you go? Where is your 'justice'? Why aren't your people dying?!"

These hysterical accusations turned the faces of the Astrea Familia members pale.

Kaguya angrily retorted, "Are you out of your mind?"

Lynn stepped forward and stood in front of Kaguya. He looked Hyacinthus up and down, who seemed to be going crazy, and suddenly laughed.

"Don't you have any Level 1 adventurers in your clan? What do you think of your clan's Level 1 adventurers after hearing this? Or is it because the adventurers who sacrificed themselves were more handsome?"

These words caused an uproar in the audience.

Everyone looked at Lynn with an incredulous expression, then turned to Yacintos.

Yacintos himself was stunned; he hadn't expected Lynn to say such a thing.

"What...what nonsense are you spouting!"

"I'm talking nonsense?" Lynn shrugged. "Isn't it true? What kind of logic is it to shift the blame onto us? It was Hedin who made you participate. If you're so capable, go and curse him. I'll even consider it courageous."

That's all!

Lynn glanced at Yacintos as if he were not paying attention.

These words instantly ignited the anger of all the low-level adventurers present.

"That's right! Why blame the Astrea Familia!"

"That's outrageous! How dare they call us Level 1 adventurers trash? We all started as Level 1 adventurers!"

"The Apollo Familia, what does that mean?"

The level 1 adventurers of the Apollo Familia also stared at Hyacinthus with unusual expressions...

Hyacinthus's face turned very ugly, and he shouted in protest, "Shut up, all of you! That's not what I meant!"

"What I mean is, all LV3 adventurers are our valuable fighting force against monsters! They are the main force in this battle! When you reach LV3, I will value you just the same!"

This explanation not only failed to quell public anger, but instead seemed to add fuel to the fire.

It sounds as if adventurers below LV3 are cannon fodder who can be sacrificed at any time.

Hyacintosh stared at Lynn and Kaguya with a forced smile and asked, "I'm puzzled as to why your Astraea Familia didn't participate?"

Lynn laughed. "Then ask Hedin of Freya's Familia. He's the commander. You'd better ask him with that expression on your face. Don't be afraid."

"enough!"

A cold, hard voice interrupted the farce.

Hedin walked out of the command tent. He glanced at Hyacinthus, then at Lynn, and finally fixed his gaze on the giant tortoise in the distance.

"The second attack begins now."

Hedin ignored the crowd's argument and directly announced the new battle plan.