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

S999......!

In an instant, every one of his basic abilities broke through the limits that ordinary people could achieve!

Boom!

An unprecedented, powerful force, strong enough to make the entire dungeon tremble, erupted from Lynn's body.

His body is being reshaped.

Muscles, bones, meridians, and even every cell are undergoing a qualitative transformation under the impact of this force.

And this is the price for all of this.

Alphia's body was changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Her life, her soul, everything she had was completely sacrificed in this forbidden "gift".

Her face, however, held an unprecedented calm and relief.

She looked at the man who was screaming in pain because he couldn't withstand the enormous force, and a hint of tenderness flashed in her eyes.

"Let me pave the final stretch of the road for you..."

256. Zagnat

It was a storm.

A destructive storm, powerful enough to tear everything apart, was unleashed deep within Lynn's soul.

Alphia's entire life's memories, all her understanding of magic.

Her cursed yet incredibly powerful talent transformed into a primal, violent torrent of information, washing over every nerve in Lynn's body.

His brain, like a balloon forcibly stuffed into the ocean, was on the verge of exploding.

On the skin's surface, fine streaks of blood burst open, golden blood mixed with black energy dissipating outwards.

The divine grace behind him, the holy mark belonging to Astraea, was flashing wildly with an unprecedented frequency, and the values ​​on it had long surpassed the scope of mortal comprehension.

His body is being forcibly reshaped.

Every muscle fiber, every bone, and even every cell was crushed and then reassembled under this domineering force.

This is a transformative change.

It is also a form of torture akin to slow slicing.

"Aaaaaah—!"

Lynn let out an uncontrollable roar, his voice filled with indescribable pain.

He felt like he was about to die.

No, it's dying, then being forcibly pulled back by that enormous life force, and then dying again.

In this endless cycle of suffering, his consciousness gradually faded.

The last image captured was of Alphia, whose face no longer held the previous coldness and murderous intent, but instead bore a... relieved, almost gentle smile.

Her lips, lightly, pressed against his.

That wasn't a passionate kiss.

That was a farewell.

A remnant of the old era, her final and most thorough gift to the new generation of heroes she had chosen.

Lynn wanted to curse.

He wanted to grab the woman by the collar and yell at her about what right she had to make decisions for him.

He wanted to tell her that he didn't need her charity and that he could reach the top on his own.

But there was nothing he could do.

The last vestige of consciousness was completely swallowed up by that immense power.

In the final moments before plunging into boundless darkness, only one thought remained in Lynn's mind.

Did they make a profit or a loss in this transaction?

……

The dungeon, the eighteenth floor.

Boom! ...

A deafeningly loud bang came from deep underground, followed by the entire building shaking violently.

The bottomless crevice beneath the feet of Alexandra and the others

The dark abyss that had swallowed Lynn and Alphia began to heal rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, right before everyone's eyes!

Countless rocks and soil surged out from both sides, with immense force, and pressed together heavily.

"Lynn—!!~!"

Alexie let out a piercing scream as she rushed desperately toward the closing crack, her rapier burning with flames, trying to stop this hopeless scene.

But it was all too late.

Just a second before she reached the edge, the last gap vanished completely.

The ground was smooth again, as if the wound that tore the earth apart had never existed.

All that remained was a devastated battlefield and a group of girls standing there, their faces filled with despair.

"Do not……"

Alexie collapsed to her knees, the "Crimson Order" falling to the ground with a clatter.

Her red ponytail was disheveled, and her once vibrant eyes were now lifeless.

Kaguya, Ryu, Nitz, Celty... every member of the Astrea Familia felt an unprecedented sense of suffocation.

That figure who always stood in front of them, protecting them, just like that... disappeared.

“~How could this be…” Grace looked at the perfectly intact ground, his usually serious face filled with disbelief.

He couldn't imagine that falling from such a height and being buried alive by the entire building's rock face would have any chance of survival.

Riveria's lips were pressed tightly together, and her emerald eyes held a complex mix of emotions.

Just then, a completely different sense of oppression, filled with malice and destructive intent, suddenly and without warning reached the upper floors of Su.

The dungeon... has come back to life.

The walls, the floor, the ceiling—all the rocks—began to writhe, as if they had transformed into the flesh and blood of some creature.

Lines of dark, vein-like material protrude and converge within the rock strata.

Finally, at the very center of the battlefield, those dark substances burst forth from the ground and coalesced into a completely new and terrifying form.

It was a monster born purely for killing.

It has a beast-like silhouette, its entire body covered in jet-black armor, from which flows a blood-red light like lava.

Its claws are more deadly than the sharpest swords.

Its very existence distorts the laws of the surroundings.

“This is…” Riveria’s voice carried a hint of horror for the first time, “the dungeon…’s ‘antibody’…”

"Zagnat!"

As one of the most powerful clans of the Yulari,

The Loki Familia knew of Zagnath's existence.

257. Calm down, Alexie

The monster let out a silent roar, its target locked on the most powerful being in the arena.

Florian.

The next second, its figure vanished from its original spot and instantly reappeared in front of Freyland, its claws, sharp enough to tear through space, slashing down fiercely!

Frilian's reaction was faster than that of a magician.

Just before the dark claws were about to touch her, she gently tapped her staff in front of her.

[Defense Magic].

A seemingly thin curtain of light appeared out of thin air.

when!

A piercing clang of metal rang out.

The ground beneath Freena's feet instantly cracked and sank, but the layer of light...

It merely swayed slightly, completely blocking Zagnat's earth-shattering attack.

Everyone was speechless with shock at the sight.

That's Zagnat!

He is the strongest executioner, born in the dungeon to eliminate "alien beings"!

Each of its attacks contains destructive power at the rule level, enough to ignore the vast majority of defenses.

However, in front of this silver-haired twin-tailed fairy, the fatal blow that could have killed 727 was easily neutralized, as if it were just a child's game.

Frilian tilted her head, a hint of impatience flashing in her emerald green eyes.

She raised her staff and pointed it at Zagnath, who was standing nearby.

[Thunder of Destruction].

There was no singing, no delay.

A bolt of black lightning suddenly exploded at point-blank range.

Zagnat's seemingly indestructible black armor was shattered by this attack.

A charred mark appeared, and its massive body was sent flying backward, crashing heavily against a distant wall.

After a brief silence came an even more frenzied rage.

roar--!!!

Zagnat crawled out of the rubble on the wall, and its wounds were healed in the blink of an eye.

Its scarlet eyes were fixed on Freya, and its aura of destruction became even more ferocious.

However, at this tense moment, an untimely voice broke the solemn atmosphere.

"Get out of my way!"

It's Alexandra.

She struggled to her feet, picked up her rapier again,

Those dim eyes now reignited with a flame, a flame mixed with sorrow, anger, and obsession.

Her target was not that terrifying monster.

It was the ground that had just healed, the ground that buried Lynn!

"I'm going to dig him out!"

She roared, transforming into a streak of crimson light as she charged toward the rock wall.

"Stop right there, you idiot!"

An even louder roar came from the side.

Grace's imposing figure stood like a wall, blocking Alexandra's path.

“Didn’t you see that? That monster! Is now the time to do that kind of thing?!” He pointed at Zagnat not far away, veins bulging on his forehead.

"I don't care!" Alexie's eyes were bloodshot; her reason had long been consumed by despair. "Lynn is still down there! I have to go save him!"

"Save him? How are you going to save him?! Dig through the entire floor with your fire poker?!" Grace retorted angrily without any politeness.

"Wake up! We have a more pressing enemy to deal with! If we don't take care of that thing, we'll all die here!"

"53 Book Club" "So what!" Alexie's emotions completely spiraled out of control. "If Lynn dies, what's the point of my life! Get out of my way!"