Odaiba Counteroffensive

The Odaiba Counteroffensive was a battle that took place in 2051.

During it, the well-defended neighborhood of Odaiba in Tokyo, Japan was unexpectedly invaded by a massive horde of Huge, including multiple gigant-types and an Ultra-type. With many experienced Lilies not present in Tokyo on account of the Makuhari Recapture, the defense of Odaiba fell to a group of first-year and middle-school Lilies from multiple Gardens who were on Odaiba for a training camp.

The Odaiba Counteroffensive was a historic battle because despite the suddenness and difficulty, it was finished without a single civilian casualty.

Assault Lily: Wunder will be the first novelization of this battle, focusing on the 2nd Task Force with Kondo Misaka as protagonist. The story will be written by Akizuki Taiga who is also responsible for the novelization of Niigata Recapture novel. He also expressed interest in writing story for other task forces.

Chronology
Odaiba Counteroffensive happens during a Neunwelt Tactics Jamboree for 1st year Lily.

Appearance of the Soldier Ants swarm
Appearance of dozens of special small-class which are not detected by Huge Searcher.

From their appearance, they are dubbed the Soldier Ants, and each individual pose comparable threat to a middle-class. This means heavy armaments such as tank and rocket launchers are required to handle them.

They appear to have hydrophobia and don't have strong leaping strength, so the waterfront battle gives advantage to the lilies.

5th Task Force's failure
The 5th Task Force are sent to intercept the Soldier Ants.

Because the 1st and 5th Task Force are supposed to commence a pincer attack on the pseudo-Nest, both legions consisted of strong fighters. They assumed this will be an easy victory where they destroy both the Soldier Ants and the Cave.

But this is a trap, and a gigant-class Soldier Ant who had been hiding inside the Cave appeared.

Even though the objective is complete evacuation of the area, the lilies are being forced to withdraw the perimeter.

5th Task Force's defense of New Tatsumi Bridge
The 5th Task Force who are resolved to stop the Soldier Ants and their leader gigant-classes, lure the swarm to New Tatsumi Bridge and start a last stand battle. Meanwhile, countless number of Soldier Ants keep coming out of the pseudo-Nest.

The tide turns to the lilies with arrival of the 3rd Task Force. Even so, the swarm is too overwhelming, a few gigant-class managed to break through and proceed to areas where evacuation is still not completed.

2nd Task Force's fight
The 2nd Task Force are initally the back-up plan for 5th Task Force. Upon hearing the 5th Task Force's retreat, Amano Soraha pledge to mobilize the squad to Shinkiba in order to help with evacuation.

In Shinkiba, Hayami Katsura fought alone to buy enough time to finish the evacuation.

At the same time, the 3rd Task Force arrived to join the 5th Task Force.

The 2nd Task Force detached itself from the battle and move to west to proceed evacuation.

Demolition of Fujimi Bridge
Horde of Huge are approaching Fujimi Bridge. The squad present are the 3rd Task Squad under Hishida Haru, who can't use the Neunwelt Tactics because they have less than 9 members.

Asking for back up from the Defense Squad are impossible because they too are fighting for their life. Yet, evacuation for the area is not yet over.

Haru made the order to destroy Fujimi Bridge. As consequence, a group of Odaiba middle school lilies fighting to protect the civilians are abandoned at the other side.

Defense of Nozomi Bridge
After losing their route because of the destruction of Fujimi Bridge, the Huge changed their course to Nozomi Bridge.

Takehisa Nakaba, Kawanabe Nazuna, and their comrades are prepared for death when Kondo Misaka fought alone to hold back the gigant-class for 20 minutes.

With the arrival of the 2nd Task Force, the swarm is exterminated.

Pair of anomalous gigant-class
Among the Soldier Ants, there are freak variant gigant-class previously spotted in Makuhari.

The 3rd Task Force who now support the Defense Squad, are sent to handle them.

Thanks to the 3rd Task Force, the Light Wall System survived. The Defense Squad also managed to secure an evacuation route for the civilians.

Destruction of the freak gigant-class, and defence of the Light Wall
The only gigant-class extermination done by the Defense Squad in this operation.

It's a difficult fight because the special-type gigant-class has ability to dull the lilies' movements.

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