Serpico tries his best to prevent Guts from reaching Farnese, but the swordsman, no matter how brilliant and skilled he is, can only bow before the power of his opponent.
However, their respite is short-lived: gigantic tigers burst into the ballroom where the Vandimion are celebrating the start of the holy war. The Kushans have encircled the city and are engaged in a veritable massacre! Guts, aided by his companions, then launches himself into a merciless fight against a monstrous Makara…