Fight to the End

"Shūhei Hisagi, are you alright?" Renji asked with concern. He was the strongest fighter here, and if anything happened to him, he would most likely be in grave danger today.

Shūhei shook his head, picked up his Zanpakuto, and said, "I'm fine. You guys try to use your Kidō to hold it back, I'll take the lead in the attack."

Hinamori immediately clasped her hands together and chanted, "Bakudō #4: Hainawa - Hainawa!" A chain of Spiritual Pressure flew out from Hinamori's palms and bound it. However, this level of Bakudō was clearly insufficient to restrain it. Hinamori then used two more binding Kidō, finally managing to temporarily control the giant Hollow.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hinamori used her most proficient Kidō, "You ruler! Mask of flesh and blood, all things. Things bearing the name of humanity! Truth and temperance, stand only with claws on the dream wall that knows no sin! Hadō #33 - Sōkatsui!" A white burst of flame blasted towards the giant Hollow, hitting it directly in the head. The giant Hollow immediately roared in pain.

At this moment, the other students' Shakkahō also hit their targets one after another, and Renji went even further, drawing his Zanpakuto and soaring into the sky, slashing down at its head. Kira also cooperated with Renji to attack from the left. Shūhei was extremely anxious. Hadn't he told them to use Kidō to support him? Why was he so impulsive? How could they possibly deal with such a giant Hollow?

However, the result was beyond Shūhei's expectations. Although their attack did not cause any substantial damage to it, it had to use its claws to block the two men's attacks, leaving the giant void wide open.

Renji shouted, "Shūhei Hisagi! Now!"

Shūhei, already fully understanding, leaped high into the air. With Renji and Kira restraining him, the giant Hollow had no way to stop Shūhei. "Ah! Die!" Shūhei roared. This Hollow had already killed two of his companions, and the rage in his heart was already burning. This attack, fueled by Shūhei's fury, slashed down!

From top to bottom, Shūhei stood at the feet of the giant Hollow and sighed softly. A hideous crack appeared on the giant Hollow's face. "Roar!" The giant Hollow let out a dying roar of resentment. But it was too late. No matter what it did, it could not change its fate of death. With its roar, its massive body disappeared into the air.

Renji and Kira ran over and said, "Great! We finally killed it!"

Shūhei also felt a sense of relief, and at the same time, he couldn't help but marvel at the strength of this class. The gap between them and the other classes was indeed enormous, especially the girl who unleashed the Sōkatsui and the two boys before him. Shūhei admitted that he didn't possess such strength when he was a third-year student. It was truly worthy of the class he was in charge of.

"Yes, it's finally over. We've avenged our fallen comrades! We won!" Shūhei smiled knowingly. Without their cooperation, we would have been in grave danger today.

At that moment, the surrounding space began to distort, Renji exclaimed in alarm, "Shūhei Hisagi, look!"

Giant voids appeared in the distorted spaces, numbering well over a hundred. A wave of despair washed over them. Dealing with even one was this difficult; how could they possibly face hundreds? Were they truly doomed today?

They all stared in terror at the ethereal figures in the sky, their hearts filled with despair. Renji the same way, but he kept telling himself: I can't die! How can I protect her if I die? I must live!

"Listen up, everyone!" Renji shouted. "We can't give up like this! How can we face Teacher Ye Yang's teachings if we give up? How can we live up to our responsibilities as Shinigami? If we don't even have the courage to fight, then we've completely lost. Maybe reinforcements from Soul Society are on their way, maybe Teacher Ye Yang is on his way to us. No matter what, we must fight to the very end! We must hold on until the last second!"

Perhaps it was Renji's words that were so impactful, or perhaps it was an outburst of despair. All the students gathered here, ready for a final stand. Since death was inevitable anyway, they might as well fight it out. Maybe they could forge a future!

From a corner unseen by them, a voice rang out, "How interesting. To actually kill that Hollow under such circumstances, and to achieve this even in such a desperate situation, truly a student worthy of his teacher's tutelage. Captain Aizen, what do you think?"

It turns out that the two people here are Gin and Aizen, and they were the ones who orchestrated this massive Hollow invasion incident. However, the students' response was beyond their expectations.

"It is indeed interesting, but it's just a futile struggle." Aizen didn't care at all. In his eyes, they were all just pawns, and he only needed to use them appropriately.

"But Captain Aizen, when are we going to make our move? They probably won't be able to hold out for much longer," Gin asked.

Aizen remained calm. "It's alright, let's wait a bit longer..."

Meanwhile, chaos reigned within Soul Society! News arrived from the real world that a giant Hollow had invaded the exercise, resulting in casualties, and immediate support was requested! This news sent shockwaves through Seireien. Such an event hadn't occurred in years; it was completely unexpected, and the Research and Development Institute, responsible for monitoring the situation, hadn't received a single tip.

It wasn't until Shūhei requested reinforcements that they realized this was undoubtedly explosive news for Soul Society. Therefore, the message was immediately relayed throughout the entire Seireien, and the Fifth Division, responsible for providing support, was ordered to go there immediately.

Upon hearing this news Ye Yang from the Second Division suddenly stood up, muttering, "How could this be? No wonder I felt a sense of panic earlier. No, I have to go to the World of the Living!"

Soi Fon quickly advised, "Brother Ye Yang, don't be in such a hurry. Even if they can't defeat the giant Hollows, they can certainly protect themselves. You need the Captain-Commander's permission before you can go to the World of the Living. After all, our Second Division isn't a support team; we wouldn't have a legitimate reason to go out like this."

Ye Yang shook his head. "There's no other way. Time is of the essence now. Going to ask the Captain-Commander for his opinion again would take too long. I'll go back to my clan and use the Shihoin Clan's exclusive Senkaimon. I'll leave things here to you. Go and tell the Captain-Commander."

"But..."

"No buts, that's settled then, I'm leaving now." With that, Ye Yang returned to his family at top speed, opened the Senkaimon, and rushed back to the World of the Living...

"Captain Aizen, this is quite interesting. It's remarkable that they've managed to hold out this long, and although they're all injured, none of them have died. As expected of Teacher Ye Yang's students, when should we make our move?" Gin smiled, showing no emotion whatsoever even as he watched his students being killed.

Aizen's gentle voice came from the side. "No rush. We'll make our move when they start dying and despairing." Aizen smiled gently, but this smile was no longer the kind that felt like a spring breeze; instead, it was a chilling wind that sent shivers down one's spine.

The students trapped in the midst of the virtual group were in dire straits. They had been driven into a corner. There were two classes when they arrived, but the students from Class Two had already fled. However, with so many virtual beings appearing, their chances of survival were slim. In other words, of the nearly one hundred people who came, only about twenty remained.

Moreover, at this point, only about ten people were still capable of fighting. The rest had lost their fighting ability due to severe injuries. They were being protected in the middle of the group, and if this continued, they would definitely be wiped out in less than ten minutes!

"Shūhei Hisagi, what should we do now? When will the Soul Society's reinforcements arrive? We can't hold on any longer!" Renji asked while fighting, since Shuhei was still the Shūhei of the group.

Shūhei deflected the Hollow's attack with a single strike. "Perhaps it's on its way. Whatever the case, we must hold on! I believe victory is just ahead!"

The group continued fighting until only Shūhei, Renji, Kira, and Hinamori remained. The rest of the group had lost their fighting ability, meaning that the four of them were protecting more than twenty people.

Now the four of them were exhausted, having used up the last bit of strength in their bodies. They didn't even have the strength to Zanpakuto. However, their results were remarkable, having killed at least a dozen Hollows. But compared to the hundreds of Hollows, a dozen or so were really of no use. Everyone was in despair, and the four of them closed their eyes in despair.

However, the scenario they had imagined—being killed by Hollows—did not occur. They opened their eyes in confusion, only to see a silver sword aura pierce through the bodies of dozens of Hollows. A figure in the distance exclaimed, "Dimensional Slash!"

The four of them sat down on the ground, their tension finally easing. Shūhei knew that reinforcements from Soul Society had arrived, while the other three knew that their teacher had come to rescue them.

Ye Yang appeared before them in a Shunpo and asked, "Are you alright? Don't be afraid. You completed the mission excellently. Leave the rest to me."

Renji replied, "We're fine Teacher Ye Yang. You've finally arrived. We were just exhausted."

Hinamori breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness, Teacher Ye Yang, you've finally come to our rescue!"

Shūhei was a little puzzled. Shouldn't it have been the Fifth Division that came to provide support? Why was Ye Yang here? He didn't ask, but Ye Yang said instead, "It's alright, you can just wait here."

After saying that, Ye Yang directly gripped Silver Rend and charged towards the giant Hollows, unleashing a killing move right from the start. These giant Hollows would be difficult for students to deal with, but they were too easy for Ye Yang. Ye Yang had killed far more Menos Grande than that in Hueco Mundo.

Often, a single sword strike could slay over a dozen Hollows; the power of space tore the sky apart. In the blink of an eye, less than fifty of the hundreds of giant Hollows remained. Ye Yang charged in like a tiger among sheep; the giant Hollows were utterly powerless to resist.