Chapter 167
No matter how old or dilapidated this thing is, with a woman's wrist strength, even wielding a fire axe or a holy sword of physics, it would be difficult to break through its defenses in a short time.
It can be deactivated in a few seconds...
This only proves that the person who took action was not an ordinary person.
"Call!"
The cold autumn wind swept across the rooftops.
"Really!"
Lily Spangle stared intently at the Giant Hollow in the doorway.
"This is the dragon of the East Branch Bureau... the monster they call the Void, which has been in the form of a dark dragon from the very beginning."
Lily is from London, or more accurately, from Reverse London.
"I definitely made the right choice for my vacation destination!"
"These observations..."
"Enough for Noel to stuff three dragon eggs into his mouth!"
The inside of the flowing skirt creased the thighs with a buckle that created an indentation, and a small, trumpet-shaped magical artifact was swung into her hand while spinning.
No...
In Reverse London, this thing should be called a magic artifact.
"Wing Bind."
"Waaah!"
Lily blew hard into the megaphone in her hand, and a sound inaudible to humans spread rapidly; as water-like ripples spread through the space behind her, a dragon-shaped creature that was both cute and eerie emerged.
"Pipers, First Class Protector, Lily Spangle!"
Lily flipped herself onto the dragon's back.
The ability to carry a person and fly through the air with a slender body less than a person's height is clearly not due to aerodynamics.
Marshall Wordsworth!
Lily gently rubbed the dragon's round little head—the name she had just mentioned belonged to this red and blue broom dragon.
"Attack!"
"Call out!"
Against the somewhat chilly autumn wind, Lily, riding on the dragon's back, flew straight towards the sky above Inuju.
Although its wingspan is not large, the Broom Dragon, as the official white dragon of the WB (short for the Wing Bind, with a status equivalent to the Gotei 13 of the Seireitei), has extremely excellent qualities in terms of speed.
In an instant, Lily had already passed by Inu no Uta's body.
"?"
However.
The other party's reaction was unexpected by Lily:
Inuju didn't look at him, and his plan to lure the other away from the school failed.
"Noel always mocked my magic concealment skills, but now it seems it's just because the white dragons in the team are all quite sensitive~"
"This guy is completely useless."
Lily did not unleash her magic any further.
While there's a high probability of attracting the Inuhou Project, there's also a possibility of summoning an even more powerful Dark Dragon, which could put you in a dangerous situation.
As a first-class protector, Lily certainly has this kind of judgment.
"Since that's the case..."
Lily turned the horn in her hand upside down.
"Making a little noise shouldn't disturb the students' class."
Magic gathered at the tip of the flute, which was shaped like a gun muzzle.
As a universal magical artifact of the Pipers, this item can help the Protectors capture the White Dragon more efficiently...
Or launch an attack on the Dark Dragon.
"Magic #04"
The converging light made it seem as if a second sun was shining in that moment.
"Stun Ball!"
"Boom!"
The light beam hit its target accurately.
The pained dog immediately turned its attention back to Lily and its kin in the sky, its fierce gaze locking onto them.
"Aww!!"
The roar created a shockwave that ruffled the surrounding trees.
"Yes, that's it!"
Lily turned the horn upside down again and loudly mocked the Inukai below:
"Come and chase me, you stupid dog!"
"Waaah!"
At the same time.
Haruto watched Lily leave and emerged from the shadows beside the rooftop door.
"That thing just now..."
"Numbering Magic."
Judging from the name, it's obviously in the same category as the "Kidō" code.
"An ability extremely similar to Kidō, and a technique that uses spatial abilities (a common technique in Magic Circle Squad) to summon dragon-shaped Hollows."
"A witch from the West Branch Bureau?"
Haruto had some suspicions, but he only just confirmed Lily's identity.
Organized witches/magicians are completely different from ordinary exorcists—in terms of both strength and background, Lily's performance just now basically ruled out the possibility of a third party interfering.
The one who saved Kanmuri Yasu was definitely not a witch.
Furthermore...
Haruto no longer needs to worry about whether Lily can defeat that Inu-kun.
While the number of witches in WB is far less than that of the Soul Reaper in Seireitei, at least there are professionally trained individuals among them.
"If we go to the river..."
Lily and Inuju headed towards their "campsite" from the previous night.
"It seems there are no problems."
"I should have known better than to come out and take another look."
Haruto is currently in a spirit form wearing Shihakushō.
The Reigai modified by Kirio Hikifune possesses the ability to move on its own without taking the Gikongan — Haruto made a brief appearance at the toilet door and then let the Reigai go back to class on its own: the Reigai's ability to conceal its Reiatsu is comparable to Haruto's, and with Kirio Hikifune's modifications, even Sōken Ishida couldn't see anything amiss.
But right now...
He'll definitely be discovered if he goes straight back.
"Never mind."
"Whoosh!"
Haruto prepared to use Shunpo to head towards the riverbank.
"Since he's a colleague from afar, let's help him to the end."
"And..."
Haruto rubbed the dissipating Reiatsu between his fingertips.
"That Giant Hollow wasn't initially targeting Lily."
"Such obvious traces of Reiatsu are far more delicious to Giant Hollow than those wandering spirits on the streets."
Naturally born Hollows have the highest intelligence when they first open Hollow Hole. If they don't have any fortuitous encounters, they will only become more and more stupid and stupid as their strength increases, until they are left with only instincts... Most Gillian are an outward manifestation of this evolutionary phenomenon.
Giant Hollow with a sixth or Seventh-Class Reii is already very strong.
To put it another way, their brains are so close to being reduced to mere instincts that it's unlikely they can control their appetite.
"There's a high probability it's been manipulated or rigged, but there's no sign of Hollow Bait in the vicinity."
"..."
"Adjuchas- level Menos Grande commanding its own kind?"
Menos Grande can control ordinary Hollows.
However, since the Gillians are all brainless, the Hollows that can become leaders are basically all at the Adjuchas level or higher.
What is the purpose?
"Hueco Mundo is full of Reishi; the Jūreichi is meaningless to the Adjuchas, who are almost exclusively interested in evolution."
Or perhaps...
Through the thick concrete, Haruto turned his gaze to Sōken Ishida was standing in the classroom.
"The Quincy are looking for him?"
Considering the military uniforms that Kanmuri Yasu mentioned earlier, and the fact that Sōken Ishida once escaped from the Lichtreich—
Haruto can now make bold predictions.
The problem is...
Quincy do not have the ability to directly control low-level Hollows.
"They wanted to control these wild Giant Hollows for their own use... and some Adjuchas have fallen into the hands of the Quincy."
"And the captains and Quincy capable of controlling Adjuchas are only more powerful than originally anticipated."
Haruto gained a new understanding of the formidable nature of this target:
If the Captain-level sent by Seireitei are not "acquaintances," they might not be able to complete the mission, not to mention that there is a high probability that there is also Adjuchas hiding somewhere.
Even if I'm in charge of one of them...
Haruto's figure disappeared from the rooftop.
"I hope Sōken Ishida can become an ally."
Volume 1: Chapter 102, They charged forward shouting about friendship and bonds.
"Magic #44"
Lily waved her horn in front of her.
Compared to when the Stun Ball was released, this magical artifact has increased in size slightly.
A dense magical energy circulated within it, somewhat similar to the way Soul Reaper releases their Zanpakuto.
"Flash Bumper!"
"Boom~"
The restrained golden beams intertwined into a connected net, directly blocking the Inuhou that was suddenly rushing into the sky.
"Magic Number 44: Flash Bumper"