Chapter 239
"Call out!"
Faced with the Kanmuri Yasu, the winged Adjuchas seemed to be getting impatient: they gently flapped their wings and, like dark meteors, simultaneously plunged straight towards the ground from four directions!
"Hadō #90-- "
"!!"
A soft chant echoed through the desert.
"--Black Kurohitsugi"
A "whip" composed of countless black cubes of varying sizes swept gently along the path taken by all the Adjuchas.
"Bang!"
These Adjuchas are incredibly fast and agile enough to instantly twist their bodies amidst such acceleration: the only one that was truly struck by the Kurohitsugi was a lone warrior so bold as to attempt to smash it open.
The black mass formed by the gravitational current slammed into Adjuchas's head.
Immediately afterwards--
"Thump!"
The headless corpse, its wings broken, fell into the desert.
Kanmuri Yasu's Bankai to kill one Adjuchas, and so simply and directly, he lost all life.
"..."
Not only was Adjuchas startled by the sudden attack, but even the 11th Division Soul Reaper of the Expeditionary Force was stunned into silence: Adjuchas, who had slaughtered them like chickens and dogs, had his throat slit so easily?
They were well aware that the Visored was Adjuchas's weakness.
However, not to mention that the Visored's hardness was so exaggerated that even after they used their full strength to strike it after their Shikai, they couldn't even make a crack, the opponent's speed alone shattered all thoughts of catching up... Apart from Lieutenant Kanmuri Yasu, the two who Shunpo were directly killed as soon as they arrived in the desert.
"Haruto!?"
Although the appearance had changed quite a bit, Kanmuri Yasu still recognized the figure hovering in mid-air at a glance: to be able to stand in mid-air in Hueco Mundo with such a high concentration of Reishi Hueco Mundo, apart from Quincy using the Hirenkyaku, only a very few Captain-level Soul Reaper could do it so easily.
"Long time no see, Lieutenant Kanmuri Yasu."
"Whoosh."
Haruto Shunpo to appear beside Kanmuri Yasu, gently placing his hand on his shoulder; as his Reiatsu gradually returned to normal, Kanmuri Yasu's Bankai silently dissipated.
"This is?"
Kanmuri Yasu stared in disbelief at Heaven-Spanning, which had regained its sword shape.
Forcefully deactivate Bankai and restore Reiatsu?
--Whether Kidō or any other technique, this kind of move is simply unheard of!
"I'll handle them. Lieutenant Kanmuri Yasu should save his energy."
Haruto gazed at Adjuchas in the sky and said.
The technique used in secret just now was the Bakudō #99: Bankin. Kanmuri Yasu's Reiatsu was far inferior to Haruto's. Even without using "Third Song", he could temporarily seal his opponent's Reiatsu through direct contact, thereby achieving the purpose of releasing and preventing the Zanpakuto from being released again.
This is Haruto's current level of mastery of the Kidō arts).
Even though Kanmuri Yasu was already in Bankai, Haruto hadn't even used Shikai... the gap between the two was as vast as an insurmountable chasm.
"... I see."
Kanmuri Yasu clearly recognized this as well.
As he took two steps back, Haruto began to face the four Adjuchas in the sky alone.
"Bats in the sky."
These Adjuchas are not ugly; in fact, they possess a strange and eerie beauty: jet-black curved horns, crimson vertical pupils, and ferocious fangs; on top of this, they have wings and a pointed tail that perfectly match these features, with a slender, human-like physique.
Demon.
Humans would refer to these kinds of creatures in this way in their works.
"..."
Adjuchas flapped its wings but did not respond.
Of course, they showed no signs of fleeing or launching an attack.
The headless corpses of their own kind still lay twitching on the ground, untouched by decay; these creatures were clearly still reeling from the earlier ambush.
"Let's get one that can talk."
Haruto raised his finger, and the completely subdued blue lightning transformed into a pure "point".
"... Soul Reaper."
Even Adjuchas knew how to adapt when faced with threats.
"Leave here. This is none of your business."
"Oh?"
Haruto raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly.
What kind of thought process would lead you to say something like that?
These guys are besieging Soul Reaper.
He actually told Haruto it was none of his business?
If this isn't a lapse of judgment, then there must be a deeper meaning behind it.
"..."
The Adjuchas could clearly hear the sarcasm in their voices, but in their minds, the previous remarks were absolutely made out of "goodwill" that was beneficial to both sides.
So--
"Our mission is to wipe out Soul Reapers in the 11th Division."
The leader, Adjuchas, raised his slender fingers, the tips of which were sharp black nails, swirling with a pale green glow.
"Task?"
Haruto heard a certain keyword.
The Void only focuses on its own evolution and has no interest in so-called forces.
In Hueco Mundo, it seems that apart from Las Noches, the King of Baraggan, there is no other power capable of assigning multiple Adjuchas to carry out "missions".
"If you don't want to die--"
While Adjuchas was not as strong as Haruto's level... was still utterly powerless against the King.
This is the top of the Forest of Menos, a desolate area where mid-level Menos Grande live; let alone Adjuchas, they can find more than one Vasto Lorde- level reinforcement, which is the confidence of Las Noches.
"..."
Baraggan, the King of Hueco Mundo.
No, it's most likely one of Baraggan's Hueco Mundo generals.
This guy had some grudge against the 11th Division, and rashly launched an attack on the 11th Division members in the Expeditionary Force. Baraggan, whose strength had been reduced by half, knew very well that he was no match for Captain-Commander Yamamoto and would not easily do anything to provoke him.
Targeting the 11th Division and targeting the entire Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force are completely different concepts for the two sides.
"Then I'm even less likely to let you off the hook."
Threaten him?
It's one thing for Vasto Lorde to be here, but a few Adjuchas... they look somewhat similar to Ulquiorra after his Resurrección. Haruto was originally planning to extract some information from them, but now it seems there's no need to keep them here.
Backed by Adjuchas, who is skilled in speed and has a loyal following...
It would be troublesome if they ran away.
"Sizzle."
Characteristics of Byakurai.
The power of the Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō.
The fact that Haruto didn't release the "Thunder Dragon" directly was already a result of controlling the scale... Hearing what the other party said, Haruto was indeed affected, and he was a little hesitant because he was worried about attracting unnecessary enemies.
"Buzz!"
Same.
Upon hearing Haruto's decisive statement, the Adjuchas followed their leader's lead and began to condense Cero, their emerald light twinkling like the morning star above Hueco Mundo.
"Byakurai!"
"Cero!"
One against four.
The explosive light illuminated the night sky.
--
"Boom!!"
Volume 1: 144, Vasto Lorde
Neither side is better or worse?
No.
Haruto did not gain the upper hand in the clash between Byakurai and Cero.
These Adjuchas, of the same race, were able to concentrate the power of Cero; combined with their already considerable strength, they even managed to force the deafening blast towards Haruto's side.
"Looks like I wasn't mistaken."
"As expected of a race capable of producing Vasto Lorde, those that can fly are indeed far more powerful than ordinary Adjuchas."
Haruto spoke very arrogantly.
However, they remained extremely cautious when it came to actually taking action.
Don't be fooled by how quickly he took down one of them. If he hadn't been so reckless, he would have perfectly avoided the Kurohitsugi's sneak attack, just like its kin. Connecting multiple small Kurohitsugi into a baseball bat or whip shape is Haruto's new modification of the 90th Hadō based on Hachigen Ushōda's "Chocolate Bar Curveball".
It is indeed much smaller in size, but its power is no weaker than that of the complete Kurohitsugi, and it is quite convenient to use in a sneak attack.
"Call out!"
Amidst the billowing smoke.
Adjuchas charged toward Haruto from four directions.
The long, slender bat wings are not just for show; combined with the speed of their Sonído wingbeats, they can even evade both sensory and visual lock-on.
"Lanza del Relámpago!"
A crimson Reishi entity crackling with electricity took shape in Adjuchas's hand. The excessively strong Reishi fluctuations not only affected their flight stability but also caused a slight deviation in their trajectory.
Haruto did not take the opportunity to launch an attack.
Because the Adjuchas created this thing... although it's not as good as Bankai, it's still...
An energy body several times stronger than their own Reiatsu.
"Buzz!!"
"Bakudo #81"
Haruto pushed his hands out to the sides and back of his body as if opening a door.
"Eight-Direction Dankū!"
"Boom!!"
A mushroom cloud, churning with thunder, shot into the sky, as if countless fellow cultivators were battling a heavenly tribulation.
"Laugh!"
In the raging storm with extremely high temperatures.
The four Adjuchas simultaneously ascended at a 90-degree vertical angle, and then suddenly plummeted after reaching the very top of the Kidō Wall.