Chapter 251
The Bankai of the Miyano siblings.
It belongs to the rare strong offensive type among all the current Soul Reaper:
When attacking opponents who are bound by Bakudō, their Zanpakuto can undoubtedly unleash their maximum power.
"Boom!!"
Pale, fiery double-edged swords.
They pierced Hammerhead's body from both sides simultaneously.
The Heat burst forth from the inside out, and countless fine pillars of fire simultaneously spewed out from all the gaps in Hammerhead's armor!
"Ah!!"
Hammerhead let out an unbearable scream.
It has to be said.
Neither of the Miyano siblings is particularly strong on their own.
However, when the two attacked at the same time... even though Haruto deliberately left a hidden door in the barrier, the ability to break through the seal and pierce Vasto Lorde's body was already at the peak of the Third-Class Reii.
And...
The attack has only just begun.
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"Laugh!"
The pillar of fire turned into steam, and the steam turned into a pillar of water.
Soon.
The flames within Hammerhead's body were suppressed.
It was, after all, a true Vasto Lorde; even with its Reiatsu sealed, it shouldn't have been burned to ashes by this level of flame.
And.
Hammerhead wields the power of flowing water.
Using water to heal himself and slaughter his enemies is Hammerhead's forte—a point Ashido had already explained in the pre-battle intelligence, since he knew that fire-based attacks weren't that effective...
"Bankai!"
The sound of a third Bankai rang out behind Hammerhead.
"Let the sunshine clear up, rain, Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Snow!"
Haru Kusaka's Zanpakuto changed from the folding fan shape that Haruto had always seen to an oil-paper umbrella with red koi fish flowing through it.
"Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Snow"
A defensive counter-attack type Zanpakuto.
After Bankai, it can weaken or even strip the opponent of their elemental power and convert it for one's own use.
Faced with the water flow weakened by the twin flames of the Miyano siblings, Haru Kusaka was able to completely bridge the gap in Reiatsu between the two sides and reverse-control Hammerhead's ability to attack the opponent.
"Splash!"
The water jets that were splashing everywhere had just condensed into crescent-shaped water blades in the air when they were manipulated by the power of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Snow, compressed and condensed into even longer and sharper water needles, which shot out in the opposite direction toward the opening of Hammerhead!
"Puff!!"
In an instant.
Bright red blood gushed out instead of water, and dark red veins were clearly visible on Hammerhead's body.
Reiatsu flowed backward along with the blood.
Judging solely by the insidiousness of his moves, Haru Kusaka is far more ruthless than his brother.
"Change of hands."
"Clear."
Haru Kusaka, Zanpakuto, had just landed.
"Bankai!"
Shusuke Amagai drew his Zanpakuto.
Half of the deep, dark night sky was stained crimson.
"Raika - Blazing Shell!"
The Zanpakuto transformed into an alien seashell with a curved hook.
"Bang!!"
A visible red, reminiscent of flames, seeps outwards from the inside of the shell until a powerful column of fire erupts from its outer opening!
Shusuke Amagai's Zanpakuto is named "Raika," a very standard fire-type Zanpakuto —just like the Shakkahō is always the most frequently used Kidō, fire is also an extremely common attribute in Soul Reaper, even for Captain-level Zanpakuto who can use Bankai.
When facing the water-type Vasto Lorde, fire did indeed demonstrate its attribute advantage.
"Gōen Ryūga!!"
The flames transformed into a ferocious dragon head in mid-air, and it viciously bit down at Hammerhead below!
"Boom!!"
Jet black, deep red, and bright yellow.
A round, mushroom-shaped cloud slowly rose from the point of impact.
The techniques used by the four are all based on the abilities developed from Bankai, and are not as simple as just slashing with Bankai.
Even so--
"Bang!"
Scattered Reishi and grains of sand danced in the air.
Hammerhead emerged from the abyss of the explosion Sonído in wounds.
"Soul Reaper!"
The "shark Hierro" on its body surface was tattered as if it had been plowed, and pieces of charred and rotten flesh fell off, even the High-Speed Regeneration ability couldn't catch up.
"You have angered..."
Hammerhead hadn't finished speaking.
"Whoosh."
A dark figure appeared above Hammerhead's head.
"!!"
Hammerhead's dark eyes had just rolled upwards.
"Bankai."
The Zanpakuto flowed out of its sheath.
The pure black blade peeled away layer by layer like a snake shedding its skin, revealing a deformed white "whip" covered in sharp spikes.
"The fire of the corrupted dragon accuses the world—"
"Azure Dragon Spine!"
The long whip lashed hard across Hammerhead's shoulder.
"Sizzle!!"
With massive bleeding, half of Hammerhead's body hung limply; inside the disintegrating Hierro, the detached muscles and tendons were constantly swelling and bursting with dark blood blisters.
Poison.
Ashido's Bankai "Azure Dragon Spine" has a massive appearance resembling a siege weapon, but it is actually Zanpakuto primarily used for poison attacks.
The Bankai effect is simple and direct:
Rhabdomyolysis.
Once the toxins from the Azure Dragon Spine enter the bloodstream, they will rapidly spread throughout the body, dissolving everything except the bones.
Certainly.
The speed at which this ability takes effect depends on the difference in Reiatsu between the two parties.
After being weakened by four consecutive Bankai, Hammerhead's Reiatsu had been reduced to a level not much stronger Ashido's.
The Bankai poison, used at full power, has already achieved its maximum effect.
"Boom!"
The force of the impact slammed Hammerhead into the ground.
"Poison!?"
Half of Hammerhead's head was dissolving.
The injuries appeared extremely severe, but in reality... Hammerhead's High-Speed Regeneration had stopped the spread of the toxins—his specialty was High-Speed Regeneration, and in a very short time, he had almost completely replaced the blood in his body.
"With something like this..."
Hammerhead tore off the rotting chunks of flesh from his body.
"You want to kill me too!?"
Hammerhead tilted his head back, and a surge of Reiatsu gathered in his mouth like the sun—compared to the Black Cero he had initially prepared for the sneak attack, this energy polymer, which had already taken the shape of a sphere, had a Reiatsu concentration that was more than three times higher!
"Wang Xu--"
This is Vasto Lorde.
Even the weakest among them are at Second-Class Spiritual Pressure Captain-level, and just ten of them are enough to wipe out the Soul Society.
Certainly.
That is, provided that Old Man Yamamoto isn't guarding it.
Based on past experience, two of these things could take them to the Soul King Palace, and ten of them could certainly destroy the Soul Society.
So.
"Gran Rey Cero."
"!?"
While Hammerhead was still gathering his Reiatsu, a figure he knew all too well had already quietly appeared.
Then it came to the back of his neck.
The golden light that appeared out of nowhere not only brought no warmth, but also made his empty scalp feel completely cold.
"Harri..."
Hammerhead wanted to finish what he had to say.
Was it possible that Vasto Lorde would collude with Soul Reaper? -- To him, this was utterly unimaginable.
But he no longer had the chance.
"Buzz!!"
A fan-shaped beam of light swept across the sky, turning the pale bone fragments into a golden desert, and the Hueco Mundo resembled the first bright sun rising.
"Tsk."
The body that had just been repaired instantly turned to ashes.
Only half of its head remained intact, and it rolled over to Haruto's side.
This is Vasto Lorde.
And the strongest technique at the pinnacle of Menos Grande: the Gran Rey Cero.
"Zheng."