Back in the Fight on Low Health

She weighed her options: return to Las Noches and be thrown into Szayelaporro's laboratory for her failure, or join Cangya and help destroy the tyrant who had forced her to submit.

For anyone with common sense, the choice was obvious.

"I'll... I'll blow Baraggan and his crazy followers away. Help me..."

Cangya gazed into her eyes, as if he could see through to her soul.

Tirutī didn't shrink from his stern gaze. Instead, a determined expression appeared on her face.

"Welcome aboard, Miss Goth," he said with a smile.

"All right, hold on tight. I'm taking you somewhere safe."

He picked up his fifth ally in Hueco Mundo like an injured princess, spread his wings, and flew toward his cave.

"Damn, you're pretty heavy in this form."

Her wings and tail made her curvaceous body unexpectedly heavy.

"...I've got armor hidden under my underwear."

"It doesn't make much sense for a woman to wear armor there."

Tirutī's slender fingers clasped his neck, and her violet lips curved into a sly smile.

"You don't understand how cruel Hollows are. They'll do anything to win, and attacking an opponent's genitals is a very effective tactic. You were too fast just now, or I definitely would've smashed your balls."

Cangya couldn't help shuddering. He had nearly lost his balls in his previous life.

It worried him that Hollows used such cruel methods without any shame.

"You're all a bunch of beasts."

"All Hollows are."

They talked as though they hadn't been fighting to the death just minutes ago.

After they entered the cave, he carefully propped her against the rough wall. "Focus on recovering. I'll deal with Dordoni."

"Don't linger here..." Her voice was barely audible, but it carried a sense of urgency. "Baraggan will find out..."

Her voice trailed off, and she fell unconscious again.

Cangya left Tirutī to recover and walked over to Tier Harribel, who was watching the fierce battle before her intently.

Dordoni dispersed his bird-headed tornado and sent out another enormous one.

The tornado rushed toward Mila Rose, its gaping mouth seemingly eager to swallow her whole.

"Not today, bastard," Mila Rose shot back, steely resolve in her voice.

She gripped her broadsword tightly and swept it through the air in a great arc, her golden mane whipping wildly.

Her powerful strike cleaved through the tornado and dispersed it.

Mila Rose landed on the ground, her heavy breathing showing her exhaustion.

Her athletic body was covered in wounds, but Dordoni looked even worse.

Half the Hollow mask on his forehead had shattered, and blood ran down his face like red tears. One of the spikes on his shoulder had broken off at the base.

If his Resurrección ability hadn't enhanced his Resurrección, he would have died long ago. His defense was absurdly high.

Mila Rose lowered her sword and held out her palm, summoning a pulsating ball of orange energy.

Without hesitation, she punched it hard, firing a Cero.

"Eat my Cero, bitch."

The devastating orange beam shot toward Dordoni, who deftly made several gestures before forming a pentagon with his fingers.

A blood-red Cero burst from the pentagon and collided with Mila Rose's Cero.

The violent impact sent Dordoni flying, but he used a tornado to regain his balance.

As he blocked another Cero from Mila Rose, his Reiatsu was noticeably weaker than when he had first released his Resurrección.

Cangya hadn't expected Mila Rose to push Dordoni this far.

Then again, this Dordoni hadn't gained any power from Aizen's Hogyoku yet.

"Tier Harribel, did I miss anything else?"

Tier Harribel told Cangya how the battle had unfolded.

Dordoni's Resurrección was certainly impressive, but even he couldn't ignore the full-powered Ceros of powerful Adjuchas (intermediate Menos Grande) like Apache and Sun-Sun.

Forced to rely on his tornadoes for defense, he left Mila Rose an opening to launch her own Cero attack.

Just a month ago, the three of them had posed no threat to Dordoni.

However, Cangya's innate ability, Shattered Heart, had raised their strength to the peak of the Adjuchas level.

As an Adjuchas Arrancar, Dordoni found it almost impossible to hurt a strength-focused Arrancar like Mila Rose.

"Great teamwork," he murmured. "Where are they?"

Tier Harribel looked in the opposite direction with concern.

Cangya saw the deer and the snake lying off to the side, apparently uninjured. "I'm guessing they're out of energy."

Tier Harribel nodded. "They did their part."

"By the way, are you unhappy with my decision about Tirutī?"

Various emotions flickered in Tier Harribel's eyes before she pointed at Dordoni with the hand holding her sword.

"Once we've dealt with him, we'll discuss this Espada (Arrancar)."

"I have something to discuss too," he said quietly, thinking about how to explain his trip to the Soul Society. "Damn."

Without thinking any further, he flapped his wings and flew toward Dordoni. A sneer appeared on Dordoni's face.

"Cangya, you've finally come."

Ignoring Dordoni, Cangya looked back at Mila Rose.

"Thanks for wearing him down so much, kitty. I'll take it from here."

"Stop calling me kitty... skull face!"

"Skull face? Is that supposed to be an insult?"

Mila Rose shrugged and flew over to Tier Harribel.

After exchanging a few words, Mila Rose hoisted Sun-Sun and Apache onto her shoulders and took them back to the base.

Alone, Tier Harribel watched intently as Cangya prepared to fight the other Arrancar.

Her hands itched to stop the fight, but she couldn't go against Cangya's wishes.

Cangya loosened up his arms.

The enhancement to his muscles from Pressure was still in effect. It would remain until he used Pressure again to reduce his muscle density.

Cangya looked at Dordoni. "How will Baraggan react when he gets today's report?"

"That depends on his mood... Best case, he'll send more Espada. Worst case, he'll still send more Espada."

"Huh? What's the difference between the best and worst cases, then? Does he give the Espada different orders?"

Dordoni grinned. "You don't want to know what the worst orders are."

"Then I won't ask. Let's begin."

"I was about to say the same thing, Cangya."

Cangya charged forward recklessly.

Dordoni roared like a ferocious beast, his Reiatsu swelling close to its peak.

More tornadoes emerged from the pieces of his armor, each with a bird's head at its tip.

Dordoni launched a series of kicks from a distance.

The bird-headed wind creatures mimicked his movements, attacking Cangya.

The barrage knocked Cangya toward the ground.

He steadied himself with his wings and checked his chest.

Aside from a few superficial cuts, he hadn't suffered any serious injuries.

"This method is very effective for improving my defense."