Vasto Lorde Arrancar

"This isn't reckless, come on. Listen..."

Cangya explained the reason behind his impulsive decision.

Although his voice was gentle and persuasive, it still took a full minute to ease Tier Harribel's worries, though the concern in her eyes did not disappear.

Undeterred by their worries, Cangya urged Mila Rose to continue.

"Bite her apart, Golden Lion King!"

She released her Resurrección and swung her Zanpakuto with one hand, slicing Cangya's mask in half.

Cangya dropped to his knees, clutching his face in agony.

He was no stranger to pain and had even lost an arm before, but this torment surpassed everything he had experienced, even the pain of his first death.

Despite his Pain Resistance skill, he couldn't resist the urge to scream without stopping. In fact, he was screaming, completely unaware of his own cries.

"Cangya!" Tier Harribel reached out to him, but her words were drowned out by the chaos around them. "Cangya!"

Cangya's Reiatsu began to surge, making the ground beneath his feet tremble.

His Reiatsu dwarfed Mila Rose's, even though hers in her base Arrancar form could rival that of a weaker Menos Grande of Hueco Mundo, a Vasto Lorde.

A burst of Reiatsu erupted like a deafening sonic boom, flinging everyone around him far away.

Tier Harribel struggled to her feet. Cangya was now a tiny purple dot in the distance.

His Reiatsu had pushed her that far away.

Tier Harribel ran toward Cangya, but after a short distance, she stumbled and clutched her head in both hands.

Cangya's Reiatsu filled the air, pressing down on her soul with a suffocating pressure that made her head feel as though it would split.

It was as if the gravity around him had increased.

This Reiatsu was completely unlike anything she had felt before. It was not only powerful and immense, but also unfamiliar.

The thick, heavy energy didn't feel like Reiatsu, but Tier Harribel knew it was Cangya's.

"Wait for me. I'm coming."

Tier Harribel pressed on resolutely, her eyes fixed on Cangya.

"Lady Tier Harribel!"

Mila Rose gripped her Greatsword tightly and followed Tier Harribel, with the others close behind, determined to help Cangya just as he had helped Mila Rose with her Arrancarization.

However, they stopped before they had gone far.

Cangya's Reiatsu bore down on them like an oppressive force, draining their willpower and leaving them afraid to take another step toward him.

Apache let out a muffled cry, her legs trembling under the relentless pressure. "What is this? This Reiatsu is too powerful."

"His Reiatsu is different from before." Mila Rose was in slightly better shape than Apache and Sun-Sun, and she noticed what was distinctive about it. "It's... evil and cold."

"We can't go any farther," Sun-Sun murmured calmly, taking a step back. "Let's retreat for now."

Apache glared at her. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to help him."

Sun-Sun hissed. "Don't look at me like that. I want to help Cangya as much as you do. But what can we do?"

Apache shrank back, startled by the anger in Sun-Sun's eyes.

The Snake Woman had never lost her composure like this, but seeing her friend struggling in pain had thrown her into a panic too. She felt utterly helpless.

Apache reluctantly listened to Sun-Sun and retreated with Mila Rose to rejoin Tirutī.

Tirutī feared Cangya's Reiatsu even more than the other three did. "This Reiatsu is stronger than Baraggan's."

Baraggan had spent a long time in Hueco Mundo, accumulating powerful Reiatsu through countless battles.

He was considered the Hollow with the strongest Reiatsu in Hueco Mundo.

Yet Cangya, a young Hollow, had displayed Reiatsu that surpassed even Baraggan's. The difference was shocking.

Tirutī realized that Cangya's dream of killing Baraggan might come true. "If he survives..."

"Ah!" Apache screamed in frustration and stamped her foot. "What are we supposed to do? We can't just leave him like this."

"What can we do?" Sun-Sun murmured, despair in her voice. "We can only trust Lady Tier Harribel..."

Tier Harribel hadn't stopped for a moment, though her steps were somewhat unsteady.

Sun-Sun believed her leader could solve the problem.

Mila Rose threw her Zanpakuto aside and clutched her hair in despair.

Although her Reiatsu in Resurrección could approach Tier Harribel's, she had exhausted it during training and could no longer use that form.

Besides, even if she could use Resurrección, she couldn't get any closer to Cangya than Tier Harribel could.

"Damn it, this is all my fault."

"This is no time to blame yourself." Apache gritted her teeth, her blazing gaze fixed on the cocoon in the distance. "Sun-Sun, you say you're smart and efficient. Think of something. Tirutī, stop standing there like an idiot."

"What do you want me to do?!"

Panic gripped all four of them, each showing it in her own way.

Three were genuinely concerned for Cangya's safety, while the former Espada hoped he would survive and fulfill his promise to take revenge on Baraggan.

"I've already done everything I can—wait, the Reiatsu is weakening."

Their attention focused on Cangya's cocoon. Cracks began to appear in it, and his Reiatsu gradually faded.

They ran toward Cangya with all their strength.

Thanks to her exceptional Sonído, Tier Harribel reached Cangya first and caught him before he fell out of the cocoon.

She knelt on the ground and gently placed a hand on his face, paying no mind to the sticky liquid covering him.

Feeling his breathing and steady heartbeat, she held him tightly in her arms.

"You scared me to death... I thought you weren't going to make it."

Holding Cangya, she realized how deeply she felt for him. If he died, she might go mad.

"You're my family..."

Cangya was unconscious and couldn't hear her gentle whisper.

Perhaps that was for the best, or he might have said something offensive or teasing.

"Lady Tier Harribel, is he all right?" Apache asked eagerly, her voice trembling. "Is he...?"

"He's safe," Tier Harribel answered softly, her voice weary. The oppressive Reiatsu had nearly knocked her unconscious. "He's just unconscious."

"Mila Rose was full of energy when she became an Arrancar," Apache said thoughtfully. "This guy does everything differently."

"I didn't turn human when I became an Arrancar, either," Mila Rose retorted, rolling her eyes.

She knelt beside Tier Harribel and curiously poked Cangya's face with a finger.

A sticky, milky-white substance clung to her finger. Mila Rose hesitated, then tasted it.

Frowning, she spat the strange-tasting substance onto the ground. "Ptoo, too salty."

Apache stared at Mila Rose. "Don't taste everything."

Sun-Sun breathed a sigh of relief and observed the changes in Cangya's body.

Tier Harribel's protective embrace obscured part of Cangya's body, but she seemed to sense Sun-Sun's gaze and gently laid him on the ground so everyone could see him clearly.

"Wow..."

The three Adjuchas, intermediate Menos Grande, exclaimed in wonder at the same time.

Even Tier Harribel's eyes widened in surprise.

The most obvious change was Cangya's face, which was no longer hidden by a mask.

In its place, two majestic horns grew from the sides of his head, remnants of his once-terrifying Hollow mask.