Under the night sky, Picaro and Kyōraku stood facing each other. Hueco Mundo already had uniform clothing, and Picaro was wearing it at this moment.
The fitted long robe is entirely black on the outside, with a red crescent moon on the back. Four red four-pointed stars, slightly smaller than the moon, surround the crescent moon in the center. There are also smaller red four-pointed stars in other places. The lining is also red, which is an allusion to the Hueco Mundo as a 'dark world above the sea of blood'.
This outfit can only be worn by the Espada, symbolizing status and rank; Half-Arrancar can only wear robes with the smallest four-pointed star on them...
"Who are you..."
Before Kyōraku could even finish asking the question "who," Picaro drew his weapon and pounced.
Clang!
Picaro's bizarre weapon clashed with Kyōraku's; more like a saw than Zanpakuto, it could tear off a large chunk of flesh from an enemy with a single strike.
'What a strange feeling. His Reiatsu doesn't seem like that of a Hollow, but there are still remnants in the mask, and the emptiness proves that he is a Hollow. Vasto Lorde?' Kyōraku pondered to himself after blocking the attack.
Finally, after several clashes, Kyōraku couldn't help but ask again, "Who exactly are you?"
"Hehe, I'm here to turn you into a toy!"
Picaro just chuckled and replied with that. His original nature was simply to play around, but when he was merged with Szayelaporro, something was added, causing him to become somewhat evil.
If you were to ask who Picaro fears, there's probably only one person; as for Szayelaporro, Picaro now feels more anger than anything else.
"Unwilling to reveal anything? There's nothing I can do but deal with you quickly. If we let you run rampant, Old Man Yama will start cursing again... Katen Kyōkotsu!"
Seeing the Gillian rampaging around the Seireitei, Kyōraku Shikai unleashed his Shikai. After a few rounds, he realized that it would be difficult for him to kill Picaro if he didn't release it.
Sure enough, just as Kyōraku released his Zanpakuto, Chōjirō Sasakibe's voice rang in his ears. "All personnel are permitted to release their Zanpakuto. Each squad shall do its utmost to annihilate the enemy."
This is the 'Tenteikūra' used for transmitting sound, targeting all Captains and Vice-Captain within the court.
While Picaro was fighting, Ulquiorra was searching Aizen's stronghold in the Fifth Division. The Fifth Division Squad Member spotted him, but were immediately overpowered and knocked to the ground, completely powerless, as they approached.
Two Seated Officers were still able to stand, but they had lost their will to fight and watched helplessly as Ulquiorra walked into Vice-Captain Aizen's Squad Barracks.
After searching around and finding nothing, Ulquiorra leaped into the air, pointing his finger downwards. A pale green Reiatsu began to condense, then formed a highly concentrated Cero and struck the ground.
Boom! The explosion illuminated the area.
The Cero had been condensed for a sufficient amount of time, blasted out a huge Crater with a diameter of fifty meters and a depth of twenty meters... This was the fastest way to search, and Zero believed that Aizen would protect the Hōgyoku, so he had the Espada search in this way.
After glancing around, Ulquiorra saw nothing in the Crater and muttered, "Looks like it's not here."
As he turned to leave, Ginrei Kuchiki and his Vice-Captain Ginjiro, stood before Ulquiorra... Ginjiro had already retired once, making Sōjun the Vice-Captain, but Sōjun died in battle, so he returned...
Yoruichi and Marechiyo Ōmaeda shortly afterward and, together with Ginrei Kuchiki and the others, surrounded Ulquiorra.
Meanwhile, the Tenth Division.
"Haha, all of you, die! What's wrong with that? Is this Soul Reapers can do?"
Nnoitra, who had already Half-Arrancarization, did not use his power to seal his own form. Instead, he was wielding four Liandao and slaughtering people like crazy, losing dozens of ordinary Squad Members of the Tenth Division in the blink of an eye.
The maniacal laughter attracted Kiganjō and Ashido from next door, and they came together to stand before Nnoitra:
One-eyed, with horns on its head, slender and humanoid in shape, wielding four Liandao in its four hands—it fits the characteristics of Menos Grande, and is very likely Menos Grande, Vasto Lorde ... The two immediately tensed up.
"Everyone, step back."
Kiganjō flexed his muscular abs, now bulging into a single muscle, and with a serious expression, dismissed everyone. He was about to demonstrate the power of 'Kenpachi Kiganjō' and slay this Menos Grande.
"A decent fellow has emerged! Hehehe, Die."
Nnoitra extended its tongue, and a golden Cero began to condense before blasting towards Kiganjō.
The obese Kiganjō reacted quickly, dodging the Cero and causing it to explode behind him. When he turned around, Nnoitra had already rushed in front of him, raising her Liandao to hook at his neck.
Kiganjō raised his Zanpakuto and muttered, "Bankai..."
While Ulquiorra was confirming that there was nothing in Aizen's room, Nel, on the other side, also blasted Aizen's Laboratory in the Seireitei to pieces, finding nothing inside.
This is Laboratory built inside a small nobleman's mansion. When the explosion occurred here, Jūshirō Ukitake arrived with Kaien Shiba and faced Nel, who was wearing the robes of the Espada.
The two men stared at the Vasto Lorde emanating a powerful Reiatsu, ready to risk their lives in battle; but the Half-Human Sheep Vasto Lorde ignored them, turning around and galloping away...
Nel possessed a skill called 'Super Acceleration,' instantly disappearing from Ukitake and the others' sight. She had a mission: to search for and destroy two Laboratories...
The area that Dordoni attacked was Aizen's stronghold in Rukongai. There were four strongholds that could be monitored from there, but fortunately there were no Soul Reaper to stop him, so he was able to take care of them easily.
While the turmoil was raging in the Seireitei, the Sixth Forest was completely unaware of it. Aizen looked down at Hirako and the others with a smug grin, and after rambling on for a while, he drew his sword to cut Hirako, intending to injure him so that he would become completely Hollowfication and be turned into Specimens.
But then, a flash of light ripped off Aizen's Vice-Captain badge; Urahara saved the day...
"Idiot, what are you doing here!"
Hirako had already given up hope, but when he saw these two men who were like rays of light appear, he was secretly moved, but then his heart was filled with worry.
"Oh... Mr. Hirako, your mask is disgusting, and it's even drooling from your mouth."
"This isn't the time for jokes! Let's go, let's report the situation first..."
Hirako advised Urahara. He knew how dangerous Aizen and his two companions were; even a blind man could outmaneuver a large group of them, and Urahara and his companion might not be able to win.
What's wrong with him?
Tessai Tsukabishi also asked Urahara about it; while he found it strange, he was more worried.
"You'll probably have to ask Vice-Captain Aizen!" Urahara replied to Tessai Tsukabishi, then looked at Aizen and asked, "Vice-Captain Aizen, what are you doing?"
His voice was cold. When he saw the masks on the Hirakos's faces, Urahara already understood everything. The disappearance of souls might be Hollowfication Experiment.
In fact, if it weren't for the restrictions imposed by Central 46 preventing Urahara from conducting human experiments, he would have known about this situation much earlier; because the data showed that even infected Seigen Kyōshiba could maintain their bodies, he didn't expect that ordinary people would disappear after Hollowfication.
"As you can see, I'm prepared to rescue the Captains who are in trouble."
Aizen casually, showing no remorse whatsoever for being caught doing something wrong.
Urahara's eyes gradually sharpened. "Stop lying. You're conducting Hollowfication Experiments, aren't you? And Captain Hirako and the others have become test subjects... I'm afraid Captain Shusuke was the same back then."
"What?" Tessai Tsukabishi in surprise.
"Aizen, it really was you... Ugh!" Hirako was also excited upon hearing this, which accelerated his Hollowfication process.
Within minutes of arriving, Urahara had analyzed everything, which pleased Aizen.
Having found a rival in terms of strength, Aizen now also has someone who can rival him in intellect, making his 'infancy' even more interesting.
Aizen smiled gently, "Kisuke Urahara, you certainly didn't disappoint me. If it weren't for the restrictions imposed on you by the Central 46, you would have been able to produce the antidote by now!"
"What's your relationship with Nangong Ling? Are you his subordinate?"
Just as Urahara was about to press for the reason, the sound of space being torn apart came, and two powerful Reiatsu covered the entire area, causing everyone present to freeze instantly.
"Look what I found? A group of Captain-level crawling on the ground due to Hollowfication, a few troublemaking brats, and two guys trying to rescue their comrades alone..."
A slightly disdainful voice rang out, and Zero, draped in a magnificent black and red robe, appeared as if stepping into thin air.
Grimmjow's long blue hair cascaded down his back, and he wore the same long robe. The lower half of his face was still covered by a stark white, tooth-like mask, and his azure pupils reflected the moonlight.
He followed behind Zero without uttering a word, but his eyes spoke volumes: Everyone here is trash!
"This guy... he actually came too? So Aizen is independent."
The moment Urahara saw Zero appear, his nerves tightened. He had initially thought Aizen was acting under Zero's orders, but now it seemed they weren't on the same side...
"The timing is perfect! Their open appearance in Soul Society means Captain Nangong has already sent people to hold back the Gotei 13!"
Aizen remained calm. Zero's arrival was actually somewhat unexpected, but his goal had been achieved, and the experimental data had been fully collected.
"You don't seem surprised? You guessed it?" Zero asked, slightly taken aback.
"I already knew you'd been secretly watching me, but I only estimated there was a 50% chance you'd come to their rescue."
Aizen was confident. Now that Nangong Ling had appeared, it was certain that he still had feelings for the Seireitei, but...
Zero suddenly burst into laughter, "Haha, I thought you'd discovered all the surveillance cameras! Grimmjow, leave this bespectacled guy to me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zero transformed the Blood Drink, which had turned into a small cross, back into Greatsword and swung it at Aizen.
OK!
Grimmjow responded and immediately Sonído behind Gin Ichimaru, his joined fingers transforming into a spear that thrust forward.
The opponent's attack was too fast. Yin's usually squinted eyes snapped open, and he raised his sword to parry.
With a 'clang'.
He blocked it, but the immense force propelled his small body forward like a cannonball, smashing through more than a dozen trees.
Blind Tōsen had already reacted, raising his sword for a horizontal slash to cut off Grimmjow's head, but he blocked it with the bone blade at his elbow.
Tōsen's first attack failed, and he followed up with a series of slashes, all of which Grimmjow then seized an opportunity to kick Tōsen in the stomach, sending him flying backward...
When he was being slashed, Aizen didn't fight Zero head-on. He created some distance and asked, "What? Am I wrong? Didn't you come to save them?"
"I sent dozens of Gillian and several Vasto Lorde to the Seireitei, so why would I come to rescue them?"
Zero wore a strange smile, his gaze fixed on Aizen with intense heat, a look that made Aizen feel both disgusted and angry.
"Did you come here to kill me? If so, then I admit my mistake; I overestimated your feelings for the Seireitei."
Aizen deduced from the moment Zero rescued Seigen that Zero was a person with feelings, and he also knew that Zero was monitoring him, which is why he believed that Zero had come to rescue Hirako and the others.
In Aizen's view, Urahara very likely unable to save Hirako and the others, while Zero, who had saved Seigen, was more confident.