Act Two, The Pillow of Shame!
Kyōraku solemnly recited the second move of the Bankai, as if reading an epitaph for Ulquiorra...
The ability of this move is 'to die of shame from injuring the opponent'. Ulquiorra injured Kyōraku, so irregular black spots appeared all over his body, his flesh rotted and died, and foul-smelling black blood kept flowing from the necrotic areas.
'A weakness and powerlessness from the inside out, forcing me to constantly High-Speed Regeneration to cope, feels a lot like what Lord Nangong said... about being sick...'
Black spots also appeared on Ulquiorra's face, and his Reiatsu was weakened to the extreme. He recalled what Zero had said about humans dying from disease.
If humans can die in ways like nihilism, anger, or madness, and Zero mentioned to Ulquiorra that his own death was a sudden heart attack...
Act Three, Severed Fish Abyss!
The second stage of damage had taken effect, Kyōraku immediately activated the third stage. Water surged out from the area covered by his Reiatsu, quickly submerging the palace where the two were located. The two were at the bottom of the abyss, unable to breathe.
Those who are in this vast ocean will continuously consume their Reiryoku and Reiatsu, including Kyōraku himself. However, if the Reiatsu of the person being covered is lower than Bankai's Kyōraku, they will all die.
The Arrancars in the vicinity rapidly depleted their Reiatsu, eventually becoming cold corpses. Ulquiorra's Segunda Etapa's Reiatsu was not stronger than Kyōraku's; at best, they were evenly matched.
Under normal circumstances, the two might die together, but Ulquiorra, having already suffered the first two attacks, was now in the 'Severed Fish Abyss,' and without some trickery, he absolutely could not survive.
Therefore, he raised the Lanza del Relámpago high and threw it into the water towards Kyōraku. The Lanza del Relámpago did not touch Kyōraku, but instead exploded in mid-air.
The shockwave Las Noches and cracked the eastern wall of Las Noches, leaving the entire palace teetering on the brink of collapse...
Just then, Yama-jii defeated Starrk. The explosion of hundreds of Wolf-Shaped Cero combined with the flames of 'Flame Walled Prison - Pine Torch' caused a large chunk of the Sky Cover to fall down.
What was just a forced passage that created a few cracks has now resulted in at least one-tenth of the Sky Cover's brick falling down... A charred figure also fell, engulfed by the sand and gravel...
Kyōraku still had a fourth Bankai he couldn't use, but he was already unconscious, his Reiatsu pressure extremely weak.
Given his severe injuries and the close-range attack from the Lanza del Relámpago, it's a miracle he didn't die... It was only Ulquiorra was forcibly breaking the rules that Kyōraku's Bankai, the heavy 'Severed Fish Abyss,' helped him offset most of the damage.
If Kyōraku is still conscious, all you need to do is find Ulquiorra and use the fourth move to finish the game perfectly.
Ulquiorra fared even worse; his entire body was reduced to just his head, left shoulder, and left arm, with the rest of his body gone. He used his wings and hands to protect his most vital part—his head—from harm.
His body is currently undergoing reconstruction and regeneration at a fast pace; it will be fully reconstructed in at most half a minute.
After receiving the Hōgyoku (a powerful item) to boost his abilities, Ulquiorra was able to ignore attacks that could destroy his internal organs. One of his cores was located in his brain; as long as the core remained intact, he would not die...
At this moment, two terrifying Reiatsu appeared one after another on the Sky Cover, and then collided... Those familiar with the situation knew that those were the Reiatsu of Nangong Ling and the Captain-Commander.
On the western battlefield of Las Noches, when Nanao Ise sensed Kyōraku's Reiatsu instantly shift from intense to weak, she frantically ran towards Las Noches, using the gaps created by the Captains ' battle with the Espada to reach Kyōraku.
However, before Nanao could pass through the crack, a light brighter than the sun erupted from the Sky Cover Las Noches, and then the entire west wall collapsed, trapping her inside.
A violent Gale, fueled by intense Reiatsu, engulfed the battlefield between the Espada and their Captains, forcibly halting their fight as everyone turned to look towards Las Noches...
"Las Noches... has been destroyed!"
Nel, already in her Resurrección state, was the first to emerge from the sand. At the top of Las Noches was a huge Garganta, like an open maw that had bitten off Las Noches.
I thought nothing would be left there, but a sudden the Heat sensation still appeared below the Garganta...
"Is the Captain-Commander of the Soul Reapers still alive? Did he defeat Lord Nangong?"
Nel's eyes turned cold, and she gripped the 'Lanzador Verde' tightly, hurling it fiercely at Yama-jii...
' Aizen has disappeared. Is he dead? Never mind him for now, but what about Nangong Ling? Was he blown into the Garganta by himself?'
As Yama-jii wondered what was happening, he sensed something shooting through the air from behind him with his spiritual senses. However, he didn't turn around because he hadn't yet released his Bankai, so there was no need for him to dodge. The temperature of the 'Zanjitsu Gokui' could melt everything.
As expected, Nel's gun was instantly melted.
"What?"
As Nel shocked, a pillar of fire appeared beneath her feet, engulfing her—a sneak attack from Amagai.
"Go to hell!"
With several large holes pierced in his body, Amagai finally found an opportunity to kill Nel in one fell swoop. She could only blame herself for overestimating her abilities and trying to ambush the Captain-Commander.
Several more pillars of fire appeared and converged, unleashing tremendous power... At this moment, a strange void crashed into Amagai, forcing him to abandon his continuous attack on Nel with the fire pillars.
Then a long tongue rushed over and pulled Nel away. At the end of the tongue was a strange, large man, clearly Resurrección Arrancar. After swallowing Nel, he plunged headfirst into the sand dunes.
"Trying to escape? Watch me..."
Amagai wanted to attack the toad-like monster, but in the blink of an eye, the monster's Reiatsu had disappeared; it was incredibly fast.
On the other side, Tier Harribel had just crawled out of the ruins and all she could see was a desolate battlefield, with occasional clashes of Reiatsu.
Her Resurrección is still suppressed, simply because the 'Zanka no Tachi' hasn't been deactivated; any water she creates will evaporate instantly.
At this moment, the Three Divine Beasts approached. The deer woman said, "Lady Tier Harribel, let's retreat! Nangong Nangong's Reiatsu has disappeared..."
Tier Harribel had initially intended to boost her subordinates' morale, but after truly losing the ability to sense Zero's Reiatsu and seeing the terror on their faces, Tier Harribel wavered...
'My Resurrección was suppressed. Grimmjow and that guy named Kenpachi Zaraki went down to the Menos Grande Forest to fight. Nel should have escaped. Nnoitra and Dordoni's Reiatsu is weak, and their fates are unknown.'
During his duel with Byakuya Kuchiki, Dordoni was secretly poisoned by Mayuri Kurotsuchi, leading to his defeat and death. Even though Byakuya was furious, he was Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who then fled elsewhere...
' Starrk and Ulquiorra are probably going to lose. Even if Baraggan, Picaro, and I went together, we probably wouldn't stand a chance.'
Tier Harribel was wavering, Isshin's voice came through. "Forcing them to make meaningless sacrifices, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it..."
Isshin had already noticed Tier Harribel's hesitation from afar. Instead of launching a sneak attack or forcing her to fight again, he gave her a way out.
"You can leave! Nangong Ling's sins don't involve the Espada. Killing too many strong individuals of your level in Hueco Mundo would disrupt the balance."
Isshin put away the 'Engetsu' and talked about the 'balance' he learned in his family back then, using it as a reason to give up the fight.
Yumichika and Ginjiro also arrived, both breathing heavily. The two-on-three battle had taken a heavy toll on them, and that was only because the Three Aunt Beasts hadn't used their signature move, 'Yaōng'.
"What did you say? You sleazy, bearded brute."
"Exactly, as if you can defeat us."
Before Tier Harribel could speak, the second of her Three Aunt Beasts, who was standing next to her, started to get furious, mainly because Isshin's words seemed to imply that he had them under his thumb.
"Forget it! Let's go!"
Tier Harribel simply called out to her subordinates softly, then turned and left, just as Isshin had said, she would not make a sacrifice that was meaningless.
The deer woman, the snake woman, and the lion woman exchanged a glance and followed dejectedly.
Yama-jii- no-Ya unleashed his Bankai. He knew what Isshin was doing, but he didn't reprimand him. The Captain of the Gotei 13 had considerable authority.
If Nangong Ling really dies, then those few Arrancar won't amount to anything, not even the so-called Espada.
Despite repeatedly examining the gradually returning Garganta with his spiritual sense, Yama-jii still couldn't get the answer he wanted. Therefore, he could only ask Mayuri Kurotsuchi to contact Headquarters and let them determine Nangong Ling or not.
The Research and Development Institute preserves the remnants of Nangong Ling's Reiatsu extracted from the Seireitei. If Nangong Ling, that Reiatsu belonging to him will dissipate...
On another battlefield, Picaro was suppressing Gin Ichimaru and was about to force Bankai his Gin Ichimaru to fight when a huge explosion occurred.
Picaro, who emerged immediately, had a serious expression. He released his Resurrección and sent several locust spirits to probe Zero's Reiatsu near the giant Garganta. When they received feedback that Zero had 'completely disappeared,' Picaro's smile gradually turned evil, and then went mad.
"Haha, Nangong Ling dead! Dead! This world is now free of shackles, and no one can stop me anymore. I'm going to kill both of you!"
Picaro abandoned his rival Gin Ichimaru, and laughingly led a group of spirits towards the distance, towards Baraggan. The grudge of being controlled and used as an energy source for evolution had always been hidden within him.
Because of his past, Picaro was forced to suppress his true nature to grow. Was Picaro obedient out of fear of Zero? Not entirely. There was also a touch of gratitude in his heart; at least Zero taught him to control his nature...
"Gone? Hahaha, hahaha, truly gone! I am the King of Hueco Mundo! You ants, your lives are over!"
The skeletal Baraggan laughed loudly, and after Resurrección, he easily killed Marechiyo Ōmaeda and Aizen's Third Seat. Even Soi Fon had to pay the price of losing an arm and a leg to barely survive.
Bankai ineffective, close-range ineffective—this was the difference in ability. Soi Fon felt she had no face to return to the Gotei 13. Facing Baraggan, who had raised his battle axe once more, she gave up the struggle...
Just as Soi Fon closed her eyes and awaited death, a Cero, Baraggan's Great Axe cleaved her in two. Only then did Soi Fon realize that this axe was not meant to end her.
Her feelings were a mixture of disappointment and secret delight...
"Hahaha, Baraggan, I'm going to chop you into eight pieces, cut you into a hundred pieces, and then mince you up and feed you to the dogs."
"Yes, yes, Lord Nangong said dogs like to eat bones, sob sob, it's such a pity, he's dead."
"Hahaha, good riddance! With him dead, I can kill you and Szayelaporro."
Picaro appeared, laughing and crying, acting completely crazy. When he cried, there were real tears, but when he laughed, he was genuinely happy. He was one of the most insane members of the Espada.
Three hundred spirits followed Picaro and began to condense Cero, intending to blast him away.
"Kill me? Heh, in terms of numbers, I'm second, and you're only third. How are you going to kill me?"
Baraggan remained completely calm, unleashing Sky Cover layer of 'Death Breath' in front of him, forming a formidable defense.
Soi Fon remained motionless at the edge of the 'Death Breath'. If this continued, even if she wasn't touched, she would be blasted to death by the even larger Cero.
Until a sickle-like object hooked onto her abdomen, pulled her to its side, and then carried her back a kilometer, thus escaping the Espada war.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi's wicked laugh rang out, "Hmph, interesting. The Espada are essentially destroyed. Let's fight. It would be best if we all died together, so I can dissect them all at once."