"A strange Reiatsu is rapidly approaching."
"Is he an enemy? He even seems like the Soul Reaper."
"At least he's not one of our own. Come on, let's intercept him."
A small squad of seven Adjuchas under the Las Noches were on a collective mission, relentlessly pursuing Adjuchas under the Blood Panther banner in the Menos Grande Forest. At this moment, they discovered an unusual Reiatsu.
Seven against one, it seemed like an easy victory, but when they approached their target and unleashed their Reiatsu, the target also unleashed his own massive Reiatsu, completely at the Vasto Lorde-class.
The three Adjuchas facing them were instantly killed, and the remaining four scattered and fled in four different directions, suggesting they had practiced how to survive quite a bit.
Soon after, Baraggan received a report that a Vasto Lorde wearing a mask and wielding Greatsword had appeared, and its Reiatsu was very strange.
Baraggan wanted to correct this information, saying that it was Soul Reaper he had seen before, but his subordinate insisted that the guy's Reiatsu was almost the same as a Hollow's, and that he was wearing a mask... This Baraggan somewhat confused...
These seven Adjuchas served as a reminder to Zero that he was already on the battlefield, and that failing to conceal his Reiatsu could lead to numerous problems.
Zero didn't break the Kidō seal just now; he only used Hollowfication when they met to make his Reiatsu closer to Hollow.
At this moment, his Captain's Haori and was wearing a mask that only appeared after Hollowfication. The white mask had neat teeth, a black crescent moon between his eyebrows, and a cross-shaped black stripe that spread out from his left eye, making him look extremely sinister.
He can enter and exit the Hollowfication at will, without time limit, unless his power is exhausted.
The mask had already been removed, and Zero had concealed his Reiatsu to a radius of about ten meters using Kidō. He sneaked into Grimmjow's headquarters and suddenly appeared at the cave entrance while they were having a meeting...
Who are you? Soul Reaper?
"Where are the guards? They just let some random guy come here like that."
"Let me kill him..."
"Enough, you're one of us, so you finally came."
Upon seeing the suddenly appearing unidentified figure, the elites of Adjuchas immediately began shouting that they wanted to kill Zero, until Grimmjow spoke up and stopped them. His last words could be considered a greeting to Zero.
"Hmm? Is this your Vasto Lorde form? It doesn't look very impressive!"
Zero smiled as he walked forward. He had already returned to Soul Society when Grimmjow completed his evolution, and this was the first time he had seen Grimmjow in his upright human form.
"Yeah?"
Boom!
After uttering two soft words, Grimmjow appeared before Zero with a Sonído, extending his right hand to pierce Zero's heart with a claw.
Zero's eyes flashed with mockery as he grabbed the leopard's claws, which looked like they were wearing black gloves, with his left hand Grimmjow snorted coldly, his blue eyes filled with excitement, and then he raised his left hand to condense Cero.
"Hey, no!"
"Leave this direction."
"This is too reckless!"
"Penetrating through, penetrating through, penetrating through!"
The Adjuchas stared at the giant red Cero that was gathering at Grimmjow's left hand. The faster Adjuchas fled the cave and went far away. Those who were good at strength but not speed prayed that the Cero would not explode inside the cave.
Adjuchas scattered and fled, while Zero, facing the Cero, remained calm. He made no move, but a strange mask suddenly covered his entire face.
As the Cero charged, Zero simply raised his right hand and firmly grasped it in his palm, the seal on his wrist disappearing; then, under Grimmjow's incredulous gaze, Zero crushed the Hollow he had released.
Gale Reiatsu erupted between Zero and Grimmjow, forcing the eight Adjuchas who hadn't escaped to cling to the wall. This sudden burst of powerful Reiatsu made them tremble, rendering them unable to even flee.
"What? Is this all Vasto Lorde-class Cero is? Let's see how my Cero..."
Zero's voice turned into electronic music. He was still holding Grimmjow, and he used the Six-Rod Light Prison to lock Grimmjow in place. Then, he also condensed Cero in his hand, the concentration of which even caused red lightning to appear next to the Cero.
Staring at the terrifying Cero, Grimmjow swallowed hard. He hadn't expected the difference in skill level to be so great; he was doomed this time.
"Boom! Leopard, you're dead."
Zero's slightly threatening voice rang out, followed by the cancellation of his Cero and Kidō; his show of bravado was complete.
If it really came down to a fight, Zero wouldn't even need to undo his Hollowfication, let alone break free of his seals. He could easily kill Grimmjow with a few moves... He could even beat him to death with his fists. His Hakuda is incredibly strong.
"I didn't expect the gap to still be so big. How exactly did you evolve after leaving Hueco Mundo?"
After being released, Grimmjow felt a little resentful, but more so a sense of exhaustion; he felt he would be chasing after something for the rest of his life.
Zero broke free from his Hollowfication and sealed his Reiatsu once more; otherwise, the souls of the elite Adjuchas beside him would likely have been damaged.
He was using his full power in his non- Bankai state, with Reiatsu of 7.5 Chariots, which is three times that of Grimmjow's 2.5 Chariots. Anyone with low Reiatsu will suffer soul damage and die if they stay near someone with Reiatsu for too long.
"How did you evolve? Don't think I had it easy. I've fought countless Quincy in the World of the Living, and Quincy almost got killed by one once."
Zero refers to the battle with Jugram Haschwalth, an ability that left him feeling utterly powerless. Had Jugram Haschwalth not been careless and allowed him to obtain the blood, he probably would have been dead.
"They went to Quincy? I see, no wonder those bastards showed up in Hueco Mundo..."
"Wait, you said Quincy have appeared in Hueco Mundo? What's going on?"
Grimmjow's words made Zero's eyes light up; this was something he cared about, as the Seireitei had been searching for the Quincy.
"What? What happened? Didn't you just say that Soul Reaper Quincy in the World of the Living? They must have been driven to Hueco Mundo by you guys and had nowhere to run!"
Zero's question puzzled Grimmjow. If Quincy couldn't stay in the World of the Living, they wouldn't go to Soul Society, the headquarters of the Soul Reaper, right? That would only leave Hueco Mundo, which makes perfect sense!
"In fact, the Soul Reaper Headquarters did lose track of some Quincy. Do you know where they are in Hueco Mundo?"
Zero is now stirring with malice. Gosuke's disappearance was the Quincy. He was not only Gosuke's former adjutant who Kuruyashiki, but also the man who had served as his adjutant for decades and had done a lot for him.
If he ends up with his fate unknown, even if I don't apologize to Kuruyashiki, I'll feel terrible about it...
"The squad frequently appears in the Menos Grande Forest; they're quite strong, capable of taking down Adjuchas. I don't know their exact location, and I haven't looked into it. Right now, I'm being chased and attacked every day; I don't have time to care about such things."
Grimmjow brought the issue back to the war between the Blood Panther Group and Las Noches, as their entire focus was on this conflict.
Zero realized he'd been too hasty and almost forgotten the purpose of their visit. He nodded and said, "Well, let's deal with the immediate problem first before going to find them... Where's Dordoni? Where did he go?"
"He went to search for the Gillian with Ulquiorra; he should be back by now..."
"Report..."
Grimmjow had just begun to have doubts when his subordinates reported that Ulquiorra and Dordoni were being tracked and pinned down by Picaro and were unable to escape; the enemy's main force was about to surround and kill them.
Without a doubt, the first order was to do everything in their power to rescue them; Grimmjow was very confident about this battle.
After gathering their forces, the group set off together. Zero, Grimmjow, and an Adjuchas named Yaxiao broke away from the group and rushed off in that direction.
On the On the Road, Grimmjow introduced Zero to their newly joined powerful assistant, Yaxiao, whose strength was only that of a high-level Adjuchas, not yet top-level, and who had almost been killed by Reiatsu just now.
However, his innate ability is Interdimensional Space that can swallow all matter or void into his body. Although it cannot cause harm, it can trap what it swallows.
Yaxiao's peak moment was when he swallowed Baraggan entirely into the Interdimensional Space for five minutes. He had to release Baraggan after only five minutes because his Reiatsu was not strong enough.
He was also one of the rare Hollows that Baraggan couldn't eliminate with his Respira ability. When Baraggan sprayed his Respira at him, he only needed to open his dimensional mouth and inhale deeply, as long as his teeth and lips weren't touched.
The Respira could not Respira the Interdimensional Space within him; in fact, when he opened his mouth and spat out the Respira towards the Las Noches camp, this Respira power became his attack method, annihilating a large number of enemies.
Another powerful new member is Ulquiorra. Zero said the name sounded familiar but he couldn't remember him. According to Grimmjow, this guy is the strongest in their group right now and is Arrancar- level being that Zero once mentioned.
Upon hearing the word "Arrancar," Zero immediately became very interested in this guy... but right now, the most important thing is to solve the problem first.
Therefore, Zero felt he could no longer hold back; to achieve victory in the war immediately, he had to kill the enemy's Vasto Lorde.
Zero instructed Yaxiao to swallow him into Interdimensional Space, then release him towards the enemy's Vasto Lorde during the battle, and then ambush them, ensuring at least one of their members is eliminated...
Controlling Gillian is a common and effective combat tactic used by the Adjuchas. The Gillian possess immense Reiryoku, even surpassing that of some Adjuchas, and they can continuously unleash Cero attacks on their opponents.
Gillian Cero incredibly powerful. If Adjuchas doesn't dodge in time, he'll be seriously injured. If he's unlucky enough to be hit by two or three in a row, he'll probably be severely injured even if he doesn't die.
Ulquiorra was originally supposed to use his powerful Pesquisa to find them and then have Dordoni drive them back to the temporary command post, but they were discovered en route by the annoying Picaro and trapped on the spot.
Ulquiorra could have escaped alone, but the growing sense of camaraderie prevented him from doing so. His rationality was also influenced by Grimmjow's madness, transforming into an indomitable spirit within his reason.
Ulquiorra, convinced that his comrade Grimmjow would come to their rescue, protected Dordoni while also fighting against the enemy's Picaro and Wonderweiss, who had arrived at the battlefield first.
A dozen or so Wind-Jue Strange Jaws swirled wildly, and the weaker Picaro were instantly killed if they got too close, not even having enough time to dodge.
But the Picaro are not afraid of death at all. Even if their bodies are severely damaged after death, they can regenerate through life sharing. The surviving Picaro only need to give a little bit of Reiatsu to the dead so that they can be reborn.
That's a terrifying ability. The combined Reiatsu of hundreds of Picaro is stronger than any Vasto Lorde... If we average the Reiatsu level of each Picaro to 0.2, then there are over three hundred of them. What a terrifying Reiatsu value!
Fortunately, they were scattered, which allowed Baraggan to use his abilities to subdue them...
Dordoni was exhausted by this point. Maintaining the dozen or Wind-Jue Strange Jaws was rapidly depleting his Reiryoku, but if he didn't, he would probably be caught by Picaro and used as a toy soon.
Come play!
Come on, let's play!
"Want to play around...?"
Once one Picaro says something, the Picaro repeat it. They seem to share a single, irrational brain, just like children.
There were only about sixty Picaro surrounding Dordoni, including an estimated fifteen Adjuchas. They were also attacking Dordoni from the side with Cero or Bala, and he was soon in a sorry state.
One hundred or so Picaro were only fighting alongside Wonderweiss against Ulquiorra, while the remaining hundred or so Picaro absorbed Reishi to replenish their own Reiatsu, and then shared that Reiatsu to Resurrection their companions who were constantly being killed by Ulquiorra. This was a shameless tactic.
Ulquiorra unleashed his full Reiatsu, attempting to crush the group of Picaro simultaneously, but it was impossible. If just a few of them stayed a little further away, the Picaro wouldn't die at the same time.
"Annoying thing!"
After hurling a curse, Ulquiorra ignored Picaro and instead used his Resurrección, intending to kill him with twice the Reiatsu of Wonderweiss.
Ulquiorra used his Resurrección beforehand because he was afraid that Wonderweiss would seal his Zanpakuto and he wouldn't be able to use it. Even if his abilities were sealed after Resurrección, it would only temporarily seal Ulquiorra's most outstanding High-Speed Regeneration; his power would still remain.
Ulquiorra launched three attacks, Wonderweiss could only retaliate with one punch. His speed was completely overwhelmed, and if it weren't for his High-Speed Regeneration, he would probably have been killed by Ulquiorra.
Wonderweiss's High-Speed Regeneration is incredible; although he can't regenerate his head, he can regenerate his internal organs... In the original timeline, even with his stomach ripped open, he could still fight for a long time as if nothing had happened...
He himself was well aware of this, and his shoulders burst open, stretching out hundreds of long arms to protect his head.
Seeing this, Ulquiorra stopped approaching and instead conjured a Reishi Spear in the distance, hurling it at Wonderweiss. This was merely a weakened version of the 'Lanza del Relámpago,' and Ulquiorra dared not use his most powerful move at such close range.
It's one thing if he accidentally hurts himself, but if he kills Dordoni, then there's no point in him staying to fight.
Ulquiorra thought the Reishi Spear would explode, but it was absorbed by a black sphere along the way. This was Picaro's move, "Coco Paradise." Only then did Ulquiorra realize that he was surrounded by Picaro.
"Oops!"
The careless Ulquiorra lost consciousness. This sphere could absorb all Reishi, voids, and souls within the area surrounded by Picaro, and it could even devour Reishi light, which was terrifying.