Sea of Blood, Mountain of Corpses!

"You really let your guard down!"

Just as those Quincy were on the verge of despair...

A cold, stern voice slowly echoed from behind them!

Before anyone could react, in a flash, a short blade, not particularly long, pierced through the throats of those Quincy...

"Since the Quincy have left the Human World and appeared in the Soul Society, where they shouldn't be! Then what awaits them is not just despair! But endless torment."

This was what Iwahara Kinra, captain of the 3rd Division, thought, and so he acted. Iwahara Kinra appeared silently behind the Quincy, a sharp blade in hand, and with a flick of his wrist, he slit the throats of several Quincy.

After slitting their throats, Iwahara Kinra didn't retreat. Instead, he chose to watch the Quincy die up close. He calmly adjusted the glasses on his nose as he watched the Quincy, whose carotid arteries he had pierced with his 'deadly' short blade, writhe in despair and agony as blood gushed from their necks, feeling their lives drain away until they died. For a moment, he was in a remarkably good mood.

"How delightful~"

Iwahara Kinra's methods were truly cruel.

"You bastard, what are you doing?!"

Iwahara Kinra's cruel actions naturally drew the attention of the surrounding Quincy! In an instant, several Quincy roared, drawing the sharp blades from their waists and encircling Iwahara Kinra.

"Where are you looking?!"

However, before the Quincy who had witnessed Iwahara Kinra's cruelty could advance, amidst a series of roars, a hoarse voice suddenly reverberated in everyone's ears. In an instant, a massive shadow, carrying endless pressure, enveloped all the Quincy who intended to surround Iwahara Kinra.

"Gulp~"

Feeling the immense pressure emanating from the man behind them, like a brown bear, the Quincy's expressions all changed.

"Crush! Crush them all!"

Before the Quincy could make a move, the person standing behind them opened his arms wide, then used his thick, powerful arms to fiercely strike at the heads of the Quincy.

"Thwack~"

With a muffled thud, three Quincy within the man's attack range died instantly!

The act was too brutal; their heads were forcefully crushed by the man's strong hands.

"It's Sanjōji Yuhō!"

Iwahara Kinra nodded at the newcomer.

"I was planning to go to the South Gate (Jūmon), but Araki Kenpachi got there first!"

This man, as robust as a brown bear, who enjoyed crushing people's heads with his bare hands and had red U-shaped graffiti painted on his face, was none other than Sanjōji Yuhō, captain of the Gotei 13's 12th Division.

"What a coincidence, I was eyeing the West Gate (Hakumon), but Old Man Yama went there!"

Upon hearing this, Iwahara Kinra pushed up the glasses on his nose.

Iwahara Kinra then asked, "What about the others?"

Sanjōji Yuhō replied, "They went to Kōryūmon (Black Ridge Gate). It's just us here."

"Is that so? Then it's time to sweep our battlefield clean!"

As Iwahara Kinra spoke, he toyed with the short blade in his hand and vanished from his spot.

"Haha, alright!"

Sanjōji Yuhō let out a burst of wild laughter, swinging his two large hands, constantly 'clearing away' and 'crushing' the heads of the Quincy!

In an instant, the entire battlefield became a show for the captains...

Saito Furofushi, Shihoin Sennichi, Katori Bakuunsai, Iwahara Kinra, Sanjōji Yuhō—a total of five captains—at the Seiryūmon (Blue Stream Gate), amidst a Sea of Blood, began their respective 'dances'!

The power of these five original Gotei 13 captains was chilling and despair-inducing...

It wasn't that their Spiritual Pressure was stronger than that of later captains, but that their moves were without hesitation, without wasted words, and every strike was lethal!

This was not a battle, but a one-sided slaughter!

Whether they begged for mercy, cried out, or surrendered, they were all crushed!

The original Gotei 13 did not accept the enemy's surrender, only their death! Moments later, led by the five captains, the entire eastern gate (Seiryūmon) of the Seireitei fell silent.

As they stopped, the vast area in front of the Seiryūmon had become an unbearable sight, a mix of ruins and flesh stained with blood, making it impossible to distinguish between rubble and shattered bodies.

"Advance to the center..."

The captains of the Gotei 13 ignored the corpses of their enemies beneath their feet, carrying their blood-stained Zanpakuto, and advanced towards the place where Commander-General Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had summoned everyone.

At the same time, just as they finished their battle, a message resonated in their minds.

"Obana Danjirō, the captain of the 5th Division, sent word that their battle has also concluded! The invaders at all four gates have been completely dealt with. It's time to gather in Commander-General Yamamoto's direction."

Iwahara Kinra gently pushed up his glasses and spoke to the others.

"Everyone! We can't be slow this time~"

Upon hearing this, Saito Furofushi crushed the corpse of the deceased Quincy beneath her foot, her Zanpakuto aimed at the distance. Her target wasn't these mere grunts and small fry, but the heads of the Quincy leaders! Saito Furofushi was still looking forward to making a name for herself through this war~

She couldn't let Commander-General Yamamoto and Araki steal all the glory!

As for failure? Saito Furofushi, and indeed all the captains of the Gotei 13, had never considered it. They believed there were no enemies ahead of them!

Seireitei's Four Gates – Kōryūmon.

"Alright, the message has been relayed."

Obana Danjirō, captain of the 5th Division, wiped the ink from his left hand. He hadn't realized Tenteikūra would be so troublesome to use.

Behind Obana Danjirō stood Shigyō Nobutsuna, captain of the 7th Division, Kumenai Entetsu, captain of the 9th Division, Sakagashira Saizou, captain of the 13th Division, and Shijima Tomokiri, captain of the 4th Division.

At this moment, the Mountain of Corpses piled before Kōryūmon was no smaller than the one before Seiryūmon...

"My Emperor won't let you get away with this! I curse you, I curse you to die a terrible death! You murderers! Damned villains! Despicable devils! Die! Die! Die..."

On top of that Mountain of Corpses, a Quincy still survived. Barely clinging to life, it roared and cursed at the Gotei 13 captains below.

If it could, this Quincy truly wanted to draw its bow and take these captains down with it, but it couldn't!

Its four limbs had been violently twisted into knots, its chest ripped open, and a tube inserted. It could only lie there, watching the blood constantly gush from its chest, waiting for its life to ebb away...

So it swore loudly, determined to curse these murderers!

"Sigh..."

"So annoying..."

Shijima Tomokiri, captain of the 4th Division, finally grew irritated by the sound. With a Shunpo, he appeared on the Mountain of Corpses and swung his sword at the last 'surviving' Quincy.

"I curse you, die, die..."

As blood splattered, the Quincy's voice abruptly ceased.

"Captain Shijima, you've ruined my experiment~"

Seeing this, Sakagashira Saizou said to Shijima Tomokiri with a beaming smile.

"So, what do you intend to do?"

Hearing this, Shijima Tomokiri looked at Sakagashira Saizou, that insidious old man, with his eyes full of dark circles and exhaustion.

"Heh heh..."

Sakagashira Saizou merely smiled even more brightly, his dark eyes glinting with a sinister light.

For a moment, the atmosphere between Sakagashira Saizou and Shijima Tomokiri seemed rather strange.

"Alright, Old Man Yama is calling for us. If you two hadn't been fooling around, we would have been there already!"

Finally, Obana Danjirō broke the bizarre atmosphere. To prevent any further incidents, he invoked Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's name.

"..."

At the mention of Genryusai's name, all the captains fell silent.

"Whew..."

Seeing this, Obana Danjirō finally breathed a sigh of relief.

And so, the 'loving' captains of the Gotei 13 proceeded towards Yamamoto Genryusai...

Leaving behind only Mountains of Corpses and Seas of Blood!