As the battle between Barragan and Jiba, two top-tier Hollows, reached its climax, they tore straight through the entire Forest of Menos. By now, these two beings radiating ominous Spiritual Pressure had fought their way into the depths of Hueco Mundo!
This was the inner region of Hueco Mundo beyond the Forest of Menos, a place only chosen Gillians could reach after devouring their companions. It was a far more dangerous and brutal environment than the places inhabited by lower-ranked Hollows!
This was the hunting ground where mid-level Hollows hunted others of their own rank, as well as their paradise of evolution! In order to avoid degenerating into lower-ranked Hollows, mid-level Hollows could only hunt without end, until the most outstanding among them climbed over the corpses of countless companions and successfully evolved into higher-ranked Hollows. Only then would the struggle cease!
In other words, from the moment the Three Worlds were separated, the rulers had already established Hueco Mundo's rules. This was a world of slaughter, a world where only the strong could survive!
At the same time, the place where the two were fighting was very close to Barragan's palace...
"Crack! Crack! Crack~"
Amid clouds of swirling dust and sand, Jiba used his rough, massive hands to seize Barragan's subordinates hiding in the desert, then stuffed them all into his mouth in one go.
"Your Majesty! Lord Barragan!!"
Even as those Adjuchas-level Hollows were chewed apart and swallowed by Jiba, they continued shouting the name of their Hollow King. Unfortunately, their emperor could barely protect himself and had no way to save them...
"Watch carefully, Barragan. This is the proper use of subordinates!"
After devouring all of Barragan's subordinates, Jiba bared his teeth at Barragan, whose crown had become crooked and whose body was covered in sand and