Under the watchful eyes of Chiba Makoto and the many Tenth Division members, a figure slowly emerged from the house.
Compared to her previous alluring, voluptuous figure, however, the widow now seemed as though she had been inflated. Bulging white swellings protruded from all over her body, and something like white horns had emerged from the top of her head.
With every step the widow took, all sorts of miscellaneous objects came clattering out of some opening and fell to the ground, making the sight both terrifying and revolting.
"What is that? A Hollow?"
"Such terrifying spiritual pressure... Could it be a Menos Grande?"
"Everyone, be careful!"
"That damned thing actually dared to deceive Lord Yoshikami Tsume! Now your little horns are showing, aren't they? Let's see how I kill you..."
Amid the tense voices, an indignant, furious voice suddenly mixed in, leaving even Chiba Makoto momentarily stunned.
Upon hearing that, the being that had nearly turned into a bloated mass let out a layered voice full of fury and emptiness.
"You irritating Soul Reapers... This was the most satisfactory shell I'd found, yet you dared ruin my plans..."
The next instant, as its words fell, the entire bloated mass abruptly seemed to burst from the inside out. A gigantic white figure, as large as the entire house, appeared before everyone.
Its body was hollow and white, resembling a mixture of a spider and a crab. A long tail extended from its back, while its forward-facing head bore reversed horns and was covered by a pale mask. As its dreadful spiritual pressure erupted in full, nearly every Soul Reaper present felt as though they were suffocating.
"Today, every last one of you Soul Reapers will pay the price!!!"
A layered voice that sounded both like an enraged howl and a