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Kill him, Panther King!

As Grimmjow's words fell, astonishing spiritual pressure erupted from his body.

Grimmjow's previously lean, powerful appearance underwent a drastic transformation...

As his Zanpakuto's Resurrección merged with his body, Grimmjow seemed to transform into a humanoid white panther. His hair extended to his lower back, the blue markings at the corners of his eyes spread to his temples, and while his body was covered in a layer of white, form-fitting armor, his limbs faintly showed signs of becoming bestial.

For a moment, Grimmjow seemed to have transformed into a ferocious creature perfectly suited for battle and slaughter.

Quite a few Captains and Vice-Captains who had already secretly appeared nearby were also observing Grimmjow's abilities and gathering information.

Similar to how Chiba Makoto had initially bluffed Unohana Retsu and Yoruichi Shihoin, the other Captains secretly stationed in Karakura Town also did not believe that Grimmjow alone would be the only one to enter Karakura Town.

After all, the situation between the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo had visibly become increasingly tense.

Both sides knew that the coming battlefield would be Karakura Town, and the prior exposure of powerful figures such as the Visored Army, Urahara Kisuke, and Tsukabishi Tessai had undoubtedly already revealed a considerable portion of Karakura Town's defensive forces before Las Noches.

It was clearly unreasonable for Grimmjow to be alone...

And when facing Aizen Sōsuke, that inconsistency was undoubtedly magnified in everyone's minds, making them instinctively wary as they speculated about Aizen Sōsuke's objective.

Even Chiba Makoto, who was watching the battle from a rooftop alongside Unohana Retsu, frowned slightly.

If some major change had occurred within Las Noches, Sōya Azashiro would definitely have informed him in advance. Yet Azashiro had not told him beforehand about Grimmjow's appearance.

That left only two possibilities: either Grimmjow