W - The Overwhelm

The war had begun!

There was no need for Yhwach or Haschwalth to personally issue orders. The moment they realized this was a counterattack from the Thirteen Divisions, the Sternritter of the Wandenreich all sprang into action.

Their utterly opposing stances and the fate that had stretched on for a thousand years ensured that this would be a battle to the death.

For some matchups whose outcomes had not been fully decided during the previous battle in the Seireitei, the Soul Reapers of the Thirteen Divisions immediately sought out their opponents.

As Chiba Makoto casually swept his gaze around while walking atop the giant tree, several battles had already erupted in full.

"F" Es Nott VS Kuchiki Byakuya, "The Letter K - Information Reading" Bazz-B VS Soi Fon, "H - Scorch" Bazz-B VS Hitsugaya Tōshirō, "I" X-Axis VS Kensei Muguruma, "The Letter S - Hero" Masklin VS Yoruichi Shihoin...

Among them, Kurosaki Ichigo and Zaraki Kenpachi, the pair whose spiritual pressure was inadvertently the strongest among all the Soul Reapers, charged ahead as the vanguard toward Silberburg.

"Yhwach, come out!!"

Kurosaki Ichigo appeared above Silberburg in a flash. He swept the short blades of his twin Zangetsu horizontally, and the instant tangible spiritual pressure condensed before him, his long blade came slashing down.

"Moon Fang Cross Cannon!"

In an instant, an unprecedented golden slash shot toward the Palace of Ice atop Silberburg like a cross-shaped execution platform, carrying an overwhelming force that seemed capable of erasing everything in its path.

Yet as that golden cross-shaped slash drew closer, a Sternritter member crawled out from the shadows of the Palace of Ice. His hair was disheveled, his appearance unkempt, and two tongues hung from his mouth. He spoke in a scornful, slurred voice.

"Don't think you'll succeed, Kurosaki Ichigo!"

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