Her yellow eyelashes were long, laden with frost from that sliver of moonlight.
The two Adjuchas whose bodies had been severed trembled uncontrollably before power that seemed to belong to an entirely different dimension. That immense spiritual pressure nearly crushed them to death on the spot.
They had completely lost all sense of dignity. Enduring the agony in their bodies, they knelt on the ground and begged the Vasto Lorde to spare their lives.
Facing the two Adjuchas who had long since lost the will to fight, Halibel merely slashed at them again and said coldly,
"This time, I tore open your chests. If there is a next time, I'll tear open your throats!"
As wounds appeared over the two Adjuchas' chests, they let out muffled groans. After once again pleading guilty to Halibel, they limped away from the field of rubble.
Yet even after the two of them departed, Halibel did not leave. She simply stood where she was, then turned slightly and fixed her gaze on the direction from which Asano Kiyoshi had cast Kyokkō. Her beautiful eyes revealed no emotion whatsoever.
Under that gaze, Asano Kiyoshi felt his scalp prickle. Still, he knew that maintaining Kyokkō any longer would serve no purpose beyond draining his spiritual power.
He decisively canceled Kyokkō, revealing their figures beneath the moonlight. Looking at the expressionless Halibel, Asano Kiyoshi found himself at a loss for words.
In the end, he forced a few words out of his throat.
"Um, thank you for saving us."
Yet Halibel's face showed no reaction to Asano Kiyoshi's words.
She looked over Asano Kiyoshi's group, feeling mildly puzzled.
An ordinary Hollow, a combat spirit insect, an Arrancar with abysmal combat ability, a Vasto Lorde whose spiritual pressure was no weaker than her own, and a Shinigami...
How