For the current Grimmjow, facing the Hollow Eater modified by Szayelaporro, his strength was still far from sufficient.
Although the Hollow Eater had yet to fuse with Metastacia and become its complete form, the power it possessed after Szayelaporro's modifications was still beyond what Grimmjow and the others could contend with.
Watching the tentacles whip down, Grimmjow gritted his teeth and tensed every muscle in his body. As the sand beneath him suddenly sank, he appeared atop the Hollow Eater's head, nearly tangible blue Reishi coiling around his sharp claws and fangs.
A piercing cry like a bird's call rang out through the silent night as Grimmjow's claws tore off one of the Hollow Eater's tentacles. Blood splattered across its blue-white skin, and the sticky blood stained the Leopard King's eyes, dyeing his vision crimson.
His arms trembled faintly, his muscles screaming and protesting. His claws had sunk deep into flesh, several of his teeth had cracked, and the taste of blood filled his mouth. From that single clash alone, Grimmjow knew that he was still no match for that creature.
The Hollow Eater, seeing one of its tentacles torn apart, let out a roar and raised all its tentacles high before smashing them down toward Sun-Sun and the others.
Faced with that terrifying speed and an attack range from which there was almost no escape, Sun-Sun and the others went pale. Yet they did not resign themselves to death, each unleashing their strongest attack at the tentacles.
Several Ceros of different colors shot toward the Hollow Eater, but before it, those Ceros were as feeble as children's play. It could not even be bothered to dodge, except for the Fused Cero jointly unleashed by Pesche and Dondochakka.
Still, with Grimmjow distracting it, the Fused Cero struck several of the