"Isn't that a bit too much noise?"
This would be much more convenient. Gin Ichimaru had said that Las Noches had an extremely complicated internal layout, deliberately built like a maze. Even with him, someone familiar with the place, leading the way, they would still have to take a huge detour to reach where the Hogyoku was stored.
"Does it make a difference? Even if we moved normally, who knew how many Arrancar we'd run into along the way? Do you really think we could keep things quiet?"
"You have a point!"
Shunsui Kyoraku withdrew his objection. Once they had come this far, battle was practically unavoidable, and being discovered by the Arrancar was inevitable. Since it could not be avoided, they might as well save time and secure the Hogyoku first rather than waste it on the road.
But those Arrancar would not just stand by and watch them take the Hogyoku, would they?
Regardless of what the Hogyoku meant to Aizen, and regardless of how loyal these Arrancar were to him.
The fact that the Hogyoku could mass-produce Arrancar alone meant they could not possibly allow Yinsen and the others to take it away.
"So, you can fight to your heart's content."
The Arrancar who had initially blocked Yinsen's path were nothing special. Aside from a few who had followed Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez in attacking the Present World in the original story, Yinsen did not recognize any of the rest. They might have been background extras who had never appeared in the plot.
Enemies of that level could be dealt with by Yoruichi in passing.
"Why are they all small fry?"
She nearly took them down one punch at a time. Combined with Yoruichi's terrifying speed, the opposing Arrancar were sprawled across the floor before they even understood what