Hueco Mundo, Las Noches.
As Aizen's former palace when he ruled Hueco Mundo, this luxurious palace built in the barren wasteland had remained standing even after Aizen's downfall.
After the battle of Karakura Town, the original Espada had suffered devastating casualties, but a few had survived that battle and returned to Hueco Mundo.
For example, the former No. 1 Espada Starrk, the former No. 6 Grimmjow, and Tier Harribel, who had once been No. 3 but was now the ruler of Hueco Mundo.
Yet at this moment, Las Noches was littered with corpses. Large numbers of Arrancar and Hollows lay in pools of blood. Even Tier Harribel, who was now in charge of Hueco Mundo, was covered in chains and suspended in midair by her enemies.
Standing before her were five Quincy clad in long white hooded cloaks, with Sternritter emblems embroidered on their backs.
These five Quincy were no ordinary Quincy. They were the Sternritter, Yhwach's most elite force.
The Sternritter were a unit composed of nearly thirty powerful Quincy, and every one of them possessed a unique Schrift power bestowed upon them by Yhwach.
Among the Sternritter, around sixteen members were even slightly stronger than the captains of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads.
"You stubborn fools. If you Arrancar weren't still of some use,
and if destroying Hueco Mundo wouldn't disrupt the balance of the entire world, did you really think we would let filthy Hollows like you keep breathing here?"
Gilles of the Sternritter, whose Schrift J was Jail, lifted Tier Harribel's chin with one hand. His face was filled with disgust and contempt.
To the Quincy, Hollows were beings that had to be exterminated.
Arrancar were creations Aizen had made using the Hogyoku. Although they looked no different from humans and possessed intelligence and reason, that