The Shinigami forces had suffered such heavy casualties in such a short time not only because of the vast disparity in strength, but also because the Quincies of the Wandenreich knew the Thirteen Court Guard Squads far too well.
What a joke. They had hidden within the shadows of the Seireitei, spying on the Thirteen Court Guard Squads for nearly a thousand years.
To put it bluntly, they probably even knew exactly what kind of underwear the Shinigami wore every day. How could they not know the Thirteen Court Guard Squads' deployment arrangements and defensive weaknesses?
Bambietta, wielding Schrift E: Explode, appeared in the Seventh Division's territory of the Thirteenth Division. While slaughtering its members, she ran into the dog captain.
Cangdu, wielding Schrift I: Iron, appeared in the Tenth Division's territory. He likewise caused a large number of casualties among the squad members in a short time and confronted Captain Tōshirō and Lieutenant Rangiku.
Mask, wielding Schrift S: Superstar, appeared in the Sixth Division's territory and immediately began fighting Abarai Renji upon arrival.
As for Eszot, wielding Schrift F: Fear, he immediately found Kuchiki Byakuya, who had originally been planning to escort Hisana to a safe area.
To buy time for Hisana, Byakuya voluntarily stayed behind to cover her retreat and began fighting him as well.
The Sternritter members seemed to have coordinated beforehand, each directly seeking out their own opponent.
And upon closer observation, it became clear that the Shinigami opponents targeted by the Sternritter were almost all Shinigami who had mastered Bankai.
Even Shinigami of lieutenant rank like Abarai Renji, though only a lieutenant, had earned the honor of being targeted by the Sternritter.
And this same situation was unfolding throughout every division of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads.
Although Yoru Machi had already killed several Sternritter,