"Can you escape?"
With a thought from Ailin, golden ripples of space instantly appeared in the sky.
Zanpakuto marked with patterns of black flames emerged from the spatial ripples.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
The Zanpakuto transformed into streaks of golden lightning and instantly swept toward the fleeing Quincies.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."
Without the slightest surprise, these dozen or so Quincies, who were not even Sternritter, had no room to resist against Ailin's assault and were wiped out in a single wave.
"Who is that?"
Naturally, the Hollows who had been chased down by the Quincies earlier witnessed this scene.
Yet, upon seeing the unmistakable Captain's Haori on Ailin, they reacted even more intensely than they had upon encountering the Quincies.
The Quincies led by Yhwach had been defeated a thousand years ago by the Gotei 13 led by Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
Even the remaining Quincies in the Human World had been hunted down and exterminated by Soul Reapers over two hundred years ago.
By now, only the father and son Ryuken Ishida and Uryu Ishida remained as Quincies.
Therefore, these Hollows who had lived less than two hundred years knew nothing of the Quincies' existence.
To them, Soul Reapers were their greatest enemies.
They did not know that the Quincies had the Sternritter, nor did they know about the Sternritter, much less Emperor Yhwach...
But they knew about Soul Reaper Seat Officers, Vice-Captains, and Captains...
When they had been hunted by the Quincies earlier, it had merely been because they were weaker.
But upon encountering a Soul Reaper Captain, it was no longer simply a matter of being weaker.
After all, two years ago, Las Noches, which ruled Hueco Mundo, had fought a great war against the Soul Reapers of the Seireitei under Lord Aizen's command.
Unfortunately, Las