Rukongai, District 36, Vulture District.
Ichimaru Gin and Aizen had already left, but Su Xiao was still sitting on the wooden crate, deep in thought.
That strange fluctuation had always felt like a thorn in Su Xiao's throat, but frustratingly, it had vanished in an instant.
Just as Su Xiao was preparing to consider the matter carefully, the strange fluctuation appeared again. Su Xiao rose and looked toward the southwest.
"Amu, go meet up with Shadow. If I haven't returned by tomorrow morning, help Aizen and Ichimaru Gin seize the Hōgyoku tomorrow. Remember to bring Baja along. Tell her she doesn't need to fight—she only needs to assess the situation."
As soon as Su Xiao finished speaking, the warehouse behind him opened. Amu quickly walked away. He had told Amu to bring Baja because Baja was more clever.
"Bubu, come with me."
Su Xiao leaped onto a nearby rooftop. After a few bounds, he disappeared into the night.
When Su Xiao first sensed that strange fluctuation, it vanished in an instant. The second time, it lasted a little longer—about two or three seconds.
Judging by its direction, the source of the fluctuation should have been somewhere within Districts 78, 79, or 80.
Su Xiao hurried through the night and soon reached District 79. He stood atop the tallest tree in the district. After District 75, there were no longer any houses, at most a few wooden shacks.
The strange fluctuation did not appear again. After pondering for a moment, Su Xiao took a bloodstained piece of clothing from his storage space.
At the sight of the bloodstained cloth, Bubu Wang's dog face turned awkward. His little eyes seemed to say, Master, are you treating me like a sniffer dog?
"Cut the nonsense. Is the owner of the bloodstain nearby?"
Bubu