Construction Site Battle

The sky gradually darkened, and the night wind at the construction site carried a chilly edge, mixed with the smell of cement dust and rusted metal.

Ichigo shook the water off Zangetsu, his face slightly green. The impact just now had caught him off guard. Most of his clothes were soaked and clinging uncomfortably to his body.

"I'm telling you, these two brats are seriously troublesome." Renji panted as he swung Hebi-o-Maru. Its serrated blade whipped wildly through the air, but could only cut through the curtain of water, producing futile splashes.

While dealing with the tentacles, he looked around. "Damn it, I can't find them anywhere!"

Ban and Peng stood side by side, each gripping an opened water bottle. They wore innocent, radiant smiles, yet there was a cruelty in them that chilled people to the bone.

"Pointless." Red Hat's Ban Water Flow had already risen to his ankles. He pointed at the steadily rising water level on the ground. "As long as there's water here, Guro and Kintai are invincible."

"Tch. You're good at making big claims, but you still obediently hid your cores." Ichigo took a deep breath and glanced back at the people on the second floor.

The distribution of combat power was rather awkward. Chad and Orihime Inoue were protecting the powerless Ishida and Rukia on the unfinished second-floor platform.

The water had not yet reached the second floor.

"Tsk."

Peng clicked his tongue unhappily after his power source had been exposed.

"Get rid of them quickly, Ban!"

"Yeah, I know!"

Not only did they already know Guro and Kintai's weakness, but if they found their cores... And with that strange red-haired woman there, they had to end the battle quickly.

"Haha, what good luck."

As if even the heavens were on their side, rain