As If He Were a Beast

At that moment, the air in Karakura Town Park seemed to freeze.

"What the hell is going on with this brat?"

Even Sawa, who had seen plenty in his time, was completely bewildered. That was a Hollow's mask. Wasn't this brat a Soul Reaper?

No one answered him, because everyone's attention had been drawn to the masked monster.

If Mr. Kariya hadn't diverted that attack just now, who would have been killed?

"Heh heh heh... Pretty quick to react, aren't you~"

The laughter coming from beneath the mask overlapped itself, carrying an inhuman quality. Ichigo cocked his head, his golden pupils flashing with frenzied light against black sclera as he excitedly brandished his Zanpakuto.

"Is this your trump card?" Caryatid God's expression was grim, his right hand wrapped in almost transparent white blades of wind.

There was no doubt about it. That was his ability.

The ability to control wind.

"Trump card? Of course not!" Ichigo tilted his head, then suddenly let out a feral laugh. The black-and-red reiatsu around Heavenly Chain Moon Cutter grew as dense as ink. He swung his blade violently, and without even completing a proper slash, sent out a massive black-and-red crescent several meters wide.

On closer inspection, compared to the reiatsu Black-haired Ichigo Kurosaki had used earlier, the black seemed even denser, nearly swallowing up the red.

"Tsk." Caryatid God's gaze sharpened as he abruptly clenched both hands.

"Wind Blade!"

At his low murmur, the air was instantly compressed to an extreme degree, transforming into several crescent-shaped blades of wind that crashed head-on into the black crescent.

BOOM!!

The reiatsu storm created by the collision swept through the trees within fifty meters, making them rustle violently.

If Kariya and the others hadn't set up a barrier in the park beforehand for their operation, they