Negative Emotions' Influence

Yushi suddenly stabbing them in the back caught everyone off guard. Even Shuhei, who had been charging toward the Bavents, instinctively slammed on the brakes and stopped some distance away.

"Ushiki! Stop!"

Caryatid God hurriedly turned around and shouted, but he was too late.

He had never expected Ushiki to be so greedy—so greedy that he had lost his mind and could no longer recognize the difference in strength.

However, Sawa was even faster than Caryatid God.

"Stop right there!"

This experienced Bavent had kept his guard up the moment he noticed the strange expression on Ushiki's face.

Bolla's enormous tail sent a ripple through the air. It struck out in an instant, forcibly knocking the black giant's fist aside and shattering the huge boulder nearby. A powerful gust whipped up behind Yuko, fluttering her robes.

Gersell's massive body staggered two steps backward after being caught off guard by Bolla's tail, then dropped heavily into the pile of rubble.

The rejuvenated Bavent suddenly fell to his knees before Yuko's back, his expression fervent and servile.

"Lord Yuko! Please forgive this fool's offense!"

Caryatid God's expression turned ugly. This guy had already stopped making even the slightest effort to hide it...

Before his ugly expression could fully collapse, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Yuko's raised hand was just about to lower when it froze in midair.

At that moment, the air solidified.

In that instant, Rukia and the others facing Yuko all revealed terrified expressions.

Especially Shuhei, who had already charged into the middle. His eyes were vacant, and his mouth opened and closed unconsciously.

Spiritual pressure.

An incomprehensible spiritual pressure exploded in an instant.

It swept over everyone present almost indiscriminately. Even Vice-Captain-level fighters like Kira and Rangiku were shaken to the core, their minds going blank. Rukia, Inoue, Chad, and