Tap tap tap tap tap tap~~
The footsteps kept drawing closer. They were neither orderly nor synchronized, but when the footsteps of countless people merged together, they still created a terrifying pressure that bore down on every 12th Division soldier present.
If it had only been a matter of numbers, it would have been one thing.
But aside from the civilians from the various districts at the back, everyone else radiated powerful Spiritual Power fluctuations.
Especially the four figures at the front. Without exception...
All four possessed Spiritual Power on the level of Lieutenant Captains. Simply standing there made every Soul Reaper and spirit present tremble.
Two of the four were Nishijin-ori and Habutae. The remaining fat and thin figures were the former Great Villains of northern Rukongai. Duan Mu now called them Golden Horn and Silver Horn. Their duties were more or less the same as Koganehiko and Gin Hikō of the Shiba Clan: whenever something needed doing and there was no one available, it was thrown to them.
Originally, Duan Mu had assigned the two of them to oversee the northern and southern Yorozuya branches. But unable to sit still, they had handed those matters over to their subordinates and become Nishijin-ori's shadows, following him everywhere and slaughtering their way through one battle after another.
Behind the four stood a group led by Diao Ao. Their Spiritual Power ranged from low-ranking officers to High-ranking Officers, and there were even more people whose strength was equivalent to ordinary soldiers of the Gotei 13.
At the very back, protected by everyone, were the ordinary Rukongai residents who had rushed over from several nearby districts. Duan Mu had not summoned them. They had gathered here of their own accord after hearing from Iwao's men that Duan Mu was in trouble... and