Just as Kaname Tosen about to die by Chen Fan's blade, a voice suddenly rang out, "Bakudo #81, Danku!"
"Boom..."
"Bang!" The explosion and the sound of what sounded like a mirror shattering rang out almost simultaneously;
It seemed that the Kido had collided with Chen Fan's slash, creating a powerful explosion. The ground shook violently, and a shockwave forced the group backward. They tried desperately to steady themselves, but the impact was too great. Broken soil flew everywhere, and trees were snapped in two. To avoid being blown away, they could only Zanpakuto in the ground and shield their faces from the flying debris, trying to assess the situation.
And who was it that just now abandoned chanting to unleash such a high-level Kido?
"Clap clap clap...!" The sound of clapping suddenly rang out, surprising the group.
"As expected of the man I chose, he came here just as I predicted!" Soon after the smoke cleared, the group saw the person emerging from the shade of the trees;
Two people emerged from the shade of the trees: Sosuke Aizen, the vice-captain of the 5th Division, and Gin Ichimaru in his youth.
Upon recognizing the newcomer, Shinji Hirako's expression changed, and he said with a slightly unpleasant look, "Aizen!"
Just as Aizen appeared here, Shunsui Kyoraku pretended to be passing by and came to the outside of the 5th Division's headquarters.
The two Shinigami on night patrol saw Shunsui Kyoraku and were slightly taken aback.
"Hey! You've had a good patrol," Shunsui Kyoraku said to the two Shinigami, his hands tucked into his sleeves.
"Snap!" The two Shinigami immediately stood up straight upon seeing Shunsui Kyoraku and respectfully said, "Captain Kyōraku!"
"Is there anything I can help you with? It's so late..." the Shinigami Reaper on patrol asked cautiously.
"Oh dear! I can't sleep!" Then he turned his head toward the 5th Division's headquarters. At that moment, the 5th Division's lieutenant Sosuke Aizen, was walking down the second-floor corridor carrying a pile of documents. He saw Shunsui Kyoraku, nodded to him, and Shunsui Kyoraku adjusted his hat in return.
Then, looking down, he muttered to himself, "Am I overthinking it?"
"Huh?" The two of them didn't understand what Shunsui Kyoraku was talking about;
"Oh dear! It seems even Vice-Captain Aizen isn't sleepy." He then turned and left.
The two Shinigami only then noticed that Lieutenant Aizen was also there, and quickly bowed and said, "Good night, Lieutenant Aizen!"
"You all need to rest when you need to!" Shunsui Kyoraku said;
Goodnight, Captain Kyōraku!
"Aizen! Why are you here?!" Shinji Hirako shouted.
"Why can't I be here, Captain Hirako? I'm your vice-captain. Isn't it normal for a vice-captain to be by the captain's side?" Aizen said with a smile.
"Stop giving me that nonsense! What exactly are you here for?!" Shinji Hirako pointed his Zanpakuto at Aizen;
The others were slightly startled. Why did Shinji Hirako's expression change like that? Aizen was his vice-captain!
"Hirako? What's wrong?" Love Aikawa asked.
"Crash!" Kaname Tosen the shattered ground, his body still trembling slightly. Seeing that it was Captain Aizen, he quickly said, "I'm so sorry! I'll go and take him down right now!"
"Don't worry! He's not someone you can handle at all," Aizen said calmly.
Kaname Tosen's expression changed, and his brows furrowed slightly, but he didn't dare to disobey Aizen's words at all. In addition, recalling Chen Fan's murderous aura that seemed almost tangible just now, he also found it difficult to have the courage to rush up and fight Chen Fan to the death. He stood up from the rubble and stood behind Aizen.
Upon seeing this, Shinji Hirako's expression changed, and he shouted, "Tōsen! What's going on? Have you betrayed us?! Have you betrayed your captain?"