Permanent Acquisition of the Destruction Death Ray!

This smile was truly bizarre. Kawai's lips stretched so wide they almost reached his ears!

Moreover, his body rapidly turned green and blue, with some red appearing on his face!

Kawai was clearly dead, yet he spoke in a voice with a strong electronic tone, "Gaoyu Kouun! I won't let you go! I'll be by your side, you can't escape!"

As he spoke, another red mass emerged from Kawai's body. Gaoyu quickly cut it, but the red tumor, now split in two, burrowed into the ground like an earthworm and escaped!

"What... what in the world is this?!"

Tanimoto was startled, and the other Shinigami panicked at that moment. They never expected that Kawai, who had been with them for so long, was actually a monster!

Gaoyu's expression remained unchanged, as he already knew the true identity of this 'Kawai'.

Metastacia!

This was because Kawai had manifested a Soul Ability, and it was identical to the Metastacia he had seen in Rukongai!

'Parasite: Integrate oneself into another's body and seize it when the host is weak.'

This was the Soul Ability of the Metastacia he had seen in the West Rukon District, and it was also the Soul Ability of Kawai he had seen inside the tent.

What puzzled Gaoyu was that he should have already been dead, his brain pierced by his Destruction Death Ray.

Could it be that Aizen found this trash again, recycled it, and modified Metastacia?

Kawai must have been fused with Metastacia's spiritual body after entering the tent, otherwise, he would have seen his Soul Ability when he arrived.

How had Metastacia been modified by Aizen?

At this moment, due to the commotion inside the tent, people outside had also rushed over.

"What happened?!"

Satoru Fujita anxiously lifted the tent flap. Upon entering, he saw Kawai lying on the ground, covered in blood.

Toru Tanimoto had calmed down by now. He quickly said, "Kawai was parasitized by a Hollow! Go notify everyone quickly, a Hollow can parasitize our souls!"

"What?!"

Satoru Fujita and the Shinigami behind him changed their expressions. Gaoyu, however, said, "I just cut the Hollow into two pieces, but both halves of its body consciously escaped. I suspect this Hollow possesses the ability to split."

"The more you attack it, the more it splits, and the more hosts it can parasitize!"

Satoru Fujita and Toru Tanimoto's faces turned ashen. They quickly exited the tent. At this moment, Gin Ichimaru had also arrived.

He still had a relaxed smile on his face, still with those squinted eyes. He walked over and asked, "What happened?"

Tanimoto quickly recounted what had happened inside the tent.

Gin Ichimaru and the other Shinigami immediately looked at Gaoyu. The former asked, "Kouga-kun, may I ask how you discovered the problem with Kawai-kun?"

"Well..." Gaoyu smiled mysteriously.

"It's the ability of my Zanpakuto."

No matter what abilities he had, he would simply attribute them to his Zanpakuto.

"What? Kouga, you can already release your Zanpakuto?!"

"Wouldn't it be strange if I couldn't? I'm a Ninth Seat now. How could I be a Lieutenant and still be unable to release my Zanpakuto?"

"Then..." Gin Ichimaru looked at Gaoyu and asked, "Can you tell us the ability of your Zanpakuto?"

"This..."

Gaoyu was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry, because my Zanpakuto's ability is rather special, I don't plan to reveal it."

It was normal for Shinigami to hide their abilities. However, every Shinigami had an obligation to report their abilities.

This meant that while you could conceal your ability, you at least had to let the true decision-makers of the Gotei 13 know.

After returning this time, Gaoyu would have to report his ability to his Captain or the Captain-Commander.

After all, some abilities truly couldn't be spread indiscriminately, as they might cause panic or weaken the ability itself.

Gin Ichimaru looked at Gaoyu with interest, then walked over and patted Gaoyu's shoulder.

"Very interesting. It seems our survival this time depends entirely on you."

"You flatter me, but I will do my best," Gaoyu said softly.

Gin Ichimaru smiled slightly and turned around.

"Keep watch outside. Don't let any Hollows infiltrate!"

Watching Gin Ichimaru leave, Gaoyu breathed a sigh of relief.

Tanimoto Tetsu now realized that Gaoyu had saved his life just now. His favorability towards Gaoyu instantly reached eighty, which meant Gaoyu had permanently gained the 'Destruction Death Ray' ability.

This discovery made Gaoyu quite happy. Wasn't he risking his life to save Tanimoto Tetsu for this very moment?!

Destruction Death Ray, this ability was quite powerful!

Gaoyu was severely lacking in offensive capabilities right now, even though he had gained considerable strength in this moment through the Game Master ability.

Yes, the Game Master ability allowed him to quickly get the hang of and master any game he played. Naturally, this would grant him the power to contend with the BOSS in this game orchestrated by Sosuke Aizen.

It was equivalent to directly granting Gaoyu a buff. This buff not only enabled him to track Metastacia's movements but also enhanced his stats.

Speed, strength, defense, and reaction time all received an increase in this game.

Therefore, Gaoyu was very strong now. He felt that his base offense and defense alone gave him the strength of a Vice-Captain.

And now, having obtained the powerful Destruction Death Ray, it made Gaoyu even stronger.

He said to Toru Tanimoto, "Tanimoto, that Hollow's ability is to parasitize spiritual bodies, so we need to be careful not to let ourselves get infected."

"To put it bluntly, if a regular Shinigami is controlled by it, it might not have much of an impact."

"But if it's Lieutenants like us who get parasitized, it could very well lead to heavy casualties!"

Toru Tanimoto was also very experienced in combat. He quickly grasped this point and immediately nodded:

"You're absolutely right. How about this: you have the ability to identify that parasitic Hollow, so I, Fujita, and Tanaka will try to stay close to you."

Tanaka was the Fifth Seat of the Fifth Division, Kohei Tanaka, whose Soul Ability was Fireball Jutsu.

Gaoyu was quite interested in his Soul Ability.

So, Gaoyu strongly agreed with Tanimoto's suggestion.

Soon, Toru Tanimoto called the two over and explained his plan to them.