Gin Ichimaru's Death

Just as the battlefield in Hueco Mundo erupted in full force, and Ginjo had just been rescued by Tsukishima, a fierce battle was raging between Gin Ichimaru and Lille Barro.

Green laser bullets rained down from the sky like divine punishment, while Gin Ichimaru darted and weaved through the sand dunes. Various walls and bunkers kept appearing from the ground, all of which Gin Ichimaru had laid during his time stationed in Hueco Mundo.

"It's useless. My ability is to All-Piercing; all defenses are meaningless before me!"

As Lille Barro fired, he taunted Gin Ichimaru, believing that Gin Ichimaru's actions were utterly meaningless.

Gin Ichimaru didn't answer Lille Barro; he just kept dodging. Knowing Lille Barro's abilities, how could he not know that defense was useless against Lille Barro?

These familiar terrains and settings were merely props used to conceal Gin Ichimaru's figure, preventing Lille Barro from predicting Gin Ichimaru's location and allowing him to dodge Lille Barro's attacks.

"Aren't you going to run anymore?"

Lille Barro suddenly discovered that Gin Ichimaru Gin Ichimaru behind a raised wall, and without hesitation, he fired a shot at him.

Circular bullet holes burst open on the wall, and the instant the wall was pierced, Lille Barro heard a faint explosion—a sound that shouldn't have occurred on the battlefield.

Realizing the unexpected had occurred Lille Barro immediately used his Hirenkyaku to adjust his position. The instant he disappeared, a white streak appeared in the spot where he had been standing—it was Gin Ichimaru's Zanpakuto, the Shinsō.

After adjusting his position, Lille Barro finally saw what was behind the wall: a deflated Gin Ichimaru. It was the spiritual pressure emanating from it that made him think Gin Ichimaru was hiding behind the wall.

"Did you dodge it? What a pity."

Gin Ichimaru emerged from a sand dune not far away. As a former general who had served under Aizen, Gin Ichimaru was quite capable. After Urahara made the technology public, portable Reigai were something he could easily create.

"What a pity? Even if I stand still, you can't hurt me!" Lille Barro once again pointed his gun at Gin Ichimaru.

"Really? Then who was it that died by the Shinsō before?"

Gin Ichimaru's words nearly ignited Lille Barro's fury. To die at the hands of a Bleach who wasn't even a captain was an absolute disgrace!

In Gin Ichimaru's view, the battle between the two sides was truly evenly matched. If he were to be All-Piercing Piercing" technique, he would die. Similarly, if Lille Barro were pierced through by his "Shinsō," he would also die from his poison.

However, since Lille Barro possesses the All-Piercing, his margin for error is better. We need to find a way to force out the power of All-Piercing that Lille Barro used when he opened his eyes twice.

A strange smile returned to Gin Ichimaru's face, and combined with his fox-like Hollow Visored, he looked exactly like a cunning silver fox.

Lille Barro didn't think as much as Gin Ichimaru. He only needed to hit Gin Ichimaru with one shot to send Gin Ichimaru on his way.

To Lille Barro's surprise, Gin Ichimaru didn't choose to dodge as before. Instead, he charged at him with Flash Step movements, as nimble as a snake, seemingly dodging his shots.

But this made Lille Barro somewhat reluctant to intervene. After what had happened before, he felt a little strange. Was the one rushing towards him really Gin Ichimaru in his true form?

"What? Afraid to make a move? Or do you want me to stop and let you aim?"

To Lille Barro's astonishment, Gin Ichimaru actually stopped in his tracks. What was there to hesitate about? He could just fire another shot at worst!

The instant Lille Barro pulled the trigger, Gin Ichimaru resumed his previous pace, the bullet grazing his arm and leaving a trail of blood.

Lille Barro's lips curled slightly. Although the shot hadn't killed Gin Ichimaru, it had confirmed that the person in front of him was the real one, and that was enough. He wouldn't let this excellent opportunity slip by.

What Lille Barro couldn't see was that the corners of Gin Ichimaru's mouth had also widened slightly; he was certain that Lille Barro's shooting speed could be affected.

After the previous actions, Lille Barro hesitated slightly before firing, a fact that even Lille Barro himself didn't notice. This was enough for Gin Ichimaru to dodge Lille Barro's shot with a non-lethal area.

Bullets kept flying from Lille Barro's side, and blood splattered all over Gin Ichimaru's body, but Lille Barro found that no matter how he aimed, he couldn't hit Gin Ichimaru's vital parts.

Unconsciously, Lille Barro's gaze fell on his hand holding the gun. What was wrong with him? Had he even become hesitant to fire?

Now! The Shinsō flew out in a strange path, swiftly heading towards Lille Barro's back!

Given Gin Ichimaru's abilities, he didn't need to launch a close-range attack on Lille Barro at all. His previous charges were all feints, all designed to find a moment when Lille Barro was distracted.

With a clang, Gin Ichimaru's smile vanished. The tip of the Shinsō encountered resistance and pierced a hard object. Looking at Lille Barro, his entire body was covered in Reishi light, Quincy's signature skill, Blut Vene.

"I don't know why you never give up attacking me."

Lille Barro turned his gun around and fired a shot at the blade of the Shinsō. The instant he fired, Gin Ichimaru had already caused the Shinsō to turn to ash and shrink back to his side.

"You don't actually think that as the first person to be granted the power of Saint Letters by His Majesty, and as the strongest Quincy, I don't even know the most basic ability like Blut, do you?"

While distracted by other matters, Lille Barro covered his entire body in the Blut Vene. As the owner of the All-Piercing, he did not need the attack bonus of the Blut Vene. The Blut Vene was the only Blut he was good at, and its defensive capabilities were no worse than Dorisuk's.

After all, always having to fight with his left eye open was unfair to the other Quincy, in Lille Barro's view.

"The game is over!"

With a gun that could pierce through everything and super-strong defensive Blut on his body, he could even make his body pass through enemy attacks. Lille Barro simply didn't know how he could lose.

"It's always like this..." Gin Ichimaru let his hands fall limply, looking as if he had given up on himself. "Forget about steel, you don't actually think the Shinsō can't pierce your Blut, do you?"

Gin Ichimaru suddenly looked up, a cruel smile hidden beneath the wispy hair that obscured his eyes. He pointed the Shinsō in his hand towards Lille Barro, "Shoot him, Shinsō!"

A massive white beam of light flashed from the direction of Gin Ichimaru to the front of Lille Barro in an instant. The Shinsō instantly extended and retracted to kill the enemy, a technique called "Unstepping," and multiple attacks were called "Mutō Renjin."

At this moment, Gin Ichimaru unleashed the full speed of the Shinsō. The blade of the Shinsō constantly switched between gray and solid, and the speed was so fast that it was impossible for the naked eye to detect, making the attack look like a huge white beam of light.

For Lille Barro, who possesses true sniping skills, there was no reason to be afraid of a sniper duel at the middle gate. His Blut Vene was fully upgraded, and he kept firing his sniper rifle.

Although the white light made it impossible to see Gin Ichimaru's location with the naked eye, Lille Barro could still remember what Gin Ichimaru looked like before.

While Lille Barro's firing speed wasn't as fast as Gin Ichimaru's Shinsō, every single shot he fired was aimed at Gin Ichimaru's fatal spot!

He can pierce through All-Piercing, even Zanpakuto! Against him, Gin Ichimaru has absolutely no chance of winning. Die, Gin Ichimaru!

The first to fall into defeat was Lille Barro. He was sent flying more than a hundred meters away by the beam of light that was the Shinsō. When he fell to the ground, his Blut Vene was tattered and torn, and he had multiple blade wounds on his body.

Gin Ichimaru's Shinsō finally pierced through Lille Barro's seemingly invincible defenses. Lille Barro coughed up black blood; the poison from the Shinsō had taken effect in every corner of his body, and Lille Barro was about to become a dead man.

Even in the most critical moment, Lille Barro showed no fear of impending death; his face was full of smiles, the smile of victory.

He won the mid-gate sniper duel!

His closed left eye slowly opened, and Lille Barro propped himself up and sat up. In the spot where he had been lying, there was a pile of grayish-black substance, all of which was the toxin left behind after the Shinsō turned to ash!

Using the power of All-Piercing, Lille Barro expelled all the toxins from his body.

While Gin Ichimaru was dodging his attacks, wasn't he also protecting his own vital parts?

The wounds inflicted on Lille Barro by Gin Ichimaru were all to the muscles, with no fatal internal injuries, in order to expel all the toxins from the Shinsō after this round of attacks.

Why not use the "All-Penetrating Gin Ichimaru" All-Piercing from the start, passing through Gin Ichimaru's attacks while simultaneously shooting him down?

After these rounds of battle, Lille Barro had realized that if he didn't give the old fox Gin Ichimaru a glimmer of hope of killing him, how could Gin Ichimaru possibly obediently face him head-on?

Lille Barro believed that Gin Ichimaru would believe that as long as the Shinsō pierced his body, it would poison him to death, so Lille Barro gave Gin Ichimaru the opportunity to snipe him.

Now, the Blut Vene is rapidly closing up Lille Barro's body. Lille Barro is completely unharmed, stands up, and looks towards Gin Ichimaru.

His forehead, throat, chest, and abdomen were riddled with bullet holes. Gin Ichimaru stood there, his eyes vacant. Only the hilt of his Zanpakuto Shinsō, remained, for the Sword God had all been pierced by the power of All-Piercing during their duel with Lille Barro.

That's it, Gin Ichimaru.

Lille Barro, slung his sniper rifle over his shoulder, smiled and quietly savored his victory. What a formidable opponent...