The Speed of a Buzzing Bee
"Is this how you Quincy make judgments based on your own limited opinions?"
Soi Fon Flash Cry up. Due to her injuries, she could no longer maintain the state of Infinite Flash Cry, so she simply released Flash Cry. Her right arm, revealing deep white bone, held an Asauchi, which was her Zanpakuto Suzumebachi.
Hearing Soi Fon's words, Robert frowned slightly, but Soi Fon's Flash Cry demeanor reassured him. He appeared behind Soi Fon, gun raised, and said, "With your abilities, you think you can resist?"
Just as Robert was about to pull the trigger, he heard Soi Fon in front of him say four firm and clear words, "Beyond Bankai!"
Robert instinctively pulled the trigger, Reishi beam pierced through Soi Fon's body, but he didn't feel any impact on the target; it was just a phantom of Soi Fon.
Soi Fon's nonchalant voice came from above Robert's head, "My talent in Flash Cry is indeed inferior to Lady Yoruichi and a certain pervert..."
Thinking of Tatsuki, who automatically entered the Flowing Flash Cry Spell after learning Flash Cry, Soi Fon's face was full of helplessness.
"There's no other way. I can only focus my talent on my Zanpakuto for now. Flash Cry and the like, I can only slowly catch up with Lady Yoruichi's pace."
At this moment, Soi Fon is covered in a lot of golden armor. The most eye-catching thing is her right arm, which is covered by the finger cots that Suzumebachi used when she Shikai, forming a huge spiked blade.
Soi Fon's feet were also fitted with metal blades, and a cross-shaped sword and shield hovered beside her left forearm. Her waist and chest were also reinforced with metal components.
Amidst this sharp and edgy outfit, Soi Fon has a ring of white bee hair around her neck and wrists, and two metallic cat ears on her head, adding a touch of cuteness to her otherwise fierce aura.
Around Soi Fon's body are concentric circles of red spiritual pressure lines forming patterns resembling bee wings. This is what Soi Fon looks like after she has completely fused with her Suzumebachi, Zanpakuto.
Having temporarily abandoned the further development of Flash Cry and devoted all her energy to training her Zanpakuto, Soi Fon finally mastered Beyond Bankai.
Soi Fon swung her right arm and coldly said, "Sting and kill!"
Without mockery or disdain, Robert immediately created distance and began firing relentlessly at Soi Fon. He couldn't afford to attack rashly before he could clearly see the capabilities of Soi Fon's new form.
Seeing the barrage of shots coming her way, Soi Fon calmly raised her feet and used the sharp blades on her feet to easily cut Robert's attack in two.
Feeling the power within her, Suzumebachi couldn't help but marvel once again. This form, Beyond Bankai, was exactly what she wanted—a form suitable for Stealth Force, possessing both speed and the ability to defeat enemies with mere punches and kicks, unlike the cumbersome and conspicuous Bankai.
"I see. Your speed has decreased significantly after losing Flash Cry?"
While attacking, Robert analyzed Soi Fon's abilities. After reaching this conclusion, he quickly used the power of God's Step to flash around Soi Fon. Dozens of Robert's figures appeared around Soi Fon Soi Fon, and they all attacked her together.
From Robert's perspective, Soi Fon's only offensive and defensive capabilities are her limbs. If he launches four or more attacks simultaneously, Soi Fon will be overwhelmed, and he will be able to severely injure Soi Fon once again.
To Robert's surprise, just as his bullets reached Soi Fon's vicinity, Soi Fon's right hand suddenly, with a speed that Robert couldn't even perceive with the naked eye, instantly shattered all of his attacks.
"A bee flaps its wings 300-400 times per second, that's my attack speed!" Soi Fon raised its head, its proud expression returning. "Your attack is too slow!"
Robert was momentarily speechless. He glanced discreetly at his finger on the trigger; he knew he couldn't pull it 300 times per second.
"What's the use? You can't keep up with my speed at all!"
Robert was confident that as long as he continued to enhance the attack power of Spirit Bow and Arrows, Soi Fon would eventually be unable to defend against it, and his own speed far exceeded Soi Fon's, so there would be many more opportunities.
"Yeah?"
Soi Fon's voice suddenly appeared in Robert's ear, startling Robert so much that he retreated rapidly. But the next moment, mimicking Robert's actions, more and more Soi Fon appeared around Robert.
"The Bleach's Flash Step is ultimately about footwork. I can swing my sword 300 times, and I can take 300 steps just as easily!" In an instant, hundreds of Soi Fon surrounded Robert and said in unison, "My speed far surpasses yours!"
Robert's mouth was agape; he was speechless. He couldn't match his opponent's speed or attack power; he had lost, utterly defeated.
Robert's gaze gradually became somewhat vacant; his brain could no longer process so many Soi Fon. No matter which direction he broke through, he would be ganged up on by a swarm of Soi Fon.
Robert, seemingly seeing his impending doom, began to give up the struggle. Despite being terrified of death, he had no intention of resisting at all. Soi Fon's power was too overwhelming, and he had no chance of winning.
In the instant his mind gave up the struggle, Robert's brain loosened its control over Pernida's nerves, and Pernida's nerves immediately took over Robert's consciousness. His eyes were forcibly fitted with goggles made of interwoven nerves, and from then on, Robert was completely reduced to a puppet who only knew how to fight.
This made things simple. Compared to Robert's rational analysis, Robert, under Pernida's neurotic control, only knew that he had to kill Soi Fon.
Robert, using himself as the center, unleashed his speed, and seven Robert formed a circle back to back, firing Reishi simultaneously, releasing a circular, disc-shaped attack from Robert's body.
Robert's move did indeed disrupt Soi Fon's rhythm. The illusory images of Soi Fon around him vanished instantly, and Soi Fon's true form appeared above Robert's head.
Robert's figure disappeared at the same time. At this moment, Robert's body evolved once again, and all the Blut Vene seals floating around him were replaced by Blut Vene by Pernida's nerves.
The Blut Vene Armor's seals were imprinted all over the body, evolving into numerous black, oily holes. Each one was a gun muzzle, and each one was also a propulsion device that increased speed.
Without Robert's brain as an obstacle, Robert began to unleash his evolved speed without restraint. Flames spewed from the openings all over his body, and without even blinking, he had already arrived behind Soi Fon.
In terms of sheer speed, Robert was on par with Soi Fon, but the only cost was that this single sprint resulted in multiple fractures in Robert body, rendering him unable to fight under normal circumstances.
However, this is not the normal Robert. Under Pernida's neurotic control, Robert has only one goal: to kill Soi Fon.
The trigger had just been pulled, and the bullet hadn't even been fired yet when Soi Fon disappeared once more, then reappeared beside Robert, her massive Zanpakuto on her right arm already thrusting towards Robert.
Similarly, with his nerves controlling his body, Robert instinctively accelerated and disappeared, looking for an opportunity to attack Soi Fon. Soi Fon didn't give Robert that chance either, accelerating with her own Flash Step.
Explosions kept coming from the sky above the Squad 2's training ground, but at a glance, there was no one to be seen in the sky.
Compared to the time when Soi Fon and Robert had just Vollständig during their Flash Cry attack, where you could still see the shadows left behind by the two during their attacks, now you can't see anything at all.
Soi Fon's pace was getting faster and faster, forcing Robert to go faster and faster as well. Under his neural control, Robert didn't care about his body's condition; he just kept evolving, increasing the number of thrusters and spiritual pressure power, and relentlessly increasing Robert's speed.
Evolution may be infinite, but Robert's body is finite. Just as Robert said when he first started evolving, his strength increase after evolving was not much, because his aging body simply could not support the energy required for the evolution of Pernida's nervous system.
A sharp, almost imperceptible ripping sound was caught by Soi Fon – the sound of Robert's arm being torn apart.
Robert's body could no longer hold on, and it was at this moment that Soi Fon truly revealed her true form Beyond Bankai.
Around Robert, countless tangled red lines intertwined, all of them the spiritual pressure left behind in the attack path by Soi Fon. These spiritual pressures entangled in the sky to form a giant Hōmonka, and Robert was currently located at the very center of this Hōmonka.
Pernida's nerves were unaware of the purpose of these threads; if it were Robert, he might have prioritized escaping the Hōmonka.
However, even if Robert regained his senses, it was too late. The moment Robert took a step, his entire body was bound by the red threads formed by the spiritual pressure.
Even so, Robert did not give up attacking Soi Fon. In the process of evolution, the gun in his hand had evolved into a one-handed cannon. He aimed the cannon at Soi Fon and fired the thick Spirit Bow and Arrows Soi Fon her.
Soi Fon could dodge this attack, but it would be pointless.
Soi Fon swung the sword and shield from her left arm, which transformed into a giant Hōmonka in mid-air, blocking Robert's attack.
At the same time, a red thread extended from the tip of the knife on Soi Fon's right arm. The thread traveled a tangled path and its other end somehow connected to Robert's heart.
"Kill them all!"
Soi Fon raised her right arm, the tip of her sword pointing directly at Robert's heart. Guided by the threads, her body transformed into a streak of red light, instantly passing through the Hōmonka left by the sword and shield, and then appearing behind Robert.
The silk threads intertwined and tightened at this moment, Soi Fon, like a silver needle, imprinted the two Hōmonka together through the red silk threads.
The so-called Two-Hit Kill occurs when two Hōmonka are imprinted. At this moment, the power is the same as when the Shikai is activated. Anyone whose double Hōmonka overlap will surely die!
There were no screams, no sound; Robert's body was completely crushed to pieces under Soi Fon's spiritual pressure attack.