Bloody Battle

Chapter 26: Bloody Battle (A massive 5700-character chapter) Third update, please vote for me!

On the other side, in an open field outside Karakura Town, a battle with a massive disparity in numbers was unfolding.

Kurosaki Ichigo and Uryu Ishida, who had previously been hostile toward each other, were now in the center of hundreds of Hollows, fighting back-to-back against the relentless waves of enemies, both of them looking rather disheveled.

Ichigo was faring slightly better; his terrifying concentration of spiritual pressure meant that even under such constant combat, his breathing was only slightly ragged.

Uryu Ishida, however, looked quite battered. Because he had been pulling his bowstring incessantly, his fingers were soaked in blood, and he had already exhausted more than half of his spiritual pressure.

Yet, with the two of them working together, these minor Hollows were as easy to cut down as vegetables. Looking from afar, one could see Hollow after Hollow being slain by the pair, but their numbers showed no sign of decreasing.

Just then, the situation on the field changed abruptly. A giant claw emerged from the void; though it looked withered, it was immensely large, and the palm alone seemed to shroud a portion of the sky.

"Kurosaki..." Uryu was the first to notice the anomaly in the air, cold sweat breaking out uncontrollably: "The sky..."

"The sky?"

Only then did Ichigo notice the change, seeing the withered bone claw emerging from the void. Once the claw appeared, it seemed to grip onto something solid, and the azure sky was torn apart on both sides as if it were a piece of tattered cloth.

"So huge!" Ichigo could only describe the terrifying giant object tearing through the horizon as massive; he didn't even know what kind of creature this monster was.

Unlike Ichigo, Uryu had been taught basic knowledge by his master since childhood. The moment the giant creature's mask emerged, he recalled a terrifying entity that should absolutely never have appeared in the Human World.

A Gillian, born from the resentment of souls, a giant Hollow created by the mutual devouring of over 100 Hollows. A Hollow of this level would never be interested in the insignificant souls of the Human World.

Yet, the reality was right before his eyes, and Uryu couldn't help but believe it. The bait he had released... had actually attracted a Gillian.

"How could that bait possibly have this effect?"

If one had to describe the current scene, it would be like Uryu throwing a hundred-dollar bill to lure a starving beggar, only for a billionaire to be so greedy that he personally ran over to fight a group of beggars for that hundred dollars.

If Uryu hadn't received a high-level education since he was a child, he would probably be cursing out loud right now... This was just too much of a scam!

"Wahahaha, this is awesome!!!"

At that moment, a roar of extreme excitement came from the sky, causing the two people on the field, as well as the Urahara family preparing to intervene outside the battlefield, to freeze and look up at the sky in unison.

Urahara couldn't help but rub his forehead: "I calculated everything, but I completely forgot about this human..." Behind him was Rukia, who had been immobilized by his binding spell; he had originally wanted to use this opportunity to see the power hidden within Ichigo.

But he had calculated everything, only to overlook this human. He couldn't blame himself, as Wu Biao had never been within his considerations, but he then smiled indifferently: "Still, this is fine. I am also quite curious about the strength of this Mr. Wu Biao."

As for Ichigo and Uryu on the battlefield, when they saw the scene in the sky, their mouths twitched in unison. A hammock made of hemp rope was openly hanging in the sky, and he was walking his Hollows like dogs.

Just how bizarre must a person's brain be to do something like this...

"This one is mine, nobody fight me for it." Brother Biao looked at the behemoth tearing through the sky and slowly emerging with a fanatical expression, jumping off his hammock in excitement.

"Roar--"

Just then, a Hollow charged directly toward Wu Biao, who was descending from the sky.

Unable to dodge in mid-air, Wu Biao didn't care in the slightest. He simply clenched his fist, and then...

"Pegasus Meteor Fist!!!"

Wu Biao let out a strange cry, diving down toward the incoming Hollow and striking its head with a punch. With a loud 'bang', the Hollow's head instantly exploded into a mist of blood.

Brother Biao's figure passed straight through the blood mist and slammed into the ground with a boom, landing precisely two meters in front of Ichigo and Uryu, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Ichigo, you're here too!" Wu Biao pulled a cigarette from his lab coat pocket, stuck it in his mouth, and walked toward the two, glancing at the dense swarm of Hollows: "Leave these small fries to you. If you try to steal that big guy from me, Brother Biao will beat you up!"

Ichigo ignored him, acting as if he hadn't seen Brother Biao at all, even turning his head to look at the surrounding Hollows as if pondering how to kill this group of "small fries" as Brother Biao called them.

"Hey! I'm talking to you!" Wu Biao said loudly.

"I think it's probably because you shouted Pegasus Meteor Fist just now, so he wants to pretend he doesn't know you," Uryu said from the side, looking at Brother Biao with curiosity.

Because this kid, who looked younger than him, was clearly a human like himself. Yet, judging by that punch just now, he was obviously not an ordinary person, but he didn't look like a Quincy either; he had never heard of a Quincy using his fists to smash people.

Hearing this, Brother Biao scratched his head, clearly not understanding the meaning behind Uryu's words, and even less aware of how embarrassing it was to shout his move's name in reality: "Then why are you talking to me?"

Uryu replied without hesitation: "Because I didn't know you in the first place, and I have even less interest in knowing you in the future!"

"Tch, as if I have any interest in knowing you, you look like a sissy!" Brother Biao glanced at Uryu with extreme disdain. His words made Uryu's face turn black, while Ichigo couldn't help but chuckle secretly.

Just as they were talking, the Gillian, standing nearly thirty stories tall—so high that one couldn't even see its mask clearly even when looking up—slowly revealed its full form. Even without the head lowering, everyone felt an inexplicable sense of being locked onto.

"Such a big guy, I wonder what it ate to grow this big!" Brother Biao grinned, touching his chin as he looked at the Gillian, pondering how to fight it, since its big foot alone was taller than he was.

Ichigo, standing to the side, smiled triumphantly: "Brother Biao, why think of a battle plan for a monster like this? Just start hacking from its feet, then chop it down section by section until that head falls down. Wouldn't that work?"

"..." Uryu's mouth twitched: "Are you playing brick-breaking? If this method could actually work, the Menos Grande would be too cheap. Besides, whether that broken sword of yours can even cut it is..."

"Good idea!" Brother Biao's eyes lit up, giving Ichigo a thumbs-up: "As expected of the man I have my eye on, Brother Biao is off!!!" Before his words even faded, Brother Biao charged out with big strides.

With Brother Biao's height charging toward a thirty-story-tall Gillian, it looked like an ant charging toward an elephant!

"..." Uryu Ishida couldn't help but cover his face.

"Wahahaha!!!" Brother Biao charged toward the Gillian amidst a fit of wild laughter. This action made everyone's mouths twitch. The Gillian in the sky must have been low-intelligence, otherwise, it might have said something about him overestimating his own capabilities.

However, upon discovering a little bug charging at it, it simply raised its massive foot and stomped toward Wu Biao as if crushing an ant. With a sole dozens of meters wide, Wu Biao had no time to dodge.

BOOM--

Accompanied by a loud noise, Wu Biao was directly crushed beneath that giant foot, without making a single sound!

"Brother Biao!!!"

Kurosaki Ichigo was startled by the sight and instinctively lunged forward, but he stopped after only two steps, his face frozen in a daze.

"Kurosaki, wait..." Uryu had only just reacted, and as he moved to stop Ichigo's reckless behavior, he found Ichigo standing perfectly still. He was filled with confusion, but when he followed Ichigo's line of sight, his own face mirrored that same daze.

"That strength is truly absurd!" Urahara Kisuke held his fan half-covering his face, a strange glint in his eyes.

The reason for their reaction was simple: while the Gillian's foot appeared to have landed, a closer look revealed an imperceptible gap between the sole and the ground.

Within that gap, Wu Biao's face was flushed purple. His arms, with veins bulging, were braced against the side of his face, holding the foot up with everything he had. It was clear he was exerting his full strength, yet while his eyes were serious, there was no trace of fear—only a hint of wild ecstasy.

"That's the stuff, hahahahaha!" With a roar of laughter, Brother Biao chose to pull his right hand back. The massive foot instantly covered his body and slammed into the ground.

"Roar--"

But before Ichigo and the others could cry out, the Gillian let out a miserable shriek instead. Following that scream came Brother Biao's incredibly excited roar: "Rozan Sho Ryu Ha!!!"

Immediately, blood erupted into the sky from the top of the Gillian's foot, revealing a blood-soaked hole the size of a man. Amidst the blood mist, Brother Biao's figure was faintly visible.

His white lab coat was already shredded. His right arm was raised high above his head, and the black dragon-like markings on it shimmered with an unknown black energy, faintly coalescing into a black skull. Yet, this energy was not spiritual power; it was something akin to blood essence, or the power of the physical body.

Ichigo, Uryu, and the others were horrified. It was clear that Brother Biao's strike was terrifying. Never mind them, even Rukia in the distance had shock written all over her face. The only one who could remain calm was Urahara Kisuke.

Unlike the others, Urahara was focused on the pitch-black energy on Brother Biao's arm. This bizarre energy was something he had never even heard of, yet within it, he faintly sensed the fluctuations of hell.

"This is getting more and more intriguing!"

Back to Brother Biao: after bursting out from beneath the foot, he didn't stop for a second. He ran straight up the Gillian's leg as if it were flat ground!

Even with its low intelligence, the Gillian had shifted its attention to this bug with terrifying power after the previous blow. Just as Wu Biao reached its chest, it swiped a palm toward him.

"Hmph, the same trick won't work twice!"

Brother Biao let out a strange cry, a flash of red light crossing his eyes. His body paused for a split second, then he pressed downward, and in the next moment, he shot out, transforming into an arc as he vaulted upward.

Bang--

A thunderous boom echoed as the palm slammed into the Gillian's chest, but Wu Biao had broken through by a hair's breadth.

However, while in mid-air, he was still buffeted by the shockwave from that palm, causing him to stumble. His landing point shifted, and he plummeted straight downward.

Ran all that way for nothing...

That was the only thought that crossed Brother Biao's mind as he was blown away. Clearly, he didn't care at all about falling from such a height.

"Brother Biao, step on my Zanpakuto!"

Just as Wu Biao fell, Kurosaki Ichigo's voice rang out. Wu Biao looked down and realized that Ichigo was somehow standing in mid-air, his Zanpakuto held horizontally toward him.

"Nice work, Ichigo!"

Wu Biao gave Ichigo a thumbs-up in mid-air and stepped directly onto the blade, stabilizing his body.

At that exact moment, a gale howled above their heads. Looking up, they saw the Gillian's right hand balled into a fist, covering the entire sky and smashing straight down toward them!

Seeing this, Brother Biao's face turned solemn. Well-versed in all kinds of combat techniques, he knew that being caught in mid-air made dodging virtually impossible, but...

If he couldn't dodge, he would fight it to the bitter end!!!

"Hold the sword steady, Ichigo!"

Wu Biao's eyes flashed. The playfulness vanished from his expression, and he seemed like a different person. He said calmly, "I'm going in!"

Ichigo wasn't surprised, as he had seen this serious state of Brother Biao's a few times before. It was in this state that Brother Biao was at his strongest. He tightened his grip on the Zanpakuto!

Wu Biao crouched instantly, the muscles in his legs straining. The next moment, Kurosaki Ichigo felt an indescribable, massive force transmitted through the Zanpakuto. As Wu Biao shot forward like a cannonball, Ichigo was slammed into the ground without any resistance.

"Damn it, Brother Biao, did you have to be so brutal!"

Ichigo's scream had barely begun before he crashed into the ground, creating a massive crater and coughing up blood.

"Kurosaki!" Uryu rushed over to help the battered Ichigo up.

"I'm fine!"

Ichigo wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looking up at the sky with a tense expression.

High above, Wu Biao had launched himself off the Zanpakuto. The wind whistled in his ears, and black energy surged on his right arm, faintly forming the shape of a giant dragon. If Wu Biao were to shout "Rozan Sho Ryu Ha" now, it would be a perfect fit for this punch.

But in this serious state, Wu Biao's mind was completely clear of distractions; all that remained was the desire to defeat the behemoth before him.

The Gillian watched Wu Biao charging toward it, its blood-red pupils brightening. It let out a beastly cry, and the force of its descending fist increased!

"Roar--"

As the fist drew near, the gale it generated swept over Wu Biao's entire body. But... though the wind was strong, it couldn't force Wu Biao back even half a step.

That face, usually full of silly grins, was now icy cold. Aside from fighting spirit, there were no other emotions. He charged toward the Gillian's fist with fierce, overbearing intensity.

The scene was incredibly bizarre. The fist, hundreds of meters wide and massive beyond measure, made Wu Biao look like a mere ant. Compared to it, his own fist was negligible.

But the moment the two fists neared each other, a thunderous, heaven-shaking roar echoed out, growing louder and more violent, as if all the preceding sounds had merely been a prelude to the moment of impact!

The two fists drew closer and closer, and the roaring thunder replaced every other sound in the world.

Those nearby, whether they had spiritual vision or could see the Gillian or not, felt their ears ringing incessantly from the vibration of the air, causing a wave of chaos.

The next moment, the fists collided. The world seemed to freeze in that instant, and then... a terrifying boom unleashed endless ripples.

The sound was so intense that the air itself shuddered. Turbulent currents formed instantly, and the resulting ripples appeared like a storm appearing without warning, creating massive waves of turbulence that surged wildly in all directions.

Fortunately, this was an open field with no other humans present, so no significant damage was caused. However, Kurosaki Ichigo and Uryu, who were near the ripples, were blown away instantly, their expressions filled with utter shock.

Even Urahara Kisuke showed a rare trace of surprise and astonishment in his eyes; clearly, the strength of Wu Biao had far exceeded his expectations. Nevertheless, with a casual wave of his hand, he released a spiritual pressure so terrifying it could rival that of any captain.

He confined the wild ripples within a specific range to prevent any further casualties.

Meanwhile, in the sky, the massive body of the Gillian shook violently, as it felt an unimaginable force surging like a tidal wave from that tiny fist.

A series of popping sounds echoed frantically from its right arm. In just a split second, a massive amount of blood erupted from the limb, the flesh mangled and torn as if a bomb had detonated inside the arm.

A deafening shriek followed, and the massive body, unable to withstand this unprecedented force, was actually sent reeling backward, stumbling until it lost its balance and collapsed.

As for Wu Biao, who was like an ant compared to the Gillian, he was also sent flying backward while spitting blood, his own right arm bleeding from his pores due to the immense pressure.

Wu Biao's body slammed into the ground with a thunderous crash, creating a massive crater in the earth that looked as if a meteorite had struck.

Dust and smoke filled the air. With that single blow...

The two combatants, despite their vast difference in size, had fought to a draw!!!

"How is this possible... is he a monster?"

Uryu, who had been blown over a hundred meters away from the battlefield, felt his pupils constrict. His tone was filled with disbelief, yet the scene before his eyes left him no choice but to believe it.

"It wouldn't be wrong to call him a monster!" Although Kurosaki Ichigo was equally horrified, he had been stimulated by Brother Biao many times before, so his reaction was much calmer than Uryu's, his face showing more concern than anything else.

Under such a terrifying blow, even Brother Biao might not have come out unscathed!

"Hahahaha, exhilarating!!!"

Just then, Wu Biao's arrogant, booming laughter rang out from the smoke. A figure burst forth from the dust—it was undoubtedly Wu Biao. However, he looked quite disheveled, his right arm hanging limply at his side, covered in blood.

Even on Wu Biao's own body, the flesh was torn and mangled, clearly indicating he had suffered significant injuries. Yet, the fighting spirit on his face had not diminished in the slightest. The moment he broke through the smoke, he charged straight toward the Gillian, which was just transitioning from lying down to sitting up.

Seeing Wu Biao charging toward it, the Gillian's mouth began to gather spiritual power, glowing with a pale red light.

"Come back, Wu Biao! That's a Cero!!!"

In the distance, Rukia's expression changed instantly upon seeing this, and she shouted urgently.

However, Wu Biao ignored her. A wild, arrogant smile appeared on his face, and his charging speed increased rather than decreased. With one final burst of speed, he raised his left fist and charged directly toward the Gillian's mouth.

"Shatter for me!!!"

Wu Biao's roar shook the heavens. Amidst this shout, his left fist slammed directly into the Cero forming at the Gillian's mouth.

The intangible Cero, gathered from spiritual pressure, collapsed and dissipated under this blow as if it had physical form, reverting back into spirit particles. Wu Biao's fist, meanwhile, landed on the Gillian's mask without any obstruction.

BOOM—

Cracks instantly appeared across the mask, but the power of the blow did not end there. Under Wu Biao's terrifying strength, the pressure caused the entire mask to shatter, and even the skull beneath it suffered a bloody hole, accompanied by a shrill, piercing scream.

A mist of blood sprayed out, drenching Wu Biao completely.

The next moment, the massive body began to slowly dissolve into starlight from the top down.

Wu Biao felt an unprecedentedly massive surge of heat pour into his body. He couldn't even control it; he could only watch helplessly as the heat flowed into every corner of his being.

It caused his blood vessels to burst, only to be constantly repaired by the heat. Under the immense pressure, blood was forced out through his pores, dyeing him into a man of blood.

The intense pain engulfing his entire body, combined with the exhaustion and severe injuries from the battle, caused Wu Biao's vision to go black, and he lost consciousness.

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