"The situation I least wanted to see has still happened."
Su Feng walked through the streets of the Ninth Division Barracks, watching battles erupt from time to time, and felt nothing but a headache coming on.
In an extremely short span of time, a large number of Zanpakuto throughout the Seireitei had gone out of control, materialized on the spot, rebelled, and launched attacks on their owners.
The scale was far more outrageous than he had anticipated.
He had merely helped Ikkaku Madarame deal with Hōzukimaru, yet battles of varying scale had already broken out throughout the barracks.
After materializing, most Shinigami Soldiers' Zanpakuto became humanoid creatures resembling black smoke. They possessed considerable combat ability and worked together with near-perfect coordination.
Most of them did not possess reason. They were more like puppets under someone's control, or rather, machines mechanically carrying out predetermined instructions.
The battle situation instantly reached a stalemate.
Without their Zanpakuto, Shinigami simply could not unleash their full strength.
Conversely, once materialized, Zanpakuto could freely wield their own abilities.
Even Zanpakuto that had not mastered their True Names inherited their Shinigami's Zankensoki techniques. Combined with their fearlessness of death, their combat power was astonishingly high.
"That really is a hair-pulling piece of news."
Rangiku Matsumoto followed closely beside Su Feng, looking conflicted. "Should we patrol first, or deal with the battles breaking out in the barracks first?"
"Captain..."
The flames of war were spreading. Battles raged in alleys, streets, and even inside houses.
Cries of battle, furious curses, explosions, and the clash of steel rang out without end.
Su Feng casually dealt with several skirmishes, only to find that it was nothing more than a drop in the bucket.
At this rate, the Ninth Division would not settle down without at least half a day.
"How much