"Captain of Squad 12, Mayuri Kurotsuchi..."
Cang Du's expression instantly turned icy. "Why is a Soul Reaper here?"
"Could it be..."
His shock seemed to affect even his taciturn nature, making him unusually talkative.
The Wandenreich regarded the Gotei 13 as its greatest enemy, so it had naturally gathered intelligence on them.
Besides the captains, it also had information on the Five Great Noble Clans.
The Shadow Domain possessed an innate advantage when it came to gathering intelligence.
Just because Quincy like Bambietta Basterbine disliked looking through intelligence reports did not mean every Quincy was like her.
Ever since the Wandenreich's sky had been shattered that day, Cang Du had reviewed all available intelligence on the Gotei 13 and committed it firmly to memory.
Naturally, he recognized Mayuri Kurotsuchi now.
"Oh? You actually know this captain's great name."
Mayuri Kurotsuchi grinned. "What an honor!"
"Then how about this? To show my welcome to all of you, I have a gift here..."
As he spoke, he pulled a Zanpakuto glowing with an eerie light from his crotch.
"I hope you like it."
"Bankai!"
"Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo..."
"Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo: Thunder Womb Imprint Syndrome!"
He raised the Zanpakuto toward the sky, and countless writhing clumps of flesh erupted from its blade like exploding fireworks.
As the flesh squirmed, countless arcs of electricity leaped and flickered within it, driving the air temperature sharply upward and filling the surroundings with a nauseating burnt stench.
Under the utterly stunned gazes of Cang Du and the other Quincy, the enormous mass of flesh continued multiplying in the sky until it took the form of an infant as large as a mountain.
Its skin was charred black. Deformed horns hung with lanterns grew from its head, while a twisted character for "thunder" was tattooed across its swollen