Las Noches.
Inside the vast, brightly lit palace, before an enormous conference table.
Ten figures sat around it, each in a different posture, their expressions complicated.
Steaming black tea sat before them, while above the conference table, a massive screen continuously played footage.
On it, an ocean of Hollows surged down and swallowed the Wandenreich army whole.
The sight made even the Arrancar known as the Espada tremble inwardly.
There were simply too many—so many that one could not summon even the slightest will to fight.
To wipe out such an immense number of Hollows, one would need the power to utterly destroy the entire world.
"Where did the Hollow Kingdom even find so many Hollows and Menos?"
Yammy, built like a small mountain, folded his arms and stared at the screen in confusion.
Though he considered himself the strongest Arrancar among the Espada, even he was powerless before this disaster-like horde of Hollows. He could not even guarantee that he would survive.
After all, this was a horde of Hollows, not a swarm of ants.
One Cero might not break through his Hierro, but what about a thousand? Ten thousand? A hundred thousand?
"Breeding."
An elegant voice rang through the conference room, and everyone turned toward the man who had answered.
His gold-and-red hair draped down around narrow, bone-framed glasses. He carried a strong scholarly air; if not for the setting, someone might have mistaken him for a research scholar.
Espada No. 3, Szayelaporro Granz.
One of Las Noches' greatest scientists, the inventor of Arrancar modification technology, one of the creators of the Hogyoku Espada, the chief person in charge of the third-generation Sky Canopy...
It could be said that, aside from Aizen, no one had contributed more to Las Noches than he had.
Even Barragan, the former king