Lin Nan keenly captured the source of the sound. Following the sound, he happened to see Kyoraku Shunsui's face peeking out from behind a dilapidated classroom door.
"Kyoraku? Why are you upstairs? Are you all okay?" Lin Nan quickly entered the classroom with Kyoraku and left the door ajar.
In the corridor outside the door, there was soon the noise of pursuers shouting and climbing up the stairs.
Hearing the sounds outside gradually fading away, Lin Nan immediately asked, "These people can't find me upstairs and will search downwards soon. Let's make a long story short. Are you alone? Where is Ukitake??"
"Stay with me. And that Amamiya Keiji."
Lin Nan looked around the dilapidated classroom and did not find the other two people.
The sun shone in from outside the classroom, and the tables and chairs in the entire classroom were swaying. In the pool of blood at the back of the classroom, several students had their helpless eyes wide open, and they had completely lost their breath.
"Where are they hiding?"
Kyoraku smiled mysteriously, "Follow me!"
He casually pulled a table that had fallen on the ground into the bright sunlight by the window. The overturned tabletop immediately cast a small polygonal shadow on the ground.
Lin Nan instantly understood Kyoraku's intention.
"It seems that he has evolved the function of Kageoni to the point where it can hide in the shadows?
He is indeed the future Captain-Commander. It has only been half a month since Kyoraku got Shikai.
In such a short period of time, he was able to develop skills with the most practical functions. This kind of talent can be said to be very outstanding in the entire Soul Society.
You know, many captains in later generations are still developing Shikai skills one or two hundred years later, such as a certain Shinji Hirako..."
Kyoraku naturally didn't know Lin Nan's psychological activities. He gestured at the size of the shadow and confirmed that it was enough for him to step on with one foot. Then he turned around and grabbed Lin Nan's wrist.
"The two of them are right here, I'll take you in!"
In the corridor, the noisy voices of the rebel warriors rang out again. Loud door kicks and shouts gradually gathered from both sides of the corridor.
"They are coming, we have to go in immediately. Your spiritual pressure is stronger than mine. No matter what changes you see, remember not to feel any resistance." Kyoraku quickly instructed.
Lin Nan nodded and moved forward with Kyoraku.
As the soles of Kyoraku's feet came into contact with the shadow, his whole body seemed to be soaked in ink. From the soles of his feet upwards, his entire body quickly turned into a mass of darkness.
Lin Nan, who was in close contact with him, quickly became dark. The two of them were like two streams of water falling into a pool, quickly blending into a small patch of shadow on the ground.
With a "bang", the door of this classroom was kicked open violently, and several rebel soldiers with knives rushed in. They looked around and then left yelling and cursing.
"Not here! Damn it, keep looking!!"
Everything Lin Nan could see was black. The only color came from the college uniforms worn by Kyoraku and himself. Not far ahead, Ukitake and Amemiya were looking in their direction with joyful expressions.
"Lin Nan! You're here too!?"
Lin Nan waved to the two of them, looked at Amemiya with a look of relief and said, "I was worried about whether you could escape this trouble, but I didn't expect you to be with them."
"We failed to protect the students in Class 2. It is estimated that all the students in the class are dead now." Amemiya lowered his eyes and said in a heavy voice, "There should be only four of us left in Class 2 now."
"It should be five." Kyoraku's expression was also heavy, as if he had remembered something, and comforted himself, "That guy Tsunayashiro Tokinada seems to have skipped class again these two days. If he is not here Spirit Arts Academy should be able to escape."
Lin Nan looked at the three people who were a little embarrassed and asked, "How many people attacked the classroom?"
"There were six people in total. Ukitake and I worked together to deal with four of them, but we still couldn't resist their evil Soul Art." Ukitake recalled the battle just now and shook his head.
Lin Nan made some calculations in his mind and nodded to Ukitake: "You don't have to blame yourself. The per capita combat effectiveness of these rebels is at the level of Seated Officer. You are already very talented if you can survive under their siege."
With the current level of Kyoraku Ukitake, they can also reach the level of ordinary Seated Officer.
However, under the premise that the enemy has a numerical advantage, while ensuring that they remain unscathed, they can also eliminate two-thirds of the opponent's combat effectiveness. The two of them are indeed considered to be the genius students of this year's group.
Kyoraku glanced at Lin Nan: "I can't tell for a moment whether you are praising me or scolding me. In short, these guys outside are very difficult to deal with. They are all very strong, and there are so many of them."
After listening to Kyoraku's words, Amemiya nodded in agreement. "It's indeed amazing. Without them, I would have died long ago."
Ukitake looked at Lin Nan and asked, "The situation is unknown now, and we don't know the specific number of rebels. I think we might as well hide here until the teachers come back with Court Guard Squad, and all the rebels can be wiped out in one fell swoop."
Lin Nan nodded slightly after hearing this. He knew that Ukitake was not afraid of fighting or death, so he said this.
It's just that there are indeed too many enemy troops outside, and it has reached the point where quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. And these three people have no precise external information, so hiding in the shadows and waiting for Court Guard Squad to be rescued is undoubtedly the best solution.
Just...
"Teacher and the others may not be able to come back so easily, and the same goes for other squads. When I was fighting the rebels outside the shadows just now, I heard them talk about deliberately mobilizing Court Guard Squad to leave.
If this is the case, the disaster Seireitei faces this time may be more serious than we expected." Lin Nan informed the three of them some scattered information captured during the battle.
"In short, this battle will be very difficult. I don't know how Old Man Yama is doing now." Kyoraku sighed softly, lying on the ground with his hands on his pillow.
Western Rukon District, the junction of District 63 and District 64. Due to the sparse population all year round, the terrain here has begun to gradually become Gobi.
"Captain-Commander, the rebels have set up a formation on the Gobi Desert ahead. Six Captain-level spiritual pressures have come forward and are approaching us." 1st Division Third Seat Okiya Genshiro finished the reconnaissance mission and reported to the attached station.
"I got it. Oga, let each squadron spread out their lines, prepare to encircle the bandits and annihilate them in one fell swoop." Yamamoto Shigekuni held Zanpakuto in his hand and looked at the other captains around him.
"It seems that the leaders of the thief army can no longer restrain their desire to seek death." Sennichi said with a relaxed expression, "But it is still worthy of praise for daring to attack with one horse."
"But judging from our previous combat experience with the bandits, they rarely fight in this way." Third Division Captain Yan Yuan Jinle pushed up his glasses, with a suspicious look in his slender eyes.
Katori glanced at the rebels on the horizon, who were already in formation, thought for a moment, and threw the braid behind him:
"Captain Yan Yuan is right. They have always liked to use soldiers as cannon fodder, consuming a large amount of our ordinary combat power. Then senior combat forces will come to harvest. Today's behavior is indeed a bit abnormal."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Kenpachi and Unohana Retsu beside her.
Unohana Retsu is holding his knife in his arms, his narrow eyes can no longer hide his excitement:
"It's great to directly dispatch high-level combat forces. You can kill them all directly. I remember that one of the rebels was half-killed by me and escaped by chance. Today is just the day to take back the life he owed me... I haven't had a good fight in a long time. I'm really itchy..."
Katori and Yan Yuan looked at each other and said, "Something is abnormal, we should study the tactics..."
"Katori, little sister, don't worry. We already know how capable the rebels are." Captain of the Seventh Division Zhi Xing Nai Wu Gang, who was unshaven and as skinny as iron, interjected with a sinister smile, "There is no need for tactics or anything like that! It's rare that they dare to stand in front, just kill them!"
The bald Captain of the Ninth Division Kumoi Entetsu on the side also nodded slightly and made a vague sound in his mouth, agreeing with Zhi Xing Nai Wu Gang's words. While he nodded, he peeked at Katori's expression, for fear that the other party would be unhappy.
Yamamoto put Zanpakuto in his hand lightly on the ground and made the final decision:
"All captains will go out with me first to annihilate the high-level combat power of the bandit army. Okiya Genshiro and the deputy captains of each team will lead the team members to carry out the subsequent encirclement and annihilation mission."
Katori looked at Yan Yuan helplessly, and found a wry smile on the latter's lips. These butchers, once they encountered a situation where they could let go and fight, they couldn't hold back.
No wonder, before entering Court Guard Squad, in addition to Yan Yuan and Katori, how many people did not walk through the mountains of corpses and seas of blood? Facing the prey that came to your door, it would be a lie to say that your hands are not itchy.
What's more, Captain-Commander is personally in charge this time.
Yamamoto took Zanpakuto back to his left hand, took a step forward, and loudly announced:
"Court Guard Squad, come with me and kill the thief chief!"