"Zanpakuto is not completely tamed yet?"
Senjumaru immediately understood the dilemma faced by Kyoraku, and looked at Kyoraku with a slight smile, "It's a good thing that you can still use your skills for so long. A knife that has not been completely tamed by its owner usually cannot use its skills. It seems that your knife is very loyal to you."
"Loyalty? I didn't see it. I have been played by her many times. If it were in actual combat, I am afraid I would have been killed by her many times." Kyoraku was a little downcast. It can be seen that Shikai failed in actual combat, which was a big blow to him.
"What are your next steps? Yota They have already shrunk their defense line and moved to the vicinity of Central Council Tower." Lin Nan once again looked at the neatly arranged dolls of Senjumaru, "Looking at the trophies you have here, do you want to withdraw from the battle too?"
Senjumaru waved his bone hand in front of his face, and accurately inserted a strand of silk thread into the hole at the end of the steel needle. "How is that possible? I am the squad leader of Stealth Force, and if it comes to Gotei 13, it is my responsibility."
"Your duty isn't to guard this Noble Street, right?"
"That's right. But Yota began to withdraw their troops to Central Council Tower and Seijoto Kyorin, so my mission became to buy time for them. Now that the mission is completed, it's time for me to report to the superior."
"Then, Noble Street, what should we do here?" Amemiya couldn't help but ask.
Senjumaru did not hesitate, his bony hand flashed behind him and took back the steel needle that had been threaded:
"Give up. According to the information from our intelligence team, the enemies invading this time are stronger than the Soul Reaper side guarding Seireitei, both in terms of numbers and spiritual pressure.
Moreover, according to my reliable information, this afternoon, Court Guard Squad was restrained by Rukongai and was caught in a hard fight. It is estimated that it will be difficult to get back before the situation worsens.
In this case, as a member of Gotei 13, all you have to do is to abandon the secondary target and protect the primary target."
The general idea of these words was almost exactly the same as what Lin Nan said not long ago. After hearing this, the other three people couldn't help but look at Lin Nan deeply.
"Why are you looking at me?" Lin Nan asked in a daze.
"She is just like what you said just now." Amemiya said with some curiosity.
Senjumaru glanced at Lin Nan thoughtfully, an extremely difficult-to-detect emotion flashed through his eyes. "Anyone with a clear mind will make this kind of decision. With Lin Nan's mind, he will definitely make a correct judgment."
Lin Nan shook his hand. "Let's not mention this matter for now. Where are you going to go later? It's not convenient for Kyoraku to participate in the battle now. I plan to let him follow you and go to a safe place first. Meet me again when Shikai recovers."
Senjumaru agreed immediately. However, she did not plan to return to Yota directly. Instead, she wanted to send the "trophies" on the ground back to the laboratory first.
"I have agreed in advance that ordinary people are not allowed to enter my laboratory casually. I will guarantee his personal safety there, but I cannot guarantee that he will still be mentally normal when he comes back."
Senjumaru waved his bone hand in front of his face twice casually and said with meaning.
Kyoraku was slightly startled, and immediately shook his head at Lin Nan and said, "I'd better go find Yota by myself! I always think this woman is a bit scary. You frustrated her so much last time, I'm afraid she will vent her anger on me!"
Lin Nan looked at Kyoraku with some embarrassment and said helplessly, "Do you know the way to Central Council Tower?"
"Central Council Tower is one of the two tallest buildings in Seireitei. Even if you don't know the way, you can still find it by jumping over the wall."
"Okay. Ukitake, you and Amemiya, accompany Kyoraku to Central Council Tower to find Shihoin Yota. Remember, don't stop along the way until you meet up with Yota."
Ukitake nodded, and the three people immediately ran towards the white spire of Central Council Tower.
Senjumaru saw that several people had left, and walked towards Lin Nan: "Today is really a busy day. You seem to be in good condition. It seems that the process of rescuing them from the Spirit Arts Academy went smoothly, right?"
Lin Nan shrugged. "Not at all. So far today, I should have killed more than twenty enemies - but most of them were killed at the intersection next to Noble Street."
Senjumaru's smile froze slightly, and was outshone by this kid again.
"With your current strength, it is easier for you to enter and leave the battlefield yourself, so why do you take risks to save them? Among those three people, there is a loser who has not even touched the threshold of Shikai." Senjumaru was quite critical of Lin Nan's actions.
After a period of familiarity, Lin Nan discovered that Senjumaru had some tomboy-like aspects in his character. Moreover, after several experiences of fighting together, the relationship between the two was no longer as tense as it was at the beginning.
That's why Senjumaru's words just now prevented him from getting angry on the spot. Because Senjumaru's growth experience made her always feel that only companions with comparable abilities are called companions. Those with insufficient abilities can only be called burdens.
"Now I haven't touched the threshold of Shikai." Lin Nan turned his head and glanced at her lightly.
Senjumaru's heart trembled for no reason, and she blinked awkwardly. After this glance, she already knew what the second half of Lin Nan's unsaid words would be.
He was always accustomed to taking the lives of the weak as his responsibility and taking them on his shoulders. Although the previous Hongyuan Haili had a favor with him, he was also a weak person. None of the people he saved today were weaker than him.
Maybe this man who makes me unpredictable has such a character?
Lin Nan did not continue the topic and asked instead, "You want to take these corpses back and deliberately scare Kyoraku away. Do you have any special plan?"
Senjumaru showed a sly smile, "You are really a smart man, I can't hide anything from you."
"If you have something to say, say it nicely and don't smile at me in a mean way."
"Bah! I suddenly thought of a new move during the battle. So I plan to go back and test it now. If possible, it may have a miraculous effect on these elite soldiers who have been strengthened by spiritual pressure."
"The war is getting intense right now, and you still want to go back for experiments? Are you really not afraid of Yota being hacked to death?"
"I believe that due to his strength, he will not die so quickly." Senjumaru showed off by knocking each other with his four skeletal hands, "And with my hand speed, this test won't take too long. Do you want to come with me? I allow you to watch."
"Forget it. If I go there and find out that you are going to strip the body naked and make clothes for them, I won't be upset enough!"
"Hey, how did you guess that?"
"Hurry up and take your body with you! I don't have time to argue with you. I have a friend and I want to confirm his safety."
"Lin Nan, do you live for your friends or for yourself? Why do you feel like you are running around for your friends all day long?"
"This is a sustenance. Aren't you Soul Reaper also running for Gotei 13?" Lin Nan took out Zanpakuto, wiped it carefully, and suddenly asked,
"By the way, what does your reliable information say?"
Senjumaru was a little confused by his confusing questions. "What news?"
"About Court Guard Squad. They were just restrained in Rukongai? What's the real situation? Tell me the truth." Lin Nan thought of a certain figure with braids and looked at Senjumaru with burning eyes.
In the impression of Senjumaru, this was the first time Lin Nan showed such an expression. She hummed and said:
"All captains and squadrons are surrounded. Some of the enemy's main forces are left to prepare to strangle Court Guard Squad; most of the troops are preparing to move to Seireitei."
"They're all under siege? How is that possible? Captain-Commander went there too!"
"The specific situation is not clear, but my intelligence agents did see that Captain-Commander and other captains were controlled by a barrier."
Lin Nan was speechless after listening, and couldn't help but pace back and forth in place. Katori suddenly fell into danger, making him feel inexplicably anxious. At this moment, even if Senjumaru was watching, he couldn't cover it up.
Senjumaru naturally noticed the instant change in Lin Nan's mood, and his expression became a little more serious.
Lin Nan's thoughts were in a state of confusion. After sorting it out for a while, he finally got a clue: the thing that could make all Captain-level be trapped may not be the enemy's force, but it may also be some kind of threat.
Perhaps the blackmail bargaining chip is Seireitei's safety?
If all Captain-level are in Rukongai, then the rebel elite warrior in Seireitei will naturally become the "hostage" with the knife next to his neck.
Although it is impossible to rush directly to Rukongai to rescue Court Guard Squad, maybe, you can do something here at Seireitei.
All the past events in his mind are like a slideshow, rolling in front of Lin Nan's eyes.
Condensed Reishi-Gathering Pill; Rukongai's wealthy businessman; Hongyuan Haili whose family was brutally wiped out; Spirit Arts Academy's rebel warriors who were dispatched in batches...
"Senjumaru, I suddenly have an idea. I may need your help."
"You said."
"Can you think of a way to help me wake up Hongyuan Haili?"