At this moment, no one cared about Barragan's surprise anymore!
Everyone in Las Noches stared fixedly at the tall figure emerging from the distorted space at the center of the field.
The instant he appeared, everyone present could clearly feel an icy, terrifying pressure rapidly spreading across the battlefield!
That oppressive sensation, as though they were facing a vast void of chaos, made every person present tense up as they stared intently at Ulquiorra, who had returned once more.
Gin, who stood directly in its path, felt that pressure even more intensely.
The smile had vanished from his pale face. His eyes opened slightly, revealing a sliver of sapphire-blue pupils as he coldly watched the phantom in the distance, thinking to himself.
A dead man had actually come back to life just like that...
Perhaps this was what Captain Aizen wanted all along... Using my hand to turn Ulquiorra into his current state...
At that thought, a chill rose within Gin's heart. Neither Aizen's scheme nor Ulquiorra's transformation was something he wanted to see.
Just then, an indifferent, emotionless voice rang out across the field.
"Gin Ichimaru, sinner—do you know your sin?"
Along with that cold murmur, Ulquiorra's figure truly appeared upon the field, revealing himself before everyone's eyes.
The moment they saw Ulquiorra as he was now, everyone was shocked.
Even Aizen in the distance could not help but curl his lips into a smile upon seeing Ulquiorra's current form, seemingly greatly satisfied.
Barragan's expression, meanwhile, turned incomparably dark and ugly.
After that cold voice fell silent, Gin shifted his gaze and stared fixedly at the place where Ulquiorra had originally vanished.
There now lay a warped, chaotic expanse of space, within which everyone on the field could clearly see a tall shadow.
It was precisely that towering silhouette