Fukasaku and Shima both looked utterly grim, and Jiraiya stared fixedly into the air as well.
But at that moment, a beast-like roar came from high above.
"Don't worry!"
"This time... I'll be the one to hold him back!"
The instant Dai shouted those words with a savage expression, he suddenly bent his legs, the blood vessels across his body nearly bursting apart completely!
Boom—
With a massive sonic boom ringing through the air, his figure vanished from where he stood once more.
In midair, Aizen had just broken free from the illusion, his brow furrowed as he felt his body stiffening. He wanted to move, but the powerful columns of air piercing through the space around him tugged at his body like invisible arms.
Just as he struggled to raise an arm, Dai appeared on the ground directly beneath him, his face twisted in ferocity as he stamped hard against the earth!
Boom—
In an instant, as though a nuclear bomb had detonated, the ground split open in a massive fissure stretching for several kilometers. Countless clouds of dust nearly swallowed everyone who had been watching the battle from below.
Dai had already broken through the sound barrier as he launched a fierce upward kick!
Boom—
Another enormous column of air shot out, piercing through Aizen's body!
Aizen's body, which had gradually begun to move again, was once more trapped as though in mud. Every movement became difficult. Though his expression remained calm, a cold glint flickered faintly in his violet eyes as he muttered.
"So this is... Dai's attack..."
The moment his words fell, Dai's body appeared to his left again. As before, he stepped forward and kicked!
Boom—
Yet another massive column of air pierced straight through Aizen's body. Three air columns, each seemingly capable of shattering