"Whoosh—"
A breeze swept across the field, stirring up dust and making the already tense atmosphere even more oppressive.
On the field, Barragan and Nawaki faced each other from a distance, their mindsets completely different.
For Nawaki, this was a chance to prove himself in front of Aizen. Though his opponent might be terrifyingly powerful, he was fighting for the honor of the Senju Clan. He absolutely could not lose!
Barragan, on the other hand, didn't care about Nawaki in the slightest. The only people in this world who mattered to him were Aizen and Ulquiorra.
As the former king of Hueco Mundo, Barragan's ambitions reached far beyond this world. He intended to seize the entire world for himself—that was what Emperor Barragan had set out to do.
As for the brat before him, he probably didn't even count as an ant in this world.
At the thought, Barragan glanced at Nawaki in the distance, his expression full of disdain.
At that moment, Nawaki stared intently at Barragan. Their gazes suddenly met in midair.
In an instant, they seemed to understand what the other was thinking.
The battle was about to begin!
"Bang!"
Nawaki's expression hardened. He stomped down, and his body shot toward Barragan like a cannonball.
As Nawaki charged toward him, Barragan remained haughty. His scarred eye narrowed slightly as he scoffed.
"Whatever you do is meaningless to me. Even with less than one-thousandth of my former strength, defeating me is nothing but an absurdly extravagant daydream for you."
Nawaki's face remained tense. He paid Barragan's words no heed.
As he sprinted forward, he raised both hands and crossed two fingers together, shouting,
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"...
As soon as he spoke, a series of soft pops rang out across the field, and five clouds of