Grim Reaper, Leave Here, You Are Not Welcome

While Dunn led the three of them into action, the Soul Reaper investigation team was making its move as well.

An operation led by five captains had been an exceptionally rare large-scale deployment in the past, enough to show just how significant the appearance of the great forest was.

Hueco Mundo was dangerous, but with five captains present, even if they encountered a Menos-class Hollow of Hueco Mundo, it could be dealt with easily.

The group reached the outskirts of the great forest without any setbacks.

On one side of a hill, the team stopped to rest for the time being.

Soi Fon walked up the dune and raised her eyes toward the great forest not too far away, unable to hide the surprise on her face.

Hueco Mundo had always been a desolate yellow. Sand dunes were nearly the only scenery here, and even when there were traces of trees, they were trees that had withered an unknown number of years ago.

This state of affairs had lasted for a very, very long time—so long that people had lost all sense of time.

But now, as far as the eye could see, vibrant green occupied nearly everything in sight.

Its scope was truly enormous.

"Captain Soi Fon, what do you think caused this?"

As Soi Fon surveyed the situation, a voice sounded from not far behind her.

Soi Fon's body suddenly tensed, and she swiftly turned to look at the person behind her.

Aizen, with his gentle expression, did not look the least bit threatening.

Yet Soi Fon's expression was icy.

This man had approached so close to her, yet she had not noticed at all.

It seemed everyone had underestimated Captain Aizen.

With that thought surfacing in her mind, Soi Fon shifted her gaze away and turned back