Tenth Division's patrol route does not pass through this wilderness, but this is the request of the nobles
North District 68's mine was temporarily closed after the mining robbery incident, but the nobles did not give up and planned to restart the mine in the near future. Soul Reaper needed to confirm in advance whether there were still mobs remaining around the mining area, so Tenth Division set off.
Lieutenant Tezuka Laiming walked at the front of the team. His bald head looked like green stubble in the sky. His beard was neatly shaved. Shihakushō was stretched tight by his burly muscles.
He was not in a good mood. In his opinion, running errands for nobles was a waste of manpower, but orders must be carried out. Behind him were six Mid-Ranking Seated Officers, with seats ranging from 10th Seat to thirty seats. They were all veterans who had been on the Rukongai patrol line for many years.
Tezuka suddenly stopped. He raised his right hand and spread his fingers to signal the whole team to stop advancing. The six Seated Officer stopped their steps almost at the same moment and pressed their hands on the handle of the knife.
"Tezuka Lieutenant, what's wrong?" asked a Seated Officer
"Youxu, it seems to be Menos Grande" Tezuka Laiming has pulled out Zanpakutō and became alert
The six Seated Officer watched Lieutenant enter combat status and also became alert.
After a while, a black spot appeared in the distance and approached quickly. Reiatsu was not hiding, it was flamboyant and violent. As the distance got closer, Tezuka's perception became clearer and clearer. It was the virtual Reiatsu, pure, violent, and unconcealed, but mixed with some strange impurities that were not virtual.
"Menos Grande! Crusade tactics! Notify the captain immediately! Ask for support from the captain!" Tezuka Laiming Reiatsu has broken out, and six Seated Officer have also pulled out Zanpakutō, and one of them, Seated Officer, has released a Hell Butterfly
"Ring! Wind Bell!"
Tezuka's Zanpakutō deformed in the words of liberation, and the body disappeared, replaced by a small copper-colored wind chime suspended in front of him. The surface of the wind chime was engraved with wind-blown cloud patterns, and two blue silk ribbons hung from the tail of the bell, gently fluttering in the excitement of Reiatsu.
Tezuka made a pinch. In fact, it's okay not to pinch, but standing there with empty hands, I always feel like something is missing.
The wind chime began to sway, and its crisp ringing echoed in the wilderness. Each ringing was accompanied by a ripple of air flow visible to the naked eye that spread to all directions. The air flow formed an invisible resistance band in front, and the speed of the rapidly rushing black spot was significantly slowed down.
And Tezuka released Hell Butterfly from his sleeves. The black wings flapped silently in the air, turning into a faint blue Reishi track and disappearing into the sky.
Six Seated Officer followed closely behind, and the liberation language came and went in the wilderness.
"Close your eyes! Stone Eye!" Fourth Seat inserted Zanpakutō into the ground. The gray stone layer began to spread from the soil where the tip of the knife touched, and climbed up his ankles, calves, and knees., waist, abdomen, and chest, eventually covering the whole body, and Zanpakutō disappeared. The stone layer was rough and thick, with flexible gaps at the joints. His body size nearly doubled under the stone armor, turning into a mobile rock fortress.
"Grow and twine! Thorn Princess!" Fifth Seat's Zanpakutō turned into a long green whip. The whip was densely covered with red spikes. The spikes glowed with a faint purple luster, which is the color of neuroparalytic toxins. The whip twisted flexibly in his hand, like a living poisonous snake.
"Let the cold spread! Morning Mist!" Zanpakutō, who was seven seats, became as bright as a mirror, and the air around the blade began to condense into fine water droplets, which quickly froze into frost. The cold air spread around him as the center, and the ground within a radius of ten steps was covered with a thin layer of white ice crystals, and the air was filled with a biting chill.
": Drain it all in one ladle! Water Ladle!" The twelve-seat Zanpakutō turned into a long-handled Water Ladle. The body of the ladle was made of dark brown ancient wood, and the handle was engraved with water patterns. He held the handle of the ladle and shook it gently. Clear water gushes out from the void and surrounds his body. The water condenses into dozens of fist-sized water balls in the air, slowly rotating.
"Wander away! Wildfire!" The fifteen-seat Zanpakutō lit up a blue flame, the light was dazzling, and the blue flame spread along the blade and onto his arm.
"Cry! Chirping Sparrow!" Zanpakutō of Twentieth Seat transformed into a colorful bird, about the length of a human arm. The bird fluttered its wings and flew onto his shoulder, opening its wings. The beak emits a clear, long chirp, and the chirp forms light yellow sound wave ripples visible to the naked eye in the air, which spreads around in circles. This is sound wave detection. The sound wave will bounce back when it hits an obstacle, allowing the holder to sense the location of enemies outside the field of vision.
Six Seated Officer quickly adjusted their positions behind Tezuka, and seven people placed Seven-Star Formation on the wilderness.
This is a delaying tactic that Tenth Division summed up during countless patrol missions. Most Seated Officer will learn these formations when they have no missions.
Tezuka occupies the Tianshu position as the core of the formation, Fourth Seat's Stone Eye guards the Tianxuan position and is responsible for frontal defense, Fifth Seat's Thorn Princess and seven-seat Morning Mist is responsible for control and containment on both sides of the column. Water Ladle with twelve seats and Wildfire with fifteen seats are in the rear and responsible for remote output. Chirping Sparrow of Twentieth Seat is responsible for intelligence detection and mobile support in Tianji position.
The distance between the seven people is about five steps, which is just enough for everyone to use their own weapons and Kidō, and they can also cover each other's flanks.
The black spot finally came closer
Everyone saw clearly the appearance of the visitor at that moment. He had a humanoid body, most of his clothes were torn apart, and he held a long blood-red knife in his hand. The blade was covered in blood mist. His face was covered with a ferocious white face, with fangs exposed. The two corners of his forehead were curved back like an upside-down scimitar. Flames were burning deep in the eye sockets of the mask.
Seven people were stunned at the same time
Soul Reaper? Or Menos Grande? That mask is undoubtedly a virtual mask, but the body shape, the knife, and the broken Shihakushō are clearly Soul Reaper.
But the Reiatsu emitted by Shen Du has given the answer. The virtual Reiatsu is violent, chaotic, and full of murderous intent, just like Adjuchas level Reiatsu.
Tezuka's pupils shrank to the limit, and an almost roaring command burst out from his throat, "Adjuchas! Fight to the death!"
Seven-Star Formation moved in response.
Fourth Seat's Stone Eye was the first to step forward, crossing his arms in front of him. Reiatsu was poured into the stone skin, and dark golden Reishi patterns appeared on the gray rock surface. His defense force was pushed to the limit at this moment. He
He had to use his own body to catch the first blow and buy time for others. Shen Du's blood-colored long knife struck the stone armor, and the blade cut into the rock several inches. Stone Eye was forced back three or four steps by the huge impact as the gravel splashed. His feet plowed two deep grooves on the gravel ground, but he blocked it. The cracks on the stone armor were quickly healed under the infusion of Reiatsu.
Fifth Seat's Thorn Princess swung a long whip from the side. The red spiked whip drew a bloody arc in the air and accurately wrapped around Shen Du's right arm holding the knife.
The spikes pierced the skin, and the nerve-paralyzing toxin began to be injected, but Shen Du did not react at all. The toxin of Seated Officer under Reiatsu of Adjuchas had very little effect. He grabbed the whip body with his backhand and yanked hard. Fifth Seat was dragged off the ground and flew towards Shen Du.
"Don't even think about it!" Morning Mist of the Seven Seats took action at the critical moment. Cold air spurted out from the bright silver blade, freezing an ice path on the ground between Fifth Seat and Shen Du. Fifth Seat's feet landed on the ice and slid for a distance before stabilizing his body. The cold air continued to spread to Shen Du's ankles and calves, condensing into a thickening layer of ice, temporarily freezing his feet in place.
"Water shield!" Water Ladle from the twelve seats waved, and the water polo condensed into a translucent water shield in front of Shen Du
A constantly changing water shield formed in front of Shen Du, allowing him to change his attack target at that time.
Fifteen-seat Wildfire seized this moment, and blue flames poured out from the blade, drawing a straight blue line of fire in the air and hitting Shen Du's chest.
The flames exploded, and the blue firelight illuminated the surrounding dozens of steps as bright as day.
Shen Du's clothes were basically burned clean, revealing the charred skin underneath.
Shen Du let out a low roar, and the light in the mask's eyes flashed violently.
He shattered the ice on his ankle, and the blood-red long knife swept out. The blood mist on the knife drew an arc-shaped red trajectory in the air. Fifth Seat and Qi Xi retreated at the same time to avoid it. The wind pressure brought by the blade drew a shallow groove on the gravel ground in front of them.
Tezuka's Wind Bell continued to shake, the bells sounded one after another, and the airflow ripples spread forward layer by layer. The airflow resistance created by Wind Bell did slow down the speed of Shen Du, but at the same time as the speed slowed down, the power of each knife of Shen Du became heavier, as if it was using brute force to break through the limitations of the wind wall.
"There are cracks on Stone Eye's stone armor. Morning Mist's ice can only last for a short time on his legs. His Reiatsu is rising."
Twentieth Seat's Chirping Sparrow stood on the Tianji position, the colorful bird on his shoulder kept chirping, and the light yellow sound wave ripples swept across the entire battlefield, transmitting the enemy's status, Reiatsu changes and movement trajectories to every teammate through the holder's perception.
"He is stronger than before. Every time he is attacked, Reiatsu will increase a little."
Cold sweat broke out on Tezuka's forehead. Hell Butterfly had been released. It would take time for the captain to arrive after receiving the news. All they could do was to hold off the monster for a minute and a second before it rushed to Seireitei.
This was the first time he had seen Menos Grande at the Adjuchas level, and it was also the first time he had seen such a weird Hollow. There seemed to be remnants of Soul Reaper left under that mask. Every roar was filled with pain that did not belong to Hollow, and every swing of the knife seemed to be slashing at an enemy deep in his heart.
"Change the formation!" Tezuka ordered through gritted teeth
The seven black shadows changed their positions in the wilderness. Stone Eye and Tezuka were blocking the front side by side. Fifth Seat and Seven Seats were wandering on both sides looking for opportunities. Seats Twelve and Fifteen were preparing Kidō chants at the rear. Twentieth Seat's Chirping Sparrow flew into the air and used sound waves to continuously lock the enemy's position.
Their goal is clear: to continuously consume Shen Du's Reiatsu so that even if he breaks through the defense line, he cannot advance quickly until the captain arrives.
Shen Du held up the blood-red long knife. The blood mist on the knife doubled in size under the stimulation of Reiatsu. The whole knife seemed to be burning.
The flames in the mask's eye sockets beat more violently, and the roar was squeezed out from the gap between the fangs, hoarse and low, the Roar of a beast, and the cry of a human being.
Blood Heaven Asura, the blood mist on the blade suddenly expanded, turning into countless fine blood-colored slashes that shot out in all directions. It was a knife that absorbed the injured person's Reiatsu and used it for its own use. Every hit was accumulating power for the next slash, and every drop of blood made the next blow more deadly.
Seven Tenth Division Squad Member gritted their teeth
The chants of Kidō were heard one after another in the wilderness, the light of Shikai flashed in the morning light, and the afterimage of Shunpo was constantly being torn apart by slashes and re-united. They knew what they were facing, a Soul Reaper being swallowed by a mask, an evil ghost drowning in hatred.