After Eighth Division stepped back, Saito looked around, put his hands on his hips, took a deep breath, and shouted around with a voice filled with Reiatsu:
"Sixth Division spread out, make sure the surrounding area is safe, and look for a safe place to land!"
"Yes!"
Twenty Sixth Division Squad Member responded at the same time, spreading out in all directions with the sedan as the center, and twenty black figures pulled out twenty tracks in the dusk.
Saito stood in the air, with her arms folded across her chest, tapping the air with her toes. Her white feathers rustled in the evening wind, and her purple twin ponytails were blown in the same direction.
She looked at the direction where the Squad Members were dispersing, her eyes narrowed to a slit, and she muttered, "What the hell is this place? There's not even a decent road."
Shuichi stood a few steps behind her, without answering. His Reiatsu perception had spread out, centering on the high ground, spreading to all directions, like an invisible spider web, capturing every Reiatsu fluctuation within a radius of several miles.
soon
"Saito Captain"
A Squad Member Shunpo fell back, saying, "There is a flat plateau about 500 meters southeast. It is about one person higher than the surrounding area. It has a flat top and a wide field of vision. It is suitable as a temporary stronghold."
"Lead the way"Saito No nonsense.
The honor guard regrouped and moved toward the high ground along the route discovered by Squad Member
The highland is indeed much higher than the surrounding wilderness. It is a natural platform with a layer of gravel and dry grass on the top. There are a few crooked old trees on the edge of the highland with sparse branches and leaves.
Sixth Division's Squad Member left after arriving to notify other teammates, and then set up scattered warning circles nearby.
This is a standard process that Sixth Division has honed in on after carrying out countless noble guard missions. There is no need for the captain to speak, everyone knows where they should stand and which direction they should look.
Noble Armed Forces's honor guard formed an irregular circle in the center of the highland
The dark purple ribbon flutters gently in the evening breeze
The sedan stopped in the center
Qian Lida did not get off the sedan. The dark blue sedan curtain was hanging down and has not been opened since departure.
Saito walked around the edge of the highland
She was confirming the terrain of the highlands, where it was higher and where it was lower, where there were natural bunkers, and where the slope was steeper and it was difficult for enemies to climb up.
She was confirming the location of the alert, whether the distance between Squad Member was appropriate, whether there was a blind spot in the viewing angle, and whether anyone was standing in the wrong direction.
She was confirming the retreat route, which direction the sedan could evacuate if the situation went wrong, and then sensing the new Reiatsu that were constantly appearing around her.
Then she said to everyone using Reiatsu:
"Listen, Sixth Division. Prepare for battle. The number of enemies is unknown. Noble Armed Forces is here. Your task is to guard the sedan. No matter what the fight is like outside, the sedan cannot move and people cannot retreat. Your life is the life of the sedan. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" the honor guard responded in unison.
Shuichi stood at the forefront of the high ground, facing the direction of the god Reiatsu. His left hand held the handle of Zanpakutō tightly, and blew the feathers with Reiatsu to reveal the obvious rose red scabbard, ready to draw the sword at any time.
The number of those Reishi creatures, Death-Omen Bird, Land Beast, took shape in the wilderness around the highlands. Reishi precipitated from the air. Under the guidance of a certain force, they quickly arranged, combined, and solidified. From scratch, from Reishi to bones, and from bones to body, the whole process was surprisingly short.
"Here it comes! Here it comes again! The thugs who rebel against the gods!"
The voice came from far away. It was neither male nor female, neither high nor low. Each word had a long ending sound. This compound tone made people's back numb.
Reiatsu rushed towards me the moment those words fell.
The gravel on the high ground was shaken by Reiatsu. Stones the size of fingernails bounced on the ground, like beans in a hot pot. Dry grass stems were pressed to the ground. Someone in Noble Armed Forces's honor guard staggered a step, and the tail of the spear made a harsh metal friction sound on the gravel.
Sixth Division's Squad Members drew their swords at the same time, and the sounds of twenty Zanpakutōs unsheathing overlapped and exploded in the dusk. No one retreated, no one hesitated, and their Reiatsus climbed simultaneously at the moment they drew their swords.
Saito didn't hesitate.
She didn't think, didn't observe, or even look where the thing was. She just relied on intuition to determine the direction of the source of the sound and Reiatsu
Her right hand had already grasped the handle of the knife the moment she finished speaking. She took a step forward with her left foot, slightly bent her knees, and Reiatsu exploded under her feet.
But Shuichi is faster.
"Danku!"
The voice of Shuichi came from behind Saito. His hand was raised forward, with the palm facing forward.
A transparent wall appeared in front of Saito
Reishi's light flickered at the edge of the transparent wall, then stabilized and turned into an almost invisible barrier.
"Well..."
Saito kept charging forward and had no time to brake. Then, his face slammed into him.
Saito took a step back and wiped his nose with the back of his hand. There was no blood, but it was so sore that he wanted to shed tears.
Turning around and shouting, "Damn it! What are you doing..."
Before he finished speaking, a transparent Torrent hit Danku. Danku cracked under the constant impact of Torrent, but fortunately it ended in time.
Saito turned to look at the cracks, and then looked back at Shuichi. The expression on his face changed from "I want to scold you" to one of horror.
If Shuichi had not put Danku just now, if she had not been blocked by this wall, then Torrent would not have hit Danku now, but her face.
"Thugs who rebel against the gods!" the manly voice came again.
"Saito!"
Shuichi's shout made Saito come back to his senses instantly
She had no time to be afraid, because in the wilderness surrounding the highlands, Reishi began to gather.
More Death-Omen Bird took shape in the air. Their four wings were spread out on both sides of the body, with a wingspan of nearly five meters. The edges of the wing membranes were as sharp as blades, reflecting cold white light in the last afterglow of the setting sun. Their beaks were slender and sharp, like an elongated awl, with the tip of the beak pointing in the direction of the high ground.
They are hovering below the clouds, and their number is increasing: three, five, eight, twelve...
Land Beast takes shape on the ground, has four legs, and is similar in size to an adult bull, but shorter, wider, and stockier.
Their head is almost occupied by a huge mouth, with a slit extending from the lower jaw to the neck, with two rows of irregular serrated teeth arranged on the edge.
Their limbs are short and thick, their feet are wide, and their claws are embedded in the gravel like hooks. They wander in the wilderness and move in pairs.
The Squad Members of Sixth Division began to chant Kidō.
No orders are needed, no instructions are needed, everyone knows what they should do
The chants of Hado echoed one after another on the high ground, and the words "Ruler flesh and blood Visored" intertwined and overlapped in the dusk. The light of Reishi condensed in everyone's palms or fingertips, and red and blue light spots connected to form a belt of light at the edge of the highland.
Noble Armed Forces's honor guard also moved. Their movements were a beat slower than Sixth Division's Squad Member, because the honor guard was not used to fighting.
But at this moment, the ceremonial people also picked up weapons, Reishi Armament's spear was lowered from his shoulders, and the tip of the spear was pointed at the Reishi creature under the high ground.