Rescue Byakuya Kuchiki

"Who was that?!"

Ichibe shouted at the surroundings, powerful Reiatsu erupting from his body as he prepared to fight at any moment.

The other members of Squad Zero did the same. Someone had actually attacked one of their members right before their eyes without making a sound.

Such powerful concealment made them all raise their guard.

Yet one second, two seconds, then a minute passed. The only thing around them was the howling cold wind blowing out from the gates of the Underworld Bureaucracy. As for their so-called enemy—

They did not even see a ghostly shadow.

Yamamoto Genryūsai looked at Kirio Hikifune, who was likewise kneeling on the ground, and fell silent.

He had probably figured out what was happening. Clearly, the condition on his body was not something that could be easily removed.

On the contrary, if someone tried to stop it, the condition would spread.

At that thought, he looked toward the members of Squad Zero who were still on guard.

"Ichibe, there's no enemy here!"

Ichibe was stunned upon hearing Yamamoto Genryūsai's words.

"Yamamoto, are you sure? Then what happened to Kirio?"

Yamamoto Genryūsai was silent for several seconds before slowly speaking.

"It may be related to the strange restriction on my body..."

Yamamoto Genryūsai then roughly recounted his battle with the Underworld Bureaucracy. As he spoke, however, their expressions grew increasingly grim.

"So you're saying that all the souls in Soul Society were moved into that gate by the organization called the Underworld Bureaucracy?!" Oetsu Nimaiya stared wide-eyed at the gates of the Underworld Bureaucracy.

The others' eyes were also filled with horror.

Those were trillions of souls!

Could a Soul Society without souls still be called Soul Society?! At that moment, they finally realized the severity of the situation.

Clearly, the existence known as