Muzan Kibutsuji had been eaten!
Under everyone's horrified gazes, Matsushita Akihiko ate him bite by bite. By the time they came to their senses, Muzan Kibutsuji's body had turned into a mass of bloody sludge, all of it sucked into Matsushita Akihiko's mouth.
Zenitsu Agatsuma, who had the weakest nerves of them all, was so terrified by the sight that tears streamed down his face, as though he were the one being eaten.
Kaneda Yūichirō's expression was especially grim. As Muzan Kibutsuji's ally, he knew perfectly well how difficult Muzan was to deal with. In terms of combat strength, even ten Muzan Kibutsujis might not have been a match for him, but when it came to staying alive, even ten of him could not have killed Muzan Kibutsuji.
But...
Now this monster had eaten him, swallowing him without giving him the slightest chance to resist.
After devouring Muzan Kibutsuji, Matsushita Akihiko let out a deafening roar. A light swing of the Zanpakutō in his hand sent an invisible, razor-sharp wave of sword pressure slicing Kaneda Yūichirō in half at the waist.
Shock and fury filled Kaneda Yūichirō's face. Using a Hollow's high-speed regeneration, he instantly restored his severed waist, then kept dodging the relentless storm of slashes from the charging Matsushita Akihiko.
"His strength increased?!" In just a few breaths, Kaneda Yūichirō was covered in wounds. If his Zanpakutō, Taotie, had not been constantly drawing in Matsushita Akihiko's spiritual pressure to heal his injuries, he would already have been hacked to death.
"Gale storm!" Sanemi Shinazugawa roared. Using his Zanpakutō's ability, he instantly conjured a small storm that cut like blades, hurling Matsushita Akihiko into the air and holding him there while his attention was still focused on Kaneda Yūichirō.
The enormous, five-meter-tall stone giant caught Matsushita Akihiko as he