He had taken advantage of the moment Sosuke Aizen was distracted to snatch all the documents at once, then ducked into the corner by the passage entrance before Aizen could react.
That had been incredibly dangerous. If he had pulled away even a moment later, then even brushing against the hem of Illusion would have been enough for Sosuke Aizen to instantly pinpoint his location.
Uchiha Hikaru quietly breathed a sigh of relief. He held a tiny stone in his hand. Sosuke Aizen's current state was a rare opportunity for him.
He had just seen all the traps within the passage. Without the secret method to disable them, anyone who ran straight through would certainly die inside that passage.
Therefore.
"Tap, tap-tap-tap..." Tiny sounds rang out through the brightly lit passage, illuminated by kerosene lamps.
Sosuke Aizen's expression turned vicious as he instantly rushed into the bright "2.9.0" passage. "Found you!"
The moment Sosuke Aizen rose to his feet, Uchiha Hikaru ran out right behind him.
If he had not followed behind him, he would very likely have been trapped in that cellar unless he could revert to his physical body and regain his strength.
Under the blazing sun, Uchiha Hikaru, dressed in a masked outfit, ran through the streets of Soul Society lined with ancient buildings.
By now, he had recovered his physical body, and all his strength had returned.
"Good thing I followed Sosuke Aizen out directly just now." A wave of lingering fear crossed Uchiha Hikaru's face. "Otherwise, I would've ended up like a poisoned hedgehog."
The instant Uchiha Hikaru stepped out of the passage, Sosuke Aizen turned around and activated the anti-theft mechanism within it.
Dense clusters of shimmering blue-green poisoned arrowheads...
The wind howled in Uchiha Hikaru's ears, while Sosuke Aizen's voice rang out behind