Utterly Ruthless / Holding a Grudge

Yamabuki Chidori also wanted to see what attitude the Maru would have today after last night's lesson.

News of the Maru being beaten spread quickly throughout the 11th Division.

Although he hasn't been here long, what he's done is extremely annoying. He relies on his own strength and doesn't respect the other team members at all, leaving many people angry but afraid to speak out.

However, Maru's body is indeed very strong. After being beaten up on the first day, he was able to come to work today.

Although his face was covered in bruises and swelling, making him look like a pig's head.

"Hey hey hey! Who's this? Didn't he brag yesterday that he could take on half the team by himself? How come he's been beaten to a pulp today?" one of the team members took the opportunity to mock him.

Maru's face revealed a fierce expression as he glared at the person who had mocked him.

However, after this incident, Maru dared not continue to be arrogant. The Gotei 13 is full of hidden talents. Yesterday, even a random little girl beat him up. It wouldn't be worth it if a few big shots jumped out and beat him up again!

I'll remember all those arrogant bastards. Wait until I rise to power, and then I'll teach you a lesson.

Just as the conflict was still unresolved, an alarm suddenly sounded in the squad.

All team members assembled as quickly as possible, and by the time Maru arrived, everyone else had already gathered.

As if ignoring the late-arriving Maru, Yamabuki Chidori, holding a pipe in her hand, said calmly, "A Hollow has appeared in Rukongai. First to third squads, prepare to dispatch and subdue it!"

Upon hearing that he could leave Seireitei and go to Rukongai, Maru's face lit up with excitement. He could finally escape this place full of rules.

Once we get to Rukongai, won't it become our own territory?

Maru, eager for a fight, followed the team to Rukongai.

"Maru, I know you are strong, but the battle against the Void is no ordinary task. You must follow orders, understand?" the Seated Officer said earnestly.

"I know, I know, why are you so annoying? You're like a nagging old woman!" Maru picked at his ear with his little finger, looking disdainful.

With his strength, killing an ordinary monster would be more than enough for him, so why did he have to team up with others and share the credit? This made Maru very unhappy.

He already understands the rules of the Gotei 13: the more merits he accumulates, the stronger he becomes, and the faster he can be promoted.

After resting in Seireitei for the past few days, Maru has come to understand the benefits of status and power. He is determined to climb to the top step by step and become the man at the pinnacle of power.

So what he was thinking about wasn't how to cooperate with his teammates, but how to steal the credit!

Seeing that his temper had subsided considerably, the Seated Officer assumed that the Maru had taken his words to heart.

"The whole team, move out now!" With a command from Yamabuki Chidori, the three squads arrived in Rukongai at top speed.

The Hollow was discovered in the East Fourth District, which is very close to the Seireitei. This Hollow has the audacity to come here and eat people.

They soon arrived at a restaurant, where the owner discovered the remains of a Hollow after it had eaten a person, and then contacted the Gotei 13.

Indeed, a faint smell of blood permeated the air, and one could sense a subtle Reiatsu.

"Three people First Squad, search carefully," the Seated Officer ordered.

Whether a Void can develop intelligence is a very random matter. Some Voids, even if they evolve into Menos Grande, will not develop intelligence, while some Voids in their ordinary state can develop intelligence comparable to that of humans.

This man-eating Void is a Void that has already developed intelligence.

It had been secretly and cautiously watching the Shinigami of the Gotei 13. Since the invention of the Spirit Particle Musket, the threat posed by the Shinigami to Hollows had greatly increased, and few Hollows dared to invade Soul Society.

But there are always a few daring ones who believe that consuming human souls will enhance their Hollow Power. How many Hollows can resist such temptation?

"They only ate two or three people, and yet so many Grim Reapers have come! These Grim Reapers have fallen! Only the weak rely on the strength of the group," the figure shrouded in the shadows said coldly.

Maru was grouped with the other two Shinigami. While the other two Shinigami were cautiously searching for the Hollow's whereabouts, Maru said disdainfully, "Why are you being so careful? It's just a Hollow. Once it appears, I can handle it all by myself. You two don't need to help at all! Of course, I'll take all the credit!"

"No problem. We two are indeed not as strong as you, and we won't get beaten up if we walk alone at night." One of the Grim Reapers couldn't help but mock him.

"What did you say?" Maru roared, his wound reopened, and smashed the table next to him with a single slap.

"What? The deed has already been done, why are you afraid of people talking about it?" Death showed no fear.

"Hmph, I can't be bothered with a nobody like you. One day I'll become the Captain of the 11th Division, and then I'll see how I deal with you!" Maru said coldly.

"I'll wait for that day," Death replied calmly. Why did the Captain put someone like that into the 11th Division?

This is so annoying!

Just as they were bickering, the Void that had been lurking in the shadows suddenly rushed out from a dark corner, opened its blood-red maw, and bit down.

A Shinigami hurriedly drew his Zanpakuto and barely managed to block the attack.

This Hollow has already devoured several people, and its spiritual power has increased. Ordinary Shinigami would find it difficult to gain an advantage in a one-on-one situation.

His body was dragged backward by the enormous force, and his back slammed against the wall.

Only then did they realize that the illusory creature was shaped like an eel and moved extremely fast.

Seeing his companion being attacked, the other man quickly drew his knife and rushed forward.

The Hollow extended its tail and wrapped it around the second Shinigami.

For a time, the two sides were deadlocked.

"Hey! Maru! What are you doing? Choosing to watch the show over there!"

The two Grim Reapers discovered that, instead of immediately taking action, Maru watched with a sinister grin as his two comrades found themselves in peril.

"You two bastards, just die! We'll just say you two were bitten to death by the Void! Hmph, let you keep mocking me!"

Chapter 106: Inhuman and Depraved

"You bastard! Is this the time for infighting? If you want to argue, let's go back to the team and argue slowly. This is a battlefield, and you actually..." Death struggled to hold on, and couldn't help but curse at the sarcastic Maru standing by.

The Maru stretched out its neck. "What are you cursing about? Speak louder! I can't hear you! It's perfect that you two are dead, then I'll kill this Hollow, and all the credit will be mine."

These past two days, Death has been furious, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

Finally, a Grim Reaper drew a musket from his waist and unleashed Kidō attack, sending the Hollow flying with a single blow.

"Damn it!" Although Death desperately wanted to draw his sword and chop this bastard to pieces, his inherent discipline prevented him from slashing his teammate, and he warily watched the Hollow.

"Why don't you two think this over carefully? If you agree not to steal my credit, I can help you kill this Hollow. Otherwise, with your strength, you're likely to die here," Maru said in a bargaining tone.

"Ignore him, he's just a savage! You don't understand rules and righteousness, it's a waste for someone like him to join the Gotei 13!" The Grim Reaper abandoned his concentration and stared intently at the Hollow in front of him.

"What did you say, brat? How dare you call me a savage?" Maru already knew that "savage" was an insult. He hadn't cared before, but now that he wanted to climb higher, he had to get rid of that label.

Maru reached out and grabbed the Grim Reaper by the back, throwing him away.

This Grim Reaper never imagined that his own teammate would betray him.

"Are you insane? Don't you know this is a battlefield?" Death roared.

"Hmph, to actually work with you guys! It's a disgrace." Maru glanced at his two teammates out of the corner of his eye. "So? If you decide not to steal my credit, I'll kill this Hollow."

The two Grim Reapers were furious, but in the end they had no choice but to back down.

"Alright, alright! We don't want any credit, you can have it all! But you'd better hurry, that Hollow has already escaped."

Maru hurriedly turned around and found that Xu Zhen had already left the spot. This was his achievement, a military merit right before his eyes, how could he let it get away like this?

The Maru hurriedly gave chase.

However, this phantom might not be very powerful, but it was extremely fast, like a mudfish in water. In the blink of an eye, it had rushed into the outer hall, causing chaos and disarray.

This Hollow was intelligent; it realized that death was all around it and that escape was impossible. It wrapped its tail around a woman passing by with a child and extended its sharp claws to the woman's neck.

"Don't come any closer! Do you believe I'll kill her?" Xu roared.

The woman was terrified and completely disoriented. There was a child next to her, her son. When he saw his mother being grabbed by the illusion, he grabbed a wooden stick and tried to rush forward, but was stopped by Death himself.

"Don't worry, little friend, we will rescue your mother," Seated Officer said calmly.

When hunting Void creatures, it is an unwritten rule to avoid harming civilians as much as possible.

"Get everyone around to move aside, or I'll snap this woman's neck. And don't point those weird weapons at me!" Xu placed his claws on the woman's neck.

The woman was so frightened that she trembled all over.

The Seated Officer remained remarkably calm in the face of this situation.

He knew the Hollow's strength well; it had no advantages other than being fast. As long as the Hollow dropped the hostage, he could simply use Flash Step to rush in and kill it without any problem.

"Alright, everyone disperse!" The Seated Officer ordered his men to make way for him.

But at that moment, a thunderous roar erupted from the crowd.

"Why should we give way to it? Why not just kill it? And why are you worrying about the life or death of an ordinary person? Whether she lives or dies is none of our business, isn't it? Isn't it common for civilians to be accidentally injured while slaying Hollows?" Maru jumped out from the crowd.

This is his achievement, and we absolutely cannot let this credit slip away or fall into the hands of others.

"Maru, come back immediately, that's an order!" The Seated Officer was startled and quickly ordered the brute to return.

"Huh? Why should I obey your orders? I'm much stronger than you! I'm taking this credit!" Maru drew his Zanpakuto.

The Seated Officer shouted sternly, "Did you hear me when I told you to stop immediately? I am your superior, and that is an order."

The Maru reached up and picked at its ear, annoyed by the constant chatter.

If you want to climb to the top, you can't care about the thoughts of those at the bottom.

Xu also felt the immense pressure and hurriedly said, "What are you doing? Aren't you going to stay where you are? If you take one step forward, I'll twist this woman's neck!"

A hideous grin spread across Maru's face. What did this woman's life or death have to do with me?

The children nearby saw this and Chicken Feather rushed over to stop Maru, but was kicked away by Maru.

"Hey! What are you doing!" the Seated Officer roared.

He had initially thought this brute was simply ignorant of the rules, something he could learn gradually, but now it seemed he was utterly lawless.

"Come back here immediately. Listen carefully to this order. If you dare to misbehave again, I will tell the Captain," the Seated Officer.

Maru completely ignored what the other person was saying, and suddenly shot out the sword in his hand. Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the Zanpakuto pierced through the woman's body and also through the Hollow's body.

The timid ones had already screamed in terror.

The child watched his mother being killed, screamed, and lunged forward, but was quickly pulled back by Death himself.

The Maru is like a ferocious beast without reason; anyone who gets close will be harmed.

Maru strode over, casually drew his knife, and kicked the woman away, probably because she was in his way.

The little boy broke free from the clutches of death and rushed to his mother's side.

The woman's injuries were so severe that she was in a state of confusion. She could only see her child running towards her. She tried to speak, but when she opened her mouth, a large amount of blood gushed from her throat, and she couldn't utter a single word.

The Maru was overjoyed and chopped off Hollow's head.

All the credit now belongs to him.

Suddenly, without noticing, the surroundings had become deathly silent, with only the little boy's cries remaining.

"Huh? Why are you all so quiet? Did I do something wrong? I killed the enemy! That should definitely get me promoted, right?" Maru chuckled.

With a gloomy Seated Officer walked up to Maru and suddenly slapped him hard across the face!

The Maru was stunned for a moment, then its behavior became extremely violent.

"You dare hit me?"

Chapter 107: Holding a grudge

"You dare hit me? Believe me or not, I'll kill you!" Maru grabbed Seated Officer's clothes tightly.

"Of course I believe you, Maru Member. This matter today can't be resolved by writing a self-criticism or putting me in solitary confinement! If you don't kill me, I will definitely tell the Captain!" the Seated Officer said in a very cold voice.

Maru's eyebrows twitched twice.

Although he didn't know many rules, he did know that killing his superior in public would be a serious crime.

"Tch, this is boring." Maru could only obediently let go of her hand.

The woman lying on the ground had already died, and the little boy lay on his mother's body, crying incessantly.

The Seated Officer took some money from his pocket and placed it in his hand.

"I know these things can't make up for the harm I've done to you, but..." Seated Officer didn't continue, but there was no other way. Maru's strength was obvious to all. According to Shunsui Kyōraku, Maru could kill Menos Grande with his bare hands, so he was definitely not someone they couldn't handle. If they really pushed him too far, he might kill everyone present and then run away.

The little boy just kept crying and crying.

The Seated Officer sighed helplessly, then placed the money in his hand and said with a grim expression, "Dismissed."

Completely disregarding the extent of his influence, Maru held the Void's head in his hand and kept showing it off to his teammates.