The Eerie Forest at Night / This Aizen Is Incredibly Powerful, Yet Far Too Cautious

"If your fighting strength were truly that strong, you wouldn't need to resort to such tricks. Also, your venom should have a strong anesthetic effect, but this anesthetic effect is limited and probably won't work on Shinigami of the Seated Officer or higher. Therefore, you can't use venom to deal with Chiharu Reika," Aizen calmly analyzed.

"Actually, in that gamble just now, you were using a gambler's mentality to guide Chiharu Reika to self-harm. The reason for doing so was very simple: if she disregarded her companions and fought you directly, you wouldn't be able to beat her. You're lucky you met a kind girl who couldn't abandon the lives of her companions and had no choice but to participate in your pointless gamble. But I'm different. I don't care about these people's lives at all," Aizen said.

"Is that so? Then I'll pierce their heads right now! I wonder what kind of expression you'll have when you look at their corpses," the grotesque grin said.

"Stop bluffing. My sword is very fast. Although it may not be able to save them in time, it can still pierce your head the instant you kill them. You can try it," Aizen said confidently.

The facade of confidence on his face gradually crumbled.

"You're pretty arrogant, kid!"

"Only those with real ability can be arrogant. Someone like you is just bluffing. Don't try to use these Shinigami's bodies as shields. My sword will pierce their bodies without hesitation, and then through you," Aizen said.

"You talk as if you're not just bluffing." Xu laughed. Why should he be afraid of this kid? He's just an ordinary Grim Reaper, and he looks like a child. Why is he being controlled at every turn in their fight?

What am I afraid of?

"And you didn't stop Chiharu Reika and the others from leaving, so I'm guessing you have accomplices, right? Attacking three Shinigami from three directions at the same time and gathering them here means you have at least two more accomplices, right?" Aizen wore a mocking smile, "You really don't think you're that smart, do you? You think I can't see through this little trick? Do you know why I didn't stop them? Because I don't care about their lives at all."

For the first time, Xu felt fear; everything he had planned had been easily seen through by the other party.

The two sides are simply not on the same level in terms of strategy.

"Kid, even if you knew, so what? What truly determines our life or death is still strength. Your strength is far inferior to mine. I have an extremely keen sense of Reiatsu. You're at most on par with these Shinigami; you have no chance of defeating me!"

"It seems you don't understand us Shinigami at all. We Shinigami fight using Zanpakuto." Aizen smiled and raised his Kyōka Suigetsu: "Once we unleash our Zanpakuto, our strength increases dramatically. Take a good look at my sword, and I'll make you die willingly. My sword produces poison after it's unleashed; even a light touch will be fatal. In that case, do you still think you can defeat me? Shatter, Kyōka Suigetsu!"

Xu stared intently at the process of the knife being unleashed.

Aizen gripped his sword tightly with both hands. "The moment of life and death is about to begin! Come on!"

It spread its dozen or so spider legs and pounced down from mid-air.

Aizen straight at them.

The outcome of the battle was decided in an instant.

The Spider Hollow's dozen or so sharp spider legs pierced through Aizen's body like spears.

Judging from the feel, this is definitely a solid object.

"He really was just a braggart, giving me quite a scare!" Xu laughed happily.

Chapter 43: The Darknight Haunted Forest

Chiharu Reika was carrying her teammates as she ran swiftly through the mountains, but the situation was far from optimistic.

The wind was howling all around, which meant the enemy was catching up.

"You'd better put me down! If you carry me, neither of us will be able to get anywhere," the team member said with difficulty. "Give me a knife, I'll try to hold off the enemy."

"What nonsense are you talking about? We've come this far, how could I possibly abandon you? Just hold on a little longer, just a little longer and it will be dawn. We will definitely survive, the reinforcements sent by headquarters will arrive soon." Chiharu Reika said, spouting nonsense that even she didn't believe.

It's 1 a. m. now, and there are at least four hours until dawn. How difficult it is to endure four hours in this boundless darkness.

Moreover, it would take at least six hours for reinforcements to travel from Seireitei to the South 28th District.

If the enemy's strength is superior to hers, she can kill him a hundred times over.

I wonder how that child is doing, and whether we can save all the team members.

Just then, a gust of evil wind swept in from behind.

As the Seated Officer of the 11th Division, Chiharu Reika is quite powerful. She immediately stopped, swung her sword backhand, and cleaved the thing that lunged at her in two.

Only after the thing was cut in half and fell to the ground did they realize that it was actually a white spider the size of a washbasin.

rustling sounds! rustling sounds!

The sound of insects crawling on the ground came from all directions; there were probably at least eight hundred, if not a thousand.

Then more and more large spiders swooped down from the tree.

As a girl, Chiharu Reika was instinctively terrified of these things, but at this moment she couldn't care less about being afraid. Her sword flashed like a dragon, and all the spiders that came near her were cut down by the blade.

"Something's not right," the Death Squad member immediately said. "These spiders aren't Hollows; they're probably clones. When Captain Yamabuki Chief Strategist, he told us about Hollows that could create clones. As long as they have Reishi, they can endlessly spawn more soldiers, dragging the enemy down until they're exhausted. It's a human wave tactic; if we don't hurry, we'll be finished once our stamina runs out."

Many of these Shinigami members are veteran members of the 11th Division. Due to their lack of talent, their strength may not be very high, but they are experienced and knowledgeable in combat.

There's almost nothing they don't know.

Therefore, the Death Squad members immediately recognized the enemy's true abilities.

"We must kill the enemy's true form, otherwise killing any number of small spiders will be useless."

"I understand what you're saying, but... but there are just too many of these clones!" Chiharu Reika discovered that the entire forest was teeming with these tiny spiders.

The largest was the size of two basins, and the smallest was only the size of a fingernail. The larger ones were alright, but it was the smaller ones that were really scary when they crawled onto you.

Human physical strength has its limits, and Chiharu Reika felt that she was about to give up.

In less than half an hour, the moment his swordsmanship showed a flaw, he would be completely swallowed up by these little spiders.

The thought of those tiny spiders biting through my skin and burrowing into my flesh sends chills down my spine.

This way of dying is just too gruesome!

The number of spiders increased, and their corpses formed a thick layer of slime on the ground. Chiharu Reika's shoes and pants were covered in this spider slime, but at this point, she couldn't care less about the disgust.

The Shinigami members remained remarkably calm at this point, carefully sensing the changes in Reiatsu around them.

"On the right, the spirit fangs are particularly dense; the true forms of these little spiders must be on the right," the Death Squad member said.

"In this situation, we have no choice but to take a gamble. Fly into the sky, Kuryūmaru." Chiharu Reika finally released her Zanpakuto, and at the same time, her clothes underwent subtle changes. Seven sacks appeared behind her, each containing a javelin, for a total of seven javelins. Adding the two javelins in her left and right hands, she carried a total of nine javelins.

Each javelin was about 150 centimeters long. With two javelins swung, all the small spiders around were wiped out in an instant.

This also gave Chiharu Reika a chance to catch her breath.

"Die!" Chiharu Reika raised her javelins and fired them left and right. The two javelins tore through the air and landed directly in the spider swarm. The huge shockwaves generated by the javelins turned the surrounding small spiders into mud.

"Die!!!" Chiharu Reika hooked the bag with her little finger and threw it into the air. The remaining seven javelins all flew into the air. She fired with both hands in quick succession, throwing the remaining seven javelins into the woods on the right.

A series of large explosions erupted in the woods.

The surrounding spiders seemed to be summoned by something, and retreated like a tide. Chiharu Reika took a deep breath and relaxed completely. It seemed that she had already killed the main body.

"Now is not the time to relax. Quickly get on alert. That Reiatsu hasn't dissipated yet," the Shinigami member said anxiously.

After Chiharu Reika's Zanpakuto undergoes its first Shikai, it can only be released a second time after an hour. During this time, she can only fight enemies in the form of the sword.

Suddenly, the ground beneath their feet began to tremble violently, and a huge thing emerged from the ground. By the dim moonlight, it could be seen that it was a giant spider, probably more than ten meters in diameter, covered with thick bony armor. It looked like a menacing creature, and it even wore a white bone mask on its face.

This is what those little spiders actually look like.

"This is... Menos Grande!" Chiharu Reika swallowed hard.

The Menos Grande are second only to the Menos Grande; the next level of evolution is the Gillian.

Chiharu Reika is now exhausted and has no confidence in dealing with a Menos Grande.

Especially after the release of his Zanpakuto, his Reiatsu had dropped to freezing point. Could he possibly defeat this behemoth?

The Menos Grande charged forward at an extremely fast pace.

With a single blow, Chiharu Reika's Zanpakuto was knocked from her hand, and she lay sprawled on the ground, coughing up blood.

"Oh no! My bones... my bones seem to be broken!" Chiharu Reika clutched her ribs in great pain. She no longer had the strength to resist. No matter how beautiful her ideals were, without the support of strength, she would only end up like this.

"Chiharu-chan, get up! Run! I'll try to hold him off!" the Grim Reaper member said with difficulty.

But the effects of the anesthetic hadn't worn off yet; how could he possibly have the strength to resist?

In this situation, unless the Miracle Descent, we can only wait to die.

The Menos Grande raised its sharp forelimbs and stabbed at Chiharu Reika.

Chiharu Reika could only close her eyes and wait for death.

At this critical moment, a giant sword as big as a door suddenly fell from the sky, blocking the way between Menos Grande and Chiharu Reika.

Chapter 44: This Aizen is clearly incredibly strong, yet excessively cautious.

On Aizen's side.

The Hollow's dozen or so sharp legs pierced through Aizen's body like spears.

"Hahahaha! He's just a braggart after all." Xu laughed loudly, surprised that he had been dealt with so easily. He certainly had a sharp tongue.

The fox looked at its prey, intending to preserve them and enjoy them slowly.

But the next second, a knife pierced through his back and down to his chest. His eyes widened in disbelief.

Hollow turned around stiffly and saw Aizen's gentle face. "It seems the illusion you just saw made you very happy, since you were laughing so loudly."

Xu didn't understand what was happening. He had clearly pierced through the other person's body, so why...?

In the past, Aizen would have happily introduced his Kyōka Suigetsu ability, then let the other party die slowly in despair.

But things are different now; Aizen simply won't waste time talking to the other party.

"There's one thing I'm not lying to you about: my sword really is coated with poison. Once it draws blood, you'll be in a deep coma within ten seconds at most," Aizen said calmly.

"Damn it, even if I die, I won't let you get away with this!" Xu swung his forelegs, piercing through the heads of these Grim Reapers one by one.

"Hahaha! Kid, how does it feel to watch your teammate die in front of you? Not a good feeling, is it?" Xu laughed loudly.

But Aizen just watched the other person ramble on with a smile on his face.

"If you're referring to my teammates, I would have saved them long ago." Aizen to the unconscious Shinigami on the ground, not one missing.

Xu stared in shock at his forelegs, only to discover that what he had pierced through were just pieces of stone.

"You... what exactly is your ability?" Hollow felt a deep fear, but before Aizen could answer, Hollow had already fallen into a deep coma.

Aizen didn't immediately go over to show off. Instead, he cautiously took out a Spirit Particle Musket from his hand and loaded it with Kidō Bullet.

"Sōkatsui!" A shot was fired, and the Hollow's head was blown to smithereens, his mask shattered.

"The Teacher once said that even a centipede with a hundred legs doesn't die easily; these insect-type Hollows have incredibly tenacious vitality. To prevent you from playing dead, I'll fire a few more shots!" Aizen loaded another "Hōen" bullet into the gun and fired at Hollow Nymph.

My Teacher is Yamabuki Chidori, and she has plenty of Kidō Bullet. Moreover, I can even make simple Kidō Bullet myself.

"Boom!" The Hollow's body burst into flames and was charred. Aizen was still not satisfied, so he used White Lightning to break all of the spider's legs.

Only when he saw the illusory body begin to dissipate did he feel relieved.

"Actually, my Kyōka Suigetsu are..."

I almost forgot, Death is also here. These people might be almost recovered, but I can't say.

But the feeling of having nowhere to vent after showing off is so painful! Returning home in glory is like wearing fine clothes at night.

Finally, Aizen stood before the crackling, burning corpse and said in a barely audible voice, "My Kyōka Suigetsu controls the five senses and is Complete Hypnosis. The moment you saw me unleash my Zanpakuto, the outcome of the battle was already decided."

All he had to do next was wait quietly there for the rescue team to arrive.

On the other side of the battlefield.

Chiharu Reika had already closed her eyes and was waiting to die, but at that moment a huge sword as big as a door fell from the sky and landed right between Menos Grande and Chiharu Reika. Menos Grande was so frightened that he hurriedly took two steps back and cautiously looked around.

Chiharu Reika felt like she had seen this sword somewhere before, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it in the rush.

Suddenly, a hand landed on Chiharu Reika's shoulder without moving, startling Chiharu Reika so much that she thought she had encountered a ghost.

Looking back, he was surprised to see that it was Akane Youka standing behind him.

"Why are you here? Weren't you waiting down the mountain? Do you know how dangerous it is here? Leave immediately, I can't protect you right now!" Chiharu Reika said urgently.

Akane Youka rolled her eyes and said, "The cookies were gone in a day!"

So you came to me just to get the remaining two days' worth of cookies? Chiharu Reika didn't know how to face this girl anymore.

There's a limit to being stubborn! Can't you see the situation? We're about to be devoured by the void.

You should be thinking about how you're going to survive!

Akane Youka looked at the Menos Grande before her and said seriously, "Can this thing be eaten? I've never eaten a spider before!"

You're so naive! How can you eat this? You'll get a stomachache.

No, the most important question now is how you're going to survive this Menos Grande Menos Grande, right? Didn't you see it looking at you like you're a snack?