The baffled members of the 11th Division were still taking pleasure in their misfortune.
But the experts who understood Kidō all wore grave expressions.
Among Hadō spells numbered one through ninety-nine, only one required a sacrifice before it could be used.
That was Hadō #96, One Blade Incineration, a spell with overwhelming destructive power.
The Situation Gradually Intensified
Unohana immediately ordered her subordinates, "All Fourth Division members, evacuate the area at once."
Shunsui Kyōraku pressed a hand against his straw hat. "If even our senior says so, we shouldn't try to show off. Run."
With that, everyone retreated at top speed.
The temperature around them rose sharply, and the air filled with the smell of roasting meat. Though the Giglio were burning rapidly, their chanting did not slow in the slightest. By the time their bodies had been burned into blackened lumps of flesh, the incantation was complete.
"Hadō #96, One Blade Incineration!"
The fluctuations of Reiatsu reached their peak at that instant.
The ground beneath their feet melted in an instant. A massive flaming blade dozens of meters long erupted from the earth and shot into the sky!
Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's body was instantly engulfed in flames.
Then the flaming blade erupted once more, transforming into a terrifying pillar of fire that surged toward the heavens!
The hair and clothes of the ordinary Shinigami watching from afar had already been scorched black. They stared at the scene before them in dumbfounded shock.
The members of the 11th Division fell completely silent.
"Do you think... the Captain might already..." One member stared shakily at the burning pillar of fire.
"Don't talk nonsense. The Captain is the Strongest Shinigami. How could he possibly..." Another member wanted to argue, but when he saw the disaster-like scene before him, he could not continue.
Suddenly,