Piercing alarms rang out one after another above the Seireitei.
Spatial rifts kept opening across the once-peaceful streets.
Countless figures dressed in Shihakushō stepped out of the rifts.
They looked like members of the Gotei 13, but their expressions were those of cold puppets.
The Reigai Army had begun its attack.
"Three hundred Reigai have appeared in the western sector!"
"The northern gate's defensive line requests reinforcements!"
"The 11th Division has already engaged the enemy!"
"Spatial transfer signatures detected near the Research and Development Institute!"
Urgent reports came in from all over the Seireitei.
The number of Reigai far exceeded everyone's expectations.
They did not charge straight toward the Twelfth Division.
Instead, they scattered throughout the Seireitei and attacked simultaneously.
These creatures had clearly prepared well in advance.
Their objective was to tie down every bit of the Gotei 13's fighting strength.
In the 11th Division's sector.
Kenpachi Zaraki rested his Zanpakuto on his shoulder and flashed an excited grin.
"Hahaha!"
"Finally, something worth cutting!"
More than a dozen Reigai charged at him at once.
Kenpachi Zaraki made no attempt to dodge and swung his sword straight at them.
Boom!
Terrifying Reiatsu swept outward.
Several Reigai at the front were cut in half on the spot.
But the remaining Reigai did not stop.
They trampled over their companions' remains and kept lunging at Kenpachi Zaraki.
"You really aren't afraid to die."
Kenpachi Zaraki's grin grew wider.
Elsewhere.
Soi Fon led the Stealth Force across the rooftops.
Her figure was like black lightning, and every time she appeared, a Reigai fell.
"Don't get bogged down fighting them."
"Prioritize destroying the devices near the spatial rifts."
"Yes!"
The Second Division members immediately acknowledged her orders.
Meanwhile, in the center of the Seireitei.
The First Division Barracks remained quiet.
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto stood