Flames rose from the first high platform.
Then, there is the second one.
The third one.
One hundred and seventeen firelights burned one after another, turning the gray sky into red.
Shihakushō was reduced to ashes in the flames.
Those familiar faces also disappeared little by little from everyone's eyes.
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto stands at the front.
The firelight reflected his old face, but it did not reveal any sadness.
At least, not on the surface.
Chōjirō Sasakibe has died in battle.
No amount of mourning can make the vice-captain who has followed him for thousands of years reopen his eyes.
Seireitei also doesn't have time to stay immersed in sadness.
The enemy has appeared.
But no one knows when they will launch an attack next.
Maybe a month later.
It might be tomorrow.
Fire can send away the dead.
But it cannot burn out the coming war.
Yoriichi raised his head and looked at the ashes rising into the sky.
This time, he will not let the enemy leave easily.
Go back a few days ago.
Hueco Mundo.
The pale moon hung in the dark sky.
The endless desert remains desolate.
The wind passed between the broken stone pillars and rolled up large tracts of white sand.
Deep in Las Noches, Tiya·Tier Harribel suddenly opened her eyes.
She held the Zanpakuto hanging across her waist, stood up and looked outside the palace.
A strange Reiatsu arrived.
That Reiatsu was incompatible with the entire Hueco Mundo, but the moment it appeared, it forcibly took away control of the surrounding Reishi.
The sky above the palace suddenly distorted.
A large shadow rose from the ground, forming a dark door.
A tall figure walked out first.
Her long black hair falls down her shoulders.
The broad cloak fluttered slightly in the wind.
Yhwach stood on the white sand, looking calmly at Las Noches in the distance.
Behind him, a Quincy wearing a white uniform appeared from the shadows.
They didn't hide Reiatsu.
The huge aura connected together, causing the low-level virtual beings nearby to crawl to the ground instinctively.
Yu Gelan·Haschwalth stands behind and to the right of Yhwach.
His long golden hair was blown by the wind, and there was no emotion in his blue eyes.
"The location of Las Noches has been confirmed."
"Most of the existing high-level Arrancar are gathered there."
Yhwach Take a step forward.
"Make them submit."
"Rejectors, purge."
"Yes."
Haschwalth lowered his head.
The next moment, dozens of Quincy disappeared at the same time.
There was an explosion immediately outside Las Noches.
Reishi arrows penetrated the wall one after another, blasting large gaps into the already dilapidated palace.
"Enemy attack!"
Arrancar's voice echoed through the corridor.
Apache, Mila·Rose and Sun-Sun rushed to the lobby quickly.
Behind them, there were dozens of Arrancar who stayed behind Las Noches.
Tier Harribel walked down from the throne.
"Take the others and leave."
Apache was stunned for a moment.
"Master Tier Harribel, we can fight!"
"This is no ordinary enemy."
Tier Harribel's voice is still calm.
"Evacuate through the underground passage and don't look back."
"But..."
"This is an order."
Apache Clenched his fists.
She still wanted to speak, but the top of Las Noches suddenly exploded.
Countless rubble fell from above.
A bunch of Reishi arrows passed through the smoke and went straight to Arrancar in the hall.
The aqua blue sword light swept across instantly.
Tier Harribel pulled out Tiburón and cut off the Reishi arrow from it.
The escaping power exploded behind her.
The strong air wave overturned nearby stone pillars, but did not harm those Arrancar who were preparing to evacuate.
"Go quickly."
Tier Harribel said.
From the shadows on the other side of the hall, a figure slowly walked out.
Starrk yawned and grabbed the back of his neck with his right hand.
Lilynette followed him, his face no longer showing the usual playfulness.
"We still have to work at this time."
Starrk raised his head and looked above the palace.
"It's really troublesome."
As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared from the spot.
Boom!
A Quincy who had just fallen into the hall was kicked away by him.
The opponent crashed through three walls and his body was directly buried in rubble.
Starrk landed next to Tier Harribel.
"There are a lot of people outside."
"And the guy at the front, I can't see through at all."
Tier Harribel looked at the evacuating subordinates.
"Hold them."
"I thought so too."
Starrk sighed.
"At least let them run away."
The two rushed out Las Noches at the same time.
Outside the palace, Quincy has blocked all exits.
Hundreds of Reishi Bow are unfolded at the same time.
Dense arrows covered the sky and fell towards the fleeing Arrancar.
"Conquer him, Tiburón."
Aqua blue Reiatsu exploded.
The Zanpakuto in Tier Harribel's hand turned into a huge sword with shark gill pattern, and the surging water flow gathered above Hueco Mundo.
She swung the sword forward.
"Cascada!"
A curtain of water rises to the sky.
All Reishi arrows fell into the water curtain and were instantly washed away by the violent water flow.
At the same time, Starrk pulled out the two swords at his waist.
The body of Lilynette transformed into Reishi and blended into it.
"Chase him, Los Lobos."
Two black pistols appeared in his hands.
Blue Cero is shot continuously from the muzzle.
Dense Cero covered the Quincy military formation, and explosions rose one after another in the desert.
Dozens of Quincy were engulfed in flames.
The remaining people quickly deployed Blut Vene, but were still forced back by the powerful impact.
Starrk stood in mid-air, his guns pointed downwards calmly.
"Stop chasing."
"One step further and the next round won't be just a warning."
No one answered him.
Yhwach walked through the explosion that had not dissipated and walked out step by step.
Cero fell in front of him, but was forcibly separated by invisible forces.
The flames from the explosion passed over his sides.
The black cloak left no trace.
Starrk The tiredness on his face gradually disappeared.
"As expected, he is the most troublesome one."
Tier Harribel came to his side.
"The others have left Las Noches."
"That's good."
Starrk raised both guns.
Countless blue light points condensed behind him and turned into Los Lobos composed of Reiatsu.
Extremely compressed water flow also gathered above Tier Harribel's giant sword.
The two did not communicate.
But they launched an attack at the same time.
Los Lobos ran across the sky and all pounced on Yhwach.
The huge water blade followed closely, splitting the sand dunes in two.
The entire desert is illuminated by blue Reiatsu.
Yhwach finally stopped.
He raised his right hand.
The surrounding Reishi instantly came to a standstill.
The attacking Los Lobos froze in mid-air, and was then forcibly torn into pieces by an even more powerful force.
The water blade slashed by Tier Harribel also collapsed.
All Reishi escaped from the control of the two people and turned into light and merged into the palm of Yhwach.
Starrk's pupils contracted slightly.
The next moment, Yhwach appeared in front of him.
Starrk raised his gun immediately.
Before the muzzle of the gun was lit, Yhwach's palm fell on his chest.
Boom!
Starrk fell from the sky.
His body crashed into the desert, and the huge impact shook the surrounding white sand into a circular wave.
Tier Harribel slashed it from the side with his sword.
Yhwach There is no looking back.
A huge Reishi Long Sword took shape in his hand, blocking Tiburón from the front.
Two forces collide.
Tier Harribel's arms sank, and large cracks appeared in the air beneath his feet.
Before she could sheath her sword, Yhwach had already waved her arm.
Tiburón was forcibly shaken away.
Reishi Long Sword penetrated the aqua blue Reiatsu and chopped Tier Harribel down from mid-air.
Blood spilled on the pale sand.
Tier Harribel used the giant sword to support his body and wanted to stand up again.
Several Reishi Chains shot out from the shadows and entangled her limbs and waist.
On the other side, as soon as Starrk raised his pistol from the sand pit, more chains penetrated the sand layer, binding him tightly.
He tried to condense Cero.
The surrounding Reishi was completely taken away.
The two guns turned into dim points of light and reintegrated into his body.
Haschwalth came to the two of them.
"Give up resistance."
"Your Majesty allows you to live because you still have value."
Tier Harribel raised his head and looked into the distance.
Those Arrancar who escaped from Las Noches have disappeared at the end of the desert.
She slowly let go of Tiburón.
Starrk leaned in the sandpit and closed his eyes.
"It seems we can only go here."
Black shadows rose from under the two men.
The chains dragged their bodies and swallowed them little by little into Wandenreich's entrance.
Yhwach turned around and looked at Las Noches.
The dilapidated palace is constantly collapsing under the attack of Quincy.
The throne that once belonged to Aizen and Espada was completely shattered by Reishi arrows.
Haschwalth came behind him.
"Your Majesty, the remaining Arrancar have fled into the desert."
"Should we continue the pursuit?"
Yhwach looked at the pale moon above Hueco Mundo.
"No need to waste time."
"Hueco Mundo, it has long been my territory."
"It is just one of the cornerstones of Soul Society."