As Shunsui Kyōraku finished speaking, the Reishi teleportation array in the center of the clearing fully activated.
Brilliant white light surged upward, bathing the surrounding broken walls in a stark white glow.
Without any hesitation, the Soul Reapers of the Gotei 13 began walking into the pillar of light in orderly succession.
Kenpachi Zaraki was the first to enter, carrying his battered, nicked blade over his shoulder.
His fierce face was filled with impatience. He did not want to spend even another second in these deserted ruins.
Yachiru Kusajishi lay across his shoulder, waving her little hands excitedly, treating this entirely like an outing.
Tōshirō Hitsugaya and Sajin Komamura followed close behind.
Their expressions were solemn, and their figures soon vanished into the brilliant light.
Soi Fon strode forward with a cold expression and brisk, decisive steps.
Marechiyo Ōmaeda followed behind her, his plump face full of conflict, his legs trembling uncontrollably.
Marechiyo Ōmaeda felt his legs had already gone weak.
Yhwach's headquarters was up there. With his puny physique, he would be dead before he could take a single hit.
But he did not dare desert in the face of battle, so he could only steel himself and shuffle into the array.
Byakuya Kuchiki maintained his usual elegance as he stepped steadily into the pillar of light.
Gin Ichimaru kept both hands tucked inside his wide sleeves. As he passed, he even smiled and waved outside, though no one knew whom he was greeting.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi stood to one side, making the final adjustments to the equipment's parameters.
Only after everyone had entered did he disconnect a portable terminal, his face full of displeasure.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi snorted. "I do hope you don't die too quickly."
With that, the captain of the Twelfth Division also walked into the teleportation array.