The current situation isn't exactly a matter of life and death, but it's more like a chicken paying respects to a weasel – a one-way trip with no chance of return.
Kūkaku Shiba had a clear understanding of her own strength. Without this barrier, she could still use the advantage of Shunpo to move around and evade.
Waiting for Shiraishi to return and lend a hand.
If trapped in such a confined space, moving around and stalling for time is by no means an easy task.
Munemasa gripped the cherry-colored light blade.
It's here! Kūkaku Shiba's pupils dilated, his eyes filled with cherry-colored light blades. He hurriedly dodged to the left, leaving a shallow wound on his cheek.
She swung her knife and fought back.
Munemasa turned his blade and slashed downwards at an angle.
boom!
The collision of Reiatsu Reiatsu sparks to fly from the blades. Kūkaku Shiba, unable to withstand the force, used Shunpo to dodge.
Whoosh! Senbonzakura blocked her retreat, swinging her sword straight for her head.
She turned her foot and dodged in Shunpo.
" The Bakudō #61, the Rikujōkōrō."
Munemasa raised his hand, his fingertips flashing with golden light, and six golden light shards pierced her slender waist from different directions.
She spun around and swung her knife.
With a crackling sound, the six beams of light shattered into golden specks that scattered. With this brief delay, Senbonzakura charged in from the left.
She slashed the blade upwards.
Munemasa appeared on the right.
Oh no! Kūkaku Shiba tried to dodge, but a flash of cherry blossom light passed by, followed by a burning sensation in her chest, and a large amount of blood gushed out. She fell backward to the ground.
The clothes on her chest tore open, revealing a wound, and the gushing blood stained the surrounding skin.
Munemasa stood to the side, bent down to pick up the Shiba Clan's ancestral Zanpakuto, glanced at it, and said, "Is it still breathing? For the sake of being fellow nobles, I'll let you die completely."
He raised his knife and casually stabbed downwards.
Snap Kūkaku Shiba gripped the cherry-colored blade with her right hand, her left hand slightly raised, " Hadō #4: Byakurai."
A bolt of lightning, about the thickness of a thumb, shot out.
Munemasa extinguished the lightning with one hand. "Still won't give up? How annoying! Even the weak should know their place. Just die already."
He lifted his foot, intending to stomp down.
Bang!
The pitch-black barrier cracked open, and a blue-white light shot straight in. Munemasa raised an eyebrow and chanted, " Bakudo #81, Dankū."
A transparent wall appeared in front of them.
With a loud rumble, blue and white light scattered, leaving crisscrossing grooves in the bare ground.
The barrier created by the Senkei collapsed through the gap, and the cherry blossom-colored light blades transformed into countless cherry blossom-like blades.
Bright sunshine streamed down.
Munemasa recognized who it was and a hint of surprise appeared on his face. "Oh my, I'm really surprised. You recovered so quickly."
Kūkaku Shiba his head slightly, struggling to open his eyes, and vaguely saw someone walking towards him from several dozen meters away.
As the dust settled, it revealed a Shinigami, his black-and-white attire confirming his identity as the captain.
In addition, the man wore an expensive Silver-White Windflower Silk around his neck and Kenseikan, a style reserved for the nobility. Among the nobility, only the Kuchiki Clan would wear such attire.
I think the current head of the Kuchiki Clan is named Kuchiki... Byakuya.
She remembered her older brother saying that he had a blank expression.
Now it seems that what my elder brother said was somewhat different.
It's not accurate to say that Byakuya Kuchiki has a blank expression; it's more accurate to say that his expression is cold. It's not the kind of cold that would freeze someone, but rather a coldness more like a snow lotus blooming on a cliff, exuding a lofty and aloof chill.
" Senbonzakura," Byakuya Kuchiki stopped and said, "Is not something you can use."
Munemasa was very displeased with his expression and tone, and said sarcastically, "You seem to have forgotten that you lost to me."
"I lost to my own carelessness this time."
Byakuya Kuchiki paused, his hand resting on his Zanpakuto, determined to take the sinner's head with all his might and wash away his previous carelessness. He said in a deep voice, "I won't."
Whoosh! A tall figure swept past, his Silver-White Windflower Silk billowing in the wind. Byakuya Kuchiki was stunned for a second before he reacted and said, " Zaraki, don't interfere."
boom!
Kenpachi Zaraki brought his sword down, the violent golden Reiatsu causing the cherry-red blade to surge with towering waves. "Hahaha, I've wanted to fight you for a long time! This is great! I get to fight you and this guy at the same time!"
The cherry-colored blades rose up and attacked from both sides, Kenpachi Zaraki neither dodged nor evaded, instead unleashing a golden slash that dispersed the attack, and then bravely charged into the fray.
Clang, clang—a series of crisp sounds followed as dozens of wounds slashed across his bandaged chest, blood flowing out. He paid no heed, stepping into Senbonzakura's unscathed circle. The way he raised his sword to strike was as terrifying as a demon.
Munemasa felt a momentary sense of fear, which was quickly replaced by rage.
He was always the one feared by others; no one had ever made him afraid.
He channeled his Reiatsu into the Shiba Clan's ancestral Zanpakuto and swung it upwards.
Boom!
Kūkaku Shiba felt the ground tremble, followed by a hurricane that lifted her off the ground, causing her to tumble helplessly like a falling leaf, before finally crashing down two kilometers away, spurting out even more blood.
She completely lost consciousness.
With a clatter, the dented blade could no longer be pressed down. Kenpachi Zaraki grinned maliciously, like a child seeing a toy, his joy overflowing.
Without blindfolds or bells, he could withstand an enemy who went all out without being at a disadvantage.
It was so delightful.
Cherry blossom blades wrapped around him from both sides. Kenpachi Zaraki stepped back, and another large swirling blade came from behind him. He turned around and slashed it away.
Byakuya Kuchiki used his Shunpo pass by, giving Munemasa no time to catch his breath, and his sharp blade aimed straight for his head.
Munemasa was forced to parry, and the sound of clashing blades echoed for miles. Just as he was about to fight back, he suddenly found himself facing nothing but emptiness.
His Reiatsu flowed without pause, like a mountain stream flowing downhill, and he naturally swung his sword to the left rear.
Byakuya Kuchiki's sword was blocked once again.
Shunpo.
The two figures were blurred, each trying to get to a position where the other couldn't react in time. In the narrow space, the flashes of blades appeared and disappeared, but they didn't collide.
Often, at the very moment a knife is drawn, the other side has already struck from another angle.
At this moment, both of them have encountered someone who treats them wholeheartedly, and their minds cannot accommodate any extraneous thoughts.
Even the slightest distraction can lead to defeat in this race of speed.
Munemasa circled around, then turned back, and thrust out another slash from the left, slicing through Byakuya Kuchiki's Captain's Haori at the ribs. He spun around, returning to the front, sweat beading on his forehead, and smiled, saying, "You're still just a little bit lacking."
Byakuya Kuchiki remained silent, his gaze sharpening even more than before. He hadn't been careless at all, unleashing his full power in Shunpo.
The enemy managed to maintain their Bankai while simultaneously using Senbonzakura to block Zaraki and Infinity to block Shiraishi.
While engaging him in a battle of Shunpo, she even gained a slight advantage.
Including the losses suffered by Shiraishi and Kūkaku Shiba in their previous battles.
This person's strength is truly terrifying.
"Not going to say anything? Oh well, the Kuchiki Clan are all quiet types."
Munemasa muttered a complaint, then raised his knife and said, "Just let me kill him, hmm."
A knife pierced through from behind.