One minute ago.
The sun was shattered into countless firefly-like rays of light that drifted about.
Gerard's tense nerves relaxed, and he said, "Judging from the color of your haori, you should be the captain of the Gotei 13. Don't hesitate, let's have a fight."
Kenpachi Zaraki rushed in front of him, and with a swift stroke, cleaved the man in two, blood splattering out.
"Cough cough," Gerard, severely injured, collapsed to the ground, his expression showing no panic, and said, "Do you know when a so-called the Miracle happens?"
Kenpachi Zaraki, with his sword slung over his shoulder, said in an indifferent tone, "I don't know."
"In ordinary times, if the Miracle happens, people won't think it's the Miracle. At most, they'll say, 'This guy is really lucky, it's unbelievable.'"
Gerard recounted these things, which annoyed Kenpachi Zaraki, who turned to leave. He had no time to deal with such a nobody.
"Wait a minute! The Miracle the Miracle is something that happens in the face of a crisis!"
Gerard roared, stood up from the ground, and launched a fierce attack forward.
"Idiot." Kenpachi Zaraki showed no mercy, cleaving the man in two with a single stroke. Blood splattered everywhere. Everyone else on the street had already fled. Some people saw this scene through doors and windows, deeply lamenting the cruelty of the Shinigami, who was killing people indiscriminately in the street.
Kenpachi Zaraki glanced up and saw that the black hole in the sky had disappeared. Damn it, he should have gone there.
He regretted it and lifted his foot to leave, but Tong Kong suddenly enlarged, his figure moved away in an instant, and he turned around to face forward.
In winter, a heavy footstep slams into the ground, shattering the windows on both sides of the street.
Gerard grew even larger, his mere presence enough to block the street. "My Gerard is Gerald Valkyrie, and my Schrift is M!"
"Ability is the ability to exchange one's own wounds for divine measure."
Gerard loudly explained his abilities without any concealment, glancing at his own body, "This is the first time I've obtained such a massive body through an exchange. Truly worthy of being the Gotei 13."
Before he could finish speaking, Kenpachi Zaraki rushed forward and unleashed a powerful strike.
Gerard blocked with his Shield of Justice, yelling, "Hey, at least listen to what people are saying! What a rude guy!"
Squeak, Kenpachi Zaraki's eyes were filled with excitement; the enemy was strong, completely different from the weaklings he had faced before.
With a bang, Gerard swung his sword, Kenpachi Zaraki flying several kilometers away. Then, with a leap, his massive body moved with unimaginable agility as he swung the Sword of Hope down with his right hand.
The immense pressure forced Kenpachi Zaraki to unleash his full power without holding back, immediately unleashing his Shikai, "Devour, Nozarashi!"
The Zanpakuto evolved from a serrated katana into a large cleaver, even more exaggerated than Ichigo's Shikai Zangetsu. It's like taking a door panel, polishing it a few times, and turning it into a sword.
Kenpachi Zaraki Nozarashi to meet him.
Bang!
Their Reiatsu collided, stunning the surrounding residents before the deafening explosion could erupt, sparing them the pain of the blast.
Nozarashi cut a sliver of a hole in the Sword of Hope, Kenpachi Zaraki smiled, only to realize that his body had been inexplicably torn open.
[Honestly, I've been following the updates lately, switching sources, and using various reading voice options. yeguoyuedu is available for both Android and iOS.]
There was no sign of an attack, and the wound seemed to have been there from the beginning.
Kenpachi Zaraki quickly dodged to the side and glanced down at his wound.
Gerard burst into laughter. "The notch in the Sword of Hope will become a mark of despair etched upon sinners. The more you resist, the more you slash, the more you will be shrouded in despair. When the sword finally breaks, that will be your death."
"I see. As long as I don't break the sword, killing you won't be a problem."
Kenpachi Zaraki, based on his own understanding, smiled and said, "It really is kind of you to explain these abilities."
"I'm making you understand the difference in power. A mere Shinigami cannot possibly defeat me."
Gerard arrogantly declared that once he survived the first blow, no one could defeat him afterward.
He is the strongest, the most powerful Quincy.
Even Gremmy wasn't a threat.
Gerard raised the Sword of Hope, intending to strike downwards. The opening created by this movement was seized by Kenpachi Zaraki, who leaped up abruptly.
With a flash of the blade, his right arm was severed at the elbow. Kenpachi Zaraki landed behind him, turning around to continue his next attack.
The severed arm suddenly regenerated, with black lines on its surface.
"It's useless. As long as I'm in this state, no attack can harm me."
Gerard roared, grabbing the fallen Sword of Hope with his right hand and swinging it with even greater speed. In that instant, even the sky seemed to distort beneath the blade, rippling like waves.
Kenpachi Zaraki was unable to dodge and was forced to raise Nozarashi to meet the Sword of Hope head-on.
Bang.
The Sword of Hope crashed heavily onto the Nozarashi, causing more cracks to appear. Blood blossoms bloomed from Kenpachi Zaraki's body, and his eyes became unfocused.
He had fought countless battles, big and small, and suffered many injuries, but this was the first time he had encountered such a situation, with a difference in skill level even greater than when he fought Retsu Unohana.
Never before had the thought of dying emerged so clearly in my mind.
"Haha, resistance means death, non-resistance also means death. Before me, this is your fate."
Gerard let out an exaggerated laugh, and the Sword of Hope continued to press down. With each bit of the blade breaking, Kenpachi Zaraki's wounds increased, yet he was unable to move.
He was completely rooted to the spot.
"Aaaaah!" Kenpachi Zaraki tried his best to sever the Sword of Hope, and while he still had a breath left, he slashed hard at Gerard.
He didn't care about his own death; he fought with all his might, and for that, even death was nothing to regret.
The pressure on Gerard's sword suddenly eased, Kenpachi Zaraki deftly pushed the sword away and ran to the side. The sonic boom arrived belatedly.
The cherry blossom-like blade struck the Shield of Justice with relentless force, forcing Gerard to retreat.
Senbonzakura, Kenpachi Zaraki recognizing whose Bankai it was, exclaimed with great displeasure, "This is my battle!"
"Idiot, you didn't even glance at the information the Captain-Commander gave you. Gerard's ability, even in a tone you can understand, is that he gets stronger the more he fights."
On the rooftop, Byakuya Kuchiki, with a cold expression, still spoke in a complaining tone, "If you had used your full strength from the beginning, you wouldn't be in this predicament now."
" Byakuya Kuchiki, it doesn't matter. The Miracle only become the Miracle under circumstances like this."
Gerard didn't care how many enemies there were. In his current state, whether he took on one or a dozen, defeating all the Shinigami wouldn't be a problem.
The heart is the most important organ in a person. A person can live without hands and feet, but no one can live without a heart.
The Soul King's Heart.
"Let me annihilate you!"