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In the outer area of the Tsunayashiro Family, above a pavilion slightly lower than the Main family's council hall, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed, and thunder roared as torrential rain poured down.
Aozaki Reiji stood alone in the rain, letting the water drench him completely.
His fingers gently tapped the Shinra Bansho's hilt, making a rhythmic sound, as if merging with the pervasive wind and rain.
This pavilion had fifty floors, standing approximately two hundred and fifty meters tall.
Standing on the edge of the rooftop and looking down, everything below became so insignificant, giving one the illusion of transcending the mundane world and looking down upon it.
Undisturbed, This place was an excellent vantage point!
Many elders of the Tsunayashiro branch family were hiding inside the towering building beneath his feet, trembling uncontrollably.
And the last line of defense for the branch family was tightly guarding the surroundings.
The Reishi beneath Aozaki Reiji's feet dispersed, and he unhesitatingly leaned forward, plummeting straight down!
In a state of complete weightlessness, he swiftly drew his Zanpakuto from his waist, and with a flourish, the blade flashed, cutting through the air like water, as swift as a gale.
Shinra Bansho emitted a sharp, piercing whistle as it sliced through the air.
Meanwhile, on the top floor of the pavilion, the family's guard squad and samurai were already arrayed, meticulously sealing every entrance; whether stairwells or doorways, there was not a single flaw to be found.
The guards and loyal fighters had been meticulously trained by the Tsunayashiro Family since childhood, and their combat prowess was preeminent among similar groups trained by other noble families; the eighty to ninety individuals within this pavilion were especially formidable.
Nearly all the elite forces of the branch family were gathered here, with the exception of the man who had been placed under house arrest.
Logically speaking, even if an intruder possessed so-called Vice-Captain-level strength, breaking through this place would not be easy.
After all, once the peculiar abilities of those Menos Grande were understood, they were not entirely impossible to deal with.
Furthermore, the enemy's numbers were not large compared to the family's samurai, and their actual combat ability was not outstanding among those of Vice-Captain rank.
The guards truly couldn't understand why the elders were so cowardly.
During the last invasion, the opponent was an elite among Captain-class strongmen, and at that time, there was indeed nothing they could do.
However, the threat posed by this invading group of Hollow was not as high; there was no need to be so fearful.
Little did they know, these old men were afraid of cutting their hands with a double-edged sword!
"Hey! Someone jumped out the window!!"
Suddenly, a guard cried out in terror, pointing towards the window.
Before he finished speaking, everyone present broke out in a cold sweat.
This was not the Human World; Shinigami could not fly in the Soul Society.
They were already on the top floor, with no other exits above.
So the question was, how did that person manage to jump from a height of over two hundred meters?
Most people stared dumbfounded as the figure hovered in mid-air, as if time itself had frozen.
Immediately after, a fierce gust of wind roared in from outside the window, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound and the agitated hum of Reishi.
Everyone was astonished.
Was this a Shinigami with a wind-type Zanpakuto, or one of those Quincy who could manipulate Reishi to fly in the Reishi world?
Just then, an incredibly massive Reishi slash suddenly tore through the solid wall, sending broken wood splinters flying everywhere.
The black figure, light as a bird, flew into the room; a young man in a black cloak hovered like a ghost in mid-air, tightly clutching a snow-white Zanpakuto.
His appearance was like a storm, filling the entire room with a suffocating atmosphere.
Propelled by the strong wind, he landed steadily on the ground, his movements graceful and swift.
However, everyone's initial impression was quickly shattered.
Effortlessly, he threw a guard standing nearby, like trash, out of the building!
The guard, utterly terrified, disappeared into the gloomy rain before he could even react.
This was Aozaki Reiji's target location for this operation.
When he was ambushed by the Tsunayashiro Family, it was these old foxes hiding here who were manipulating everything from behind the scenes.
As for the other members of the Tsunayashiro Family, he could leave them to the Metastacia.
But for these old masterminds, he had to personally act to quell the hatred in his heart.
Although it might seem troublesome, if he didn't personally eliminate these enemies, his thoughts would not be at peace.
Revenge was the nature of this narrow-minded man!
There was still plenty of time; Aozaki Reiji only needed to clear this floor and deal with those old men.
Under his spiritual perception, no matter how well those old men hid, it was useless.
Time was definitely sufficient; no one here could withstand a single strike from him.
The guards stared in astonishment as the black-clad man raised the long blade, unsure if it was a Zanpakuto; without time to think, they drew their Zanpakuto and surrounded him.
The two leading guards simultaneously stepped forward, their sharp blades glinting with cold light, carrying a fierce momentum as they slashed down towards Aozaki Reiji's head.
If measured by the standards of the Gotei 13, the strength of these two individuals definitely reached the Seated Officer level, capable of easily defeating over a dozen ordinary Squad members.
However, the enemy they faced this time was not an ordinary Squad member, but Aozaki Reiji, the Eleventh Division Captain.
Aozaki Reiji suddenly burst forth with astonishing speed, his figure instantly vanishing from his original spot, only to reappear instantly behind the two guards.
The two guards were utterly shocked, attempting to turn and react, but it was already too late.
In an instant, two bloody heads rolled to the ground.
"Monster!!"
Accompanied by a scream from an unknown source, the previously noisy crowd instantly fell silent, everyone simultaneously gulping hard, their faces filled with terror.
Immediately after, a deafening roar echoed through the entire corridor:
"He's an intruder, everyone, let's go, kill him!!"
However, just then, a cold voice suddenly spoke: "Don't rush."
The voice belonged to Aozaki Reiji, and his words seemed to possess a magical quality, reverberating continuously through the hallway.
The snow-white long blade, which had been held in Aozaki Reiji's hand and gleamed with a cold light, was now pointed downwards.
The others paid no attention, turning their heads to look around upon hearing the sound.
The guards all stood frozen in place, their faces filled with disbelief.
Hair-raising.
Their companions' bodies had, at some unknown point, undergone a bizarre transformation; their skin gradually turned green, and their eyes were encircled by an orange-red glow.
They looked as terrifying and grotesque as the monsters outside possessed by Hollow!
Four full Shinigami Squads, totaling thirty-two people, surged into the hallway.
These were the unaware guards who had come as reinforcements, each with a fierce look in their eyes, thinking that the invading Hollow had broken through to them, bringing them merit; killing one could directly make them a Squad Captain.
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