The Dangai—
"Devour, Shishoku!"
"Run, Itegumo!"
Kana Azashiro and Isane Kotetsu released their Zanpakutō at the same time, creating an opportunity for the medical team to escape.
They were leading a team to provide support in the human world but had run into Szayelaporro, who had returned from the time turbulence, in the Dangai.
They had no choice but to stay behind and deal with this trouble first.
"Hehehe... it seems I was mistaken," the corner of Szayelaporro's mouth turned up. "I thought you were leading this group of small fry to ambush me..."
"A long time must have passed. Your spiritual pressure has increased quite a bit compared to before. But..." Szayelaporro dodged a slashing blade of light and continued, "it's still not enough!"
Kana slashed several times, but Szayelaporro dodged them all.
During this time, the other Shinigami had already left the Dangai passage, leaving only Kana and Isane to face him.
Szayelaporro paid no mind to the other Shinigami.
He held a grudge. If he hadn't been strong, he probably would have been torn apart by the turbulence of time.
And Kana was one of the main culprits who had sent him there.
"I'm going to shatter your bones, pull them out one by one, and then put them back in!" Szayelaporro showed a cruel smile. "And I'll do it ten thousand times!"
"Is that so?" Kana smiled slightly. "But I feel you've gotten much weaker. Those wishes of yours probably won't come true!"
The pressure Szayelaporro gave off was not as great as the first time she had met him.
"I have already analyzed your ability!"
Szayelaporro knew that this Shinigami's attacks could diminish his various senses, so he didn't take them head-on.
Isane used Shunpo to appear behind him and slashed out a wave of ice mist.
The mist wrapped around Szayelaporro and quickly froze him into a block of ice.
However, he simply waved his hand and shattered it.
There was a large gap in their spiritual pressure. The attack from Itegumo couldn't cause any effective damage to him at all!
Boom—
"You think you can hurt me with such an ordinary move?"
Szayelaporro slapped Isane's shoulder, sending her flying.
Thud—
Kana used Shunpo to appear in front of Isane, blocking a whip-like strike from one of the white tentacles.
"Isane!" Kana was a bit worried about her condition.
"Cough, cough— I'm fine. I can still use healing Kidō."
Isane tried to get up and found that her left arm was broken. She quickly began to heal it.
Retsu Unohana had promoted her to the position of lieutenant not just because she valued her talent in healing.
After more than twenty years of training and practice, her talent had been fully realized.
A few seconds later, Isane stood up again.
"Oh~ that's healing Kidō, isn't it? A bit interesting..." Szayelaporro watched her heal herself, an inquisitive look in his eyes. "To heal a fracture so quickly, your healing skill must be quite high, even among Shinigami!"
"I'd hate to have to kill you," it was the first time Szayelaporro had seen a Shinigami with such high-level healing, and his interest grew, a vicious smile on his face. "After all... such a good specimen is a rare find!"
As Szayelaporro spoke, Kana had already sheathed her sword.
Clang—
The longsword left its sheath, and a brilliant blue blade of light transformed into a continuous stream, rushing towards him at high speed.
Senmaioroshi: Ryūkō!
Szayelaporro had suffered from this move before and did not try to block it with his hands.
If he was hit too many times, his senses would be affected, and it might even reawaken the other consciousness in his mind that he had worked so hard to suppress.
The several white tentacles on his back swung rapidly, clashing with the continuous stream of light, creating a series of metallic impact sounds.
Clang, clang, clang, clang—
The white tentacles were actually a bony exoskeleton. Even if they were affected by "Shishoku's" effect, it wouldn't affect Szayelaporro's main body.
"The same move won't work on me!" Szayelaporro sneered. "You're still not running? Are you waiting for good luck to strike again? The 'Kōtotsu' just left not long ago. You can't possibly wait for it to come back!"
He had been knocked into the time turbulence by the 'Kōtotsu'. When he escaped, he had emerged near it, so he knew exactly where it was.
Squish—
The continuous stream of light broke through the tentacles' obstruction and left a bloody gash on Szayelaporro's face, freezing his smile.
"Hehehe... your blade has gotten a lot faster," his face darkened, and anger built up in his eyes.
The last time they met, this Shinigami couldn't even make him bleed!
But now she could actually injure him!
Szayelaporro raised his hand, and a terrifying spiritual pressure gathered at his fingertips.
His strength was great, and he had few rivals in Hueco Mundo.
Moreover, he was arrogant, which led him to never take these two Shinigami seriously.
If it were an opponent of the same level, he would certainly not prepare a Cero at such close range.
But it had been a long time since he had fought an opponent of the same level.
Arrogance had its price.
Swoosh—
Kana and Isane, one from the left and one from the right, used Shunpo to appear beside him.
They both swung their swords down at the same time.
Squish—
Both of Szayelaporro's arms were struck. A cut several centimeters long appeared on his left arm, while his right was frozen solid.
He came to his senses, realized his mistake, and immediately gave up on forming the Cero.
The white tentacles on his back whipped out like long whips, forcing the two of them away.
Szayelaporro looked at his right arm. The ice on it couldn't be dispelled right away.
"I've frozen him!"
Isane shouted to Kana.
This time, she hadn't tried to freeze his entire body but had concentrated Itegumo's power to freeze one of his arms.
"Got it!"
Kana knew the ice wouldn't last long and quickly seized the opportunity to sheathe her sword.
She bent her knees into a lunge, and her figure suddenly vanished.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—
The next moment, four figures of Kana appeared around Szayelaporro, surrounding him.
He sensed the danger, but his frozen arm couldn't be lifted. With only one arm, he couldn't block attacks from four directions.
Two white tentacles from his back swept towards the figures, while the other two wrapped around his body to protect him.
At the same time, the four figures of Kana vanished and instantly appeared on the other side.
Shihō: Shunpo Iai!
Squish—
"Aaargh!!!"
Szayelaporro clutched his neck, from which blood was spurting, his face filled with incredulous shock.
Kana cautiously stared at him, crouching on the ground and rubbing her sore ankle.
'Shunpo Iai' was a move that concentrated power into an explosive burst. Now that she had used it four times in an instant, the tendons in her ankle were damaged, and it was difficult for her to even stand.
Swoosh—
Isane had been watching her condition and immediately used Shunpo to appear behind her.
A healing glow appeared on the hand clutching her ankle.
"Thanks... that's much better..."
The tension on Kana's face eased. The pain in her foot just now had almost made her want to lie down.
"Something's not right..."
Kana looked at Isane's tense face, then turned to look at Szayelaporro, who was still clutching his neck and screaming.
"Aaargh!!!"
His head suddenly twisted, and he revealed a strange smile. "Hehehe... just kidding..."
"Thanks to you, I've also learned a healing ability. Although the principle is a bit different..." Szayelaporro opened his palm, on which a faint light glowed. "It works by activating a Hollow's own healing ability."
Szayelaporro was a genius scientist among the Hollows. After watching Isane use healing Kidō, he had gotten some ideas and created a healing move that was effective on Hollows.
"This is trouble..."
Kana's expression was grave. This Menos could learn new moves in the middle of a battle. It was terrifying.
The arm that had been frozen had also recovered at some point.
"Well then..." Szayelaporro spread his arms, and the four white tentacles shot towards the two of them. "This game should be over."
A flash of a blade, and Kana knocked away the tentacles, also repelling the one that was trying to bind Isane's waist.
But the tentacles' attack speed was extremely fast, and the second wave followed immediately.
Kana was bound by the tentacles, and the sacs on them rapidly expanded.
"Hadō #54: Haien!"
Isane raised her left hand, and a disc-shaped reishi flame struck the white tentacles.
After being hit, the tentacles retracted, and Kana successfully broke free.
"It's too late~"
Szayelaporro grinned. The sacs on the tentacles behind him swelled and spat out a palm-sized cloth doll.
The doll landed precisely in his hand.
"Speaking of which, my ability can also affect the senses..." he boasted arrogantly. "Do you know what this is?"
Kana saw that the doll in his hand looked very similar to her and had a bad feeling. She quickly slashed out a stream of light.
Squish—
The light passed through Szayelaporro's abdomen.
"This is a Gabriel. Through it, I can control your senses~" he ignored his injury. He bent his finger and flicked the doll's head hard.
Boom—
Kana felt a sudden, massive shock in her forehead. Her vision went black, and she was knocked out cold.
"Oops, I think I used a little too much force... I wanted to play a little longer," Szayelaporro shook his head, somewhat regretting his own strength.
He casually tossed the doll aside and stomped on it.
A dense sound of bones breaking instantly came from Kana's body.
Crack, crackle—
"Kana!"
Isane quickly began to treat her.
Szayelaporro came over to the two of them and crouched down.
"What are you looking at me for?" he looked at the stunned Isane and smiled slightly. "Hurry up and heal her! Use whatever means you have!"
He was very interested in Shinigami technology and had enough patience to wait for Isane to show her skills.
Isane's back was drenched in sweat, and she was scared to death, but she still took out an emergency healing potion from her reishi-space pocket.
The next moment, she felt her hand become empty.
Looking up, the potion was already in Szayelaporro's hand.
He directly tossed the unfamiliar medicine into his mouth and began to chew.
"Hmm... activates spiritual pressure to heal the spiritual body... it's somewhat similar to my healing move."
Isane gritted her teeth and took out another potion. This time, it wasn't snatched away. She pried open Kana's mouth and fed it to her.
"It seems to be more effective on Shinigami, but the healing Kidō probably also played a part,"
Szayelaporro commented on the medicine's effect as he watched the color return to Kana's face.
"But... I did say..." his tentacles coiled around the doll on the ground. "That I would shatter your bones ten thousand times!"
Szayelaporro was petty and had long held a grudge against Kana. How could he let her off so easily?
Letting her receive treatment was only so she could endure even greater pain.
"Letting you sleep is too easy. Let's wake you up first..."
He sneered. "Let me see, which part of the body, when injured, will wake up an unconscious person?"
Just then, a strange change occurred in the shadow under Isane's feet.
A black figure suddenly rose from it.
Boom—
Szayelaporro's face was hit hard, twisting at an exaggerated angle.
He was sent flying by the suddenly appearing shadow, and the doll in his hand also fell into the shadow's hand.
The black figure tossed the doll to Isane.
It was the shadow Sora had left in her own shadow.
Isane was a medical personnel with average combat ability. Sora naturally wouldn't let her go onto the battlefield without some insurance.
However, Sora's main body had also encountered an enemy, and his attention was not focused here at first.
So, his shadow had not appeared immediately.
"Professor?!"
Isane's nose tingled. Szayelaporro had put her under immense pressure. The sudden appearance of her professor's shadow made her suppressed emotions pour out.
"This shadow doesn't have much spiritual pressure. Take Kana and leave." The shadow waved its hand, telling her to take Kana and go.
The current Szayelaporro had not yet undergone his division, and his strength was no less than Baraggan's.
A remotely controlled shadow could not be continuously supplied with spiritual pressure. This shadow did not have the ability to kill him.
"Okay!"
Isane carried Kana in his arms so he could heal her while running. Isane picked Kana up in his arms so he could heal her while running.
"Don't even think about running!!!" Szayelaporro roared after getting up.
Boom—
"Oof—" He was hit hard in the abdomen and retched.
The shadow's attack had stopped him from pursuing them.
The shadow's spiritual pressure was limited. A normal attack would do little damage to Szayelaporro. It was better to concentrate all of its spiritual pressure and release it at once.
The next moment, all of the shadow's spiritual pressure condensed on the edge of its blade. Arcs of lightning and flames intertwined.
"What is that?!"
Before Szayelaporro could figure out what this suddenly appearing black figure was, a lightning-flame slash had already entered his vision.
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