The Situation Suddenly Changed

Tokikaze showed up unannounced in a random battlefield, blasting the foe with Raikoho or a compressed air blade.

Perhaps it was partly because of Kyōraku Shunsui's teachings, he had also acquired the bad habit of barging into other people's battles to some extent.

"Hado #73: Soren Sokatsui!"

Like the blooming light of a lotus flower in the sky, azure flames fell like rain, pouring down, covering an area of a hundred meters in radius.

Tokikaze accurately controlled the devastating azure flames as he looked down from above.

In just a moment, another battlefield was about to be taken care of.

However, at this moment, the battle suddenly took a peculiar turn.

In the south direction of the mountains, intense Reiatsu suddenly erupted, followed by strong winds from various directions.

Tokikaze placed his hand on the hilt as he looked towards the south. His face that had just relaxed a moment ago was painted with frown again.

The two sides in the battle looked up at the sky in confusion, and the figure emitting a powerful oppressive force had disappeared.

...

At the same time.

Karakura Town was right next to Naruki City.

In a corner of the city, under the cover of a Kido barrier, in the basement of a newly opened store.

In the immaculate white laboratory, a figure dressed in a white research outfit was typing frantically on a computer.

On the huge display screen, countless complex and incomprehensible numerical symbols popped up one after another.

Suddenly, as if playing a musical piece, the fingers on the keyboard suddenly stiffened, and the sound of typing abruptly stoped. The laboratory falls into silence.

A pair of green eyes gazed at the north.

"It definitely exceeds my expectations."

"The level of war has once again escalated."

"In this situation, it's hard to just stand by and watch."

He then picked up the green and white hat hanging on the side of the coat rack and headed out.

...

South of the mountains, on the edge, on the plains.

Tokikaze hovers in the sky, gazing at the changes on the distant battlefield.

At a distance of less than a kilometer, a pitch-black crack slowly opened, and the cracks on the edges were like the teeth of some creature.

The enormous and violent Reiatsu came from within and spreadi over the entire battlefield.

Garganta.

A portal that connected Hueco Mundo, Human World, and Soul Society, which was usually used by Menos.

As the Garganta opened, strange creatures continuously emerged from it. There were so many of them that their number easily exceeded the forces of the rebels and nobles in this war.

And below the Garganta, a rebel raised his right hand high with a white substance in his palm.

"We will never yield!"

As usual, they shouted their slogan before dying.

In the next second, the horde of Hollows swarmed him, and the rebel's Reiatsu disappeared completely.

"How did they get hold of such a thing?"

Tokikaze was quite puzzled. "Could it be that a Quincy is involved in this war again?"

What the rebel was holding before his demise was a Hollow bait, which the Quincies used specifically to eliminate Hollows. Generally, it was only effective against weak Hollows."

However, it seemed the Hollow bait was enhanced.

Behind the continuously expanding crack of the Garganta, a massive Reiatsu was brewing incessantly.

Menos Grande.

Starting from an Adjuchas level.

There might even be a Vasto Lorde.

It could only be said that the situation had escalated this time.

As Tokikaze mentioned earlier, if this rebel war was only related to the Shihōin family, it would have seemed too easy.

But unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

When the Garganta appeared, it meant that this war had escalated into the war between Soul Reapers and Hollows.

After devouring the rebel, the horde of Hollows redirected their attention to the mountainous forest.

The mountains, ravaged by war, were filled with the corpses of Soul Reaper and scattered Reishi, an irresistible delicacy for the Hollow.

Their greed and desire led them towards the mountains.

"Hado #4: Byakurai."

Naturally, Tokikaze wouldn't let these creatures leave the plains. 

The blue lightning obliterated several Hollows efforlessly.

Although it was only a Hado #4, with Tokikaze's Reiatsu, it packed quite a punch.

A trench dozens of meters long was created on the plains, directly blocking the path of the Hollows.

At this moment, the Hollows finally noticed the figure standing in the sky.

As a result, each one of them launched suicidal attacks towards Tokikaze.

The death of their companions didn't scare them whatsoever.

They had some reason, but not much.

Driven by hunger, the Hollow had no fear of dying.

They mustered all their strength and jumped towards Tokikaze.

Tokikaze casually lifted his Zanpakuto and dished out compressed air blades, instantly killing more than dozens of the weak Hollows.

They were even weaker to ordinary Soul Reaper, posing no threat whatsoever.

Above the sky, shadows covered, and huge claws emitted a metallic glint, heading straight for Tokikaze's head.

But before it entered a range of ten meters, it was instantly engulfed by the sudden onslaught of a strong wind, tearing it apart across the plains.

"The delightful smell of blood..."

Multiple voices came from the Garganta, as if layers of echoes were suppressing each other, causing an instinctive physiological disgust.

A massive figure squeezed out from the Garganta, entering the plains.

With a silverback gorilla-like appearance, this Adjuchas seemed to surpass its peers.

On its grim skull mask, fangs protruded, and its crimson pupils revealed brutality and greed.

It looked into the distance, and the Soul Reaper that cut their battle short, were continuously emerging to assist Tokikaze.

However, the horrifying Reiatsu made them stop in their tracks. Their bodies stiffened, unable to take another step forward.

It was not just because of the Hollows, but more due to the several meters tall silverback gorilla.

However, Tokikaze did not pay too much attention to this Adjuchas. His gaze remained fixed inside the Garganta.

There should be another big guy in there...