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Chapter 169 The Two
Chapter 169 The Two
Shinobu Kocho certainly recognized the person in front of her.
She stared blankly at the back of the figure blocking her way.
He was wearing a slightly worn-out shihaka outfit, and his black, tousled hair was being blown by the wind.
In his hand, he held a Zanpakuto with a strange aura.
The blade was covered with jagged, interlocking lines, resembling countless tiny teeth, and was radiating intense heat, as if the entire blade were burning.
His blade emanated a hunger that seemed to devour everything, sending chills down the spines of the nearby ordinary team members, who instinctively tightened their grip on their shallow weapons.
But Shinobu Kocho has missed this feeling that makes others feel fearful and uncomfortable for seventy years.
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...Asuka!!
Butterfly was stunned, her nose tingled, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.
Matsumoto Rangiku and the other Shinigami members around her were also stunned.
Who is this person? Did they come to this world with us?
Something's not right. Why is the spiritual power on him so weak that it's undetectable?
Asuka turned to the side and gently adjusted her breathing: "Sorry I'm late."
"You idiot!!"
Shinobu hugged Asuka tightly, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.
"Thank goodness...you're alive...you're really alive!"
"Where have you been?! Do you know how long I've been looking for you?!"
"Seventy years! I'm practically an old lady now!!"
"Do you know how scared I am! I'm afraid you'll die! I'm afraid you'll leave me all alone in this world!"
She suddenly looked up, her eyes brimming with tears, staring intently at Fei Niao's face: "Why didn't you come to find me! Why did you only show up today!"
"You're such an idiot! Asuka, you big idiot!!"
Asuka remained silent, putting her arm around Shinobu's shoulder while warily glancing around at the menacing Hollows.
If any foolish mutated Void dares to approach at this moment, he will make it regret being born into this world.
"Butterfly...the sixth seat of the Butterfly Clan?" The young team member whose leg injury had just been treated by Shinobu Kocho opened his mouth wide, his voice hoarse, almost unable to believe his eyes.
The girl Shinobu Kocho, known in the Fourth Division for her gentleness and medical skills, and who remained calm even when faced with the most severe injuries, was now acting like an emotionally distraught child.
She clung tightly to the stranger's clothes, as if he would vanish into thin air if she let go.
"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on here..." Before the other team member could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a mutated bone blade swinging from the side, and he rolled away in a sorry state, his face covered in dust.
Matsumoto Rangiku's brows furrowed, and the gray cat, transformed into sand mist, came to the rescue of the team member, shouting sternly, "What are you all standing there for! Want your heads eaten off?!"
But she had no idea what had happened.
"Miss Butterfly...do you recognize this handsome young man?" She dodged an attack from a phantom and looked at Asuka's face with a puzzled expression. "That doesn't make sense. How come I don't recognize such a handsome guy..."
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The battle did not stop because of this interlude; the roars of the mutated Hollows, the shouts of the Grim Reapers, and the explosions of the Kido intertwined.
Several smaller, swift-moving mutated Hollows, seemingly drawn by Shinobu Kocho's out-of-control emotional fluctuations and the unsettling spiritual pressure emanating from Asuka, recklessly and rapidly approached.
"Lower your head," Asuka suddenly said.
Shinobu Kocho almost reflexively complied, burying her face even deeper into his chest.
The violent and intense spiritual pressure exploded at the tip of his blade like a lit powder keg!
The air was compressed rapidly, the spiritual pressure was distorted, and a piercing explosion was emitted.
The mutated Void creatures that launched the sneak attack collided head-on with a sword wind burning with red and black flames. The tough steel skin vaporized the moment it came into contact with the turbulent flow.
Only a few wisps of black smoke and a strong smell of burning remained in the air.
【vomit-!!!】
The voice of the raccoon came from the bird's heart again, but it didn't say anything else.
The blast wave kicked up dust, causing Matsumoto Rangiku's blonde hair to fly backward.
She instinctively used the gray cat as a shield in front of her, causing the sand-like blade to become disordered by the wind.
Her pupils contracted sharply as she stared intently at the bird's motionless back and the long sword in his hand that could unleash such terrifying power with just a single swing of his arm.
...Was that really a Zanpakuto? It looked more like an ancient beast that had been forcibly restrained!
"Hiss..." A gasp of cold air rang out among the team members who were barely able to stand.
Their gaze towards the birds completely changed, from surprise and doubt to horror.
This power to instantly kill multiple mutated Void beings is no ordinary ability!
Who exactly is this mysterious person? The Sixth Seat of the Butterfly Clan and him...
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Asuka's voice rang out again, still deep and resonant: "This time, I'll take you home."
"Home..." Shinobu Kocho stared at him blankly, the broken tears in her eyes slowly gathering again.
Seventy years of longing and waiting have finally been answered at this moment.
She angrily punched Fei Niao and fiercely wiped away the tears on her face with her sleeve.
Although her eyes were still red and the tip of her nose was also red, something was rekindling in her eyes.
She shoved Asuka away abruptly, picked up her kimono, and yelled, "Who wants to go home with you! Shameless!"
Shinobu's voice was thick with a nasal tone, and carried a joy she herself didn't realize: "Let's get rid of these clueless guys first!"
"it is good."
Matsumoto Rangiku gazed at the flames of fighting spirit mixed with tears in Kocho Shinobu's eyes. Though still shocked, she fulfilled her duty as a vice-captain: "Squad 10! Reorganize!"
"Cooperate with... uh... the Sixth Seat of the Butterfly Clan and her friends! Charge!"
"Yes!" the team members responded in unison.
The battle broke out again, but the rhythm was different.
The bird held nothing back; every swing of the raccoon brought with it a piercing shriek that tore through the air and a scorching wave of heat.
The canine-tooth-like patterns on the blade seemed to come alive, and each time it collided with the body of the mutated Hollow, it would completely devour the opponent, making it several times more efficient than the combined tactics of slashing and Kido!
Despite the constant sounds of vomiting, he made each cut without hesitation.
Shinobu followed closely behind Asuka, her movements as nimble as a butterfly flitting among flowers.
The rapier danced and twirled in her hand. With each precise thrust, countless tiny, pale purple glowing insects were summoned from the void, like miniature armies guided by the queen.
They avoided the chaotic black and red currents ravaged by the birds, and instead targeted the mutated Void creatures whose steel-skinned defenses had been torn apart by the birds but had not yet been devoured, burrowing into the wounds to detonate potent poison from within.
The two worked together with an astonishing chemistry.
It seems that even after seventy years of separation, the instinct to fight side by side in the age of demons has never been erased.
Asuka's blade paved the way for Shinobu's poisonous insects, while Shinobu's poisonous insects compensated for any oversights that Asuka might make during her sweeping attacks, efficiently eliminating the threat.
Matsumoto Rangiku led her team to provide support from both sides, while Gray Cat's Sand Mist Cutting and the Red Fire Cannons released by the team members in coordination kept intertwining.
Suddenly, the situation began to develop in a favorable direction.
Rangiku's golden gaze remained fixed on the perfectly coordinated pair of figures.
She had never seen Shinobu Kocho fight like this before. The purple light trails left by her slender sword were ruthless and decisive, and each strike carried a kind of venting ferocity.
Who exactly is this man?
"Vice-Captain! Watch out for what's above you!"
A teammate's exclamation interrupted Rangiku's thoughts.
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