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Chapter 346: Blocking a Hollow Flash with Bare Hands!
Chapter 346: Blocking a Hollow Flash with Bare Hands!
"Higan is a rare pair of Zanpakuto in the Soul Society, and since the short sword has such an ability, why would you assume the long sword is merely a sharp blade?" Night City explained, "With a release phrase like 'Ferryman! Twisting cause and effect, blessing and curse, intertwined,' you can probably guess the nature of my Zanpakuto."
"The short sword can turn disadvantages into advantages, it's a blessing sword. But the ability of the long sword in my hand is the exact opposite; it converts all beneficial effects and advantages into negative consequences."
Upon hearing Night City's explanation, Makoto Hihoko and the others realized the reason behind their various wounds, understanding the purpose of Night City's previous strategy of using the long sword for offense and the short sword for defense—to inflict the 'curse' of the long sword upon them.
"Although I'm not sure about the principle of 'Hollowification,' it's undoubtedly a state that amplifies one's spiritual pressure. Under the reversal of my Higan's cause and effect, you can imagine what would happen to the amplified spiritual pressure, right?"
The ability to amplify spiritual pressure, when reversed, naturally leads to its rapid depletion. This was the current state of Makoto and the others.
"Damn it! You baldy, you're too despicable! Instead of fighting us fairly, you resort to such underhanded tricks!" Nishiri, despite not being the brightest, understood the principle after Night City's explanation and couldn't help but glare at him in anger.
"You brats, understand this. It was you who ambushed me, and you had the advantage of numbers, even using the power of Hollows. Who's the despicable one here?
Moreover, in terms of experience as a Shinigami, I might even be your senior. Don't be so naive.
In battle, would your enemy willingly reveal their secrets? It's about misdirection and obfuscation, using both real and fake to confuse your opponents. Combat isn't just about swinging your sword with brute strength; it requires strategy. Otherwise, no matter how strong you are, you'll be played by your opponent."
Hearing Night City's words, Nishiri became even more annoyed. Her impulsive nature made her feel mocked by Night City.
However, Makoto Hihoko, standing beside her, narrowed her eyes as she listened to Night City's words, sensing that there was something more to his explanation.
"Raibu, can you still perform Bankai?"
Night City's Zanpakuto ability had been fully exposed, but their original plan was now in disarray. They realized that if they continued with their previous strategy of a protracted battle, they might be the ones to fall first.
Nishiri had almost no fighting ability left, and she couldn't perform Bankai to begin with. Now, she couldn't even maintain her Hollowification, so Makoto directly sent her to the sidelines to watch.
Although she grumbled and wanted to confront Night City, Makoto knew that without Hollowification and with her rapidly depleting spiritual pressure, she wouldn't last a few exchanges against Night City's exquisite swordsmanship, and might even be killed.
"If it were ten minutes ago, maybe, but now..."
Hearing Aikawa Raibu's words, Makoto's expression turned grave. He still had the strength to perform Bankai.
But his Bankai didn't differentiate between friend and foe, making it unsuitable for this situation where he was outnumbered.
And aside from Bankai, Hirako couldn't think of a way to turn the tide of the battle, which made him clench his fists in extreme frustration.
Since the Hollowification Incident in Soul Street, these members of the investigation team had fled to the Human World like stray dogs.
Filled with rage and hatred towards Gin Ichimaru, they mastered the power of Hollowification and formed the Menos Grande, all with the goal of one day avenging their betrayal.
But now, even if it wasn't Ichimaru, the Menos Grande had deployed nearly more than half of their forces, and they couldn't even defeat a mere Third Seat of the Thirteenth Division. This made Hirako feel extremely humiliated!
They couldn't even defeat an elite monster, yet they dared to challenge the big boss. Was this a joke?
"Actually, even if you can perform Bankai, I've already prepared corresponding countermeasures.
For the traitors like you, I originally didn't want to get involved, but since you ambushed me, I'll consider you as my enemies, and that shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Night City's arrogant words further infuriated Hirako and the others. The situation was currently a stalemate, but Night City spoke as if he had already won.
Before Hirako and the others could speak, they saw Night City slowly removing the headband from his head, and in the next second, a massive aura transformed into a whirlwind and rushed towards them!
"Bankai... No, is it a tool to seal the aura? This damn monster had been suppressing his aura all along while fighting us!"
When they saw Night City, whose aura had already weakened to a certain extent, unleashing a burst of overwhelming aura after removing the headband from his forehead, Hirako and the others were stunned.
It was at this moment that they realized they had been completely played by Night City, just as he had said earlier.
From the moment they ambushed him, he had been setting traps, pretending, and hiding his true strength, which led to the current situation.
If they had known about Night City's strength from the beginning and used Hollowification and Bankai at the start of the battle, they would have had a significant advantage.
No... Even if they had used their full strength from the beginning, given the opponent's cunning nature, they would probably have fallen into another trap.
The stalemate situation suddenly reversed when Night City removed the aura seal.
However, just as Night City was slowly walking towards Nishiri, who had been cursing him as a baldy, he suddenly sensed something and turned around.
Almost simultaneously with his turn, a red energy pillar shot out from a distance, targeting him!
"Hollow Flash? I forgot that there were four others from the investigation team who betrayed the Soul Society."
As the Hollow Flash shot towards him, Night City thrust his long sword into the ground, and his shoulders and armpits instantly unleashed a torrent of Ghostly Power like an air current.
Extending his right hand, he curved his fingers into a blade shape. As his body charged forward, he used the hand blade to directly cleave through the Hollow Flash in front of him!
Nishiri, sitting paralyzed on the ground and witnessing this, was completely stunned. She never imagined that someone could actually block a Hollow Flash with their bare hands.
(End of Chapter)
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