Chapter 1373 Start of the Real War
Chapter 1373 Start of the Real War
Chapter 1373 Start of the Real War
With Sona and Kisuke leaving to follow Aika and Ichigo, Yoruichi and the others regrouped as planned.
As soon as Yoruichi returned, she immediately noticed the injured Soifon who was being healed by Retsu, "Was that guy too much after all?"
Soifon was enduring the pain of the broken bone of her right arm and nodded, "Although both of us were still holding back, it's clear that I have no way of defeating him even if I go all out."
Soifon's opponent, Restoras, also known as the Sky Prime Ruler was not just faster than Soifon but also very experienced in close-quarter combat. In addition to that, he's also very sturdy despite his stature, and most of the attacks that allowed Soifon to create an opening were ignored.
"When I heard that Nimaiya instantly defeated one of them, I thought it'd be viable for me to take on one," Soifon added in a rare defeated tone.
"Well, he did warn us that he's only lucky that his opponent was overconfident with his defense." Yoruichi replied while recalling Ouetsu's exact words, 'I was only lucky that he didn't move at all... And that's actually the first time I felt resistance when I swung Sayafushi despite further sharpening her with my Reiatsu. He was a total monster that I wouldn't want to fight.'
'According to the records of my clan, Nimaiya's Sayafushi was infamous for cutting absolutely everything including its fellow Zanpakuto even if it's in Bankai state. For him to feel resistance, that must mean the guy he cut was unbelievably tough that almost no one would be able to scratch.' Yoruichi thought to herself and looked around, "The biggest problem is his speed. Even I won't be able to catch him in my Shunkou."
"What about you?" Soifon asked back while staring at Yoruichi's left arm that was partially rotting, "That looks nasty."
"I'm fine." Yoruichi was already pouring a medicine specially crafted by Kisuke based on Tenjirou's ability to replace blood, "I just didn't expect him to suddenly power up."
"Let me help Soi-chan~!" Serafall raised her arm.
Everyone looked at her before Yoruichi nodded, "Alright. Support Soifon. He's also the greatest threat right now since it'll be easy for him to map out the whole barrier if left alone so this is good."
"What about the other guy?" Asked Furoufushi, referring to the Sea Prime Dynast, Durmado. If Rugatimu was already giving them a massive headache, it wouldn't be strange if that guy was on the same level.
Yoruichi thought about it for a moment before saying, "You, Katori, and Renji will take him on."
Furoufushi smiled and started dragging Batsu'unsai with her, "Let's go, red head guy!"
"It's Renji Abarai." Renji corrected her but he still closely followed them towards Evie who hadn't done anything until now.
"By the way, our goal is not to defeat them but to keep them in here for as long as necessary." Yoruichi reminded, "If they are still too much, don't let your pride go in the way of you using the barrier to your advantage. That Evie has some pure hate towards the Etouldes so you can use that too."
"...I see. I guess after my last battle to death, it has been hard to hold myself back."
"Then how about this? The moment the second phase starts, you can also join the fun."
"Oh? Is that alright?"
Riveria nodded, "We can just ask whoever's coming to stay with me. And I have a feeling that I wouldn't need to protect the barrier at that point."
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Going back a few minutes earlier, Aika was rushing upward and she seemed to be going into deep space. But after around 50 miles above the surface of Mars, she found herself in a world with very conflicting features, "Huh? Where am I?"
It was a sudden transition as if she was suddenly transported to a different place. Aika remained calm and back tracked and found the boundary she just crossed. It was stopping her from returning so she used her Zanpakuto to cut it. Thankfully, she was able to cut it like butter and saw the distant surface of Mars.
Soon, however, the boundary closed, 'I can still cut it so it's not a problem.'
She finally turned around to look around and to her left, a lush forest was present. Meanwhile, on her right was a land of lifeless metal and crystals. It was a disorienting view that was split exactly in the middle, "I'm in the middle of their domain contest, huh?"
Soon, a man also crossed the boundary, "Wha-!? Where are we?"
Aika turned around to see the hollowfied Ichigo, "So you can do that too?"
Ichigo turned to her and asked, "Do what?"
"Nothing. For now, let's go to the left."
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