CRASH!!
Yammy's body slammed hard into the wall beside them, smashing out a massive crater.
Blood from his mouth stained the skin on his chest.
"What... what the hell happened?!"
He stared wide-eyed at Shigure's back.
He had no idea what occurred.
He'd only wanted to launch a sneak attack, but before he even saw Shigure make a move, he felt intense pain explode through his abdomen.
Had things reached... this level already?
Shigure slowly turned around, looking at Yammy with a faint smile:
"How did that strike feel just now?"
As his words fell, Yammy immediately scrambled up, wiped the blood from his mouth, and glared at Shigure with hatred:
"You bastard... what the hell are you?!"
"Yammy."
Ulquiorra's cold voice rang out. His green eyes gazed at Shigure with indifference as he spoke slowly:
"This is the target Aizen-sama told us about. Current 5th Division Captain, Segawa Shigure."
"Hah?! That's him?!"
Yammy stared at Shigure while slowly moving to Ulquiorra's side.
Ulquiorra continued coldly:
"He's indeed very strong. He can actually control spiritual power to compress air, creating short-range explosions that damaged your Hierro."
As his words fell, Shigure's eyes flashed—he hadn't expected to be figured out.
Yammy beside him looked somewhat confused.
Since he'd been too close just now and got hit immediately, he hadn't reacted at all.
But Ulquiorra, watching from such a distance, naturally noticed that short-range explosive blast appearing at Yammy's abdomen.
Ulquiorra suddenly raised his hand, holding a dark green orb.
Then he squeezed slightly, and the orb shattered directly.
In that instant, green light rapidly shot toward the sky.
Then a pillar of light immediately descended, completely enveloping the balcony where all three stood.
A faint green barrier formed around them.
Its aura felt like it had directly separated inside and outside into two completely different spaces.
Shigure's eyes moved as he observed with his Resonance Vision. Ulquiorra suddenly spoke with cold detachment:
"I don't want you to die in ignorance, so I'll explain for now."
"This light is called 'Negación'."
"It's a rule-based barrier that Aizen-sama created by modifying the principles of Menos Grande 'Anti-Membrane'."
"The moment this pillar descends, this area becomes completely cut off from the World of the Living."
"Within this zone, any Soul Reaper's spiritual pressure will be comprehensively suppressed."
"But as Hollows, we not only suffer no effects—we can even gain roughly triple amplification."
"This is what Aizen-sama specifically created for this plan."
Ulquiorra spoke while slowly closing his eyes and placing his hand on the Zanpakutō at his waist:
"To die under such circumstances..."
"You should feel honored, Soul Reaper."
As his words fell, he slowly drew the blade from his waist, saying simultaneously:
"Attack, Yammy."
Hearing this, Yammy grinned widely, his face showing an excited smile.
"BANG!"
He stomped both feet on the ground and charged directly forward.
This force caused the balcony floor beneath his feet to explode directly.
Thick spiritual pressure covered his body as an even more powerful strike attacked Shigure head-on.
But just then, Shigure suddenly kicked forward, seemingly meeting Yammy's fists directly.
Seeing this scene, Ulquiorra's pupils moved slightly.
Yammy, witnessing this, showed even greater excitement and cruelty in his eyes.
"HAHAHA! You're actually trying to compare physical strength with me?!"
"Overestimating yourself!! Watch me crush you to pulp!!!"
Red spiritual pressure covered his fists as they collided directly with Shigure's foot.
BANG!
A massive collision sound rang out, and the floor beneath cracked again.
The shockwave from this impact made Ulquiorra's white coat flutter violently.
Through the flying dust, Shigure's body remained completely motionless, still maintaining his kicking posture.
But Yammy went flying backward once again!
His body crashed into the surrounding green barrier without any pause.
CRASH!
He quickly scrambled up and looked toward Shigure. This time, his expression completely transformed into terror.
"Impossible...!"
"With his spiritual pressure fully suppressed... how is his strength still so powerful?!"
Ulquiorra saw this scene, his eyes sharpening slightly. Then his figure suddenly vanished from his original position.
Sonído!
He instantly appeared behind Shigure. Without any expression, he brought down a fierce slash directly at Shigure.
But the next second, his blade suddenly stopped at exactly one centimeter from Shigure!
He couldn't continue cutting down at all!
Shigure lowered his foot, straightened up, and slowly looked over:
"What's wrong? Ulquiorra, is your blade... really so powerless?"
As his words fell, Shigure's hand had already moved to the hilt at his waist.
"?!"
Ulquiorra's pupils contracted sharply. He quickly stepped back, creating a distance of three meters.
He slowly raised his eyes and spoke softly:
"Your spiritual pressure... isn't being suppressed by the Negación...?"
For the first time, Ulquiorra's tone carried a hint of surprise.
This was a supreme rule-based barrier created using the Hōgyoku's great power—it shouldn't be possible for it to fail.
Shigure looked at Ulquiorra with the same calm expression, slowly drawing his Zanpakutō from his waist while saying:
"Didn't you think about why I just watched you deploy your barrier without taking any action?"
"What?" Ulquiorra looked slightly stunned.
Shigure raised his hand lightly with a smile:
"Because from the very beginning... I never planned to let you two leave the World of the Living successfully."
"So I'm going to kill you both within this barrier."
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