Haschwalth's words amplified instantly through his spiritual pressure!
The next moment, those quiet words exploded like thunder across the entire Seireitei.
Everyone could undoubtedly hear them.
The powerful impact nearly shattered every division member's psychological defenses in an instant!
First, countless flame spiritual pressure pillars appeared. Then terrifying white knights. Now... such overwhelming pressure.
Even the Gotei captains and lieutenants looked grim.
This moment, everyone was absolutely certain.
Segawa Shigure's Kidō transmission was forcibly interrupted because of these Quincy...!
Which meant right now, Segawa Shigure had likely... encountered formidable enemies!
Realizing this, Soi Fon's expression grew even more severe.
"No... I must... I must find Segawa...!!"
Without hesitation, she immediately rushed toward the First Division.
Earlier, Stealth Force members had reported seeing Shigure heading to the First Division barracks.
She'd naturally go there first.
But the instant she began her Flash Step, spiritual pressure suddenly descended.
A figure shrouded in pure white uniform appeared instantly.
"Yo, Captain..."
"?!"
Soi Fon stopped immediately, gaze freezing, then her face darkened.
Just from the spiritual pressure, she could clearly sense this person's strength... exceeded captain level!
Looked like she couldn't avoid a brutal fight...
...
Meanwhile, at the Department of Research and Development.
Though technical staff handling analysis and coordination didn't fight directly, they were still frantically busy.
Panicked reports from observers reached Vice-Director Akon's ears.
"Enemy spiritual pressure inside the Court—currently sixteen confirmed locations!"
"However, unconfirmed pressure locations might be due to ongoing battles..."
"Due to continuous Soul Reaper spiritual pressure disappearances, we estimate members investigating pressure died before transmitting intel!!"
"Currently, captains have begun departing to engage enemies!!!"
Hearing various reports, large beads of sweat rolled down Akon's face.
Though Segawa Shigure's intel had just helped close the Seireitei's intelligence gap considerably...
Obviously, the truly critical part remained unsolved—
Bankai theft!
No one expected these enemies to suddenly attack early.
Which meant... currently, the Seireitei remained at complete disadvantage!
As he thought this, another panicked report came—
"V-Vice-Director! Casualty results from each area are in!!"
"Third Division... Lieutenant Kira's spiritual pressure vanished! Three seated officers also disappeared!!"
"In West District 601, twenty-five division members dead! Similarly in District 224, sixty-one dead!"
"Just minutes into the invasion, over... one thousand have already died...!!"
"?!!"
Akon's pupils contracted instantly. His body froze completely.
These numbers... far exceeded his expectations!!
He'd thought the previous invasion's heavy casualties were due to no captains fighting...
But this time clearly showed—
Even with captains on guard, they still possessed... terrifyingly powerful strength!!
This kind of strength... couldn't be easily countered just with intelligence...!
Akon felt his body trembling involuntarily.
Not from fear.
But from powerlessness regarding the current situation.
"This is simply... too extreme..."
"Against enemies like this... how... how can we possibly win..."
...
At this moment, on a central Seireitei street, someone stopped.
Third Division Captain Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi.
A Hell Butterfly flew to his ear, transmitting—
"Third Seat Togakushi, Fifth Seat Gori, Sixth Seat Kataoka's spiritual pressure vanished, and—"
"Lieutenant Kira's spiritual pressure also vanished!"
Hearing this, Rōjūrō's gaze trembled slightly. He slowly drew his Zanpakutō, speaking softly—
"...I see. Understood."
"Third Division Captain... Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi engaging."
Finishing, he raised his eyes toward the white-uniformed Quincy opposite him.
Seeing this, the opponent grinned widely—
"Heh heh heh... Looks like bad news. Who died?"
Rōjūrō's expression remained cold. He began walking forward, speaking flatly—
"Must I answer you?"
"Of course!"
The opponent tilted his head back slightly, chuckling—
"That spiritual pressure vanished from Bazz-B's location... If nobody died, it means he screwed up."
Hearing this, Rōjūrō's expression remained unchanged as he continued forward—
"Comrades belittling each other... That's completely unartistic."
"From Segawa's earlier information, I don't recall hearing about enemies like you..."
"Which means you're not among those 'requiring special attention'...?"
Reaching this point, Rōjūrō raised his blade, looking at his opponent coldly—
"Then I won't hold back."
Hearing this, the opponent's smile grew even wider.
"Heh heh, sorry, but I really don't understand your weird talk..."
"But don't worry—whatever you're saying, I won't bother trying to understand."
"Because in the next five minutes..."
"You'll be dead!"
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