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"Big Bro Daimaru, they've stopped outside the town."
Daimaru sat on the steps in front of a dilapidated house, listening to his subordinate's report, his gaze fixed on the entrance to the town.
As the overlord of District 79, Daimaru was very conspicuous in the crowd.
He was over two meters tall, burly and strong, with bulging bronze muscles that seemed about to burst through his clothes.
His eyes were small, yet he lacked the impulsiveness of a brute, instead being exceptionally calm and composed.
There were many lunatics in the lower-numbered districts, and Daimaru was one of them, but unlike the lunatics he had eliminated, Daimaru was crazier than anyone when he was crazy, and more steady than anyone when he was cautious.
It was precisely by relying on this character—crazy when he needed to be crazy, steady when he needed to be steady—that he ascended to the top position in District 79.
But he was unwilling to be confined to this small area forever; Soul Society was vast.
Not to mention other districts, even in the West 80th District alone, there were many formidable villains.
To completely control the lower-numbered districts, he had to defeat those monsters.
Daimaru had tried once, and the result… he was effortlessly defeated.
If it weren't for the fact that the great villain in the West 80th District disdained to kill him because he was too weak, he would be dead by now.
Having narrowly survived at the hands of that monster, Daimaru realized one thing: no matter how large his influence, if his own strength was insufficient, he was nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter in the eyes of others.
And the simplest way to become stronger was to learn the combat techniques of a Shinigami, but to learn these things, he had to become a Shinigami, which was something Daimaru absolutely could not accept.
Therefore, after his crushing defeat, Daimaru had been searching for a way to learn Shinigami combat techniques without becoming a Shinigami.
Shiba Ganju was precisely the method he found!
The Shiba was once one of the Five Great Noble Families of the Seireitei; this was no secret in Soul Society.
And according to Daimaru's investigation, that hooligan named Shiba Ganju was precisely the younger brother of the current head of the Shiba.
Of course, Daimaru knew very well that even a fallen noble family was not something he could provoke, and the female head of the Shiba was an existence even the great villains of the 80th District were unwilling to provoke.
So he manipulated a few hooligans to lure Shiba Ganju into District 79.
The fallen Shiba, as far as he knew, only consisted of the siblings and two servants.
As long as he captured Shiba Ganju and forced the Shinigami training techniques out of him, Daimaru only needed to hide in other areas of Rukongai, and those few people from the Shiba would simply be unable to find him.
Moreover, Daimaru had never intended to kill Ganju; after getting what he wanted, he would naturally let Ganju leave, and that way, the Shiba should not pursue him relentlessly.
"Big Bro Daimaru, they seem to be preparing to head back.
Should we have the brothers make a move?"
A ruthless glint flashed in Daimaru's calm eyes.
He looked around and said coldly, "Let them make a move! But remember one thing: absolutely do not kill Shiba Ganju.
As for the rest… try not to kill them if possible, but if they resist strongly, it doesn't matter if you kill them."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces showed eagerness.
The lower-numbered districts never lacked crazy individuals; the crazier the deed, the more it excited them.
As the signal was given, figures emerged from all directions, centering around Ganju and his five companions, surrounding the six in the blink of an eye.
…
"Gan… Ganju-nii…"
Haruka looked at the people surrounding them, his face instantly turning pale: "They seem to be targeting us."
Shiba Ganju didn't speak, but his expression also darkened.
He could tell that these people had clearly been ambushed around them long ago, and thinking back to Ishikawa Katori's question just now, even if Ganju was stupid, he could feel that something was wrong.
Those hooligans had premeditatedly lured him and his companions here!
Thinking of this, Ganju gritted his teeth fiercely and said to Ishikawa Katori beside him, "I'll try to create an opening.
You take advantage of it to rush out with Haruka and the others, and run as far as you can."
The people surrounding them, more or less, exuded fluctuations of spiritual pressure.
And the big man who walked out of that town exuded a spiritual pressure fluctuation even stronger than his own.
On their side, besides himself, only Ishikawa Katori possessed some spiritual pressure; it was impossible to confront these people head-on.
At least Ishikawa Katori and the others must leave safely!!
Ganju's hand went to the gunpowder at his waist, his peripheral vision constantly scanning the surroundings, hoping to find a weak point to help Ishikawa Katori and the other four escape the encirclement.
"It won't be that easy to leave."
Ishikawa Katori shook his head.
Based on his observation just now, even if he ignored the burly man leading them, there were at least ten people among those who had surrounded them whose spiritual pressure was equal to Ganju's.
These people were distributed everywhere, and with Ganju's strength, it was impossible to break through.
Moreover, judging from the layout of the encirclement, the opponent seemed to be thinking that even if they had to kill them all, not a single person could be allowed to return to report.
How could it be so easy to break through!
"You must be Shiba Ganju, right?"
Daimaru stopped five meters away from Ishikawa Katori and his five companions, his gaze fixed on Ganju, who was blocking the others, a sinister smile on his face: "I advise you to surrender obediently.
After all, my subordinates never know what 'light' or 'heavy' means when they strike.
Once a fight breaks out, the other five, besides you, will all die at their hands."
As soon as these words were spoken, Daimaru's subordinates around him all showed the same sinister smile as Daimaru, and at the same time, they stepped forward.
Although their movements were not uniform, with each step they took, the surrounding killing intent grew stronger.
The killing intent of over a hundred people converged, causing the wild boars beneath Ishikawa Katori and the others to begin to stir restlessly, while Haruka and the other three were even worse; their backs were instantly soaked with sweat, their faces as pale as white paper, almost slipping off their wild boars.
Over a hundred villains who had survived mountains of corpses and seas of blood were simply not on the same level as the hooligans Haruka and his companions had encountered before.
There was no need for combat; that almost tangible killing intent alone was enough to leave the four with blank expressions, almost fainting!
Ganju's face was pale; he clenched his hands tightly, his knuckles white.
He kept telling himself not to be intimidated by the opponent's aura, but a strong sense of powerlessness enveloped his entire body.
He, alone…
Could not help Ishikawa Katori and the others break out of the encirclement of these people!!
However, compared to Haruka and the other three, Ganju's resolve was much stronger; after several deep breaths, his pale face regained some color.
Although Ishikawa Katori's 'Shinigami Cram School' was little known in Rukongai, basically only students of the Shin'ō Academy knew about it, he hadn't hidden it from himself and Uzuki.
So Ganju knew very well…
Although Ishikawa Katori's spiritual pressure was extremely weak, his combat ability might not be weaker than that of a regular member of the Gotei 13!
At this moment, the opponent's attention was entirely on him; as long as he attracted their attention, Ishikawa Katori, by surprise, might still be able to take Haruka and the other four and break out!
Thinking of this, he subconsciously wanted to tell Ishikawa Katori his plan.
However, before he could speak, Ishikawa Katori's low voice came to his ears:
"Throw the Blood Tear Orb at our feet!"
Blood Tear Orb?
Ganju was stunned when he heard this.
The 'Blood Tear Orb' was a type of firework he made using 'special chili peppers'.
When the firework exploded, it would produce red smoke that could obscure the enemy's vision while also harming their eyes and throat.
But this move had a fatal flaw: it couldn't be detonated nearby, otherwise the user would also be harmed by the chili smoke.
Yet Ishikawa Katori, who knew this very well, actually told him to release the Blood Tear Orb at his feet.
Did he think the enemy wasn't strong enough and wanted to weaken himself first?
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