The explosions were continuous, and dust filled the air.
Many 'Blanks' emerged from the ground and flowed into the boxes on the green-armored Shinigami's back, continuing to supply him with 'ammunition.'
However, after the dust settled, only the greatsword-wielding Shinigami was seen lying on the ground.
The swarm of butterfly blades had formed a tight defense, blocking the area in front of Shinji and Sōjun.
"Hadō #4, Byakurai!"
Shinji's voice came from behind the butterfly swarm. It cooperatively opened a hole, and a bolt of lightning shot out, striking towards the green-armored Shinigami.
The Shinigami could only stop firing his 'ammunition' and dodge the Byakurai.
However, just as he repositioned himself and was about to fire again, he felt a spiritual pressure fluctuation behind him.
"This is bad!"
"Hadō #33: Sōkatsui!" Sōjun was right behind him, a bright blue light flaring from his raised hand.
Sizzle—
A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of the green-armored Shinigami's mouth. He slowly looked down to see a large hole blasted in his chest.
"How are you... behind me..." The green-armored Shinigami collapsed to the ground.
"With your vision obscured by Senchidō, you naturally couldn't see that I had long since left that position," Sōjun said coolly, holding his head high.
"You idiot Kuchiki, hurry up and dodge!"
Shinji's voice came from behind.
Sōjun quickly retreated, and an arrow shot from a distance grazed past him.
BOOM—
The arrow exploded violently, and Sōjun was thrown back by the blast.
Shinji appeared behind him, grabbed him by the back of his collar, and used Shunpo to get away.
Whoosh—
Another arrow shot over, landing where Sōjun had just been.
BOOM—
"The enemy isn't dealt with yet, what are you showing off for!" Shinji rolled his eyes.
"My apologies..." Sōjun was a bit embarrassed and quickly changed the subject. "There's only one enemy left. Let's take him down together."
"That one ran away. He wasn't looking at me just now, so he wasn't affected by 'Sakanade'," Shinji said helplessly.
The last green-armored Shinigami, seeing the situation was not good, had fired two arrows and then fled directly.
"Let's chase him quickly. Otherwise, if he meets up with the others, they'll be on alert," Shinji said.
Sōjun nodded, and the two of them gave chase.
Their Shunpo was faster than the green-armored Shinigami's, and they soon caught up.
"You can't escape!" Shinji grinned and raised his left hand. "Hadō #..."
Just then, he saw a man with long white hair appear beside the green-armored Shinigami.
At the same time, many spiritual beings in white robes emerged at his and Sōjun's feet.
"What is this?" a thought flashed through Shinji's mind.
The white-haired man raised his hand, and the white-robed beings swarmed towards them.
"Not good!"
The group of white-robed beings surrounding Shinji and Sōjun suddenly exploded like spiritual bombs.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—
...
As Shinji drifted in and out of consciousness, he vaguely heard voices from outside a door.
"These Shinigami must have been swept in by the reishi turbulence. This means their disappearance probably won't attract the Seireitei's attention."
"A rare specimen. It's a perfect chance for Lord Ganryū to experiment and see if a 'Shinenju' can be fused with a Shinigami to better utilize the power of the 'Blanks'."
"The two locked in here don't seem to be official Shinigami."
"They must be students from the Spiritual Arts Academy. I didn't expect the students to be so strong now, to be able to defeat Ichitaki and Rokunami."
"They can use Shikai. As long as we take their Zanpakutō, they're no threat."
Creeak—
A piercing sound of a closing door jolted Shinji fully awake.
He found himself locked in an enclosed stone room, tied to a stone pillar.
Sōjun Kuchiki was also locked in here, tied to another pillar, but he hadn't woken up yet.
"I was knocked out by the explosion?" Shinji quickly recalled what had happened.
His body ached terribly. He quickly checked his condition. He had managed to protect his vitals with spiritual pressure in time, so his injuries weren't severe.
But his Zanpakutō was gone, which made the situation very bad.
"I have to find a way to get my Zanpakutō back..." Shinji thought to himself.
He was bound with white ropes. He tried to struggle but couldn't break free.
Moreover, the ropes were suppressing his spiritual pressure. He couldn't even cast Kidō right now.
However, this didn't stop him from using a spiritual pressure blade. He only needed to mobilize a small amount of reishi to make his fingertips sharp.
A sharp spiritual pressure blade appeared at his fingertips, and he cut the white ropes binding him.
After freeing himself, Shinji went over and untied Sōjun.
"Hey, you idiot Kuchiki! Wake up!" Shinji whispered in his ear. When he didn't wake up, he slapped him twice across the face.
"Mmm..." Sōjun clutched his face and got up, looking around. "We've been captured?" he said in a low voice.
Sōjun had also protected his vitals in time. He had only been knocked unconscious by the blast and was not seriously injured.
"Yes. Our Zanpakutō have also been taken. We have to get them back first!" Shinji went to the mottled iron door and peered out through the small window.
A moment later, he whispered, "There's a long corridor outside. It's dimly lit. We're probably underground."
"There's one guard outside. We have to take him out before he spots us."
"Get ready. After I open the door, we'll sneak over."
Shinji stepped forward and used his spiritual pressure blade to cut the lock, pushing open the mottled iron door.
Creeak—
A piercing sound echoed in the stone room, making both of them tense up.
"What was that sound? How did you get out!"
The green-armored Shinigami outside discovered their movements.
"Looks like your plan is ruined..." Sōjun couldn't help but roll his eyes. They hadn't even gotten out yet and were already discovered.
"Let's just force our way through!" Shinji said, embarrassedly retracting his hand.
The green-armored Shinigami rapidly closed in.
Sōjun raised his right hand. "Hadō #32: Ōkasen!"
A high-speed flame shot towards the green-armored Shinigami.
At the same time, Shinji swiftly thrust his two fingers forward, and a spiritual pressure blade shot out from his body.
Katori Style: Shitotsu!
The spiritual pressure blade was hidden within the flames Sōjun had shot, making it difficult to detect.
The green-armored Shinigami swung his long-handled weapon, blocking the oncoming flames, but was pierced through the head by the spiritual pressure blade that burst out from them.
A horrified expression froze on his face. He never expected that academy students could possess such combat power even without their Zanpakutō.
There was no more movement outside. Shinji was the first to step out. "Let's go. Looks like no one else is out here."
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