Sora learned the whereabouts of Nelliel's companions from the pangolin Hollow hiding in the sand dune.
"The Menos Grande from Las Noches came to conscript soldiers?"
"Ye... yes... I heard them say that Lord Baraggan wants to assemble an army..."
"Baraggan? The master of Las Noches? What is he assembling an army for?" Sora frowned.
"I don't know..." the pangolin Hollow trembled.
"Pesche and Dondochakka were taken by the Menos Grande from Las Noches!" Nelliel said worriedly. "Their strength is very weak. Participating in something like this could easily get them killed. Professor, I have to go save them!"
"Nelliel, do you know why Las Noches is assembling an army?" Sora asked.
Sora had some impression of Pesche and Dondochakka as well; they were Nelliel's two Fracciónes. When Nelliel lost her position, these two Hollows still followed her.
"I have heard some things," Nelliel nodded and said. "Las Noches discovered a Shinigami outpost in the Menos Forest. Baraggan wants to assemble an army to eliminate it. I just didn't expect that we, being so far from Las Noches, would also be within the conscription range."
"Assembling an army to deal with the expeditionary force..." Sora frowned.
After the incident a few years ago, the defense system of the Hueco Mundo expeditionary force's camp had been improved. Now, its defensive capabilities were extremely strong, almost on par with the Muken.
But the master of Las Noches, Baraggan Louisenbairn, was no simple character. He called himself the King of Hueco Mundo. His ability to cause things to decay was a powerful counter to reishi barriers. The expeditionary force might not be able to withstand his attack.
"Which way did the Menos Grande from Las Noches leave?" Sora continued to question the pangolin Hollow.
The pangolin felt the hand on its throat tightening and hurriedly said, "It... was... that... direction..."
The pangolin raised a trembling little hand and pointed a direction for Sora.
"Professor, Las Noches is in that direction," Nelliel said.
Sora released his hand. After falling to the ground, the pangolin immediately burrowed into the ground and escaped.
"Nelliel, let's head in the direction of Las Noches and see what we can find."
Pesche and Dondochakka had been taken several days ago. The Menos Grande from Las Noches had already left Sora's perception range. For now, they could only follow the direction of Las Noches.
"Nelliel, once you get to know him, you'll find that the Professor cares for his disciples very much," Aizen Sōsuke said with a smile.
"Thank you, Professor!" Nelliel was very touched. She hadn't expected her Professor to help her save two of her Hollow companions.
...
After traveling in the direction of Las Noches for two days, Sora sensed the spiritual pressure fluctuations of Menos Grande.
"There are two Menos Grande ahead, and some ordinary Hollows. It's possible they are the captured Pesche and Dondochakka," Sora said.
"We are very close to Las Noches now," Nelliel said with some concern. "If we fight here, we might alert Baraggan in Las Noches..."
"Las Noches..." Aizen Sōsuke looked at the outline of the white building ahead. "So this is the residence of the ruler of Hueco Mundo."
From their current position, they could faintly see the silhouette of Las Noches.
Sora could even sense Baraggan's spiritual pressure.
Baraggan's spiritual pressure was no weaker than Sora's. He was the strongest Menos Grande Sora had ever encountered.
And Baraggan was not the only Menos Grande in Las Noches. Many powerful Menos were gathered there.
Sora could even sense several Menos with spiritual pressure close to captain-class.
"We need to make this quick. There are many Menos Grande in Las Noches; we shouldn't stay for long," Sora said.
The three of them rushed towards the location where they had sensed the spiritual pressure fluctuations.
Ahead, a group of Hollows was heading towards Las Noches.
In the middle of the group, a tall, thin Hollow had a mask shaped like a termite's head, with flat, double horns on its forehead and chin.
The Hollow next to him also looked strange; its head was almost larger than its body, giving it a somewhat comical appearance.
They were all bound by a chain of bone.
"That must be Las Noches up ahead... It's a good thing Nelliel didn't come to save us..." The large-headed Hollow's relief was tinged with a hint of regret.
"She probably didn't even notice we were captured. Otherwise, she definitely would have come. It's better this way. If she came to save us, she'd be captured too." The termite-headed Hollow shook his head lightly, glancing at the two figures at the front of the line.
At the very front of the group were two 'Adjuchas' Menos Grande.
They were the Menos sent out by Las Noches to conscript soldiers.
"What are you dawdling for! Move faster!" The slender, long-necked Menos swung the bone whip in its hand, striking the large-headed Hollow across the face.
Smack—
The termite-headed Hollow and the large-headed Hollow dared not chat any longer and quickly caught up with the group.
"What a hassle. If the mission weren't so urgent, I would have eaten these disobedient small fry long ago!" the long-necked Menos said to its companion.
"We only caught some small fry this time. Forget 'Adjuchas', we didn't even catch a single 'Gillian'. We're going to be punished by Lord Baraggan when we get back," said the broad, pig-headed Menos.
"All the Menos Grande in this area have probably already gathered at Las Noches. It's normal that we couldn't find any," the long-necked Menos said.
"I don't get what's the use of catching these small fry... Does Lord Baraggan really think he can rely on this rabble to eliminate the Shinigami's outpost?" the pig-headed Menos said.
"I don't think Lord Baraggan necessarily wants to attack the Shinigami's outpost. He's just using this as an excuse to gather more Hollows at Las Noches and expand his power," the long-necked Menos said.
The long-necked Menos was a relatively intelligent one, seeing things more clearly than others.
"Why not eliminate the Shinigami's outpost? Aren't they our enemies?" the pig-headed Menos asked in confusion.
"They're staying in the Menos Forest. What does that have to do with us? Lord Baraggan doesn't want to fight the Shinigami either. If he eliminates this outpost, Las Noches will never have peace again," the long-necked Menos said.
The situation in the Menos Forest was complex, with numerous Menos tribes. It was not within the jurisdiction of Las Noches.
Just then, a flash of lightning appeared from the distance in an instant.
"What was that?" the long-necked Menos was stunned.
When he looked at his companion, he found his companion's expression even more exaggerated, as if he had seen something incredible.
And he noticed his line of sight was getting lower and lower.
He saw the pig-headed Menos pointing at him in horror, his voice trembling:
"Your... your... head fell off!"
Then, the long-necked Menos's vision spun rapidly, and his head fell to the ground along with his headless body.
The pig-headed Menos sensed the spiritual pressure behind him and turned sharply. A seemingly gentle young Shinigami stood behind him.
The Shinigami's Zanpakutō was held slightly downward, and a few drops of fresh blood dripped from the blade onto the ground.
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