The First Generation Captains were fierce individuals forcibly gathered by Yamamoto, and not everyone treated their companions with friendship.
Otogawa Furuoki had a cruel and cunning personality, making him one of the least popular among the original Captains.
The relationship between Batsunsai Katori and Otogawa was particularly bad. Now that she had a perfect excuse to cut him down, she naturally didn't want to miss it.
"Batsunsai..." Otogawa's smile was twisted. "You were lucky to survive that injury back then!"
Otogawa died in the Quincy war launched by Yhwach. Before he died, he saw that Batsunsai was seriously injured. He thought she wouldn't survive, but she lived until now.
"I don't die as easily as you." Batsunsai fired an energy slash, repelling the incoming tide.
"Hehehe... Hell suits a violent person like you. Why not..." Otogawa pressed his hands forward. "Just stay here forever!"
A huge water column broke through the ground, attacking Batsunsai and Lisa.
However, Batsunsai sensed it early. Carrying Lisa, she used Shunpo to reach high ground and unleashed a barrage of slashes, shattering the pursuing water column.
After repelling the attack, the Zanpakutō in Batsunsai's hand vanished.
"Bankai: Shichō Nenbutsu (Seven-Volume Prayer)."
Almost at the moment her blade disappeared, a layer of water wrapped Otogawa inside, turning into an airtight sphere.
In the next moment, several sword marks suddenly appeared on the surface of the sphere, but the flowing water quickly filled the gaps.
Even though they hated each other, as Captains of the same generation, they knew each other's abilities well. Otogawa organized a defense immediately to resist Batsunsai's invisible attacks.
Batsunsai's Bankai allowed her blade to attack enemies from any distance. Moreover, such slashes were invisible and silent. Only an absolute defense or someone with extreme intuition could withstand them.
Otogawa's water sphere was a perfect counter. However, Batsunsai's attacks were endless. After the sphere resisted several rounds, slashes still penetrated the barrier, leaving wounds on Otogawa's body.
"Your slashes seem to have become more powerful..." Otogawa was surprised. In the past, his water sphere was enough to withstand her attacks, but now his defense was failing.
"On the contrary, you haven't improved at all after rotting in Hell for so many years." Batsunsai shook her head gently.
After recovering, she often sparred with the Professor. His swordsmanship was now better than hers, and their matches helped Batsunsai reach new heights.
Otogawa had no choice but to recall more water to form a larger barrier.
Soon, the giant waves chasing Batsunsai and Lisa gathered around him, turning into a massive, rotating vortex.
In this way, Batsunsai's slashes could no longer penetrate the water to hurt him, but he also couldn't control the water to attack anymore.
"You only know how to hide inside a turtle shell?" Batsunsai smirked. "Do you think I can't touch you like this?"
In the past, she couldn't do much against Otogawa in this full-defense state. As long as he hid inside the vortex, it was hard to break.
But things were different now.
A mask condensed on Batsunsai's face, and her Spiritual Pressure skyrocketed.
After entering Hollowfication, her power exceeded that of the other First Generation Captains, approaching the limit of a Shinigami!
In the next moment, dozens of gaps appeared on the unbreakable vortex barrier.
The flowing water tried to fill the gaps, but soon more appeared, and the water simply couldn't keep up.
Splurt, splurt—
Invisible blades penetrated through the gaps, slashing Otogawa inside the barrier.
In an instant, deep wounds appeared all over his body.
"Why has your Spiritual Pressure become so strong?!"
Otogawa couldn't believe it. At their level, power was basically fixed. Even if another thousand years passed, it shouldn't get much stronger. Yet Batsunsai had broken her limits.
However, he didn't wait for an answer before being cut into pieces by the invisible blades. His spirit body fragments quickly disintegrated into Hell Phosphor, merging into the atmosphere.
"Good thing I came along." Batsunsai felt satisfied after finally beating an opponent who used to be her equal.
She looked at the other battles.
Besides the First Generation Captains, the enemy side also had a legion of Hell creatures.
Even the former King of Hueco Mundo, Barragan, whom the Professor had killed, was mixed in with them.
However, the Hell legion encountered Nelliel, Kenpachi Zaraki, and Kenpachi Kuruyashiki. Moreover, Nelliel, the current ruler of Hueco Mundo, was beating up Barragan. After this battle, Nelliel would firmly hold the title of the Strongest Vasto Lorde.
"Has Sōya learned Bankai?"
Sōya Azashiro's performance surprised Batsunsai. He was joining forces with his sister, Kana Azashiro, to deal with the First Generation Captain of the 3rd Division, Kinroku Izuhara, and they were winning.
There was still a large gap between the new generation Captains and the founders. If it were the old Sōya, he probably wouldn't even be able to intervene in the battle, let alone help.
"Sōya has mastered Bankai. He defeated a Vasto Lorde when we arrived," Lisa explained.
She and other current Captains had seen Sōya killing Szayelaporro, who was blocking the gate of the camp.
"Finally mastered Bankai." Batsunsai had heard the Professor say that Sōya was one of the most talented disciples, but he needed more experience.
"Let's go help Shinji and Sajin. It looks like they are relying on Shinji's ability to stall; they probably won't last long."
Shinji Hirako and Sajin Komamura were in danger. Their opponents were the First Generation Captain of the 9th Division, Entetsu Kumoi, and the First Generation Captain of the 12th Division, Uhin Zenjōji.
Before reinforcements arrived, there were only two Captains, Kensei Muguruma and Love Aikawa, in the camp. Counting Kaname Tōsen and Sōya, there were only four Captain-class combatants. They paid a heavy price to hold on until help arrived.
Kensei, Love, and Tōsen were seriously injured and were receiving treatment from the 4th Division.
"Lisa, use Bankai for long-range support."
"Understood." Lisa nodded. Her Zanpakutō changed greatly after Bankai, altering her fighting style completely. Since she preferred melee combat, she rarely used it.