"Las Noches! How did we end up here!" Yamabuki's face showed astonishment. No wonder these Hollows stopped chasing; it wasn't because they were afraid of him, but because they were afraid of the current King of Hueco Mundo, the Skeleton Emperor Baraggan.
"Chief of Staff, you look terrible. Is this place very bad? Should we leave immediately?" Feng Yuan asked.
The Hollows behind them all stared at Yamabuki with extremely resentful eyes, but not a single Hollow dared to step into the confines of Las Noches.
"What are you afraid of? Don't panic, I'm here, it's fine. Besides, Las Noches is so vast, that bastard Baraggan definitely won't notice us coming in for a while. And those Hollows don't dare to break in, giving us a moment to breathe. Tell Soul Society to open the Senkaimon near Las Noches; we'll be back in two hours." Yamabuki said calmly.
Las Noches is not just a palace. Anyone who has seen the Shinigami Hueco Mundo arc knows that Las Noches is a massive complex of buildings. Kurosaki Ichigo and the others caused so much trouble in Las Noches and weren't caught. What's more, in this era, there are no Espada, no Arrancar. Trying to stop him with just a primitive version of the Skeleton Emperor is a pipe dream.
You, Baraggan, are just a younger brother!
Yamabuki looked at the Hollows behind him with a mocking expression, giving them the middle finger. These Hollows gnashed their teeth in anger, but none dared to step into the territory of the King of Hueco Mundo.
"Brother Yamabuki, is it really okay here?" Chōjirō Sasakibe was a little scared. Yamabuki comforted him in a low voice: "Don't worry, it's fine. With me here, even if Baraggan, the King of Hueco Mundo, comes, he won't be able to do anything to you."
Yamabuki planned to rest on the outskirts of Las Noches for two hours, then return immediately after the Senkaimon opened. Mission accomplished.
What Yamabuki never expected was that they had been exposed from the moment they stepped into Las Noches.
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Soul Society.
Yamamoto was drinking tea, waiting for news from Yamabuki, and soon, the technical staff received a signal from Feng Yuan.
"Captain Commander, the Chief of Staff's location has been pinpointed. The Chief of Staff said... said... to open a Senkaimon near Las Noches..."
"Pfft!" Yamamoto spat out a mouthful of hot tea. Las Noches? How did you end up in Las Noches? Yamabuki, you are leading the Hueco Mundo subjugation team, not delivering takeout.
In fact, there was not much interaction between Hueco Mundo and Soul Society. Soul Society had no information on Baraggan at all. For example, during the Karakura Town war a thousand years later, Kyōraku Shunsui, a veteran Captain, did not recognize this King of Hueco Mundo.
But when Yamamoto was young, he once fought an ancient Menos Grande. At that time, there was no Zanpakutō technology. That ancient Menos Grande defeated the young Yamamoto with its powerful physique, and even fought its way up to the Soul King Palace, swallowing the Soul King. In the end, it was the Monk who took action to defeat this ancient Menos Grande, erase its name, and bestow upon it the name, Ikomikidomoe!
Speaking of which, Monk, do you even know how to name things? If you don't, don't just randomly name them! This name is too much of a tongue twister!
And Baraggan was a Hollow from the same era as that ancient Menos Grande, so his strength was definitely not weak.
What's more, Hueco Mundo is inherently full of dangers, and the vicinity of Las Noches is even more perilous. How did this kid wander near Las Noches?
"Captain Commander, it seems the Chief of Staff's situation is not good right now. Should we send a rescue team?" the technical staff asked.
Yamamoto pondered for a moment and shook his head: "Do as this kid says. I believe he must have his reasons."
The technical staff could only reply: "Chief of Staff, the Captain Commander has approved opening the Senkaimon near Las Noches. The gate will open in two hours. Please hold on."
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Yamabuki had been fighting all the way and could finally breathe a sigh of relief. He leaned against the wall of Las Noches to rest for a moment. Although his reiryoku recovered quickly, the mental fatigue from long-term high-intensity combat was harder to alleviate.
Yamabuki closed his eyes to rest, with a bunch of Hollows glaring at him from outside: "If anything happens, wake me up. I'm going to sleep for a bit!"
Chōjirō Sasakibe said bitterly: "Brother Yamabuki, if you want to sleep, how about we go back to sleep? How can you sleep here?"
Those Hollows bared their teeth, wishing they could devour Yamabuki alive, but they didn't dare to step half a foot into Las Noches.
Yamabuki ignored Chōjirō Sasakibe, closed his eyes, and began to rest.
Chōjirō Sasakibe tightly gripped the sword in his hand, fearing that some monster might appear in Las Noches, after all, this was the King of Hueco Mundo's territory.
Just as Yamabuki had been resting with his eyes closed for less than two minutes, the gate of Las Noches unexpectedly opened without any warning.
The Hollows who were watching the show immediately scattered in fright. Yamabuki opened one eye, watching the movement inside the gate.
Two humanoid Hollows walked out from behind the gate, but these two Hollows were not Vasto Lorde; they just looked more like humans.
"It shouldn't be for me, right?" Yamabuki thought to himself. Chōjirō Sasakibe and Feng Yuan were so nervous they almost released their Zanpakutō.
These two humanoid Hollows swaggered up to Yamabuki and said with a very arrogant attitude: "Shinigami, the King of Hueco Mundo wants to see you. Come with us immediately."
Yamabuki frowned. What's going on? How did Baraggan know he was here? And he wants to see him?
"No, don't disturb my sleep." Yamabuki directly refused. Are you kidding? He'd be leaving this hellhole in two hours. Who wants to see a skeleton?
If Nelliel or Halibel were here, I might consider seeing them.
Although these two are Hollows, just thinking about being able to act spoiled in their arms, I would still make a little time. As for Baraggan? Hehe, ugly guy, get lost.
The two humanoid Hollows raised their voices: "We'll say it again, His Majesty Baraggan, the King of Hueco Mundo, wants to see you. Come with us immediately."
"Chōjirō, you can handle the two of them alone, right?" Yamabuki rolled over and continued to close his eyes to rest.
These two's status in Las Noches was like the two cleaning ladies by Aizen's side, thinking they'd get meat by following the big boss, but in reality, they were completely useless.
But at least Aizen's two had some looks. Look at you two! Baraggan's aesthetic taste must be problematic. Besides, what big boss has male secretaries by his side?
As expected, Chōjirō Sasakibe had these two self-important Hollows on the ground in a minute.
"So weak!" Chōjirō Sasakibe muttered softly. Are these really people from Las Noches? Their strength and status don't match at all!
"You guys just wait for me, His Majesty will definitely not let you off, you just wait for me!" The two humanoid Hollows, after being severely beaten, ran away without looking back.
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