Time rewound to before the Bambies' appearance.
Shin, Ikaros, and Yamamoto were stationed in the rear.
Finally, Yhwach appeared.
Yhwach emerged from the shadows, his crimson cloak fluttering in the wind, with a young girl following behind him.
The girl wore a military cap, had black hair that reached her waist, and was dressed in a short skirt, black stockings, and long boots. She was petite and had a beautiful face.
It was none other than "E" Bambietta Basterbine.
"Yamamoto, you've grown old." Yhwach stopped in front of the group.
"Yhwach, you're still the same as ever." Yamamoto tore off his haori, revealed his Zanpakuto, and slowly walked forward.
[Mission Triggered: Kill Royd Lloyd]
[Reward: 1600 Points]
Shin's eyes lit up.
Loyd Lloyd?
It seemed this Yhwach was indeed an imposter. However, Yamamoto had already engaged, and he certainly wouldn't allow Shin to interfere. He could only wait for an opportunity to snatch the kill.
Seeing Yamamoto's actions, Yhwach said, "Your rage is no different from a thousand years ago."
"Nonsense!"
Yamamoto immediately drew his sword and charged at Yhwach.
Bambietta looked at Shin and Ikaros. "Bazz-B said you two are very strong, huh?"
Shin had no time to deal with her, and Ikaros looked as if she hadn't heard anything at all.
Bambietta instantly became enraged and shouted, "Do you two take me for granted?!"
She casually threw a Reishi bomb at the two of them.
Ikaros sensed the danger and immediately entered combat mode.
"Aegis!"
However, the honeycomb-shaped shield failed to block the Reishi bomb, which exploded at close range to Ikaros.
Bambietta saw this and smugly said, "My ability, 'Explode,' doesn't directly release Reishi bombs. Instead, it turns anything my Reiatsu touches into a bomb, making it impossible to defend against."
As she said, Ikaros had already sustained minor damage in the explosion.
Ikaros flew into the sky, her injuries recovering at an extremely fast rate.
"What is that form?"
Bambietta was somewhat surprised to see the sky-blue Reishi wings on Ikaros's back because this form was too similar to their "Vollständig".
Ikaros didn't care what Bambietta thought. She merely wanted to eliminate the danger from Bambietta.
"Target locked!"
"Artemis!"
Several pink Reishi missiles launched from Ikaros's wings, weaving through the air as they flew towards Bambietta.
Bambietta felt the danger within them and used Hirenkyaku to try and dodge the attack, but no matter where she teleported, the Reishi missiles followed her closely.
"Damn it!"
Bambietta had no choice but to unleash several Reishi bombs, intercepting all the Reishi missiles, but the fierce explosions still affected her.
"Damn human!"
Compared to Ikaros, Bambietta disliked Shin, who was simply watching, even more.
She casually tore off her damaged cloak, revealing the white military uniform underneath.
With a raise of her hand, countless Reishi bombs formed in the air, stretching for dozens of meters, aiming at Shin.
Ikaros flew in front of Shin, using her body to withstand the bombs. Shin didn't even have time to stop her.
"Why?"
Bambietta was quite puzzled by Ikaros's actions, protecting Shin even at the cost of her own injury.
"Hephaestus!"
Ikaros, having recovered again, flew into the sky. The sky-blue Reishi wings on her back elongated into strips and plunged into the void.
A massive battleship appeared behind Ikaros.
"Wh-what is this thing?" Bambietta gulped.
She had never heard of such a thing, let alone seen it.
Not just Bambietta, even Shin was stunned by Ikaros's move.
The helicopter that Sōya conjured last time was already outrageous enough. He didn't expect her to be able to summon something resembling a space battleship.
"Keres!"
At Ikaros's command, countless Reishi missiles were launched.
The sky was filled with dense missiles, leaving Bambietta no space to dodge.
She unhesitatingly activated her "Vollständig" – a five-pointed star appeared above her head, and two Reishi wings with split ends extended from her back, all in red.
Bambietta flew into the sky and shot out a large number of Reishi orbs from the tips of her wings, colliding with the missiles Ikaros had launched, causing countless small explosions in the air.
The shockwaves generated by these explosions spread in all directions, toppling some buildings.
"Then let's see whose firepower is stronger!" Bambietta shouted loudly, then released countless more red Reishi bombs.
Ikaros raised her right hand, and the battleship behind her changed form. Six cannon launchers emitted red Reiatsu, converging in the center, and then fired a giant purplish-red pillar of Reishi flame.
All the bombs struck by the Reishi flame pillar exploded, but the power of the Reishi flame pillar remained undiminished, shooting at Bambietta.
Bambietta flew into the distance, dodging the fatal blow. The Reishi flame pillar tore open the space where she had been, forming a huge void.
"Good thing this attack can't track."
Seeing the astonishing destructive power, Bambietta felt a lingering fear.
Bambietta chuckled. "It seems Bazz-B didn't exaggerate."
However, Bambietta's smile at this moment looked somewhat forced. Clearly, Ikaros's strength had put considerable pressure on her.
Ikaros had no interest in chatting with Bambietta. She summoned a Reishi bow burning with black flames and drew an arrow.
"Apollon!"
Feeling the power of this arrow, Bambietta's pupils dilated in shock, and she began to retreat. She knew she probably couldn't withstand this attack.
Bambietta fled at full speed into the distance, looking back to see the black flame-wrapped arrow closing in, and despair bloomed in her heart.
"Am I to be the second of the five to be defeated?"
The five-member group consisted of Liltotto Lamperd, Meninas McAllon, Candice Catnipp, Giselle Gewelle, and Bambietta Basterbine, five female Sternritter members.
"I absolutely will not tolerate such a thing!"
Bambietta poured all her strength into releasing countless bombs.
Shin saw Ikaros use that move again and quickly sealed off the surrounding area with a flame barrier, otherwise, Seireitei would be in big trouble.
Boom!
After a terrifying explosion, the area within the flame barrier was flattened, and a "battle-damaged" Bambietta fell from the sky.