Kinroku Izuhara said with some concern: "Captain Commander, won't Yamabuki and these two people get into trouble going to Hueco Mundo?"
Yamamoto calmly said: "Don't worry about that.
That kid Yamabuki has deep potential.
Didn't you notice his spiritual pressure increased a lot after he returned from the Human World this time?
I estimate that was potential unearthed during his battle with Uhin Zenjōji.
I'm throwing him into Hueco Mundo this time precisely to better train him!
After all, Soul Society might experience a catastrophe soon!"
The captains were all silent; the Captain Commander had already told them about the Quincy, and they hadn't expected Shinigami to have such enemies.
"All right, let's go back!" Yamamoto turned and walked back.
"Captain Commander, where are you going?" Shihōin Chika asked curiously.
"To drink tea, of course.
Tell me when that kid Yamabuki returns," Yamamoto left without looking back.
...
Yamabuki, with his two rather useless subordinates, finally arrived in Hueco Mundo.
He had only seen Hueco Mundo in anime before, knowing it was very desolate, but he hadn't expected it to be this desolate.
There was nothing to see but white sand everywhere; even the occasional tree was long dead, without any moisture.
"The most important question right now, do either of you have anything to eat?" Yamabuki turned and asked.
He had thought many squad members would come, so he hadn't brought anything.
Feng Yuan took out her satchel, which contained dry rations, water, a sand-proof straw hat, various hidden weapons, and poisons; everything was there.
She truly lived up to her assassin background, considering things more thoroughly than ordinary people.
It was good to have supplies.
Yamabuki gazed around; Hueco Mundo had no daytime, with a massive moon hanging in the sky, which for some reason made one's scalp tingle.
"Chief of Staff, which direction should we go?" Feng Yuan asked softly.
How would I know which direction to go? It's my first time in Hueco Mundo, and I can't tell north, south, east, or west.
Oh well, I'll just point in a random direction and move forward!
"Go that way," Yamabuki said, pointing randomly.
Chōjirō Sasakibe nervously clutched his Zanpakutō, fearing a ferocious Hollow would emerge from some hidden corner.
However, along the way, let alone Hollows, there wasn't even a single grasshopper; it was a vast expanse of nothing!
"Where did the Old Man kick me to? How come I can't even see a single Hollow?" Yamabuki also began to doubt; Hueco Mundo without Hollows, what a joke?
Suddenly, Chōjirō Sasakibe exclaimed: "Brother Yamabuki, look at this!"
Yamabuki followed the sound and saw a thumb-sized lizard-type Hollow, with a white Mask on its head, baring its teeth at the three of them.
"How cute! I didn't know there were Hollows like this in Hueco Mundo.
I thought all Hollows were ferocious.
Brother Yamabuki, can I catch one and take it back for Hanako?" Chōjirō Sasakibe asked.
"What are you thinking? No matter how small, it's still a Hollow; it will evolve.
What if it hurts Hanako?" Yamabuki said: "Stop playing; either let it go or kill it!"
Chōjirō Sasakibe couldn't bear to kill such a cute little Hollow, so he could only let it burrow into the sand and leave.
"That's not right! Even if Hueco Mundo is desolate, it shouldn't be so far that we haven't seen a single Hollow!
Where did things go wrong?" Yamabuki consciously ignored the little guy that was smaller than a fingernail.
Feng Yuan raised her hand at this moment: "Chief of Staff, I have a guess, I don't know if it's right."
"Speak!"
"Large beasts often have their own territories and don't allow other similar beasts to enter this territory.
Do you think there might be a super-strong Hollow hiding in this area?" Feng Yuan asked.
Yamabuki pondered for a moment; there was indeed this possibility, but looking around at the endless expanse, he couldn't see any powerful Hollows!
With his current strength, no one was his opponent except for a Vasto Lorde, so there was no need to be afraid!
Chōjirō Sasakibe let out another exclamation.
Yamabuki asked without turning his head: "What now? I already told you not to bring Hollows back to raise…"
However, in the next second, Chōjirō Sasakibe's exclamation had turned into a cry for help: "Help! There's something under the sand!"
Yamabuki quickly turned around and found that the yellow sand beneath their feet had risen into a giant sand dune, over ten meters in diameter.
Damn it, Feng Yuan was right; there really was a powerful Hollow in this area.
The enemy's true form hadn't even revealed itself yet, but Yamabuki had already sensed its spiritual pressure; it wasn't strong, at most at the level of a Giant Hollow, but for Chōjirō Sasakibe and Feng Yuan, this was indeed a challenge.
"Bang!"
A giant lizard burst out from under the white sand, opening its maw and biting towards the three of them.
The three simultaneously used Shunpo to dodge the lizard Giant Hollow's attack.
This lizard Giant Hollow was over ten meters long and three meters tall, like a heavily armored truck, with blood-red eyes and a white mask, slowly approaching the three.
"I thought it was something impressive; turns out it's just this thing.
I'll leave it to the two of you." Yamabuki put away his Zanpakutō.
The two's strength was considered upper-middle in the Gotei 13; dealing with a Giant Hollow shouldn't be a problem.
"Pierce it, Gonryōmaru!"
"Poison it, Hyakuzan Kyoraku!"
Yamabuki saw Feng Yuan's Zanpakutō release for the first time.
Its appearance changed from a blade into a two-foot-long crimson cylindrical injector, with the tail end fitted onto Feng Yuan's arm.
The two instantly launched an attack.
Although the lizard Giant Hollow was massive, in the Shinigami world, size doesn't represent everything; spiritual pressure is the most important.
For a moment, dust billowed in the desert, as Chōjirō Sasakibe and Feng Yuan flew up and down, dodging the lizard Giant Hollow's attacks while looking for an opportunity.
Gonryōmaru flashed with electricity, piercing the lizard Giant Hollow's leg.
Feng Yuan took the opportunity to get close, attacking the injured part of the lizard Giant Hollow with her Zanpakutō.
Instantly, crimson venom was injected into the Giant Hollow's body, and the color of Hyakuzan Kyoraku turned white.
To replenish the venom, the user's spiritual pressure must be consumed.
"Truly worthy of an assassin!" Yamabuki looked at Feng Yuan with some surprise.
The ability of this sword was too suitable for assassination: an instant surprise attack, a guaranteed hit.
Even if it didn't kill you immediately, the subsequent injection of potent poison could take the victim's life, and combined with her superb Shunpo, it was simply a perfect match.
Unlike a certain person, whose Shikai needed two hits to kill, and whose Bankai directly carried a nuclear bomb for assassination.
Is that even called assassination?
Don't hide; I'm talking about you, Suì-Fēng.
Sure enough, after the venom was injected, the lizard Giant Hollow's body swayed as if drunk, and within a few minutes, it lay motionless on the ground!
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