The heavy and massive Zangetsu was dragged behind him, then, utilizing both speed and weight, he swung it forward violently!
A dragging slash!
Clang! Grand Fisher extended its mimicked female hand to block the strike.
Sparks flew as the hardened Hierro scraped against the blade's edge!
Seeing the attack easily blocked, a confident smile appeared at the corner of its mouth.
But the next moment, the smile vanished!
Because from the blade blocked by its Hierro, the blue light of Getsuga Tensho flashed once more!
Boom-
Getsuga Tensho erupted at point-blank range!
A dazzling blue flash lit up the sky as Grand Fisher was struck down from the air by the Getsuga Tensho, crashing in a straight line into a truck parked by the roadside!
A violent sound and a cloud of dust erupted!
"You bastard!"
Climbing out of the truck wreckage, Grand Fisher, who had thought this was an easy task but kept suffering setbacks, could no longer contain its rage!
But when it looked up at the sky again, its brutal pupils abruptly constricted!
There, in the sky, much like White had done, Ichigo held onto the bandages, spinning the massive Zangetsu at high speed.
And having gained some time, he activated the Blut Vene that he hadn't had time to use before.
The enhanced physical strength made the rapidly spinning Zangetsu recover with even greater force and momentum!
Under the pull of planetary gravity, Ichigo descended from the sky! Simultaneously, the Zangetsu in his hand came down like a whip!
The Zangetsu blade at the very end of the white bandages accurately struck Grand Fisher within the truck wreckage!
Rumble-
A violent explosion and shockwave erupted on the ground!
Under Ichigo's slash, a circular crater burst open on the concrete surface, with dense spider-web cracks spreading out!
However, holding the bandages and looking at the impact center obscured by dust, Ichigo's eyes grew solemn!
The next moment, Grand Fisher's Reiatsu fluctuated!
Whoosh-
The dust surrounding it was blown away by the intense Reiatsu. At the same time, Grand Fisher, gripping the Zangetsu blade with one hand but its entire body cracked and bleeding from the impact, appeared before Ichigo's eyes!
Having been pre-empted by Ichigo repeatedly, Grand Fisher was utterly furious!
"You damned insect!!!" It roared, stomping Ichigo's Zangetsu into the dirt to pin it down. Meanwhile, from beneath its cloak-wrapped body, countless long hairs surged forth.
Strands of hair intertwined, forming numerous spears that shot towards Ichigo!
With Zangetsu pinned down by Grand Fisher, and Ichigo's combat strength largely reliant on his sword, the situation was extremely perilous!
Seeing this, Rukia cried out in alarm, "Ichigo, be careful!"
"Hn." Ichigo replied faintly, his expression calm from start to finish.
He released the bandages of Zangetsu, gathered Reiatsu in his feet, and executed an axe kick!
Boom!
Under the great force, a large section of the concrete ground was forcibly pried up by Ichigo's brute strength!
The thick slab of concrete stood upright in front of Ichigo like a shield, blocking him from view!
However, looking at this shield, the brutality in Grand Fisher's eyes did not diminish as it sneered, "A joke! You think a toy like this can stop me? Impossible!"
After saying this, Grand Fisher exerted more force, and the hair spears in the air gained even more speed!
But completely focused on the concrete shield, it naturally failed to see the dawning realization in Rukia's eyes.
Thwip! Thwip!
Facing hair harder than steel, the concrete slab was easily pierced and torn apart!
But even after Grand Fisher shredded the concrete into fragments scattered all over the ground, it could not find Ichigo's figure.
"Nothing? Nothing? Nothing?!"
"Damn it, where did he go?" Grand Fisher seemed to descend into madness!
But then, a sudden killing intent from its right side made it react!
Grand Fisher hurriedly turned its head!
Ichigo, who hadn't used his not-yet-mastered Shunpo but instead relied on the instinctual Hirenkyaku from within his body, had silently arrived beside Grand Fisher without a sound, and had grasped the Zangetsu that was pinned to the ground!
Gripping Zangetsu, a fire seemed to burn in Ichigo's eyes: "He says... he's very angry at being stepped on by a small fry like you!"
Through the reflection on Zangetsu's blade, Ichigo could see the handsome Old Man Zangetsu had appeared behind him, placing a hand on his shoulder!
And for some reason...
At this moment, panic suddenly arose in Grand Fisher's heart!
The released hairs couldn't be retracted immediately, meaning it was currently neither in its fully compressed form with the hardest Hierro, nor in its large, thick-skinned form.
In other words, with its hairs extended, a part of Grand Fisher's body's defense was missing!
But even so, the arrogant Grand Fisher refused to admit it was scared. "You dare show yourself before me? With attacks like yours, I could take three more and be fine!"
Saying this, Grand Fisher, willing to risk injury, reached out to grab Ichigo!