And Ichigo, holding Tensa Zangetsu with one hand, his wounds had long since stopped bleeding, appearing completely at ease!
Because just after the Gran Rey Cero earlier, Ichigo had seen through Nnoitra's ability.
His high-frequency short-distance spatial jumps were indeed troublesome, allowing him to jump four times in an instant, attacking once with each of his four arms.
However, Ichigo wasn't without spatial abilities himself.
The Ruyi, which couldn't be used in close combat originally, was activated.
By artificially compressing or stretching space, Ichigo directly interfered with Nnoitra's landing points!
A spatial ability user who can't even control their own landing points… how can they fight?
Thus, after using Ruyi to weave several trap cages for Nnoitra consecutively, Nnoitra ended up in his current state.
"What, can't go on anymore?" Looking at the immobile Nnoitra due to his injuries, Ichigo said disdainfully.
"This is an Arrancar? Don't tell me, could it be that you've had too many one-sided victories that you don't even know how to fight when injured?" Ichigo mocked.
Then he said somewhat proudly: "I'm not bragging, really. From debut until now, the injuries I've received probably outnumber yours in a lifetime."
"Injuries like these are just drizzle, can't affect me at all!"
"And regarding you, my assessment is: inferior to Grimmjow!"
No matter what, Grimmjow was also a tough character who could give Bankai Hollowfied Ichigo a hard time and participate in the Thousand-Year Blood War.
With the Leopard King's agility, in a real fight, excluding Nnoitra's spatial ability today,
Ichigo felt Nnoitra would be the one to die in a life-or-death struggle.
Outside the field, hearing Ichigo's words, Neliel also became excited.
"Wow, Ichigo is so cool, he can even look down on Nnoitra-sama like that!"
"Ichigo, fight on, defeat Nnoitra-sama!"
Little Neliel waved her small hands, cheering for Ichigo.
Because of that cool rescue earlier, Nel had become Ichigo's die-hard fan.
Seeing Neliel like this-
"Neliel, so cute!"
"Ahhhh, come to grandpa's arms!!"
"Panting sounds, Neliel, my Neliel!!"
"Damn it, Ichigo, draw your sword! I want to duel with you immediately!"
"As everyone knows, lolis have three good points: clear voice, soft body, cute face!"
Numerous crazy bullet comments continuously scrolled by.
Simultaneously, hearing Neliel's words, Ichigo and Nnoitra, who had been confronting each other, also turned their heads, casting their gaze.
Startled by the two's gazes, Neliel's two loyal Fracción immediately pulled her back, using their own bodies to block the two's sight.
"Neliel-sama, Nnoitra-sama is with us."
"But I just hate him!"
"You can curse him behind his back. We can't afford to provoke him face-to-face!!"
"Oh, then can I curse him now..."
Faint discussion sounds came through.
Ichigo was very surprised. He hadn't expected Neliel, whom he just rescued, hadn't left and had been watching the battle all along.
However, across from Ichigo, Nnoitra's expression wasn't so good.
Neliel was someone Nnoitra, with his male chauvinism, detested and wished to kill.
Because she had turned into a child, Nnoitra hadn't continued his efforts.
But now Neliel appeared before him again. The cruel male mantis clearly recalled the past.
"You woman, even like this, you still dare to mock me!"
"Then I'll eliminate you first!!"
Nnoitra roared, tearing off the wings on his back in one motion!
The newly added wings by Aizen were both an enhancement and a burden for Nnoitra.
He was the Quinto Espada, a top Adjuchas, not a Vasto Lorde.
So after adding these wings, a significant portion of Nnoitra's Reiatsu was also dispersed by the wings.
Because of that, he couldn't use High-Speed Regeneration.
Now, with his spatial movement seen through by Ichigo, he naturally no longer needed the wings.
The wings torn off, and some remaining tissue digested by Nnoitra himself, causing vast Reiatsu to return. Faint white smoke rose from Nnoitra's body!
That was the effect of High-Speed Regeneration activating!
Nnoitra's injuries healed rapidly, familiar power returned!
Then, he tapped his toes, Sonído activating. His entire person suddenly disappeared from the spot, subsequently appearing behind Neliel and her two Fracción!
"Die!"
Four scythes swung down together towards the three!
At this moment, Pesche and Dondochakka had their backs to the battlefield, unaware of everything. Only Neliel, surrounded by the two, widened her beautiful eyes!
Her large eyes reflected the approaching blade light!
And Pesche and Dondochakka were also considered elite Fracción. Even after playing house with Neliel for so long, a warrior's reaction remained.
Seeing the approaching danger in Neliel's eyes,
The slender Pesche drew his Zanpakuto, Última!
It was a blade like a lightsaber, capable of cutting Reishi!
Though merely a weak Fracción, and after his mask forcibly removed after Arrancarization, his strength greatly decreased-
With this sword, Pesche could still wound an Espada.
Pesche's sword, combined with Dondochakka's combined Cero, were the two's greatest assets protecting Neliel on the silver sands outside Las Noches!
The problem was, with his original strength, Pesche could still say he could block Nnoitra's attack once or twice. After all, he was a Fracción of Neliel, the former Tres Espada, a Vasto Lorde-level Menos Grande.
But at this moment, facing Nnoitra's assault, such assets clearly weren't useful anymore.
Just as he turned around drawing his sword, Pesche already felt the sharp blade edge of Nnoitra's imminent strike on his body!
Though the scythes hadn't yet touched him, Pesche already imagined himself being cut into eight pieces by four scythes.
His turning motion stopped. Under the approaching crisis, Pesche's thoughts seemed infinitely stretched. Looking at Neliel, Pesche said in his heart:
'Neliel-sama, it seems we can only accompany you this far! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!!'
'However, Neliel-sama, back when you were ambushed, we didn't make it in time, failing our duty as Fracción!'
'But how could we let such a thing happen a second time?'
'If someone wants to harm Neliel-sama, they must step over our corpses!'