Roar
Roar
Roar
Hundreds of Gillians roared in unison as they followed Hubert Allen.
With every roar, Yekawa felt a faint suppression forming within his spiritual pressure.
Is this a combined formation attack
He had not expected this Adjuchas to be capable of commanding so many Gillians to launch a synchronized suppression.
Yekawa felt a dull pressure in his head.
You carry Ian Grey's aura. That useless fool deserved to die. He even exposed my spiritual pressure just to lure you here. A Menos Grande wielding a Shinigami Zanpakuto. Interesting
A Hollow only four to five meters tall, half human and half snake, flew out from the nest woven among the giant trees. It stood atop a thick branch and looked down at Yekawa with cold arrogance.
You think you alone can kill me You are courting death. The moment you killed Ian Grey, the spiritual pressure I planted in his body reacted. I have been waiting for you ever since
Yekawa looked up at the half human snake standing on the tree trunk. Compared to his own massive form, the opponent appeared small, yet the oppressive spiritual pressure radiating from him left no doubt.
This was the leader of the Gillian horde.
And the strange spiritual pressure Yekawa had sensed earlier indeed belonged to the Adjuchas before him.
This was Yekawa's first true encounter with a genuine Adjuchas, and he observed his opponent carefully.
I will give you one chance. Cripple your body, allow me to plant my snake venom, swear loyalty to me Hubert Allen, and I will spare your life
Hubert Allen spoke calmly, clearly mistaking Yekawa for an Adjuchas just like Ian Grey had.
As for demanding self mutilation, it was meant to force Yekawa to fall from the Adjuchas rank.
What Hubert Allen never imagined was that Yekawa was not an Adjuchas at all, nor even a Gillian, but a Giant Hollow.
Snap
Hubert Allen snapped his fingers.
In an instant, hundreds of Gillians surrounding Yekawa began charging their Cero, all locking onto him.
Yekawa felt a sharp headache.
After a brief silence, Yekawa suddenly raised the Zanpakuto in his right hand and chopped off his own left arm in a single clean motion.
Blood sprayed violently like a crimson fountain.
I offer my loyalty to you Lord Hubert Allen
Yekawa threw the Zanpakuto from his right hand onto the ground, picked up his severed left arm, and raised it high toward Hubert Allen.
Hubert Allen froze for a moment, then burst into laughter.
Hahaha good. I like decisive subordinates
He snapped his fingers again, and the Gillians immediately halted their Cero charging.
Then, using Sonido, Hubert Allen appeared directly in front of Yekawa, reaching out to take the severed arm.
At that moment, he noticed something wrong.
The severed arm was wriggling.
In the next instant, flesh surged and regenerated completely. The restored left arm was already gripping a dark golden lightning whip that lashed straight toward Hubert Allen.
This is Ra—
Whoosh
Hubert Allen reacted instantly and retreated at extreme speed, but the lightning whip chased him relentlessly. No matter how fast he moved, it followed like a shadow and struck his mask directly.
Roar
The half human snake screamed as the lightning whip smashed into his face.
A deep crack appeared in his mask.
Crimson blood flowed down from the fractured mask.
You dare damage my body
Hubert Allen screamed in madness.
His mask was damaged.
That single blow had completely severed his path to Vasto Lorde.
From now on, he would have to continuously devour Gillians just to barely maintain his Adjuchas rank.
This Adjuchas who possessed Speed Regeneration and schemed endlessly had lost his future in an instant.
I will tear you apart alive
I will tear you apart alive
Hubert Allen roared in fury, preparing to command the Gillian horde to surround and annihilate Yekawa.
Yekawa did not give him the chance.
With a wave of his hand, the Zanpakuto on the ground flew back into his grip. In the same moment, he used Sonido and launched a relentless assault toward Hubert Allen's face.
The half human snake retreated rapidly using Sonido as well. At the same time, his fingernails elongated violently. Ten nails carrying black red spiritual pressure shot out like cannonballs, colliding with Yekawa's blade light and filling the air with smoke and shockwaves.
Damn it you despicable sneak attacker
Yekawa's feigned surrender followed by a sudden strike completely disrupted Hubert Allen's rhythm.
Noisy
Yekawa ignored him.
He raised his left hand slightly. A black red Cero condensed almost instantly and fired straight at Hubert Allen's face.
Hubert Allen's snake tail also condensed a Cero. Two black red beams collided head on.
Boom
The explosion shook the forest.
Hubert Allen's Cero pierced through Yekawa's attack first and blasted a bloody hole through Yekawa's waist and abdomen.
Cough cough. As expected, challenging an Adjuchas two ranks higher is still difficult
In terms of pure spiritual pressure, Yekawa surpassed Ian Grey, but there was still a clear gap between him and a true Adjuchas. His earlier success had relied on deception and timing.
The flesh at Yekawa's abdomen writhed violently.
Speed Regeneration activated.
The wound healed instantly.
Using Speed Regeneration for such damage consumed massive spiritual pressure. Yekawa knew he could not drag this out any longer.
Hubert Allen stared in disbelief as Yekawa's injuries healed before his eyes.
Damn it. If I had Speed Regeneration, I could repair my body
Jealousy flooded Hubert Allen's mind.
He immediately roared orders, commanding the stunned Gillian horde to unleash Cero and bombard Yekawa.
At the same time, Yekawa gathered every ounce of his remaining spiritual pressure.
If this continued, he would be crushed by numbers.
So he chose to finish it in one strike.
Thunderclap Slash
This was a fusion of the Zanjutsu inherited from Ito Kai's memories and Yekawa's own Flash Lightning.
This was his strongest attack.