Hueco Mundo.
Bai Yuetong and Harribel walked side by side across the desolate desert. The usually pale sand and rocks, non-flammable materials, were now smoldering with lingering azure flames.
As far as the eye could see, there were ruins left by the war, with the bodies of many Arrancar under the rubble.
Aizen was certainly not a benevolent king who cared for his subjects. From beginning to end, he looked down on Hollows, treating Hueco Mundo as his personal laboratory and the Hollows as his test subjects. According to Rudbornn's thinking, even such an Aizen had brought the cornerstone of civilization and order to the barbaric Hueco Mundo.
With a foundation of civilization and simple order, Hueco Mundo, under Harribel's leadership, should have developed a unique civilization with its own characteristics over many years, forging a new path.
But now, under the flames of the Quincy war, Hueco Mundo was once again reduced to ruins. Buildings were destroyed, bodies littered the ground, and in the distance, Quincy patrol soldiers herded Arrancar like cattle.
This desolate and sorrowful scene couldn't help but make Harribel feel a touch of sadness.
"Let's go, Harribel. Take me to the Forest of Menos to find Roka Paramia. She is a target I am determined to obtain."
Bai Yuetong felt the extremely high concentration of Reishi in Hueco Mundo. He had to admit, this environment was perfect for Quincy, who used external Reishi as their weapon.
"Your target is Roka?" Harribel snapped back to reality. She had just learned that Bai Yuetong's main goal in coming to Hueco Mundo was Roka.
Harribel was generally gentle towards children and those who liked children. The Pícaro who surrounded Roka were a group of children, and Roka, who took care of them, was someone who liked children. Harribel also liked people like that.
Therefore, she was unwilling to draw the turmoil of war to Roka, who was taking care of children.
"I need her ability, as well as the vast amount of data on Hollows stored by Szayelaporro."
What Bai Yuetong didn't say was that he also desperately wanted the data on Mugetsu that Roka had secretly downloaded while Ichigo had lost his powers.
Although in the new version of the Thousand-Year Blood War, Mugetsu was outdated and not very suitable for the current meta filled with 'mechanic' monsters, the data of a top-tier powerhouse from the previous version was still worth appreciating.
Roka's Negación Threads could weave and reproduce existing data. Besides imitating others' skills, she could also directly manifest the data to create an attack from that powerhouse.
Although due to system compatibility issues and her own spiritual pressure, most pirated versions, except for Rudbornn's 'Trepadora', were inferior to the original, it was enough.
As long as he could get Roka, obtain the vast amount of data she carried as Szayelaporro's former hard drive, and the special data she had secretly downloaded, Bai Yuetong alone would be an army.
Unleash the Endless War God!
Moreover, if Roka's ability was used well, it could also be used for resurrection.
For example, Cien Granz, a clone of Szayelaporro saved by her, was now reborn as a child in the Forest of Menos, constantly training and frequently fighting with Ashido Kanō, waiting for the promised day (to fight Kenpachi Zaraki again).
"I have already set my sights on her. Whether you are willing to assist or not, I will eventually find her. It's just a matter of time. But whether you sincerely assist me during this process will affect my evaluation of you in my heart, and ultimately affect whether I will help your other companions.
"And, we had an agreement before. I hope you don't go back on your word."
Seeing Harribel's furrowed brow and continued hesitation, Bai Yuetong first threatened, then added more pressure: "I can guarantee that I will not involve Roka in this war. After I get what I want, Roka only needs to stay in the Forest of Menos and will not need to participate in any other events.
"And, after this is done, I can apply to His Majesty to seize the leadership of the Hueco Mundo hunting party for you, ordering all Quincy in Hueco Mundo to stop the meaningless slaughter of Arrancar. I can also let you lead the entire Hueco Mundo again in my name, to protect the other Arrancar.
"Our Quincy's target has always been the Soul Society. The outdated Arrancar are not important. The Soul Reapers are the real enemy.
"As the matriarch of Hueco Mundo, you should avoid unnecessary sacrifices. My dear Miss Harribel, you wouldn't want to..."
"Let's go!"
Harribel's face turned ashen as she cut off Bai Yuetong's speech. She then walked in front of him without another word, clearly angered by his words.
Bai Yuetong didn't care in the slightest. During a war, he had no time or inclination to slowly win her over with love. As long as he achieved his goal, it was fine.
Besides, love was a mutual effort. Although Bai Yuetong was a stud, an undeniable scoundrel, and a despicable person in his methods and actions, in his mind, "love" was not such a cheap thing. So from the beginning, he had never intended to have a serious romance with anyone in this world.
He was just using a simple and crude method to find more allies and gain more supporters who could increase his power.
The essence of Bai Yuetong's actions was more akin to the Steel Gods from Campione!—seizing the authority and power of defeated opponents and making it his own. Seizing the weapons from the bodies of fallen enemies, making them his own possessions, and thus gradually increasing his own power.
The so-called Steel Heroes were heroes who fought against the Earth Mother Goddesses. In mythology, they defeated the dragons and serpents that the cornered Earth Mother Goddesses transformed into, thereby gaining power. They would also often take the fallen Earth Mother Goddess, now a maiden, as their lover, or accept her as their supporter.
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Seireitei.
Near the Kokuryōmon gate guarded by the 1st Division of the Gotei 13.
Driscoll Berci, with the Schrift "O" for "The Overkill," was slaughtering Soul Reapers with extreme efficiency.
He could increase his own power by slaughtering others. The more living beings he killed, the stronger he became, and the stronger the beings he killed, the greater the boost he received.
In 182 seconds, he had killed all 116 Soul Reapers.
Faced with such a villain, Chōjirō Sasakibe was filled with rage and angrily activated his Bankai.
Unfortunately, this played right into Driscoll's hands. The Sternritter Medallion instantly stole Chōjirō's Bankai—Kōkō Gonryō Rikyū.
After that, Driscoll shot the caught-off-guard Chōjirō with a Reishi javelin, piercing his body and pinning him to the wall of Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai's office, a clear act of provocation.
At this time, masked Quincy in white uniforms were also inside the office, declaring war on the Soul Reapers.
The usually calm Head-Captain Yamamoto, who had been verbally sparring with the enemy, widened his eyes at the sight of his critically injured lieutenant on the wall. "Chōjirō!"
"Don't grieve for him. He should be praised. He has proven with his own life the fate that awaits you. That is, after a desperate struggle, a hopeless death. In five days, Soul Society will be destroyed by the Wandenreich."
Luders Friegen, a Quincy converted from an Arrancar, spoke down to Yamamoto-Genryūsai with a haughty tone.
Unfortunately, he didn't understand that misfortune comes from the mouth. What right did a cannon fodder converted from a prisoner of war have to speak on behalf of the Wandenreich, let alone state the precise time of five days? All that awaited him upon his return was a cold death.
At this moment, pinned to the wall, Chōjirō was not holding his Zanpakutō, Gonryōmaru. The sword had been snatched by Liltotto from the shadows while Chōjirō was flying through the air. The enraged Head-Captain Yamamoto did not notice this detail.
Meanwhile, another Quincy converted from an Arrancar, Asguiaro Ebern, was constantly provoking Ichigo Kurosaki, trying to steal his Bankai.
With this, the curtain on the Thousand-Year Blood War was officially raised.
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