Chapter 135: No White Cloak, Just a Minor Character
"Takatori is still chasing me, damn it!"
Satoru hid behind a stone pillar, peeking into the distance.
A Menos Grande crouched atop a tall stone pillar, scanning its surroundings.
It was one of the four Menos Grande pursuing him.
Yoruichi tugged at her collar: "I never imagined the Tsunayashiro Clan would be this insane."
"Baraggan... that should be the name of Hueco Mundo's king, the most powerful Menos Grande, right?"
"Those Tsunayashiro bastards are actually making deals with Menos Grande!"
"No matter how corrupt they've become, this is going too far!"
Satoru chuckled darkly.
He wouldn't be surprised by any bizarre actions from the nobles of Soul Society.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Compared to humans crossing deserts, Shinigami traveling through Hueco Mundo had one significant advantage.
They didn't need to eat or drink.
The air in Hueco Mundo had high Reishi concentration.
Simply by breathing, Shinigami could sustain themselves.
Yoruichi was also regulating her breathing, trying to restore her Reiatsu as much as possible.
Just then, she saw Satoru draw his sword and stab it into the ground.
Seeing this action, Yoruichi asked curiously, "Satoru, what are you doing?"
Satoru rolled his neck:
"We've been chased this close already. If we keep running, the probability of being discovered will be very high."
"By then, with four Adjuchas and one captain chasing us together, we'll be in a passive position."
"Rather than that, it's better to strike first and take one out while they're not paying attention."
Originally, he had wanted to find Aizen first and join forces with him for a counterattack.
But after searching for several hours, he frustratingly discovered that Hueco Mundo was too vast.
Although he knew Aizen was also in Hueco Mundo, he couldn't detect any traces of the latter's Reiatsu.
Rather than continuing to search, it was better to think of ways to save themselves.
Looking at the giant humanoid Menos Grande not far away, who was focused on searching for them, Satoru grinned.
"Just a mere Adjuchas, daring to act alone. I'm really being looked down upon, aren't I?"
Hearing this, Yoruichi's eyes lit up.
Having received combat training since childhood, she instantly agreed with Satoru's assessment of the situation.
She nodded: "Good, I'll coordinate with you. I'll act as bait to attract its attention, and you strike when the opportunity arises!"
But Satoru shook his head.
"No need, just watch from here."
"My fighting style... well, it's a bit special."
"I perform better when fighting alone."
As he spoke, Satoru's figure flashed and disappeared from his original position.
Looking in the direction he left, Yoruichi swung her fist in frustration.
High up on a stone pillar, the giant Hollow narrowed its eyes, looking around.
It could smell the scent of Shinigami in the air.
Those two should be nearby.
Don't rush, keep watching here, and you'll definitely find clues about those two.
That Shinigami named Tsunayashiro Takatori had warned earlier that among those two Shinigami, one was quite powerful, not inferior to himself.
He scoffed at this.
Among Shinigami, only those wearing white coats needed to be careful.
He had seen those two Shinigami—neither wore white coats.
Just small fries.
...Speaking of small fries, that panther-shaped Adjuchas he encountered in the desert not long ago was really quite strong.
Unfortunately, that guy ran too fast, escaping before their encirclement was complete.
If he could catch and devour that guy, he should be one step closer to evolution, right?
Thinking of that scene, the giant Hollow felt somewhat excited.
Currently, he was already among the elite of Adjuchas.
If he could evolve again, he would reach the highest level among Menos Grande— Vasto Lorde!
Speaking of Vasto Lorde...
That woman with the shark tail who wielded a greatsword should be a Vasto Lorde, right?
Recently, there had been frequent mysterious disappearances of Menos Grande.
Large numbers of Gillians had inexplicably vanished from the Forest of Menos.
Lord Baraggan sent his men to investigate, but they couldn't find even a single clue.
Although the reason for the Menos Grande's disappearance remained unknown, during the search, they discovered a humanoid Hollow.
That humanoid Hollow was quite small in stature, standing only about 1.7 meters tall, yet its strength was terrifyingly formidable.
Baraggan dispatched two Adjuchas to capture the humanoid Hollow and bring it back.
However, as soon as they made their move, one of them was instantly slain by the opponent.
The other Adjuchas was so frightened that it fled in panic, returning to Las Noches to report.
Enraged, Baraggan sent ten Adjuchas with the command: either bring it back, or don't bother returning at all.
The ten Adjuchas lived up to their mission—none of them returned.
Baraggan flew into a thunderous rage and, accompanied by a large group of his subordinates, went personally to settle the score with that humanoid Hollow.
Among these subordinates was the Giant Hollow.
Faced with Baraggan's overwhelming power, the humanoid Hollow was finally defeated.
Baraggan did not kill her but instead invited her to become his subordinate.
The humanoid Hollow refused and fled with her three followers.
From then on, Baraggan continuously sent people to search for traces of those four Hollows.
Thinking about the power of that humanoid Hollow, the Giant Hollow couldn't help but feel a sense of yearning.
If he could possess such power, wouldn't he too be able to become a ruler who carves out his own territory in Hueco Mundo, just like Lord Baraggan?
Lost in such fantasies, the Giant Hollow couldn't help but grin.
Just then, an intense sense of crisis suddenly surged in his heart.
Instinctively, he raised his Reiatsu and activated his "Hierro."
The next moment, an invisible slash struck his neck with tremendous force!
The moment the blade landed, the Hierro shattered, and blood spurted out.
Fortunately, thanks to the Hierro's resistance, the blade did not cut too deeply.
The Giant Hollow couldn't help but glare with fury.
If he hadn't reacted quickly just now, he might have already become a victim under that blade!
Who dared to attack him?!
Turning his head, he saw a youth gripping a sword with both hands, raising it high, and swinging it down fiercely!
The moment he clearly saw Satoru, the Giant Hollow's anger turned to joy.
It was that fleeing Shinigami!
Finally found him!
Although he had no idea where this little thing found the courage to attack him, none of that mattered now.
As long as he killed him, along with the Shinigami accompanying him, he would have accomplished a great feat, and Lord Baraggan would surely reward him handsomely!
The Giant Hollow grinned widely.
He raised his thick, over-three-meter-long arm and reached out to grab the blade Satoru was swinging at him.
The next moment, to his astonishment, Satoru suddenly switched from slashing to throwing.
The Zanpakutō in his hand was flung directly at him, plunging with a thud into the palm of his massive hand.
Giant Hollow: "?"
What the hell kind of move was that?
In all his years, he had seen plenty of Shinigami, and every one of them treated their swords as more precious than their own lives.
The Shinigami he had killed all clung tightly to their blades until their dying breath.
Who in their right mind would use their sword as a throwing weapon right from the start?
Before he could process this, he saw Satoru, still in mid-air, extend one hand with fingers pressed together into a palm strike.
The other hand clenched into a fist, held at his waist—
And then, it shot forward!!