Chapter 60

Saito, you stay behind and tidy up the Eleventh Division, have the whole division prepare for battle!

Lie, you and I go……

Araki and the judge before him wore a hehe smile, and secretly used Heaven's Net to notify the two, Undying and Lie.

Get ready for battle!?

Saito was completely dazed; obviously Araki and that judge were smiling 'brilliantly', so why tell her to prepare for battle? This is about going to kill someone!

Although Saito couldn't understand Araki's words, it didn't hinder her from carrying out his orders; the moment she received Araki's Heaven's Net, she commanded the troops outside the barracks to enter the Eleventh Division.

Let's go~

Meanwhile, Araki strode forward with a smile.

This……

That judge first looked at Araki striding forward, then at his own sedan behind him; in the end he gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and followed Araki's back……

Even the royal special agents of the Zero Division are on foot, yet he, a judge of the Forty-Six Chambers, rides in a palanquin? Doesn't that show he doesn't esteem the Spirit King?! His ability to sit in this position now comes from never having made a wrong choice in the face of right and wrong……

The distance between the Eleventh Division's barracks and the Central Forty-Six Chambers is not close, about ten or so spiritual li; for the captain-level existences of Araki and Unohana, this distance is naturally fine,

But for this judge who usually rides in a palanquin, it was especially painful; after ten spiritual li, each step was agony for him.

By the time they reached the gate of the Forty-Six Chambers, this judge was exhausted to the point of having lost half his life, drenched in sweat, he panted heavily before Araki and Unohana: "Hah! Hah! Hah……"

How about we take a break?!

Araki looked at the judge's panting appearance and intentionally asked him.

No! The officials inside are still waiting for me! I can't be delayed……

The judge quickly shook his head upon hearing that.

You all go down!

After the judge refused to rest, he dismissed all the guards around the Central Forty-Six Chambers; the following words must not be heard by anyone.

Yes, sir!

The guards, hearing the judge's words, dared not ask further, immediately picked up their weapons and walked toward the outer gate of the Forty-Six Chambers.

Let's go!

After the judge waited for all the guards to leave, he then brought Araki and Unohana to the inner gate of the Forty-Six Chambers.

Interesting.

Seeing this, Araki raised his eyebrows, feeling that this judge indeed had something.

At least he sees his own position very clearly; such a person might be useful in the future! Too bad it's of no use to him……

Inhale~

The judge stood before the gate of the 'Central Forty-Six Chambers' and did not go straight in; instead he sharply inhaled, first regulating his breath, then tidying his attire to look proper, before shoving open the gate before him.

Crack~

As the gate of the 'Central Forty-Six Chambers' opened, Araki slightly narrowed his eyes; inside the dark room, rows of 'Sages' and 'Judges' already stood.

Welcome, Captain Araki of the Court Guard Squad Eleven~

And standing at the forefront of these 'Sages' and 'Judges' was a middle-aged man with dark green short hair.

This middle-aged man apparently still didn't know that Araki had been promoted to the Zero Division, so he continued to call Araki the captain of the Eleventh Division.

A Hongmen banquet, huh~ this is~

Seeing the nobles' posture of mobilizing forces to accuse, Araki knew the visitors came with ill intent.

Too bad! What those who set up the banquet don't know is that after the Hongmen banquet, the one who survived was Liu Bang, while the one who set it up drowned himself in the river.

Go on in~

Seeing this, Araki brought along the nearby Lie and that judge, and walked into the Central Forty-Six Chambers' gate with utter composure.

Huh?!

Seeing Araki so composed, the sages all turned their gaze to the judge standing beside him,

「……」

The judge wanted to speak, but discovered his mouth had suddenly been plugged; in the end he could only shake his head and repeatedly blink at everyone, hoping they would understand his meaning.

His eyes—are they sick?!

Too bad, the crowd couldn't understand.

Crack~

At the moment Araki, Lie, and the judge stepped into the gate of the Central Forty-Six Chambers, the heavy, ancient door slammed shut, emitting a series of crack crack sounds.

Captain Araki, Captain Unohana~ we should be meeting for the first time, what a pleasure, what a pleasure! You captains may not know me; my name is Gangmidaimi……

This middle-aged man with a head of green short hair before us is named Gangmidaimi Su; his status is the 'Second Elder' of the Gangmidaimi clan, in other words the second-in-line heir of the top-tier Gangmidaimi clan of the Soul Society……

Without a doubt, he is the man standing at the pinnacle of authority in the Soul Society! Moreover, it is precisely because this man possesses such great authority that he can command the 'Central Forty-Six Chambers'.

Especially after Yhwach invaded the Soul Society, the first thing he did was to avenge his father, the 'Spirit King', thereby attacking the meeting hall of the heads of the five great noble families; as a result, to this day the head of the Gangmidaimi clan remains 'unconscious'……

And the Gangmidaimi clan's first-in-line heir, that is, the clan's 'patriarch' authority, is not currently solid; this man's authority is a rare case of having reached the peak of his life!

Thus the man seems to have been dazzled by his inflated authority! He is not even satisfied with his status as 'Second Elder', wanting to go further and sit on the throne of the Gangmidaimi clan lord, but his authority seems to end here……

Pfft……

Accompanied by blood spraying toward the sky, Gangmidaimi Su hadn't finished speaking before he clutched his neck and collapsed to the ground.

Who are you to matter to me?!

Araki looked at the fallen Gangmidaimi Su and retorted.

As Gangmidaimi Su fell, the entire Central Forty-Six Chambers finally seemed to quiet down.

Huh?!

The sages and judges stared at the fallen Su, frozen in place for a moment; they seemed not to have realized what had happened here even until now, after all, Araki's blade was simply too fast.

Drip, drip, drip...

Until the decapitated corpse kept dripping blood, until the pungent smell of blood filled the hall, at this moment the group that called themselves 'Sages' and 'Judges' finally panicked.

He killed someone! He killed someone! He really killed someone!

Those Sages and Judges all went mad, shouting at Huangmu, their bodies trembling constantly. They wanted to run, but found they couldn't move their legs. They wanted to call for guards, but discovered the guards had been dismissed by them, because the content of this meeting was too important, they feared others would eavesdrop.

So at this moment this huge Forty-Six Chamber meeting room was like a tomb these Sages and Judges had built for themselves; they had now lost any way to communicate with the outside world, and could only leave it to that Great Hollow to launch a 'slaughter' upon them.

Eat them, Gongpilou!

Huangmu paid no attention to these weaklings, and facing the crowd of Central Forty-Six Chamber, he released the 'Jijisijiba'.

Oh! I've endured for so long, finally time to eat!

As Huangmu chanted the true name of 'Jijisijiba', 'Gongpilou', the huge white body of Jijisijiba appeared inside the Central Forty-Six Chamber; although Jiba had struggled to control its size, its head still bumped into the low ceiling of the Forty-Six Chamber.

Hollow! This is a Great Hollow!!

When the Sages and Judges of the Forty-Six Chamber saw Jiba's appearance, they all panicked; this huge Hollow easily drew out their primal fear.

Roar!!

Jiba let out an angry roar, opening its blood-basin huge mouth; in an instant it swallowed several Sages, and as its rows of big teeth chewed, bright red liquid sprayed from Jiba's mouth, making the whole room a mess.

Ah!!!

And this horrifying scene increased the fear of the Sages and Judges; it seemed fear gave them power, as part of the Judges even tried to attack Jiba with Kido.

Boom!!

As one cannonball after another fired at Jiba, the enraged Jiba split itself apart, and in an instant slaughtered the entire Central Forty-Six Chamber...

Except for, sitting beside Huangmu and Maozhuohua Lie, that Judge who was trembling.

You, you, you, you killed them all!

The Judge looked at Huangmu and Maozhuohua Lie beside him, and spoke stammeringly.

Wrong, I only killed that of the Gangmidai family; the others were killed by the Hollow.

Huangmu, hearing this, corrected the mistake in the words of the person beside him.

Gloop~

I want to survive! What price must I pay to survive!

The Judge looked at Huangmu and asked.

You shouldn't ask me this; you should ask him...

Huangmu said, pointing at the eager-eyed Judge beside him, at Jiba.

I want to survive! I can give you everything I have! As long as you let me live, I can offer you a hundred retainers! No, no, let me think again—I'll give you a thousand retainers, plus ten thousand mongrels from the Wandering Souls Street!

That Judge kept making promises to Jiba.

Crack~

Before the Judge could say more, Jiba's tongue fiercely curled around the Judge and swallowed him in one bite.

Negotiating terms with a Hollow? I, Jiba, think you're crazy!

Jiba rubbed its belly, feeling unsatisfied, and spoke.

Lie, now report to the Zero Division: say a Great Hollow attacked the Central Forty-Six Chamber, ultimately causing the Forty-Six Chamber's total annihilation, requiring Zero Division members to descend and investigate! You file the report, I'll approve the order!

Huangmu paid no attention to the blood all over the ground, and softly spoke to Lie beside him.

Yes~ Captain Huangmu~

Maozhuohua Lie heard this and gave Huangmu a light smile.

"My next report should also be submitted to Old Man Shan~" Huangmu thought, waving at Jiba, "Now you should flee!"

Well then, I'm off!

Jiba heard Huangmu's words, first nodded, then released a Hollow Flash toward the sky.

Boom!! Accompanied by a huge surge of energy, Jijisijiba burst out of the Central Forty-Six Chamber, shouting while running: "You bastard! Huangmu!! I will surely kill you someday!!"

Boom!

A Heaven-Reaching Sword Pressure answered Jiba.

Hmm, the act must be thorough!

At this moment everyone knew that Huangmu and a Great Hollow had started fighting in the Forty-Six Chamber meeting room.

Meanwhile, Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni, who was quietly waiting in the First Division for Arisawa's performance, also received two secret letters at this moment,

First, the Central Forty-Six Chambers have been completely wiped out!

Second, Arisawa plans to organize an expeditionary force into Hueco Mundo to hunt down the great Hollow that slaughtered many sages and judges!

"That brat…… did he really strike so mercilessly?"

Upon seeing the secret letters from his subordinates, Yamamoto's blood pressure shot up instantly, and he felt that even his already scarce hair was falling out by the hundreds.

Sorry, everyone—I've been running to the hospital lately due to stomach trouble, so the updates have been delayed; then the next chapter will officially begin laying out Hueco Mundo, and by the way, I'm asking for a wave of votes~

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