Chapter 1489: Luring the Enemy

Su Xiao kicked the massive corpse in front of him; he kicked the huge body away lightly, then turned and walked toward the stone wall.

【You have killed Jidanbo.】

【Jidanbo was a guard of the White Way Gate; you have obtained 0.8% of the World Source. You have now obtained a total of 0.8% of the World Source.】

【Your talent "Soul Eater" has been activated, permanently increasing your Mana by 9 points. Your current maximum Mana limit is 6085 points.】

【You have obtained a treasure chest (Dark Purple).】

A guard of the White Way Gate sounded intimidating, but in reality, he wasn't much, slaughtered by Su Xiao with a single blade flash. Of course, this was related to his sword skills being raised to Master level.

Su Xiao arrived in front of the stone wall made of killing-intent stone. For Soul Reapers, killing-intent stone, which isolates Reishi, is nearly indestructible.

Zing, zing, zing...

A few blade flashes flickered, and the Zhan Long Shan in Su Xiao's hand slowly returned to its sheath.

Boom!

Massive rubble fell. For Soul Reapers, things that were indestructible were just hard rocks under Su Xiao's sword skills; he didn't fight using Reiryoku.

Stepping on the rubble, Su Xiao walked toward the direction of the Rukongai. Passing through the residential area of the Rukongai, he continued deeper, and soon, he arrived in a forest.

The night wind blew, and the leaves rustled.

"Come out."

Su Xiao leaned against a towering tree. A slovenly man walked out from the darkness; it was Shadow.

"Do you need me to kill someone?"

Shadow was holding a pot of wine, and there were still drops of blood on his tattered clothes.

"If a battle happens here, block anyone from entering this forest, or rather, before you die, no one can enter here."

"Understood."

Shadow disappeared into the darkness. Compared to having Shadow help fight, Su Xiao needed him to be a layer of insurance.

Seireitei, Seventh Division barracks, inside an old house.

Under the dim light, a burly figure sat cross-legged on a wooden mat. His eyes were closed, and armor was placed to the side.

Crunch, crunch...

Gnawing sounds came from the courtyard. The burly figure opened his eyes.

"Goshin, don't gnaw on things."

As soon as the burly figure finished speaking, a large dog walked out from the room next door.

"Not Goshin?"

The burly figure stood up and walked a few steps forward. Under the dim light, it could be vaguely seen that his head was not human, but the appearance of some kind of canine animal.

The burly figure's name was Komamura Sajin, Captain of the Seventh Division of the Gotei 13, a Soul Reaper transformed from a non-human soul.

Overall, Komamura Sajin was a "half-orc" with a human body and a dog head. Although his head looked very much like a certain breed of dog, he was actually a wolf.

Komamura Sajin walked quickly to the sliding door. With a clatter, the door opened wide, and the courtyard was bathed in silver by the moonlight.

"This is..."

Komamura Sajin looked at the creature in the courtyard that looked like a mouse. His brow furrowed because this mouse was too big, and there was a wound on its abdomen, with a curved black iron bar stuck in it.

Following the iron bar, Komamura Sajin's pupils gradually constricted. He saw what this was; it was clearly half a pair of glasses, with the lenses shattered.

Komamura Sajin had this reaction because these were the same style of glasses as Aizen's. As a fellow captain, Komamura Sajin, of course, remembered the appearance of the glasses Aizen wore.

Komamura Sajin was very confused in his heart. He had seen Aizen's corpse, and the glasses on Aizen's corpse were intact.

The large mouse also discovered Komamura Sajin. It turned and fled, running extremely fast. With the cover of the night and its size advantage, the large mouse darted out of the courtyard in a few flashes.

After hesitating for a moment, Komamura Sajin took a few large strides to the wooden mat, grabbed the armor and Zanpakuto on it, and turned to chase out of the courtyard.

"Someone, come!"

Komamura Sajin roared. He, of course, wouldn't pursue alone, yet not a single Soul Reaper arrived. It wasn't that they were derelict in their duties, but a matter of timing; five minutes ago, a squad of Soul Reapers had just passed by Komamura Sajin's residence.

Komamura Sajin watched the large mouse running far away. If he didn't chase it, this large mouse would soon disappear from his sight.

Just at this moment, a black and white figure lunged out from the darkness, pinning the large mouse down with a claw.

Seeing this, Komamura Sajin felt a bit more at ease. The reason he hadn't chased was that he was worried it was an enemy trap.

Komamura Sajin examined the figure that had lunged out of the darkness. It was a large dog with black and white fur.

"Come here quickly."

Komamura Sajin clapped his hands, trying to make his aura as kind as possible. However, the large dog didn't buy it; instead, it retreated a few steps, seemingly somewhat afraid of Komamura Sajin.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. We are the same kind, look."

Komamura Sajin pointed to his head, but the large dog retreated a few more steps and disappeared into the darkness.

"Don't go."

Just as Komamura Sajin was about to chase, he was surprised to find that the large dog had actually disappeared. After about a few seconds, the large dog ran out from a small alley in the distance and ran quickly toward the distance.

If it were just a large mouse, Komamura Sajin would have weighed the pros and cons repeatedly even if he chased it. As for why he chased it, the reason was simple: those half-glasses might be related to Aizen's death. Komamura Sajin, of course, wouldn't let go of such key intelligence.

The appearance of that black and white large dog made Komamura Sajin relax his vigilance somewhat, because he recognized this dog; it was a stray dog adopted by the Fourth Division researchers.

Just as Komamura Sajin hesitated, a squad of patrolling Soul Reapers passed by nearby. Komamura Sajin quickly put on his bamboo mask.

"You lot."

Komamura Sajin roared, and the squad of Soul Reapers all shivered; after all, this was their captain.

"Captain?"

"Follow me and chase."

Komamura Sajin rushed forward quickly.

"Eh?"

"Chase that dog!"

"Oh, oh, understood."

A total of twelve Soul Reapers followed behind Komamura Sajin, chasing forward quickly.

"Awoo~"

The large dog ahead let out a "scream," clearly startled by Komamura Sajin.

Komamura Sajin had only chased for five minutes when he stopped his footsteps, because the surroundings were too quiet. He had already chased to the edge of the Seventh Division barracks, yet hadn't encountered any other Soul Reapers.

Just as Komamura Sajin was preparing to mobilize manpower for a large-scale search, a strong smell of blood wafted over.

In the night, a massive corpse lay on the ground. Komamura Sajin immediately stepped forward.

"Jidanbo!"

Komamura Sajin checked the corpse hastily; he had already sensed that something was wrong.

With a swoosh, a black shadow darted out from the night.

"Howl, Huang Quan."

Red blood lines appeared one after another. The dozen or so Soul Reapers behind Komamura Sajin froze in place; these blood lines had pierced through their bodies.

"Howl, Huang... Quan?"

Komamura Sajin froze in place. He recognized this Zanpakuto.

"Zozowei should have died already, how could there be an identical Zanpakuto..."

"Captain, help!"

A desperate female voice came. Among the dozen or so Soul Reapers, only one female Soul Reaper survived, but she was captured alive by that black shadow. At this moment, the black shadow had already rushed out of the Seireitei area, heading straight for the Rukongai.

"Wait, Zozowei, is it you? What are you doing!"

As soon as Komamura Sajin's shout ended, the black shadow ahead stopped. He turned his head and glanced at Komamura Sajin.

"It really... is you, Zozowei!"

Komamura Sajin's tone was filled with disbelief.

"Perhaps it is me. If you don't want her to die, follow me. Someone wants to see you."

The Zozowei in Komamura Sajin's mouth was actually Shadow. ===== CHAPTER 1490 =====