Yasutora Sado had too many questions.
Even though he was a man of few words, at this moment he couldn’t help asking, “Kuchiki, what’s going on here?” “What is Ichigo fighting?
Why can’t I see him?” “And why is Ren Kurogami in the sky?” Sado was Ichigo’s friend, and had therefore become Ren Kurogami’s friend as well.
He had never expected that his friend, who seemed so unconnected to combat, would possess such incredible power.
Rukia didn’t answer Sado.
Her eyes were fixed on Ichigo as he fought the bat-type Hollow.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
The explosions came again.
Rukia’s expression grew heavy.
This time she saw it, the bat-type Hollow had spat out many leech-shaped mini Hollows.
These leech Hollows tracked their targets and exploded on contact.
Rukia knew that this Hollow had awakened its own ability, making it far stronger than ordinary Hollows.
Given Ichigo’s current combat experience, he would have great difficulty dealing with it.
And now Ichigo was already injured.
Suddenly, Rukia spotted something.
Her pupils sharply constricted.
She shouted urgently, “Ichigo, watch out, more Hollows are coming!” Ichigo, who had been focused on the bat-type Hollow, was alarmed.
Without hesitation, he threw himself sideways into a roll.
CRACK!
A fist wrapped in white bone slammed into the spot where Ichigo had just been, punching a hole through the rooftop.
“Ye lord!
Mask of flesh and blood, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man!” “On the wall of blue flames, hang a fireball and strike down the south!” Before Ichigo could react, Rukia’s rapid incantation rang out.
“Hadō #31: Shakkahō!” A red-orange fireball formed in her hand and shot toward the bat-type Hollow.
Sado watched this scene.
He could not understand what he was seeing.
Rukia shouted again, “Ichigo, don’t lose focus, more Hollows are coming!” Ichigo snapped back to attention.
Dodging the Hollows’ attacks, he asked, “What’s going on, why are there so many Hollows?” As he spoke, more Hollows attacked him.
Rukia did not understand either.
Watching Ichigo in his dangerous situation and sensing her almost depleted Reiryoku, she gritted her teeth and began chanting again.
“Ye lord!
Mask of flesh and blood…” Meanwhile, Ren Kurogami, standing in the sky, clearly sensed the Hollow swarm becoming unstable.
He paused, then sensed Ichigo’s Reiatsu and understood the situation.
Looking down, he saw Ichigo surrounded by over a dozen Hollows and already injured.
Ren Kurogami raised an eyebrow slightly.
Without hesitation, Ren Kurogami drew his bow and chanted, “Behold!
The fall of meteors!” The bronze bow in Ren Kurogami’s hands began to glow with meteor-like light.
SWISH!
SWISH!
SWISH!
SWISH!
SWISH!
SWISH!
In just three seconds, Ren Kurogami fired over a dozen arrows.
This was the first time he used the release ability of this E-Rank Noble Phantasm, Meteor Arrows.
Each arrow struck precisely, taking down the Hollows that were hunting Ichigo.
In Sado’s eyes, only falling meteors could be seen, and he could not understand what was happening.
In Rukia’s eyes, each meteor ended a Hollow’s life.
The scene carried overwhelming speed and power.
Her Kido incantation stopped unconsciously.
She had thought she understood Ren Kurogami’s power, but he shattered that understanding again.
Ichigo, breathing heavily, walked to Rukia’s side.
He knew who had acted.
Looking up at Ren Kurogami in the sky, he smiled.
“That guy Ren Kurogami, really makes you feel at ease.” Rukia looked at Ichigo and said nothing.
Kisuke Urahara, still hidden, watched Ren Kurogami’s ability and murmured, “It feels somewhat like a Zanpakutō release, but not quite.” “What is this ability.” Urahara’s curiosity about Ren Kurogami grew further.
Not only Urahara, but also the hidden Ishida father and son became increasingly curious about Ren Kurogami.
What they were curious about was the Meteor Arrows Ren Kurogami had just used.
It resembled the Quincies’ Heilig Pfeil, but was different.
Not far away, the bat-type Hollow hiding in the shadows sensed danger and tried to flee.
Fear filled its heart.
It had never expected to encounter someone like Ren Kurogami, who killed Hollows as easily as crushing insects.
It could not win.
There was no way to win.
It wanted to escape.
WHOOSH!
Ren Kurogami descended from the sky and landed beside Ichigo.
He patted Ichigo’s shoulder.
“Ichigo, lend me your Zanpakutō for a moment.” Ichigo didn’t understand but handed it over.
“Be careful, it’s heavy.” Before he finished, Ren Kurogami easily lifted it with one hand and threw it toward a certain direction.
Ichigo froze.
Rukia froze as well.
Sado had no idea what had happened.
A piercing howl echoed through the void.
A grotesque, terrifying gate appeared in mid-air.
Two giant skeletons over ten meters tall were embedded in its frame.
Rukia’s expression changed.
“This is, the Gates of Hell!” “Gates of Hell?” Ichigo was confused.
Rukia explained in a heavy tone, “A Zanpakutō does not directly send a Hollow to Hell.
In rare cases, if a Hollow had extreme evil in life, its soul may be drawn toward Hell after being cut down.” As she spoke, the bat-type Hollow was pierced by a massive blade extending from the gate and dragged into Hell.
Ichigo swallowed.
Knowing what lay beyond, he felt uneasy.
Meanwhile, a system notification rang in Ren Kurogami’s mind.
[Level EXP +40] [Ding, the Gilgamesh Character Template has reached Level 16.] His eyes brightened slightly.
At Level 20, all abilities in the Gilgamesh Character Template would rise to D-Rank.
At that point, his strength would undergo a qualitative leap.