Hearing Zaraki's provocation, Jerome first burst into laughter, but his smile quickly vanished, replaced by a fierce expression:
"How dare you disrespect us and His Majesty? I'll take your head, then go slaughter your Captain-Commander and offer his life to His Majesty!"
Zaraki's smile became even more sinister upon hearing this:
"My Big Brother's opponents are only the strong. Let's see who among us is worthy of challenging my Big Brother!"
With that, he suddenly raised his hand, and a golden Sword Pressure shot out like a crescent moon!
Seeing this, Lloyd's eyes narrowed slightly.
He secretly praised in his heart: As expected of a powerful individual valued by His Majesty; seeing him in person, he is indeed very strong.
But precisely because of this, he appeared before him!
In the great war more than twenty years ago, several Captains of the Gotei 13 led their forces to invade the Shadow Realm, and the Wandenreich was forced to abandon its territory.
Since then, the invading Captains have all been listed as key targets of attention.
Among them, Zaraki and Unohana required special attention.
Everyone knew the immense potential of the formidable Zaraki.
As for Unohana, although she was an old opponent from a thousand years ago, her strength was not comparable to what it once was.
Besides Aozaki, these two were their main targets.
Therefore, the moment he saw the spiky-haired Shinigami in front of him, Lloyd led two Sternritter to intercept him.
"Your bravery is indeed commendable, but your power does not belong solely to you. Let me make you die by your own blade!"
Lloyd said indifferently.
"Huh? Do you want to become me?"
Zaraki scratched his head and asked with a smile.
"That would be great!"
Hearing Zaraki's extremely excited words, Lloyd couldn't help but frown slightly.
At this moment, he was in a terrible mood.
Did this guy assume their abilities were identical just because he and his brother looked exactly alike?
In fact, he and Loyd, who had once fought Yamamoto, were twin brothers.
The Schrift ability they possessed was both Y, Yourself.
However, there were still subtle differences between them.
He himself could only simply imitate the opponent's posture and power.
In contrast, although the power Loyd imitated was slightly inferior, he could perfectly imitate all of the original's memories and psychology.
And this latter point was the ability Lloyd lacked.
But even so, it was enough for him.
With the same power as the enemy, plus the assistance of the two Knights, defeating the original should not be difficult.
When Lloyd saw himself transform into him, Zaraki unhesitatingly raised the Zanpakuto in his hand, his eyes shimmering with fiery light:
"To be able to fight myself again… This feeling is simply amazing; I hope you won't disappoint me this time!"
Before his words finished, the iconic white Hollow mask had already appeared on his face, and his figure instantly teleported in front of Lloyd.
"Drink, Nozarashi!!"
"!?"
Lloyd's pupils suddenly constricted, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
The strength displayed by the man in front of him far exceeded his expectations.
He didn't expect him to possess the power of a Hollow, yet this was not mentioned in the intelligence received previously.
No wonder when he transformed just now, there was a strange feeling that he was weaker than the opponent.
And that rapidly expanding blade, though not yet fallen, merely seeing it made him feel the immense threat it contained!
"Roar!!"
Just then, Jerome quickly blocked Lloyd's path, his body instantly transforming into a giant gorilla form.
Boom!!!!
With a loud bang, invisible sound waves distorted the air, exploding violently in the sky of Reverse London!
Whoosh!!
Zaraki rushed out of the swirling smoke and dust.
He gripped the Zanpakuto in his hand tightly, silently feeling the powerful shockwave that had blown him away.
Is this the "Schrift" ability that Big Brother once mentioned?
…In recent years, all Shinigami of the Gotei 13 have added a new cultural class—
Memorize the names, characteristics, and abilities of all Sternritter members!
With the help of the two captives, Candice and Bambietta, the Seireitei had gained a certain level of understanding of the Quincies' various intelligence.
Yhwach would share his blood with powerful Quincies, granting them power.
This power was called "Schrift."
Although Zaraki's mind wasn't very sharp, making it difficult for him to even remember names, and his scores in the Seireitei's annual mock exams were always at the bottom.
However, over time, even the dullest person would have some impression of these guys' abilities.
If he remembered correctly, among these three people, besides the three-eyed monster who could transform into him.
That big gorilla roared particularly loudly, and the other guy liked to make others answer questions.
As for the specific manifestation of roaring loudly, it was naturally the sound wave impact just now.
Just as Zaraki was, for once, using his brain to think, the shockwave in the air gradually dissipated.
Seeing him unharmed, Berenice revealed a sinister smile:
"Very good… I originally thought those wastes from back then were too weak."
"Now seeing your performance, it seems you are indeed an important combat force of the Seireitei."
"If I'm not mistaken, you should be the strongest Shinigami besides Yamamoto, Aozaki, and Unohana, right?"
"If we can kill you, His Majesty will surely reward us!"
Looking at the Quincy who wouldn't stop talking, and whose ears were ringing from the previous sound wave impact, Zaraki couldn't help but be stunned.
"What are you talking about, you can't hear anything! Speak louder, didn't you eat!?"
Zaraki's voice boomed like thunder, making the surrounding air tremble slightly.
He glared, full of impatience, gripping his large blade as if he would cut it down at any moment.
Was his voice very low?
Berenice frowned, subconsciously looking at Jerome beside him, and suddenly realized something.
What a terrible combination!
However, before he could blame his teammate, Zaraki had already pounced like a fierce tiger, carrying a sharp momentum.
Berenice snorted, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.
Forget it, no need for more words.
Once Lloyd and Jerome defeat this guy, he'll deal with him properly.
Thinking of this, Berenice, realizing his uselessness, wisely retreated a few steps, yielding the battlefield to Lloyd.
Lloyd took a deep breath, his entire body surging with power, preparing to attack.
Drink, Nozarashi…
Just as he was about to make his move, an ominous premonition suddenly surged in his heart.
Under Lloyd's gaze, Zaraki swung his large blade violently, and a powerful spiritual energy instantly erupted.
"Getsuga… Tensho!!!"
Zaraki roared, his blade shimmering with dazzling light, like a new moon cutting across the sky.
This powerful force swept over rapidly, like a storm, making it impossible to resist.