"Ah ah ah ah..."
Among the Arrancar camp, Wonderweiss continued to shout indistinctly.
"This guy is too noisy, completely lacking any sense of tension. It's really hard to watch." Gin couldn't help but glance at Wonderweiss.
"Wonderweiss's cries are all meaningless. Don't dwell on it too much, just watch quietly from there." Kaname Tosen said.
As soon as Tosen finished speaking, the one-eyed Arrancar beside Wonderweiss suddenly opened its huge mouth, and then an endless stream of something like black oil sprayed out from its gaping maw.
"What is that...?"
"Gillian!?"
The Shinigami on Soul Society's side exclaimed one after another.
Upon closer inspection, it wasn't black oil at all, but a vast, countless number of Gillian.
However, Shinji looked at this endless ocean of Hollows and said calmly: "Let's go!"
Having said that, the Vizard raised their hands to their faces and immediately entered their Hollowfied states. Then, drawing their swords, they actively met head-on that ocean of Hollows.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!
Stab, stab, stab—
In an instant, blades flashed and blood rained down.
The Vizard slaughtered the countless Gillian as easily as cutting vegetables.
Whoosh!
Shinji's figure flashed, appearing before Aizen. Then he raised his hand to his face and released his Hollowfied state.
"How's that, Aizen? We can control our Hollowfication quite skillfully now, can't we?" Shinji said with a cold, mocking tone.
However, facing Shinji's provocation, Aizen remained completely unmoved, looking as if he hadn't even noticed him.
"Hmph! Let's settle this!! Aizen!!!"
Seeing that Aizen didn't speak, Shinji shouted and swung his sword at Aizen.
But Aizen remained calm and unmoved, showing no intention of blocking the attack.
Whoosh!
Just as Shinji's Zanpakuto was about to strike Aizen, another blade flashed from the side, heading straight for Shinji's vital point.
"Tch!"
Shinji had no choice but to abandon his attack on Aizen, leaning his body backward to dodge the sudden blade.
"I missed?" Tosen asked, approaching with his Zanpakuto in hand.
"Hmph! Of course you hit me, idiot." Shinji wiped the blood flowing from a wound above his left eye.
Although Shinji had leaned back in time to dodge Tosen's attack, because the assault had been too sudden, he hadn't completely avoided it. Tosen's Zanpakuto had left a gash above his left eye.
"No, my intention was to completely cut off the area above your left eye. So just leaving a scratch like that can't be considered a hit," Tosen said.
"Tch! You're pretty arrogant for a small fry!" Shinji couldn't help but laugh in anger.
"If you die by this small fry's blade, then what does that make you?" Tosen retorted, then swung his sword again and charged at Shinji.
Clang!
Just as Tosen was about to reach Shinji, a tall figure suddenly appeared and punched Tosen's Zanpakuto, deflecting its attack direction.
"Komamura..." Tosen said with some surprise, sensing the newcomer's Reiatsu.
The newcomer was Komamura Sajin, who had been spectating from below earlier.
"Let me help you, guest wearing the mask," Komamura said to Shinji beside him.
"Oh? Is that alright? Helping a strange guy like me? But... your appearance is quite bizarre as well," Shinji said playfully.
"You just went to fight that horde of Gillian. For that alone, I recognize you as one of us. Therefore, I have decided to fight alongside you! You... are not permitted to refuse! Guest wearing the mask," Komamura said with a forceful attitude.
"Ah... an attitude like that makes people uncomfortable. I'm really not good at dealing with people like you," Shinji said with a helpless, wry smile.
After Komamura clearly expressed his stance, other Shinigami of the Gotei 13 and the Vizard gradually began to join forces to fight the enemy together.
Hachigen helped Sui-Feng and Omaeda deal with Baraggan. Hiyori, Lisa, and Mashiro dealt with the remaining Gillian, as well as the one-eyed Arrancar and Wonderweiss.
As for Aikawa and Otoribashi, they took on the Primera Espada, Starrk.
"I never thought the day would come when we would cross swords, Tosen..." Komamura said to Tosen with some sorrow.
"No, I knew it, Komamura. From the day we met, I knew that sooner or later we would have our battle, that sooner or later one of us would die at the other's hands. So... here I come, Komamura!" Tosen said in a deep voice.
Having said that, Tosen was about to take the initiative to attack.
Whoosh!
A sickle attached to a chain suddenly appeared, wrapping around Tosen's Zanpakuto.
"Sorry, Captain Komamura, could I join this fight as well?" Hisagi Shuhei, Lieutenant of the 9th Division, appeared.
Tosen frowned: "You've come too, Hisagi..."
"It's been a long time, Captain Tosen..."
Shuhei greeted Tosen first, then his expression grew serious: "As your former subordinate, I have shown you proper courtesy, Captain Tosen. So..."
"Are you mocking me, Hisagi?" Tosen said coldly.
"No, I am merely repaying you for your teachings. But after I repay you, next... I will use the techniques you taught me to make you come to your senses completely, and then bring you back to Soul Society!" Shuhei said with a solemn expression.
"Make me come to my senses?" Tosen's expression suddenly turned extremely cold. "You want to... change me?"
At this moment, Tosen was very angry, because Shuhei's unintentional words had touched upon Tosen's taboo.
Shuhei had just said he would make Tosen come to his senses. To Tosen, those words meant that everything he had done was wrong, that his convictions were meaningless, a complete negation of his entire being. That was why Tosen was so furious.
"Suzumushi!"
Humm—!!!
The Reiatsu on the surface of Tosen's Zanpakuto vibrated rapidly, directly shaking off the chain wrapped around the blade.
"You're still the same as before, Hisagi. I believe I told you once... Those who do not fear the sword they wield do not have the right to wield it. Those who do not know fear are not qualified to fight. But now... from your words, I sense no fear whatsoever," Tosen said in a deep voice.
"Ca... Captain Tosen..." Shuhei broke out in a cold sweat, unable to refute.
"Hmph! No more words! Let's settle this!" Tosen snorted coldly, swung his Zanpakuto, and its blade light enveloped both Komamura and Shuhei.
"Well then... Aizen, now that there's no one to disturb us, let's completely settle our grievances!" Shinji shouted, about to swing his sword at Aizen.
"Oh my, oh my, what kind of look is that? I'm standing right here, a living person, and you can't even see me?" Gin's figure flashed, appearing before Aizen and blocking Shinji.
"Tch! Looks like I have to defeat you first before I can settle things with Aizen," Shinji said with displeasure.
"Oh my, isn't that obvious? What makes you think you have the right to make Captain Aizen personally take you on?" Gin said with a mocking smile.
"Hmph, whether I have the right or not, won't we find out after I defeat you?" Shinji snorted coldly, then swung his sword and engaged in a great battle with Gin.