After a brief silence, Haschwalth spoke, "Valentine, go contact Isolde, As Nodt, Jester, and Janus. They are all His Majesty's loyal subjects, possessing great strength and unique Schrifts. Janus's Schrift ability allows him to briefly obtain His Majesty's power, which can greatly enhance our combat strength."
"The five of us together can pose a certain threat to Shigekuni Yamamoto, giving His Majesty a chance to free himself up to kill Satou Kazuma. Although we may not be able to confront Shigekuni Yamamoto head-on, with the strength of the five of us, I believe we can hold him off for a while and create more opportunities for His Majesty."
Haschwalth truly was the second-in-command of the Lichtreich, able to quickly make the most correct decision even in such an extremely disadvantageous battlefield situation.
...
At this moment, the battle between Yamamoto and Yhwach had reached a fever pitch, with both sides trading blows, neither giving an inch.
Yhwach suddenly sensed the spiritual power of several of his Sternritter members rapidly fading, while at the same time feeling Kazuma's powerful Spiritual Pressure being released wantonly across the battlefield.
He realized that if this continued, the Sternritter would be completely wiped out and he would be trapped in a siege by the Gotei 13.
However, he was currently entangled by Yamamoto and couldn't break free, let alone find a way to turn the tables.
At this critical juncture, Haschwalth led Valentine and the other three Sternritter members onto the battlefield.
They shouted in unison, "Your Majesty, let us hold off Shigekuni Yamamoto! Please go and deal with Satou Kazuma immediately!"
The timely appearance of Haschwalth and the others instantly broke the stalemate.
Yhwach nodded without hesitation and immediately disengaged, speeding towards Kazuma.
Yamamoto watched Yhwach leave with a flash of anger in his eyes.
Just as he was about to give chase, Haschwalth and the other four quickly blocked his path.
Their eyes were firm, facing Yamamoto without a trace of fear.
"You think you five brats can stop me?" Yamamoto's voice was filled with majesty and dominance.
"If that's the case, then prepare to suffer my wrath!"
...
Meanwhile, Kazuma, who had been releasing his Spiritual Pressure at high intensity, also felt a trace of fatigue.
Maintaining such a massive Domain and continuously empowering the Shinigami on the battlefield was a huge burden for him.
In addition, he had just killed several Sternritter members in succession, consuming a large amount of spiritual power.
He was no longer at his peak.
Just then, several arrows like giant spears suddenly appeared in the sky, shooting towards Kazuma at an astonishing speed.
These arrows carried immense power, sending a chill down one's spine.
'Hmm, Heilig Pfeil?' Kazuma's brow furrowed slightly.
He immediately recognized this as one of Yhwach's attacks.
Yhwach himself had not yet arrived, but his attack had.
Kazuma reacted quickly, using Shunpo as he dodged the Heilig Pfeil.
However, he didn't stop there; he swung Hokushin Raitei in his hand.
Clang!
A crisp sound of metal clashing rang out, sword against sword, sparks flying.
As expected, the Heilig Pfeil was just a feint. Yhwach's Quincy cross-sword collided with Hokushin Raitei, creating a piercing sound.
In that instant, both felt the other's strength and decisively pulled back, re-evaluating their opponent.
A smile appeared on Yhwach's face, as if he was looking forward to this battle.
Kazuma, on the other hand, gripped Hokushin Raitei tightly.
"Satou Kazuma, it seems I underestimated you. For killing so many of my subordinates, you will find your eternal rest here today!"
Yhwach attacked again, and Satou Kazuma also swung his sword to meet him.
After a fierce exchange, Kazuma finally found an opening in Yhwach's defense.
He swung his sword without hesitation, slashing viciously at Yhwach's body.
However, this time it wasn't as smooth as before.
The strike failed to break through Yhwach's Blut Vene, and instead exposed him to the enemy's attack.
Yhwach quickly counterattacked, slashing at Kazuma, and blood instantly gushed out.
'Damn it! Is it because I used too much Spiritual pwoer earlier? I couldn't even block that strike!' Kazuma cursed inwardly and immediately used Shunpo to retreat explosively.
'To think I'd get injured after fighting for so long.'
Looking at his wound, Kazuma couldn't help but frown.
"As expected of you. Even when you're not at full strength, I still find it hard to face you head-on. But don't you dare underestimate me!" Kazuma tightly gripped Hokushin Raitei in his hand.
"Yhwach, once Captain-Commander Yamamoto takes care of Haschwalth and the others, only death will await you. All I have to do is hold you off, and that's not a difficult task for me!"
Batsu'unsai, who was fighting other members of the Sternritter, saw Kazuma get injured and anxiously broke away from her battle to rush in his direction.
After a few more exchanges, Yhwach grew a little anxious from his inability to take down his opponent.
Just as Kazuma had said, if he couldn't defeat him soon, he would surely lose once Yamamoto arrived.
At that moment, he saw Batsu'unsai rushing over to support Kazuma and an idea struck him.
If he remembered correctly, this female captain had been very concerned about Kazuma ever since they first invaded the Seireitei.
Yhwach immediately changed his strategy and launched an attack on the approaching Batsu'unsai.
However, the situation Yhwach had anticipated did not occur, Kazuma did not turn back to help because he was attacking Batsu'unsai.
"Hmph, Yhwach, you underestimate the captains of the Gotei 13. Although they aren't as powerful as I am, they are not opponents you can easily defeat."
The arriving Batsu'unsai blocked Yhwach's blow and joined Kazuma.
"Kazuma, are you alright?" Batsu'unsai asked, concerned about his injuries.
"It's a minor issue, just a slash from him. Now that you're here to support me, we have a better chance of suppressing him."
Yhwach was not angered by his miscalculation.
"In that case, I'll just go all out to kill you two before retreating. Even if this war is a failure, killing a rising top-tier Shinigami from the Soul Society is still a small win." Yhwach unleashed his full power, and Kazuma and Batsu'unsai felt the pressure intensify!
The three fought fiercely for a while before Yhwach suddenly launched an all-out attack on Batsu'unsai.
Kazuma knew this was bad and moved to block in front of Batsu'unsai.
"Satou Kazuma, you miscalculated. My target was you from the very beginning."
As he spoke, a Reishi Concentrated Flame appeared beneath Kazuma's feet, hitting him directly.
Then, a large Heilig Pfeil shot into the flames, piercing through his body.
The arrow carried Kazuma away as it flew.
'Fuck, I was tricked. Damn you, Yhwach!'
Before Kazuma could even utter these words, he lost consciousness and fainted.
"KAZUMAAAA!"
Seeing Kazuma grievously wounded and his condition unknown, Batsu'unsai went berserk.
Wielding her naginata, she madly hacked at Yhwach, vowing to kill him on the spot.
....
Yamamoto sensed the disappearance of Kazuma's Spiritual Pressure and suddenly flew into a rage.
"Bankai, Zanka no Tachi!"
"Zanka no Tachi, West: Zanjitsu Gokui."
In an instant, he converted his own Spiritual Pressure into 15-million-degree flames, which cloaked his body and blade as if he were draped in the sun itself.
At this moment, the Captain-Commander looked as if he were wearing a trench coat of fire.
As his Bankai activated, the Soul Society was filled with scorching heat.
This temperature was enough to slowly evaporate all the moisture in the Soul Society, and if it continued, it would even turn the Soul Society into a scorched wasteland.
"Zanka no Tachi, North: Tenchi Kaijin."
From across more than half the battlefield, Yamamoto swung his sword in Yhwach's direction.
The five Sternritter, including Haschwalth, failed to dodge in time.
Valentine, Isolde, Jester, and Janus were instantly engulfed by this single slash and turned to ash.
"Yhwach, you deserve to die."
The arriving Captain-Commander swung his sword again.
"Zanka no Tachi, East: Kyokujitsujin."
All the heat of Ryūjin Jakka's flames concentrated at the tip of the blade.
It neither burned nor released an explosive blast, but simply erased whatever it touched from existence.
The ground where Yhwach stood instantly vanished into nothingness.
Just as he retreated, a figure from a pile of corpses behind him launched a sneak attack.
A Zanpakutō pierced through his body, then was quickly withdrawn as the attacker retreated.
If Kazuma had seen this, he would have definitely exclaimed.
'Fuck, so you were lying in ambush for Yhwach all along, Chōjirō, you old schemer. You're just waiting to deal him a fatal blow!'
The Captain-Commander's furious slash turned the Yhwach, who had no time to react, into cinders.
With this, the Soul Society had won!