The Reishi barriers released by the Shinigami quickly collapsed.
"It's not that simple, after all." Sora noticed the Quincy who had acted, but he didn't know how he had broken the barriers.
That unfamiliar Quincy's ability was one he hadn't seen. It seemed he was a newcomer recently promoted by Haschwalth.
Countless Reishi bullets shot toward the Onmitsukidō on the ground.
Fortunately, the moment the barriers shattered, the well-trained Onmitsukidō quickly retreated.
The Reishi bullets landed on the ground, kicking up countless stones and dust.
"There are three Sternritter members. I'll take two. The one in full armor is yours," Sora instructed Yoruichi beside him.
"He is Schrift 'K'. You should have seen his file."
When Sora provided the files to the captains, he had included the known Schrift abilities.
The other two Sternritter were newcomers, and he had no intelligence on them, so he planned to handle them himself.
"Got it. Be careful, Professor!" Yoruichi nodded and vanished from the spot.
The Quincies in the sky scattered, chasing the Onmitsukidō Shinigami on the ground.
The Quincies also locked onto Sora's position.
Several eyes floated around Bruno, The Invisible Eye, and each eye shot out a beam of Reishi.
Several blue Reishi beams shot toward Sora.
Clang—
Sora suddenly drew his sword, and a flash of light (Ryūkō) surged upward.
The Reishi beams were as powerful as a Hollow's flash, but they were nothing compared to this.
The flash (Ryūkō) cut through the air. The Reishi beams in its path were instantly torn apart, exploding in mid-air.
Boom, boom, boom—!!!
After destroying the beams, Ryūkō continued without losing speed, slashing toward Bruno.
Bruno, The Invisible Eye, panicked. He quickly used Hirenkyaku to dodge the fatal blow.
But Ryūkō was too fast. Even though he fled with all his might, his left arm was grazed by the light, and the entire arm was severed.
"The use of Zanpakutō is forbidden in this place!"
Charles, The Proclaimer, quickly announced a rule that targeted Shinigami.
Yoruichi had just drawn her Zanpakutō. It immediately fell to the ground, and she couldn't pick it up.
Even Sora's Zanpakutō was affected, as if an infinite weight was pressing down on it.
"How is that possible!"
Charles stared at Katori Sora in disbelief. The sword in his hand had not fallen.
"A strange ability. You can actually issue rules that affect the enemy..."
"If you don't follow the rules, you will be punished."
"And the punishment for me is this new suppressive force on my Zanpakutō?"
Sora quickly understood the unfamiliar Quincy's ability.
"However..." Sora smiled lightly, and a powerful Spiritual Pressure erupted from his body.
"In the face of truly powerful Spiritual Pressure, this suppression doesn't seem like enough!"
The two new Sternritter knights felt the suffocating Spiritual Pressure, and a sense of despair rose in their hearts.
Charles and Bruno looked at each other, seeing the terror in the other's eyes.
This was an undefeatable enemy!
"Stall him! We just need to stall for a while. Lord Haschwalth will come to support us soon!"
On the other side, BG9 shouted encouragement to the others.
BG9 was relatively confident in stalling the Shinigami.
Although the Shinigami (Sora) had used his powerful Spiritual Pressure to forcefully resist the 'Proclaimer' ability, he had also spread his Spiritual Pressure fluctuations.
With such powerful Spiritual Pressure, even Haschwalth, far away in Silbern, could definitely sense it.
Moreover, his own opponent (Yoruichi) was affected by 'The Proclaimer' and couldn't use her Zanpakutō.
If he finished his opponent quickly, they could stall for a while with a three-on-one advantage!
"The gap between me and the Professor is still huge... I can't pick it up at all."
Yoruichi had tried several times and finally gave up on the idea of picking up the sword from the ground.
"Unfortunately, you won't get the chance to pick it up, Shinigami!"
BG9 threw off his cloak, and countless guns and cannons extended from his body.
His body had been mechanically modified; every part was a weapon!
Dozens of missiles fell toward Yoruichi's position.
"BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM—!!!"
The overwhelming bombardment made the ground tremble.
The Onmitsukidō Shinigami and Quincy soldiers who were slightly closer temporarily stopped what they were doing to block the incoming explosive shockwaves.
"A Shinigami without a Zanpakutō. How much of your power can you even use?"
BG9 turned his head confidently, looking toward the other battlefield.
However, just then, a gust of wind blew away the dust and smoke behind him.
"Don't underestimate me!"
Yoruichi, wreathed in lightning, appeared instantly behind BG9.
"What?!"
BG9 didn't have time to turn before he felt a strong push from behind.
Yoruichi's feet kicked BG9's back, sending him flying instantly.
Bang—
BG9 smashed into the nearby palace building, knocking over a row of pillars before stopping.
"Heh. Who told you that Shinigami only know how to use Zanpakutō?"
Yoruichi wiped the dust from her face.
She was the fastest Shinigami aside from her Professor. The massive bombardment just now hadn't injured her at all.
"You have allowed me to collect very meaningful data."
BG9 stood up from the pile of rubble.
"You are fast. But are you faster than my bullets?"
Six machine guns extended from his body, and countless Reishi bullets spewed from the barrels.
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat—
A sky full of Reishi bullets swarmed toward Yoruichi.
"Your bullets are faster than your missiles," Yoruichi smiled, lowering her stance.
Spiritual Pressure erupted from her shoulders and back. "But I can be even faster!!!"
Shunkō: Gyorai Hito!
Yoruichi's form turned into a streak of lightning.
The lightning passed through the rain of bullets and struck BG9.
BOOM—!!!
On the other side, Sora, who had been watching Yoruichi's battle, confidently turned his head back.
In front of him, Bruno, The Invisible Eye, lay motionless.
Squelch—
Sora calmly pulled his Zanpakutō out of the man's neck.
"These new knights... they still lack some experience."
Sora looked at Charles, The Proclaimer, who had already lost his will to fight, and commented.
When Sora's Spiritual Pressure bore down on them, the legs of these two new knights actually started shaking in fear.
They were terrified by the mountain-like Spiritual Pressure.
In front ofSora, the two of them made constant mistakes, completely lost their coordination, and Sora easily slew one of them.
"Don't come near me! Passing is forbidden in this place!"
"Breathing is forbidden in this place!"
"Hearts are forbidden from beating in this place!!!"
Charles, The Proclaimer, watched the Shinigami walking slowly toward him, terrified.
He kept issuing new 'proclamations', trying to strengthen the effect by shrinking the area of influence.
A mountain-like weight pressed down on Sora, and even cutting off his breathing couldn't stop him in the slightest.
And when he finished saying, "Hearts are forbidden from beating in this place," his own heart stopped beating.
'The Proclaimer' ability did not distinguish between friend and foe. Even he himself was not immune.
However, the proclamation could not stop Sora's heart.
"It's an excellent ability. It's just that you are too weak."
A powerful heartbeat, like a thunder drum, rang out. The heart instantly broke free from the prohibition's restraint.
Sora's steps did not falter for a moment.
Charles, The Proclaimer, had a look of horror on his face as he fell to the ground, silent.
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