Sora and Yoruichi finished off their respective enemies.
"The Quincy's abilities are so weird. It actually restricted me from using my Zanpakutō!"
Yoruichi returned to Sora's side and took a 'Nōreitan' from her pocket.
They still had to face more enemies, so she needed to recover her condition as much as possible.
"Many of the Sternritter Quincy have rule-based abilities. We have to be careful."
"Our Spiritual Pressure was sensed by the Quincy in Silbern. Many powerful Spiritual Pressure fluctuations are approaching."
Sora sensed more Spiritual Pressure getting closer. It was clear the battle here had caught Silbern's attention.
"How long do we need to hold out?"
Yoruichi felt the pressure. If the Professor wasn't here, she definitely couldn't have completed the mission to capture the 'Sun Gate'.
"We've successfully tampered with the 'Sun Gate' permissions, and the passage is almost set up."
"We just need two or three more minutes to open the shadow passage!"
"Alright. You (tech team) continue setting up the passage. We will do our best to buy you time!"
Sora used a Denreishinki to sync up with the technical team's progress.
"It only needs two or three more minutes to open the passage."
"It will probably take a few minutes for the Shinigami reinforcements to arrive. We just need to stall a little longer, and support will be here."
Yoruichi counted on her fingers, estimating the time.
"It seems the enemy isn't willing to let us finish this mission too easily."
Sora's expression turned cold. He turned to look at the sky in the direction of Silbern.
Six Quincy in white uniforms flew over, using Hirenkyaku.
These six Quincy were all official knights of the Sternritter!
"Schrift 'R', Jerome, ability is The Roar."
"Schrift 'O', Driscoll, ability is The Overkill."
"Schrift 'I', Cang Du, ability is The Iron."
"Schrift 'L', Pepe, ability is The Love."
"Schrift 'V', Gremmy, ability is The Visionary."
"There's one more I don't recognize. He might be a new member of the Sternritter."
Sora's gaze swept over the six Quincy, informing Yoruichi of their identities.
He had marked the abilities of the known knights in the files. After his reminder, Yoruichi immediately recalled their abilities.
"So many at once!"
Cold sweat appeared on Yoruichi's smooth cheeks.
"The Love and The Visionary are tricky... I'll take The Overkill and the one with the unknown ability as well," Sora said.
"I'll take the other two!" Yoruichi's eyes were determined.
"How terrifying. The Shinigami actually found their way here, and they even have our intelligence."
Gremmy, The Visionary, had his hands in his pockets. His gaze locked onto the Shinigami captain he had briefly fought in the World of the Living.
"It must be Sōken Ishida who betrayed us!"
Jerome, The Roar, had a furious expression. He was on Haschwalth's side and had long been dissatisfied with Sōken Ishida's various small actions.
"That idiot BG9. He was beaten without even using his Vollständig."
Cang Du, The Iron, glanced at the armor lying on the ground and shook his head.
BG9 was not a new member of the knights. He had the ability to use Vollständig, but he didn't even use it.
It was obvious he underestimated his enemy, which led to his swift defeat.
"Let's take them down first. They must be trying to seize the 'Sun Gate'. We can't let them in to disturb His Majesty!"
Driscoll, The Overkill, reported the situation here to Silbern. More Quincy would be coming soon.
"I won't underestimate them!"
Countless high-concentration Reishi poured from the five-pointed star medallion on Jerome's (The Roar) hand, forming a six-pointed star pillar of light.
Clang, clang, clang—
A holy, long, and clear bell toll echoed from the pillar of light.
Jerome, The Roar, immediately entered his 'Vollständig' state.
Immediately after, Driscoll (The Overkill), Cang Du (The Iron), and Pepe (The Love) also activated their 'Vollständig' states.
Four six-pointed star pillars of light shot straight to the sky.
The Shinigami had defeated three official knight members in an extremely short time, so none of them had any intention of underestimating the enemy.
The four Reishi pillars shattered and disintegrated, revealing the four people inside who had entered their 'Vollständig' state.
Their appearances had changed dramatically. Each had Reishi wings and halos of different colors.
At the same time, Sora raised his hand, and the shadow beneath his feet expanded rapidly.
From the ground stained black by the shadow, dark figures slowly rose.
Bankai, Shosō Kaijin!
Sora could summon shadow clones to deal with situations where he was outnumbered.
These three shadows, identical in form to Sora, each possessed 60% of Sora's Shinigami abilities.
In fact, Sora could divide the shadows into even more clones, but doing so would weaken their abilities.
The Sternritter Quincy were not weak. If the shadow's power was too diluted, they would be quickly defeated.
The three shadows went for Driscoll (The Overkill), Pepe (The Love), and the unrecognized new knight, respectively.
Sora's main body confronted Gremmy, The Visionary.
"We meet again, Shinigami." Gremmy (The Visionary) showed no sense of urgency and was still studying Sora's shadows.
"Your Zanpakutō ability is quite good. A single shadow can actually stall them."
Although Sora's shadows couldn't use his full strength, they had the advantage of not fearing injury.
It would be difficult for the three Quincy to completely destroy them.
Sora didn't answer. Spiritual Pressure surged in his body, and arcs of lightning quickly wrapped around him.
He had briefly fought Gremmy in the World of the Living last time.
'The Visionary' could strengthen the body he imagined, and also rapidly heal his injuries. Normal attacks had difficulty truly harming him.
"Not even answering? How boring!"
"My previous creation wasn't very effective. I've made some improvements this time. I hope you like it!"
Gremmy (The Visionary) raised his hand and snapped his fingers. A dozen or so pink-haired old men appeared in the air.
Then, the pink-haired old men all rushed toward Sora.
"Human bombs?"
Sora's expression turned cold. He sensed the unstable Spiritual Pressure fluctuations from the pink-haired old men.
The next moment, a fierce heat wave surged around Sora. The approaching old men were instantly blown away by the heat.
The heat wave and the splashing arcs of lightning intertwined, condensing into a golden spear of lightning.
Sora threw the lightning spear into the sky.
Gremmy (The Visionary) had been watching Sora's movements. The moment he threw the spear, he dodged.
"Going all out right from the start?"
After Gremmy dodged, he realized the lightning spear's target wasn't him at all.
When the lightning spear reached a height of a hundred meters, it quickly broke apart into dozens of clusters of lightning-flame.
The next instant, a golden rain fell from the sky.
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