A few kilometers away from the Quincy Palace, three people suddenly appeared in the open space. They were Yamabuki, Saitō Furōfushi and Chigiri Shijima.
Yamabuki looked at the palace in the distance with lingering fear. If it wasn't for Chigiri Shijima arriving in time, even if he didn't die here, he would definitely have to go through a hard battle to get out. He turned to look at Chigiri Shijima: "Why are you here?"
Chigiri Shijima said to Yamabuki with a dejected look, "You're still asking me? Originally, your mission was to capture a few Quincies to help Uhin Zenjōji conduct experiments, but you two actually rushed directly into the enemy's base camp. The Captain-Commander was worried and sent me to pick you up. It just so happens that my Bankai is most suitable for covering the retreat of my teammates."
Yamabuki thought of Chigiri Shijima's Bankai, but he didn't expect that the ability of Chigiri Shijima's Bankai, "All Living Things," was actually group invisibility. Within a certain area, Chigiri Shijima could make someone enter an invisible state, while eliminating spiritual pressure (reiryoku), sound, and body odor, and active attacks would not trigger the invisible state. Even if the enemy had supernatural powers, they would not be able to find him. It was simply a magical weapon for being the sixth in command.
This is the most suitable ability for assassination. You can approach the enemy silently and then stab him suddenly with a knife. You can even bring a group of old men to stab him stealthily. The knife is coated with poison. It is simply perfect.
Yamabuki hammered his palm and decided to leave any assassination missions to Chigiri Shijima in the future!
Just when Yamabuki was about to take note of this place, suddenly, the entire palace was pulled up from the ground by a huge force and flew into the sky.
Yamabuki was stunned. It seemed that after this place was exposed, the enemy no longer planned to use it.
The next second, a ray of light flashed in the air, and the entire palace disappeared out of thin air.
"How is your mission going?" asked Chigiri Shijima. Their mission was to capture Quincies (Vandenreich soldiers) for experiments.
"Don't worry about that!" Yamabuki waved his hand, and a Quincy who was knocked unconscious was thrown out. This was the prisoner that Yamabuki brought out when he retreated just now.
"Now that the character is completed, let's go back!" Chigiri Shijima turned around and contacted the Soul Society (Seireitei) and opened the Senkaimon (Dangai Passage).
As soon as Yamabuki and Saitō returned to the First Division's barracks, they saw the Captain-Commander looking at them coldly.
"Ahem! Captain-Commander, I have completed the mission and am back!" Yamabuki pointed at the Quincy on the ground but found that the old man's expression was still cold, so Yamabuki's voice gradually lowered.
"Hmph, the impact is extremely bad. As a staff officer, you actually led the Captain of the Gotei 13 directly into the enemy's base camp. Do you know how dangerous this is?" Yamamoto paused for a moment and said, "What if there is an accident? This is not just your loss, it is the loss of the entire Gotei 13. Write a self-review when you go back."
"Ah? Write a self-criticism?" Yamabuki wailed.
"It can't be less than 10,000 words, otherwise I'll show you how I'll deal with you." The Captain-Commander said coldly.
Yamabuki looked bitter and sighed. The other Captains were trying not to laugh. The Captain-Commander suddenly said, "Saitō."
Saitō was originally on the list of people who had to hold back their laughter, but when he heard the Captain-Commander call out her name, he suddenly stopped laughing.
"As the Captain of the 6th Division, why are you going crazy with Yamabuki? You are all people with important responsibilities in the team, and nothing can happen. You should also write a self-criticism after you go back, 5,000 words." Yamamoto said.
"Five...five thousand! Captain-Commander, I am innocent. This was all Yamabuki's idea. I was only forced!" Saitō directly passed the blame, but the Captain-Commander didn't buy it at all. It was agreed that it must be five thousand words, not a single word less.
"Okay, those who should be punished have been punished. Now let's talk about the gains from this operation," said Yamamoto.
Yamabuki stood up immediately, wondering if he could make amends. At least he should write fewer words in his self-review, a 10,000-word self-review! It was simply outrageous. It took a long time to read it on the stage. Yamabuki coughed lightly and said, "This time, we captured a living Quincy. In addition, I got very important information. The Quincy King Yhwach fell into a coma for some reason. That's why I wanted to assassinate Yhwach. But I didn't expect that his palace was so well guarded. We were stopped without even seeing the Quincy King Yhwach. If Chigiri Shijima hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid it would have been another fierce battle."
"In addition, through intelligence gathering, we learned that Yhwach can distribute power to his subordinates by letting them drink his blood. These people are called the Sternritter (Star Knights), and they correspond to the Western letters from A to Z. Including Yhwach, there are a total of 26 people. Each of them has the strength to compete with Captain-level (Taichō-level) strongmen, and some of them are even hard to defend against." Yamabuki said in a deep voice, "Based on the fights, I have already figured out the abilities of several people in the Sternritter (Star Knights)."
"Holy Word J, Walter Meta, ability, command of all things. Able to control inanimate inorganic matter through one's own abilities, but can only control one thing at a time."
"Holy Word H, Allensbud, Ability, Sandstorm, able to control yellow sand, extremely powerful, caused me a great loss when we first met."
"Holy Word F, Charles Eugene, ability, anger. The angrier he is, the stronger he becomes. He doesn't have any other special abilities."
"Holy Letter S, Alexandria Momo, ability, chains, can create unbreakable chains, but according to my test, her chains cannot resist space-based abilities, and she was severely damaged in the battle with us, with a broken arm and one eye, and her melee ability is very weak, so she is no longer a threat."
"Holy Word, B. The most difficult one is the leader of the Sternritter (Star Knights), Isaac Marton. His ability is flawless, which can negate any attack except physical attacks. In other words, as long as he is still there, neither Ryūjin Jakka (Flowing Blade-like Flame) nor Scarlet Angel can do anything. He calls himself the strongest shield of Yhwach. Personally, I think we should deal with him first."
"The last one is an unknown enemy who has been hiding in the dark. So far, we only know that this person has extremely strong attack power. He has attacked me and Saitō and seriously injured us. His attack methods come and go without a trace. He is a greater threat than Newton's brother Marton."
"That's all the information I got," said Yamabuki.
Everyone's faces darkened. They didn't expect that the Quincies had formed such a terrifying team. Moreover, according to Yamabuki, every member of the Sternritter (Star Knights) was as strong as a Captain. If a fight broke out, it was unknown who would win.
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