Chapter 351: Discussing the Time to Take Action
Sutton stroked his chin and thought carefully for a long time before speaking, "It can't be delayed too long, but it can't be rushed either. This is indeed a problem. When I left the organization last time, Quickley's strength wasn't as strong as it is now. It seems that he's swallowed a lot of low-level Hollows recently."
"I'm afraid that even if we put all of us together, we're no match for him. If we want to win, we'll have to launch a surprise attack, so it's best to strike while he's resting."
Uehara Shiroha turned sideways, observed carefully, and then asked, "When is this guy going to rest? He looks so energetic, it seems like he doesn't need to rest at all. Is there any other way to get the Soul Slayer? Try not to fight him, and take it away quietly while he's asleep."
Sutton smiled and shook his head. "You think too little of him. If you sneak past him now, I guarantee he'll tear you to pieces in an instant."
Hearing Sutton's words, everyone felt a little chilly. From Quickley's attitude toward these low-level Hollows, it could be seen that his strength was indeed extremely powerful, not comparable to ordinary high-level Hollows. Even the Black Spirit was many levels lower than him.
At this time, Uehara Shiroha also had an idea. Since the Sirius organization attached so much importance to the Soul Slayer, it meant that the Soul Slayer was definitely a top-grade weapon. If he could obtain it, he would naturally have the confidence to walk in Hueco Mundo in the future.
But now that Sutton was here, it wasn't easy for Uehara Shiroha to get the Soul Slayer. Moreover, if Sutton really wanted to help him, Uehara Shiroha wouldn't feel right about snatching it from him.
Although all these things were being done in order to obtain the Soul Slayer, Sutton did in fact help Uehara Shiroha and the others out of trouble and saved their lives. Uehara Shiroha wasn't an ungrateful person. Although he really wanted to get the Soul Slayer, he had to be reasonable about this.
Just as they were discussing, some footsteps were heard at the entrance of the cave, and everyone immediately became nervous. Ryouta began to look around, trying to find a place to hide, but after entering the cave, there was only this one way, and there was no other place to hide.
Now everyone felt something was wrong. Sutton said with a frown, "There's no way to escape now. We can only hope that the person who came isn't Miyamoto. As long as it's not Miyamoto, no matter who it is, we can just kill them."
Hearing Sutton's words, everyone drew their weapons and hid in the corner.
The people who came were guards from the Sirius organization. Following Miyamoto's instructions, they inspected the situation inside the cave as usual, and checked to see if Quickley's strength had reached the expected level.
Before he even turned the corner, the man noticed something was wrong. He stuck his head out and saw Sutton and the others. He immediately shouted at them, "Why are you guys here? Don't you know that this place is a forbidden area for the organization? Who allowed you to come here? Do you want to be dragged to feed Quickley?"
Seeing that the person coming wasn't Miyamoto, Sutton immediately gave a look to Uehara Shiroha, who drew out his Zanpakutō and rushed out from the corner.
When the guard saw Uehara Shiroha, he was about to scream, but a flash of blade light appeared before his eyes, and he could no longer make a sound.
Chapter 352: Things Will Soon Be Exposed
The guard fell to the ground. Sutton hurried forward and dragged his body aside, then spoke to everyone, "It seems we have to take action today."
Ryouta turned his head to look at Quickley who was devouring a low-level Hollow, and asked Sutton with a questioning look on his face, "Didn't you just say that we should wait until he rests before we take action? If we act rashly like this, we might lose our lives."
Sutton replied, frowning, "The situation has changed now. We don't have that many options anymore. This guy came here under Miyamoto's orders. If he fails to return within a certain period of time, Miyamoto will immediately notice something is wrong. When Miyamoto brings his men here, it will be too late for us to leave."
Uehara Shiroha looked down at the body of the guard and asked Sutton, "How would he know that we killed him? If we leave here as soon as possible, he won't be able to find out."
Sutton shook his head. "You think too simply. The people in the Sirius organization are much more obedient than you think. Except for you few newcomers, no one dares to do such a thing. Besides, someone was killed here, which means that there are definitely people in the organization who covet the Soul Slayer. Miyamoto will definitely strengthen the defense of the cave next time, and it won't be so easy for us to get in again."
After listening to his words, Uehara Shiroha nodded slowly, feeling that it did make some sense. It seemed that he could only do as Sutton said.
In this way, the group was forced to take action against Quickley as soon as possible. The others gathered at the corner, and then Sutton began to assign tasks to everyone.
"Among us, Uehara Shiroha and I have the strongest fighting power, so we'll attack him from the front to attract his attention, and the rest of you should try to attack from the back and sides. Remember, don't fight too long. If he wants to kill you, run as far away as possible. This guy won't dare to leave his back to the two of us for too long."
Everyone nodded, and after getting ready, Sutton and Uehara Shiroha rushed out quickly.
The sudden appearance of the group didn't make Quickley very nervous. Instead, he slowly stood up from the ground. Quickley opened his mouth wide, and a huge stream of air gushed out, causing the rocks around them to shake and fall.
Quickley's cry was so harsh that Uehara Shiroha covered his ears unconsciously.
Then, according to the positions assigned by Sutton, the group began to attack Quickley. Everyone thought that Quickley's shouting just now was just to express his dissatisfaction, but in fact he was reporting to Miyamoto on the surface.
Miyamoto was lying leisurely in his chair. When he heard Quickley's call, he immediately stood up. If there was no unexpected situation in the cave, Quickley wouldn't have made such a cry. Realizing that something was wrong, Miyamoto grabbed his weapon and headed for the cave.
At this time, a fierce battle was going on in the cave. Uehara Shiroha and Sutton began to attack Quickley from the front, and Quickley soon fell into a disadvantage.
But this guy didn't seem to have used his full strength just now, and when Quickley stood up again, he was even more enraged.
Chapter 353: Face-to-face Confrontation with Quickley
Quickley rushed toward Uehara Shiroha quickly, but Uehara Shiroha stood there without moving. He waited until Quickley got close to him before he jumped into the air with both feet, leaped onto Quickley's head, raised his Zanpakutō and stabbed it toward Quickley's skull.
Quickley howled in pain, but it didn't seem to cause him fatal harm. He shook his body wildly, trying to throw Uehara Shiroha off his back.
The Zanpakutō was firmly inserted into Quickley's body, while Uehara Shiroha tightly grasped the hilt with both hands, but Quickley's strength was indeed great enough that he still threw Uehara Shiroha off and sent him crashing into the wall beside him.
Chiakura looked at Uehara Shiroha with a worried expression, and Uehara Shiroha immediately spoke up to remind her, "Don't be distracted, keep dealing with him, I'm fine."
Sure enough, the moment Chiakura turned around, Quickley raised his big claw and swiped at her. Fortunately, Raymond reacted quickly. He rushed forward, grabbed Chiakura, and pushed her to the side, avoiding Quickley's attack.
When Quickley's claws landed on the ground, they created a huge deep pit, with dust rising all around.
Uehara Shiroha wanted to try to stand up again, but because he was seriously injured, he failed after several attempts.
Just when everyone was at a disadvantage, Miyamoto's voice came from behind, "Blonde, you're really getting more and more courageous now. You actually dare to bring such people into the organization and bring them with you to steal the Soul Slayer."
Ryouta subconsciously turned around and apologized immediately, "I'm sorry, President. I was just trying to protect my own life. I really had no other choice."
Seeing this scene, Uehara Shiroha shook his head helplessly and shouted at Ryouta, "What's the point of you still talking to him now? When you really take the Soul Slayer away, do you think this guy will let you go? You no longer belong to the Sirius organization, so there's no need to grovel."
Uehara Shiroha's words completely made Ryouta wake up. It could be seen how strong the intimidating effect of the Sirius organization on Ryouta was. Even in this situation, he was still confused.
Miyamoto looked at several people with resentment, and when he saw a Zanpakutō stuck on Quickley's head, he said angrily, "You are simply seeking death. Let this place become your grave today."
After that, Miyamoto rushed toward them with two swords in his hands, and Sutton took the lead. Sutton raised the knife in his hand to block Miyamoto's double-sword attack, then jumped up and said to the others, "What are you guys still doing standing there? Hurry up and kill Quickley. We can't handle these two guys together. I'll help you hold Miyamoto back, you guys hurry up and do it."
A sinister smile appeared on Miyamoto's face. "You think you can stop me? You're still a little naive."
After saying that, Miyamoto began to exert force with both hands and chopped down fiercely. Sutton was unable to defend himself for a moment, and both men retreated repeatedly.
Miyamoto's double swords fell like heavy rain and began to chop at Sutton continuously. After blocking several times in a row, Miyamoto stopped the attack.
Just when Sutton felt something was wrong, he looked down and found that he had been stabbed in the abdomen.
Chapter 354: Ryouta Was Frightened
Sutton covered his abdomen and knelt on one knee. Miyamoto slowly walked in front of him and asked, "Since you joined the Sirius organization, I've been pretty good to you, right? Now you're teaming up with these outsiders to steal our Soul Slayer. What are you thinking?"
Sutton smiled disdainfully, "Why are you still saying these useless words? Now that I'm in your hands, you can kill me if you want."
As soon as he finished speaking, Miyamoto raised his knife and a bloody mark appeared on Sutton's neck, and then he fell down stiffly.
The scene before them made everyone dumbfounded. Even someone as powerful as Sutton was just a piece of cake in front of Miyamoto.
Now Ryouta lost his fighting spirit and knelt down in front of Miyamoto, begging for mercy, "President, considering that I've worked diligently for the organization for such a long time, please forgive me this time. I just wanted to exchange my life for the Soul Slayer. The people of the Dawn organization are too hateful."
Faced with Ryouta's weakness this time, Uehara Shiroha didn't say much. He knew in his heart that Ryouta seemed to have no hope.
Sutton had fallen, and Uehara Shiroha was also seriously injured. It was impossible for the few remaining people to defeat Miyamoto and Quickley.
Miyamoto said to Ryouta with a look of disdain, "You teamed up with outsiders to steal our treasure. Do you think I can forgive you for doing such a thing?"
Then Miyamoto shouted loudly to Quickley, "Do you see these people in front of you? This is all your food for today. Devour them and continue your evolution."
After hearing what Miyamoto said, Quickley immediately showed greed. Then Quickley opened his bloody mouth and bit toward the group.
Uehara Shiroha had been standing by the wall and had never attracted Miyamoto's attention, but at this time he had been observing Miyamoto's position.
Miyamoto wasn't far away from these people, and his eyes were never on Uehara Shiroha. After all, Uehara Shiroha was seriously injured and wasn't taken seriously by him at all.
While Miyamoto wasn't paying attention, Uehara Shiroha quickly went behind him and used the power of the Hōgyoku.
The moment the Hōgyoku was triggered, a strong light illuminated the entire cave. Miyamoto had no time to resist, and subconsciously covered his eyes with his hands, and he was also pushed by the huge energy of the Hōgyoku right in front of Quickley.
Everyone covered their eyes and didn't even have time to escape. Uehara Shiroha pulled out Ryouta and Chiakura who were closest to the front.
Quickley was also blinded by the dazzling light of the Hōgyoku, and he couldn't see who was in front of him. When his bloody mouth bit down, the only person standing in front of him was Miyamoto.
Quickley devoured Miyamoto in one gulp.
Uehara Shiroha quickly took the others and stepped back a few paces. Then something unexpected happened.
Miyamoto was very powerful. Even after being swallowed by Quickley, he didn't die immediately. Instead, he struggled inside Quickley's body.
Quickley howled in pain. He seemed to have no time to attack the others anymore, but kept hitting the wall next to him.
As Quickley continued to thrash around, the cave began to shake violently.
Chapter 355: Miyamoto is Devoured by Quickley
Rocks kept falling from the top of the cave. Uehara Shiroha quickly took his companions to hide in a corner and quietly observed the situation.
Ryouta asked worriedly, "This guy is already very strong. If he devours Miyamoto, he'll probably evolve again. We can't kill Quickley and get the Soul Slayer. Isn't this certain death? Why don't we take advantage of this moment to give him a fatal blow?"
Uehara Shiroha waved his hand and answered, "Don't be impatient. The energy that Miyamoto can provide him is naturally huge, but he may not be able to digest it."
Everyone turned their eyes to Quickley again, and just as Uehara Shiroha said, Quickley was writhing in pain. Then a crack suddenly appeared on Quickley's body and began to emit white light.
Quickley no longer struggled frantically like before, but instead stood still. The crack began to slowly expand and finally exploded.
Quickley's remains were scattered all over the ground, and Miyamoto slowly walked out of Quickley's body.
Uehara Shiroha immediately became alert, holding his Zanpakutō tightly in his hand, fearing that Miyamoto would continue to attack him and his companions.
Miyamoto took a few unsteady steps forward with two swords in hand, and suddenly fell to the ground. The two swords supported him on the ground, which prevented him from collapsing completely.
It could be seen that Miyamoto was exhausted, with only the last bit of strength left, with no possibility of counterattack at all.
Uehara Shiroha originally wanted to ask Ryouta to go forward and check on Miyamoto's condition, but Ryouta had already developed a deep fear of Miyamoto and didn't dare to go forward.
In desperation, Uehara Shiroha went forward to check the situation himself and came to Miyamoto, whose body was covered with Quickley's blood.
Miyamoto supported himself on the ground with two swords in his hands, and slowly raised his head to look at Uehara Shiroha. "The power of the Hōgyoku is indeed strong, but you won unfairly. You deserve to be destroyed."
Uehara Shiroha smiled. "Your ability is superior to mine. If we fought head-on, I would definitely not be your opponent. Even Sutton was killed by you, so it would be even more impossible for me to defeat you. But unfortunately, you were defeated in the end. I'm afraid that the Soul Slayer will have to belong to us."
After hearing what Uehara Shiroha said, Miyamoto wasn't angry but laughed out loud. This scene made everyone's hair stand on end.
Uehara Shiroha frowned and looked at Miyamoto, asking him in confusion, "Your treasure is about to be taken away by us. You've killed Quickley, who you carefully raised for so long. It's still unknown whether the Sirius organization will still exist. Why are you laughing?"
Miyamoto glanced at Uehara Shiroha with his eyes slanted and said with a smirk on his face, "The power of the Soul Slayer is indeed strong, but you may not be able to control it. As the president of the Sirius organization, do you know why I've never used the Soul Slayer as a weapon?"
Uehara Shiroha frowned immediately after hearing this. This was indeed something he was quite curious about. Since the power of the Soul Slayer was so strong, it would certainly provide a huge bonus to Miyamoto's strength, yet Miyamoto was willing to keep it in the cave.
From a normal person's perspective, Miyamoto had no need to do this.
Chapter 356: Soul Slayer May Bring Trouble
Uehara Shiroha looked at him with a puzzled expression, and then Miyamoto slowly spoke. "It's not just the Dawn organization that wants to get the Soul Slayer. The reason I raised Quickley was so that he could keep this thing. If I had carried the Soul Slayer with me, I wouldn't have lived to this day. I'm willing to lose today. I wish you good luck."
After saying this, the smile on Miyamoto's face gradually disappeared, and he fell to the ground, with his two swords still stuck straight in the ground.
Even long after Miyamoto fell, Ryouta still didn't dare to step forward. After making sure that Miyamoto was dead, Ryouta dared to walk over carefully, then responded with a look of displeasure, "Since Quickley has been dealt with, then according to our previous agreement, Chiakura should be the first to drink the blood and do the experiment for us."
Chiakura lowered her head. She had already promised everyone before, and now it was indeed time for her to be useful.
Chiakura slowly walked toward the remains of Quickley's body, but Uehara Shiroha grabbed her. "This guy's blood may not be able to detoxify, and it may be highly toxic."
Chiakura was already a little scared, and became even more worried after hearing what Uehara Shiroha said, but she also knew in her heart that she hadn't played a big role in the battle just now.
Everyone had done their part, and now it was really time for her to play her role.
"Let me go. We already discussed it. You played your roles in the battle, and now it's my turn to play mine. When Ryouta first saw Miyamoto, he was so scared that he knelt down. What use was he in the battle?"
Uehara Shiroha held Chiakura's hand and turned to speak to everyone, "I think the one who played the least role just now should be Ryouta. Although Chiakura's fighting ability is low, at least she didn't retreat."
Ryouta felt a little ashamed when he heard what Uehara Shiroha said. He was indeed scared by Miyamoto just now. However, Ryouta reacted quickly and immediately refuted him, "This matter has already been discussed. You can't go back on your word at this moment."
Uehara Shiroha pointed at Sutton who was lying on the ground beside them, then spoke, "At that time, we chose someone to drink Quickley's blood mainly because we were afraid that Sutton would deceive us, but now that Sutton is dead, can this still be counted?"
Raymond also felt that what Uehara Shiroha said made sense, so he stepped forward and spoke on his behalf, "I agree with Uehara Shiroha. Since Sutton is dead now, we should re-determine who will drink the blood."
What Raymond said was still biased toward Uehara Shiroha. After all, everyone knew what Ryouta had done among them, and Raymond also disliked him.
Ryouta knew in his heart that if a new candidate was to be chosen, he would most likely be the one, so of course he wouldn't agree. "I don't agree. You're clearly targeting me. If you want me to go, just say so. Why make such a fuss?"
Uehara Shiroha smiled contemptuously and then spoke, "I can do this."
Uehara Shiroha's words shocked everyone around him.
Chapter 357: Using Soul Slayer as Exchange
No one understood what Uehara Shiroha meant. After talking for so long, could it be that he wanted to exchange himself for Chiakura?
Raymond quietly walked to the side of Uehara Shiroha and reminded him in a low voice, "You're kidding, right? Ryouta is still waiting there. If you really have this idea, he'll definitely be eager for you to go."
Uehara Shiroha smiled mysteriously. "I haven't even told you my conditions yet. Are you sure he'll agree?"
Ryouta looked at Uehara Shiroha with a proud expression and questioned him, "I really don't believe you would take the initiative to do such a thing. Just tell me what your purpose is."
Uehara Shiroha replied calmly, "I can take this risk on your behalf, but the Soul Slayer must belong to me."
After hearing this, the others didn't seem to have any objections. Uehara Shiroha had contributed the most to these matters, so there was no problem with the weapon belonging to him.
But Ryouta obviously disagreed. "You're so ridiculous. We've all risked our lives. Now the Soul Slayer is right in front of us, but you want to take it for yourself. What gives you the right?"
Uehara Shiroha replied nonchalantly, "I don't mind, but if I don't go, then you have to go. You have to think about it carefully."
Ryouta sneered, "Why should I go? It was agreed from the beginning that Chiakura would go, and now that we're here, you suddenly changed your mind. Aren't you bullying me?"
Uehara Shiroha turned around and looked at the others, then spoke to Ryouta, "It's fine if you disagree, then let's vote by raising our hands."
Ryouta was a little scared now. He knew in his heart that if everyone was asked to vote by raising their hands, he would most likely have to go.
This group of people had long disliked him, and he had disappointed them more than once. Although he gained some attribute bonuses in the last mission, he was still the weaker one among the group.
Although Chiakura was weaker than him, she at least obeyed orders and had never done anything that was detrimental to everyone. Even in such a critical situation just now, Chiakura still didn't show any sign of retreating. Only Ryouta was so scared that he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
At this time, Raymond also stepped forward to persuade him, "Uehara Shiroha's contribution this time was indeed the greatest. If he hadn't pushed Miyamoto out at the critical moment, we would all be finished. So I think it's okay for this Soul Slayer to belong to him. You don't have to fight with him. What are your opinions?"
Ryouta felt dissatisfied, but if he continued to go against Uehara Shiroha, the ending would definitely not be good, and he would be the one who suffered in the end.
Ryouta frowned and thought about it carefully. It seemed that there was no other way now. In desperation, he could only obey everyone's choice and give the Soul Slayer to Uehara Shiroha.
Uehara Shiroha slowly walked inside, and the Soul Slayer was standing right in the middle. Under the gaze of everyone, Uehara Shiroha stretched out his hand to pull out the Soul Slayer and held it in his hand. The texture was indeed different.
He compared the Soul Slayer with the sword in his own hand. The difference between the two swords' properties was huge. This time, Uehara Shiroha had achieved a huge improvement.
Without upgrading the Hōgyoku, with this Soul Slayer, his combat power had made a qualitative leap.
Chapter 358: Quickley's Blood Can Detoxify
Then Uehara Shiroha fulfilled his promise and slowly walked to the remains of Quickley's body.
Just as Uehara Shiroha was about to reach out his hand, Chiakura stepped forward and grabbed him. "Why don't I do it? We have to find a way to get out of here later. If you stay healthy, you can provide great help to everyone. I can't play a big role."
Uehara Shiroha smiled and shook his head. "It's okay. Since I got the best spoils, I have to stand up. Besides, we already agreed on this. Don't worry about me."
Then Uehara Shiroha picked up a piece of Quickley's remains and held it high above his head. Quickley's blood slowly dripped into his mouth.
Uehara Shiroha instantly felt his whole body go numb. This thing seemed to have a paralyzing effect. He lost consciousness and the Soul Slayer in his hand fell directly to the ground.
Now the people around him also became nervous. Ryouta seemed to want to take advantage of this opportunity to harm Uehara Shiroha, but was stopped by Raymond.
"What do you want to do?"
Ryouta smiled awkwardly. "I saw him in so much pain, and I wanted to help him. Isn't that allowed?"
Raymond sneered and drew his knife to block in front. "It's still unclear what the situation is now. If you want to attack Uehara Shiroha, then you have to step over my body. But you also have to consider whether you have the ability to do so."
Raymond's words did frighten Ryouta a little, so he had to step back a few steps and didn't dare get any closer.
Uehara Shiroha stood there in a daze for a long time before he finally came to his senses and slowly regained consciousness. At this moment, he felt his whole body extremely light.
The pain that the black pill had brought to him before also disappeared. It seemed that Quickley's blood did have a detoxifying effect and could neutralize low-level toxins.
Uehara Shiroha immediately turned around and said to everyone, "It's okay. I feel very relaxed all over my body now. I think the poison has been neutralized."
The others were very happy to see this scene. On the one hand, it was because Uehara Shiroha didn't lose his life, and on the other hand, everyone was saved.
Everyone was ready to pick up Quickley's remains, but only Ryouta stood behind and didn't move, instead raising questions. "You guys are still a bit too hasty. It's only been a short while. You should at least observe for a day. If Uehara Shiroha dies suddenly in a day, will all of us have to follow him?"
Ryouta's words made several of them stop what they were doing and think carefully. Raymond stood up and said to him, "We don't have that much time now. If we wait, the people in the organization will know about our situation here. It'll be a question whether we can get out alive."
Others also thought that what Raymond said made sense, and they picked up Quickley's remains and drank his blood.
Everyone behaved differently after drinking Quickley's blood. Several stronger people had the same reaction as Uehara Shiroha. They felt numbness all over their bodies and slowly lost consciousness.
People with weaker strength like Chiakura showed obvious pain after drinking it. The scene before him made Ryouta not dare to try it easily.
Chapter 359: Testing the Power of Soul Slayer
Ryouta had doubts about this to begin with, and he wouldn't easily drink Quickley's blood without a definite answer.
Gradually, these people also returned to normal. Like Uehara Shiroha, they felt their whole bodies extremely relaxed, as if they were no longer affected by the toxins.
Just when Ryouta was hesitating whether to drink or not, a group of people suddenly broke in from outside.
These people were the elites of the Sirius organization. When they heard some noise down below, they came over to check out the situation.
Several of them soon saw Miyamoto lying on the ground, then looked at the remains of Quickley scattered everywhere. They immediately realized something was wrong and questioned Ryouta.
"You're the one who brought these people here, right? Are you willing to let them all die?"
Even with such irrefutable evidence, Ryouta was still defending himself, and it was clear that he had a genuine fear of these people. "Listen to my explanation. I really didn't mean it. I don't want to see this happen."
These people had no time to listen to Ryouta's explanation and rushed forward to capture everyone in one fell swoop.
Uehara Shiroha had just obtained the Soul Slayer and was about to test its power, so he rushed to the front and swung the Soul Slayer in his hand to chop forward.
A huge blade of energy slashed toward everyone. No one had time to dodge and was knocked to the ground by Uehara Shiroha.
Everyone was dumbfounded at the scene, and Ryouta felt even more regretful. If he had known that the Soul Slayer was so powerful, he would never have given it to Uehara Shiroha.
This group of people had been targeting him, on the one hand because he did do something that was detrimental to everyone, and on the other hand because his strength wasn't that strong.
At least from Ryouta's point of view, as long as he could become the strongest person among this group of people, naturally no one would dare to stand up against him.
Uehara Shiroha didn't have time to explain, and before these people could get up to fight back, he quickly fled with his companions.
At this time, the entire Sirius organization was in chaos, and Uehara Shiroha took advantage of the chaos and ran away with everyone.
The group fled for a long distance, and only stopped to rest after making sure that these people wouldn't catch up with them.
Now that the most important trouble had been solved, Uehara Shiroha looked at his special task again. The cracks still needed to be repaired.
The attribute bonus given by this task wasn't particularly large—the most important thing was that it could upgrade his own Hōgyoku to a higher level, and this was the most important part.
At this time, Uehara Shiroha's Hōgyoku was at the lowest level. If it could be upgraded to a higher level, the power would double. Combined with his own Soul Slayer, killing some high-level Hollows would be as easy as cutting melons and vegetables.
After everyone sat down, Uehara Shiroha made a suggestion. "I'm still going to continue repairing the cracks. If you want to join me, please raise your hands."
Everyone had their own tasks. Although the rewards were different, the task objectives were the same, so everyone raised their hands, except for Ryouta who remained unmoved.
The reason why Ryouta didn't choose to continue the mission with everyone was very simple. His mission had been completed long ago.
Ryouta's mission was to kill the Black Spirit. After the Black Spirit was killed, he had already received the mission reward. The following things were just what he had to do. He didn't want to be tied to these people.
Chapter 360: Ryouta Leaves the Team
Now that all the troubles had been resolved, Ryouta certainly wouldn't choose to continue taking risks with them.
He was also clear about the strength of the Dawn organization, and the Hollow strength of these people they raised wasn't inferior to Quickley.
The most crucial thing was that there was only one Quickley in the entire Sirius organization, while the Dawn organization had many Quickley-like Hollows.
As a member of the Sirius organization who had been fighting against the Dawn organization for many years, Ryouta understood their strength better than anyone else. He would never go against them again. The most important thing was to ensure his own life.
Uehara Shiroha thought about it carefully. Although Chiakura was everyone's living encyclopedia, she didn't know everything, especially about a relatively secret organization like this one.
If they wanted to deal with the Dawn organization, Ryouta was really the most core member of the entire team. As the saying goes, only when you know yourself and your enemy can you win a hundred battles. Only when Ryouta was around could they understand their opponents well enough and come up with ways to deal with them.
Uehara Shiroha walked up and said to Ryouta, "Are you sure you don't want to come with us?"
Ryouta sneered, "Is there any benefit in going with you? I've completed my mission. The Sirius organization is in chaos now. I still need to find the next backer. How can I have time to play with you?"
Uehara Shiroha smiled mysteriously. It was definitely impossible to give up the Soul Slayer, but Uehara Shiroha didn't intend to let him leave so easily.
Uehara Shiroha pretended to agree at first. "Okay, then we'll see each other again."
Ryouta smiled disdainfully and then turned away.
At the moment when Ryouta turned around, Uehara Shiroha quietly pinched a handful of powder, sprinkled it on Ryouta's back, and then went back himself.
Ryouta turned around and said to everyone, "Thanks for your care during this period. We've fought side by side for such a long time, but everyone has their own aspirations. I won't go with you. Let's meet again when we're destined to meet again."
After saying that, Ryouta turned around and left.
Looking at Ryouta's figure walking away, Raymond asked Uehara Shiroha in confusion, "You just let him go like this? If it weren't for Ryouta, it wouldn't be so easy for us to deal with the Dawn organization. He's the only one who knows the Dawn organization best."
Uehara Shiroha smiled, "Don't worry, he won't go far. Everyone, be prepared for battle."
Everyone was confused after hearing what Uehara Shiroha said. They had no idea what other tricks he had up his sleeve. However, they still followed his instructions and became more vigilant.
After leaving everyone, Ryouta felt extremely relaxed and free for the first time. This time he didn't have to care about everyone's faces and could finally leave by himself.
Not long after walking out, Ryouta spoke smugly, "These guys are simply overestimating their own capabilities. They want to deal with the Dawn organization with just a few of them. It's a pity that the Soul Slayer will finally fall into the hands of the Dawn organization."
Ryouta walked forward while whistling, and soon realized that something was wrong. He slowly stopped and found that there were several Hollows approaching him.
Ryouta carefully drew out his knife and stood there trembling, not daring to make any unnecessary movements.