The battle ended quickly.
Despite Frank's high tactical literacy, his arc shots with perfect accuracy, and the different abilities of his left and right gunblades, he caused considerable trouble for Lode.
But facing the serious Lode, Frank could only be defeated in the end.
One slash!
The released Shinsō pierced Frank's abdomen with the speed of breaking the sound barrier, before Frank could even react, so that it took a while for the pain nerves to respond.
As for Lode, apart from some slight damage to his clothes, he was otherwise unharmed!
Frank was obviously surprised by this result, he did not expect the gap between the two to be so large!
Lode thought it was normal.
The battle between Soul Reapers is a battle of spiritual pressure!
No matter how powerful your Zanpakuto, swordsmanship, Kidō, Hakudō, and other techniques are, the final contest is still spiritual pressure!
Just like the Captain-Commander of the Soul Society, the first Soul Reaper in a thousand years: Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni.
The true terror of this Captain-Commander does not lie in his 'Ryūjin Jakka' at all, but in his own immense spiritual pressure, which is enough to crush ninety percent of Soul Reapers even if he abandons his Zanpakuto to fight!
Therefore, Frank's loss was not a loss at all.
After all, he had only just been promoted to Soul Reaper, and although his Zanpakuto could be released, the essence of his spiritual pressure was only at the eighth seat level, which was only equivalent to that of an ordinary Soul Reaper.
Meeting Lode, who was ranked as a seated officer, and being crushed in the released state of his Zanpakuto, wasn't that to be expected?
"I'll remember this injury."
Frank said sullenly, "Next time I will definitely open a hole in your bastard's stomach too!"
Anyone who had a hole opened in their stomach by someone else would probably be as upset as Frank.
"Sure, if you can do it."
Lode shrugged, indicating that he didn't care.
However, he felt that Frank would probably never have a chance in his life.
With his golden finger, he would grow at an extremely fast speed, widening the distance between them!
Perhaps one day...
He could also crush a Captain-level Soul Reaper at will, like Aizen!
"It won't be long!"
Lode thought silently, with the Spirit King Cultivation System, surpassing Aizen was only a matter of time.
Back to the main topic.
Lode admired Frank very much, not only because of his high combat literacy, but also his speed of adapting to unfamiliar situations!
Every Soul Reaper has a Zanpakuto, but very few people can perfectly adapt to their abilities and maximize them.
Most Soul Reapers slowly adapt to and become proficient in their Zanpakuto through cultivation and combat over long periods of time.
But Frank is different!
As the Punisher, Frank is extremely sensitive to combat, possessing extremely strong combat literacy, will, tactics, and the ability to transform them into reality!
His left gunblade can create multi-purpose bullets at the user's will, consuming a variable amount of spiritual power.
Currently, it includes, but is not limited to, six types: explosive, acceleration, flame, poison gas, buckshot, and freezing, and it is unknown whether it will increase in the future.
His right gunblade can condense spiritual particles into bullets, and then inject them into the soul of the target through the gun, giving the target different effects, and can be given to others!
'Until Death Do Us Part' is one type, similar to the effects of adrenaline, but the increase is far greater than adrenaline, and belongs to a life-risking skill.
There is also a bullet effect that, when injected into the human body, has a healing effect similar to 'Kaido', and the most important thing is that the effect can be stacked!
It can be said that 'Pale Justice' is very in line with the Punisher's style!
"So... Frank."
Lode said lightly, "You have power now. What are you going to do next?"
Frank was slightly stunned, and then his eyes were quickly filled with angry flames: "Is there any need to ask this question?"
He had not forgotten who had caused him so much suffering, and even almost lost his life!
Bullseye!
The evil flowing in the body of this executioner hired by Kingpin cannot be washed away even if he is thrown into hell!
"Of course it's revenge!"
Frank's eyes flashed fiercely, revealing a slightly grim smile: "An eye for an eye, violence for violence, that's the Punisher's style!"
"Good luck."
Lode took a step back slightly, and then made a gesture of invitation.
"I will."
Frank nodded heavily, and said with a serious face: "After I come back, my life is yours!"
He never makes promises to people easily, but to the man in front of him who gave him strength and a second life, Frank made the greatest promise!
"No need."
Lode shook his head with a smile: "Frank, I saved you just because I wanted to save you.
Your life is your own, it doesn't belong to anyone, so there's no need to thank me.
Offering your life and loyalty rashly because of admiration and gratitude is the most foolish behavior in my opinion."
To subdue a person, using kindness to coerce them is the lowest means, and Lode disdains to do it.
Even if he agreed today, but with Frank's character, if it wasn't sincere, how long could this relationship last?
So...
Play the long game, catch a big fish!
Lode is not in a hurry, anyway, the favor that Frank owes will not disappear, and one day it will be his!
"Okay, since you insist."
Frank took a deep look at him, and sighed: "Your words always make sense, I will do as you say, and use my own eyes to confirm whether you are worthy of my following."
...
Fisk Tower!
The largest Mafia boss in the United States, the man known as the Kingpin of Crime, lives on the top floor of this building!
"Kingpin... Bullseye..."
Frank in the moonlight, wearing a black trench coat, was like a death god, with scarlet murderous intent in his eyes: "Your death is coming..."
Frank walked step by step, slowly towards Fisk Tower.
The place that used to take a lot of effort to sneak into, is now unnecessary for him.
In the state of a Soul Reaper spirit body, these people without spiritual power cannot see Frank at all.
The building was brightly lit and luxuriously decorated, and Frank was right in the middle, but the people patrolling in the past did not notice it at all.
"Let's start here..."
Frank whispered in his heart.
Zanpakuto Release - Pale Justice!
Without superfluous nonsense, and without the slightest sign, Frank began his 'massacre'!
"The wicked shall not be spared!"
Bang!
The roaring bullet instantly left the barrel, piercing a suit man with a fleshy face!
One person suddenly died from a headshot, and the rest of the patrolling people, seeing this scene, instantly rioted like a cannon had exploded!
"What happened?"
"Peer is dead!"
"Someone is invading! Someone is invading!"
Bang!
Another person was shot in the head, and white thick matter mixed with blood red splashed on the people next to him!
"Save... save me!"
"Shoot! Shoot quickly!"
"Where is he? Where is the intruder?"
Frank was expressionless, the gunblade roared wantonly, and bullets pierced into the chests of these people!
"It's... it's a demon!"
"He's a demon, we can't see him!"
"Kill him! Kill him!"
"Don't kill me! I was wrong!"
In the face of death, all beings are equal.
When they stand on the side of evil and bully the weak, have they ever thought that they would be destroyed by a more powerful force?
Obviously... they haven't heard of it!
"The wicked shall be punished!"
Frank did not pay attention to the pleas and cries of these people, but coldly and ruthlessly pulled the trigger, reaping the lives of these people!
Listen...
That is the sound of death!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The cries and pleas gradually weakened, Frank walked through blood and corpses, heading towards the top floor of Fisk Tower.
Tonight, the moonlight is really beautiful!