I'm really not the number one slacker in Soul Society.

“Of course.” Mayuri Kurotsuchi led Yama to the huge black and white display screen and pointed to the large amount of data that was flashing wildly on it. “We have been monitoring the situation at the headquarters since the beginning of the battle, and we have achieved some results.”

"Then please speak."

"look here."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi manipulated a blank computer (though it might not have been powered by electricity) for a few moments, and the large screen immediately began displaying the view above the headquarters.

...However, the image quality is really primitive, it's practically a bunch of pixelated images.

Furthermore, occasional lag occurs, making it difficult to see what is happening.

The fighting over there is still ongoing.

After Kuchiki Silver Ridge's abilities lost their effect, the situation returned to its initial state.

The old man from the mountain took the lead in the attack, while the other two assisted him.

But this time, the one with the advantage is... Dark Azure Guardian?

Unlike before, the flames unleashed by the old man no longer had a burning effect; they would quickly dim and fade away as soon as they approached the body of the Dark Azure Mage, eventually disappearing into nothingness.

Meanwhile, the Crescent Moon Slash launched by An Cang Yu Shou remained unchanged. It was an extremely contradictory thing to think that something without spiritual pressure was attacking with a high concentration of spiritual pressure.

The fire attack was ineffective, and Unohana and Kuchiki Ginrei also tried to unleash their Kido attacks several times, but they still couldn't get close to Akusou Mitsu.

The only thing that can still have a significant effect... is probably physical attacks!

Chapter 116: The Devourer of Void?

But physical attacks aren't very effective either.

Even after transforming into this form, Dark Azure Mage still suffers injuries; Unohana has even slashed him several times—but the results have been less than ideal.

It's not that Unohana is holding back or that the Dark Azure Mage's defense has become stronger... How should I put it, once the blade gets close to a certain range around it, its speed will rapidly decrease, resulting in a significant reduction in power.

If one had to describe it, perhaps only Barragán Ruisenbón's ability manifests itself in a way that is somewhat similar to this.

The two sides are now locked in a stalemate.

It seems that neither side can do anything about the other.

But the scales of victory were indeed tipping in favor of the Dark Azure Warrior.

This was clearly a war of attrition. The spiritual pressure of the three old men was constantly decreasing, while An Cang Yu Shou showed no signs of fatigue.

It's practically like a... perpetual motion machine.

Could he absorb the enemy's spiritual pressure for his own use?

Kuchiki Ginrei's Bankai failed, and neither Yama-no-Too nor Unohana's Bankai could be easily released in Seireitei.

Something has to change the course of the battle.

"Nie Sansi, is there any way to change this situation?"

Mima frowned as he looked at the screen: "If this continues, the Captain-Commander and the others will probably be...in a very bad situation."

"Do not worry."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi gave an exaggerated smile: "So you uncouth people, once you can't overpower your opponent in a head-on battle, you start to assume that you will lose—it's really... to the extreme."

Perhaps considering his position as the head of the Sharp Commentary Team, even someone as sharp-tongued as Mayuri Kurotsuchi dared not utter the last word.

"That's why I've come to you scientists for help," Mi Zhen shrugged. "If there's any way to solve this problem, please tell me as soon as possible. The situation is critical, and the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for us."

"I told you, don't rush."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi clicked his tongue and turned to ask, "Achin, how's the analysis of the enemy's intelligence?"

"Some have been completed."

“Take it…” Mayuri Kurotsuchi said halfway through, then glanced at Mima and sighed impatiently, “Just read it out loud, keep it short.”

"Yes."

Ajin nodded, then walked to a corner of this strange computer room, to a printer... Hmm? A printer?

Holy crap, you guys even have printers!

In short, Ah Jin pressed two buttons on the printer and got a pile of freshly printed documents. After sorting them out for a bit, he came forward, cleared his throat, and began to read them aloud.

"Uh... well, in short..." He was clearly uncomfortable with this action, stammering as he read, "The enemy's identity is unknown, and their purpose... according to the surveillance footage, is to kill the Captain-Commander, and they've already gained the upper hand in the battle..."

Mima sighed and prompted, "Can you get to the point?"

"Huh? Oh, okay." Ajin flipped through the documents a few times, then continued reading, "The enemy is wielding a 'spiritual weapon' and possesses an ability that makes the spiritual pressure that approaches him 'disappear'—but this ability still has its limits. According to our observations, the enemy cannot make the spiritual pressure disappear unconditionally, but requires a decay process. The Captain-Commander's flames have broken through this limit several times, leaving scars on him, but unfortunately, the effect was minimal."

As Ajin spoke, he stuffed documents into Mizhen's hand. Mizhen quickly glanced at them and found that they were analyses of various values ​​of the Dark Azure Warrior, such as strength, speed, weapon, and abilities. They were written in great detail and were extremely accurate.

To achieve this in such a short time, the Technology Development Bureau is truly impressive...

"IMHO……"

Mi Zhen rubbed her temples. "While I admire everyone's data analysis skills, what we need right now is not a numerical report, but a solution."

"Tsk..."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi seemed to make such a sound.

“The Technology Development Bureau isn’t a fortune-telling agency; any solution is based on precise data.” Mayuri Kurotsuchi rolled her eyes, then said, “Yama Watanabe, have you ever heard of ‘Hollow Eater’?”

Mima nodded: "I have heard of him. He's the kind of Hollow with a huge appetite and great potential."

The so-called "Ghoul" is a special kind of Hollow with a stronger appetite and faster evolution speed than its kind. According to some rumors, as long as it keeps eating, the Ghoul can "evolve indefinitely".

Before transmigrating, Mima thought this term was just the release phrase of the later 9th Espada, Aaroniero Erurueri. Little did she know that it was actually a rare species, whose characteristics were even written in the textbooks of the Shinigami Academy.

"Based on research over the years, the ghoul is actually a kind of 'atavism'."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi pursed her lips and explained somewhat reluctantly, "In ancient times, the Soul King erased the Hollow's devouring power, which was enough to destroy the world, and changed it into what it is now—but this limitation can be broken occasionally. Some Hollows will experience 'atavism' due to various special circumstances, reproducing some of their ancestors' abilities, which is what is known as Hollow Eater."

Mima stroked his chin: "What Nie Sanxi means is..."

"Based on the data, this enemy is very similar to the Hollow Ghoul, but stronger than the Hollow Ghoul—but it shouldn't be a true 'Ancient Hollow'."

This argument caught Mima completely off guard: "What do you mean?"

“Because all the relevant information says that ‘the ancient Hollows have been completely destroyed by the Soul King.’” Mayuri Kurotsuchi rolled her eyes. “But the ancestors of the nobles collected some of the corpse fragments that were not broken down into the sand of Hueco Mundo, and implanted the fragments into the bodies of Hollows, intending to use them to revert to their ancestral forms and then control them—this enemy is probably that kind of research result.”

"In other words..." Mima seemed to understand something.

"In other words, that enemy is probably just a stronger Hollow Ghoul." Mayuri Kurotsuchi picked at his ear and said impatiently, "Although it's just speculation, the special medicine used to deal with Hollow Ghouls will probably work on him too."

Mi Zhen raised an eyebrow.

Wow, this trip was definitely worth it!

Judging from what he just said, the reason Mayuri Kurotsuchi was locked up in the Maggot Nest is probably not just because his research was too crazy—it's probably also because "you know too much" or something like that.

"In that case, hurry up and take out the medicine," Mima said anxiously. "If we can solve this in this way, it's better than the Captain-Commander being forced to use Bankai and turning half of Seireitei into a lava pool."

"Well... things aren't that simple."

Akin added with a troubled expression, "The research on the ghouls was overseen by the first captain of the 12th Division. Because of the antiquity of the time and the rarity of ghouls, there was no stock of that special medicine, so it had to be made on-site."

"..." Mima exclaimed, "Then... how long will it take?"

"It's not a question of how long it will take..."

Ajin sighed: "Back then, paper documents were used... More than two thousand years have passed, and many parts have been corroded... So simply put, there is one type of material that cannot be identified."

Mizhen almost couldn't catch her breath.

He almost immediately wanted to give me the recipe so I could use historical research to look it up directly.

But Mayuri Kurotsuchi looked relaxed; he clearly had a solution.

"Stop keeping me in suspense." Mima sighed. "Just tell me what's going on."

"It's very simple."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi spread his hands and said, "Although I can't confirm the ingredient, I've already deduced four suspects—all I need to do is prepare those four medicines and then test them one by one."

"It's not that easy!" Mi Zhen's voice rose a few decibels. "The enemy isn't stupid. How could they possibly let us inject four different drugs into his body!"

"I'm just proposing a solution. If it doesn't work, I'm afraid we'll have to ask the Captain-Commander to use his Bankai to figure something out." Mayuri Kurotsuchi shrugged nonchalantly, as if it were none of his business.

"Alright, let me ask you one question..."

Mima rubbed his temples. "Third Sister Nie, you wouldn't have the kind of thought... that you know exactly what kind of material it is, but deliberately hide it because you want to do an experiment, would you?"

"How could that be?" Mayuri Kurotsuchi vehemently denied it. "The situation is critical right now. Even I would want to do my part for the Seireitei."

Before Mima could even raise his questions, the members of the Technology Development Bureau gave him subtle glances.

It's obvious that everyone has this suspicion!

Mima: "..."

Forget it... Anyway, he's got his eye on Dark Azure Guardian's divine sword. They're all trying to make a quick buck. They're all cunning old foxes, so let's not laugh at each other.

Although Mayuri Kurotsuchi is a scumbag, his work quality is always reliable, and he is unlikely to cause any strange trouble.

In that case, let's just turn a blind eye to some of the minor details.

Mima asked, "Mr. Akin, how long does it take to manufacture the medicine?"

Ajin immediately replied, "About ten minutes."

"Then hurry up, I'll contact others to deliver the medicine." Mi Zhen nodded, then slammed his hand on the ground and released the Ten Ting Kong Luo, which went to find the experts in Seireitei who could still be used to carry out missions.

Once the medicine is made, someone needs to deliver it to the three captains who are currently fighting—ordinary weaklings will definitely not do, as they will be blasted to death along with the medicine by the Dark Azure Guardian.

At least a vice-captain level of strength is required to participate in this mission.

To be honest, it's a bit presumptuous of him, a fifth-rank official, to take the lead in organizing something like this. But things are urgent, so we can't worry about that now. At worst, we can just pin the blame on Chunshui afterward and say that he arranged it.

Meanwhile, the Technology Development Bureau was also working diligently to manufacture the drug.

The situation here seems to be developing in a positive direction.

But new changes have occurred on the other side.

Inside the Rukongai barrier, Yama suddenly raised an eyebrow and exchanged a glance with Aizen.

somebody is coming!