Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

"As ordered!"

As soon as Araki finished speaking, the group of Adjuchas immediately disappeared from Araki's sight.

"Haha~"

Araki watched the departing Adjuchas and chuckled softly.

Everything was under his control! More precisely, it was all within Aizen's strategy guide…

According to Aizen, the most appropriate way to deal with a girl like Halibel is to use a hero-saves-the-damsel approach.

As for dealing with a girl like Nelielu, all you need to do is give her a home that makes her feel safe enough.

"Lord Araki, if you intend to capture those two Vastodes, why bother with these Adjuchas-level fodder? Wouldn't it be safer for me to do it myself? Of course, if you allow me to be more violent and disregard whether those two Vastodes live or die, perhaps it will be easier for me, who knows..."

After Araki gave his orders to the group of Adjuchas before him, Barragan, standing behind him, suddenly spoke up, puzzled. To be honest, Barragan was a little confused about Araki's intentions at this moment…

Old Bai originally thought Araki intended to subdue the two Vastrocks using gentle methods. That's why Old Bai was helpless against Halibel and Neriel. If Araki allowed him to use violence, he would have already twisted the heads off those two Vastrocks. It wasn't that Old Bai was arrogant; it was just a matter of pure strength difference between ordinary Vastrocks and him! You have to know that in all the years since Hueco Mundo was born, there have been at least eight hundred or a thousand Vastrock-level Hollows, but in the end, only Barragan sat on the throne.

Well, I don't know what's been going on in recent years. First, that bastard Yoshitaka suddenly returned to Hueco Mundo, then a monster like Lilynet appeared with unfathomable spiritual pressure, even above him. Even Szayelaporro, who willingly became his subordinate, has unfathomable strength, which makes him somewhat unable to see through him.

"Ugh……"

"Am I really getting old, or has the world changed?"

Thinking of this, Barragán couldn't help but sigh.

"You don't need to do anything. Halibel and Nelieel will eventually come under my control."

Araki listened to Barragan's words and then spoke calmly.

"I understand."

As Araki finished speaking, Barragan said no more.

"..."

As for Diheira, who had originally intended to volunteer as well, he also shut his mouth after Bailergan spoke up.

Since Araki has already rejected Old Bai, he shouldn't bother joining in the fun...

"And now, the real show is about to begin!"

As Araki spoke, his gaze seemed to be fixed on the distant depths of Hueco Mundo.

at the same time……

Not long after Araki dispatched these Adjuchas from Las Noches, they found the location of Halibel.

"Um?!"

As a Vastod-level Hollow, Halibel sensed the approach of the Adjuchas the moment they began to get close. Halibel, who had been sitting on the sand, suddenly stood up. She remained vigilant, her eyes constantly scanning her surroundings, ready to fight at any moment.

"Come out! Stop playing tricks..."

Halibel scanned her surroundings but found no suspicious enemies. However, her sixth sense was pounding wildly! Halibel chose to trust her instincts and roared furiously at the pitch-black desert before her.

"Hehehe, you must be Halibel?!"

"Your alertness is pretty good~"

"No wonder she's the woman that lord has taken a liking to!"

As Helibel finished speaking, the white sand around her suddenly churned up like boiling water!

Just as Halibel was still in shock, one after another, Adjuchas-level Hollows emerged from the white sand. Before Halibel could think any further, this group of tall Adjuchas had already appeared beside Halibel and surrounded him tightly.

"You are……"

As Halibel looked at the Adjuchas around him, his brows furrowed slightly, and his spiritual pressure continued to gather.

"Heh, you don't need to know who we are!"

When Achookas heard Helibel's question, he smiled dismissively.

"Hribel, we're asking you one last time!"

"Do you ultimately choose to join us in pledging allegiance to that lord?!"

“Herbel, if you make the same choice as us, with your Vastod-level Hollow status, you will surely gain the favor of that person and thus obtain incredible power.”

"Alright, Halibel, hurry up and make your choice!"

The group of Adjuchas kept asking Helibel questions, one after another.

"That sir? Barragán? I refuse!"

Upon hearing this, Helibel directly refused the group of Adjuchas in front of him.

"You are asking for death!"

As soon as Halibel finished speaking, the Adjuchas immediately launched an attack on Halibel, and countless crimson Cero flashes filled the dark night sky of Hueco Mundo.

"Buzz!"

As a Vastod-level Hollow, Halibel calmly raised her arm in the face of the barrage of Cero, and then unleashed a series of golden slashes at the Adjuchas.

"boom!!"

The next second, as Halibel's slash collided with the Cero, amidst the explosions, Halibel's credit fell upon the Adjuchas.

"it's over!"

Halibel appeared to be performing an incredibly elegant ballet around the massive bodies of these Adjuchas-level Hollows. With just a few streaks of golden light piercing the sky, the Adjuchas were instantly sliced ​​into countless fragments by Halibel.

"call……"

After Helibel finished doing all this, she opened her mouth and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

Although the Adjuchas' power was astonishing, which surprised her slightly, they were still just Adjuchas at the Adjuchas level and did not have enough power to threaten her, who stood at the pinnacle of the 'Hollowfied'.

To be honest, Halibel didn't want to kill these Adjuchas, but sometimes, if you don't kill them, they'll kill you! That's just how the world works...

However, Halibel did not devour the corpses of the Adjuchas-level Hollows she had killed behind her. She had already evolved to the pinnacle of Hollows, and even if she continued to devour Adjuchas, it would not bring her any power...

Therefore, Halibel decided to leave immediately.

"call out!"

However, just as Halibel chose to turn her back on the Hollows she had slain...

Just as she was preparing to leave and continue her wanderings in Hueco Mundo in search of her own refuge, a crimson light suddenly pierced through her abdomen...

Suddenly, a fist-sized gash appeared on Helibel's once flat abdomen, which shone with a healthy wheat-colored sheen. Bright red blood oozed out of the gash, staining the white sand on the ground.

"This is?!"

After feeling the pain in her abdomen, Halibel lowered her head slightly...

To be honest, this happened so suddenly that Halibel wasn't prepared enough or had a chance to react. When Halibel looked down and saw the wound in his abdomen where the Cero had pierced through, his eyes widened in disbelief.

"Who released the Cero?"

"Byregan's men should all have been killed by me by now..."

Halibel muttered to himself, somewhat bewildered.

"Hribel, are you really sure you've killed us all?!"

Just as Halibel was wondering who had pierced her abdomen, a cold voice suddenly rang out behind her. The voice made Halibel shudder; if she remembered correctly, this was the voice of the Adjuchas she had just killed…

Thinking of this, Helibel immediately turned around and looked in the direction of the corpses of the Adjuchas.

However, when Halibel turned her head, she saw a horrifying scene: all the Adjuchas she had killed had come back to life and were standing before her once more...

"Are you immortal?!"

Helibel exclaimed as he looked at the Adjuchas before him.

"Yes, we are immortal!"

The Adjuchas, after hearing Halibel's words, suddenly smiled and spoke loudly to him. Yes, having received Araki's blessing, they had, in a sense, become immortal. As long as one of their spirit particles remained in the world, they could be resurrected indefinitely. This was why Araki said they had surpassed Halibel and Lilynette.

“We said it! From the moment you chose to stand against us, you were destined to die at our hands! In this world, no one can defy that person's decision…”

As these Adjuchas spoke, they launched another attack on Helibel.

"Tsk..."

Halibel stared at the group of Adjuchas who seemed to possess 'immortality', gritted his teeth secretly, and then helplessly waved his arm, charging towards these 'Hollows'.

"boom!!"

In an instant, Halibel's battle with these 'Hollows' caused a huge stir.

the other side……

Nellyel also encountered Halibel's situation, but Nellyel, who needed to protect her two subordinates, was in a much worse state than Halibel, with countless injuries appearing on her body in no time.

"Lady Nelielu, please abandon us and run away yourself!"

"Yes, Lady Nel! Abandon us!"

The two Hollows that Nel had been trying to protect kept urging Nelielu to run away on her own. They didn't want the person they served to die before their eyes because she needed to protect the weak like them.

"Um……"

However, after hearing her subordinate's words, Nel, who had long, emerald-green hair, simply shook her head slightly. Then, she looked earnestly at her two subordinates behind her and said, "I will not abandon you. I will always be with you!"

"Lord Nilu..."

Upon hearing Nilu's words, the two creatures' eyes immediately filled with tears.

"Roar!!"

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"

"boom!!"

However, just as Nel turned around, the Adjuchas seemed to be enraged by Nel's disrespectful action. They all opened their mouths in unison, and the next second, countless crimson Cero flashes shot towards Nel.

"Lady Nel, be careful!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Nile's two subordinates immediately panicked and looked at Nile in alarm, offering a warning.

"Don't worry!"

After hearing what her two subordinates behind her said, Nilu simply smiled and reassured them.