Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 283 The Lonely Arrancar

The two trekked across the white wasteland for a long time.

In order to avoid the ubiquitous falsehoods, they had to take a long detour.

But even though it's a detour, the environment here is so monotonous it's almost despairing.

There was nothing but sand and rocks, with no reference points at all, so after a while they were unsure if they were in a maze.

"there!"

As the bird walked, it discovered a depression ahead.

There seemed to be a huge group of rocks there, stacked together in a staggered manner, forming a natural barrier.

Deep within the rock formations, a cave entrance can be faintly seen.

"Is it a cave?" Haiyan's eyes lit up.

"Perfect timing, I can lay low for a while... If I don't rest now, I'll collapse from exhaustion without even having to lift a finger."

The two quickened their pace and ran towards the rock formation.

As they approached the cave entrance.

A chilling aura wafted out from the depths of the cave.

That wasn't murderous intent.

It wasn't a violent act of malice.

It's more like a... ultimate loneliness, heavy and profound.

"etc."

The bird suddenly stopped and reached out to stop the petrel.

"There are people inside."

"People? In Hueco Mundo?" Haiyan was taken aback for a moment, then realized, "You mean Hollows?!"

In Hueco Mundo, when a Hollow reaches its peak evolution, it will possess a form close to that of a human.

Wasstode.

Those beings of that level are all monsters comparable to Captain Death.

The bird, with its keen senses, was hit hard almost the instant it approached the cave entrance, and is now somewhat dazed.

"I don't know." Asuka gripped the hilt of her sword, hesitating whether to run away. "This aura... is very strong, it feels ridiculously strong."

This feeling is several levels stronger than that Metastacia.

But strangely, there was no hostility in this aura.

Instead, it exudes a sense of languor?

"Should we still go in?" Haiyan asked in a low voice. "There are some Great Void beings watching this way from a distance."

The bird turned around and glanced back.

Sure enough, on a sand dune not far away, three Kylian were turning their huge masks, seemingly sensing the spiritual energy fluctuations in this area.

There are wolves in front and tigers behind.

【Enter.】

The inner voice suddenly spoke, startling the bird.

This guy is special; he won't hurt you.

"Really...?" Asuka asked doubtfully, but the person did not respond to his concerns.

The heavy footsteps of the Kylian could already be faintly heard; they were moving clumsily but steadily toward this side.

He gritted his teeth: "Let's go in. If they're intelligent beings, we might be able to communicate. But if they're those mindless giants outside, then we'll just have to fight to the death."

The two held their breath and cautiously entered the cave.

The cave was spacious and dry.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of white sand, which was surprisingly comfortable.

Most peculiarly, some rock walls appear to be embedded with faint, luminous minerals, like fragments of starlight, emitting a pale blue or light green glow.

It looks like it's been renovated, not bad... Asuka thought to herself.

At the deepest part of the cave, there is a flat boulder.

At that moment, a figure was lying on his side on the boulder, with his back to them, seemingly asleep.

He was a middle-aged man with medium-length dark brown hair.

He was wrapped in a thin, tattered black cloth with worn edges, barely covering his body, revealing his strong shoulders and back and some of his muscular arms.

Apart from that, there was nothing else in the cave, only a suffocating sense of loneliness permeating the air.

Upon hearing the two footsteps, the figure did not jump up to attack, nor did it even change its posture.

He simply rolled over lazily, revealing a face that looked somewhat颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it conveys a sense of listlessness, decadence, or apathy) yet exuded a mature charm.

He had stubble on his chin and sleepy eyes, as if he had just been woken from a sweet dream.

"Ugh...it's so noisy."

The uncle scratched his head and glanced at the birds and petrels standing at the cave entrance, fully alert.

A look of surprise flashed in his eyes, but not anger; rather, it was a sense of helplessness at having his peaceful dream disturbed.

"This place is full... If you want to find a place to sleep, go somewhere else."

He yawned, seemingly preparing to go back to sleep.

The bird and the petrel exchanged a glance, both seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.

This script is wrong.

Is this Hueco Mundo? Is this person a Hollow?

When you see Death, it's one thing if you don't rush at him and shout for help, but what's with this lazy attitude?

"Um..." Haiyan tentatively began, "Although we don't know the situation... sorry to bother you, we just want to borrow a place to hide from the Hollows outside."

"Daxu?"

The man opened one eye and glanced outside the cave.

"Oh, those noisy fellows."

He sighed, seemingly finding it troublesome to explain, but also not wanting the noise outside to continue.

"Then come in."

He pointed to a corner of the cave, where there was a relatively clean open space.

"Stay there and don't make a sound. If those guys outside find out... there'll inevitably be a fight, and that'll be a lot of trouble."

As he spoke, he actually closed his eyes, looking like he was about to fall asleep again.

Birds:

Seagull:

This was probably the most mild-mannered and strangest Xu they had ever met in their lives.

Why does this guy look almost identical to a human? What about his bone structure?

But since the other party meant no harm, the two were happy with it and didn't ask any questions.

They carefully walked to a corner and sat down, trying not to make a sound.

Asuka didn't loosen her grip on the knife, carefully examining the middle-aged man.

"Um... Uncle."

Perhaps feeling the atmosphere was too awkward, or out of some kind of curiosity, Haiyan couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "May I ask your name?"

The other person was silent for a while, seemingly recalling their name, or perhaps weighing whether or not to answer.

Just when Haiyan thought he had fallen asleep.

A lazy voice echoed in the cave.

"Koyatai...Stark."

After giving his name, he seemed to think he had completed his task, and turned over, leaving his back to the two of them.

"Also... don't call me 'uncle,' I'm not that old yet."

As he finished speaking, a small figure suddenly emerged from the shadows of the cave.

She was a girl who wore half a bone mask, looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, and was like... a manic little devil.

"You idiot Stark! Now that you're awake, play with me!"

The little guy jumped onto Stark's head and stomped on it a few times.

"Get up! Get up! I'm suffocating!"

"Shut up, Lilynette..." Stark sighed and pulled her down, setting her aside. "We have guests, be quiet."

Looking at this strange yet somewhat inexplicably heartwarming scene.

The birds and petrels have experienced some brain atrophy.

Is this really Hueco Mundo?

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