In Soul Society, love and bond begin

When marching in the main area of ​​Hueco Mundo, such as the Great Hollow Forest, it would be extremely convenient to have Achukas lead the way.

But on the contrary, if something goes wrong, they will definitely be the first suspects.

The contradiction between the god of death and the void is not a conflict in the realm of ritual form, but a relationship of devouring and being devoured on a completely material level.

Just as when humans collaborate with cannibals, any degree of hostility is not surprising.

Kotetsu Shuichi looked at everyone and seemed to want to say something.

However, when his eyes fell on Harribel and he felt the spiritual pressure that almost crushed him, he quietly swallowed the words back into his throat - even though he was sure of the help the Great Hollow Special Unit had given to the expeditionary force, people are afraid of the existence that they cannot resist.

The god of death is just another form of 'human'.

Lu Quba Yunzhai's eyes, hidden behind his heavy glasses, swept over the expressions of everyone around him, and the faint twitching of joy at the corners of his lips was almost unstoppable.

Fear, dread, suspicion, resistance...

What a complex and obscure emotion.

For her, who had completely lost her 'fear' and 'compassion', this was simply an emotional feast belonging to Kurikara.

Until the eyes behind the lenses fell on Fujimiya Makoto, and his gaze paused slightly.

"In that case, we've come at the perfect time."

Fujimiya Makoto, who was standing at the main seat, spoke calmly, as if completely unaware of the fearful looks people were giving Harribel. He said warmly, "Captain Kotetsu, with the current strength of the expeditionary force, it's truly hard work for you to have held on until now."

"I dare not." Hu Chexiuyi quickly lowered his head to decline, looking quite unworthy.

Considering Fujimiya Makoto's past record and his current status which is obviously much higher than other captains, if you leave a bad impression on him, it will be really difficult for you to survive in the future.

Ignoring his humble words, Fujimiya Makoto pointed at the sand table and turned to look at everyone. "Based on the locations where the signals of the several exploration teams have disappeared, we can draw a circle between the 61st and 64th Great Hollow Forest settlements. This area will be our next breakthrough point."

His thinking was relatively clear. Since the expeditionary force had not found any information related to Sal Apollo, he would just start with the existing problems and force the Achukas to tell him the current situation of Hueco Mundo.

Fujimiya Makoto had fought with Bylergan before, and he knew very well what the current level of top combat power in Hueco Mundo was, so he naturally had enough confidence.

"In order to investigate the true cause of the exploration team's misfortune, I suggest that each department select elite personnel and form multiple teams to serve as bait."

"Captain Shikatori, Captain Kirinji, and Captain Harribel will form the core of the rear, following from a distance to provide timely support to the front team and capture the corresponding enemy."

A simple fishing tactic.

It is entirely based on the strong strength and super high mobility of their captains.

Makoto Fujimiya's superhuman brain told him to use his super muscles!

"Do you have any other suggestions?"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and looked at everyone.

"Captain Fujimiya."

Kotetsu Shuichi said this, looking a little embarrassed, and raised his head to look in the direction of Kirinji: "Um... During the last operation, our unit still had a group of wounded who had not yet been transferred back to Soul Society."

"Shiro, you can stay that day too." Fujimiya Makoto didn't really care.

"Eh?!"

Kirinji Tianshilang's eyes suddenly widened: "Work again--?!"

He originally thought that after coming to Hueco Mundo, he could fight some monsters to relax.

【It would be great if we could build a women's bathhouse! 】

【Then remember to open a secret door for me! 】

Xiao Podao shouted in anticipation and made a wish to Qilin Temple.

"Nonsense."

"Tian Shilang isn't the type to run a shady women's bathhouse."

Fujimiya Makoto knocked on the scabbard in annoyance.

Everyone in the tent fell silent instantly.

He looked at Fujimiya Makoto with subtle eyes.

Qilin Temple raised a big middle finger at him.

Harribel's eyes silently swept towards Fujimiya Makoto's scabbard, as if she was recalling some unpleasant past events.

Lord Fujimiya, there really hasn't been any change at all?

......

"Fifth seat of the Ninth Division, Aizen Sosuke."

"Come and report."

When the small figure appeared again, he had changed into a fairly fitting black Death Tyrant suit, with a shallow belt tied around his waist. The scabbard was a little long, so he needed to hold it in his hand all the time, and his semi-long brown hair was neatly combed.

Despite his young age, he looks very capable.

When he saw the familiar figure in front of him, Aizen smiled brightly again and greeted him:

"Vice-Captain Kuriyashiki! Third Seat Ukitake!"

Kurayashiki Ryoma also gave him a hearty smile and rubbed his head twice, "Looks like you're doing well, Sosuke!"

"But Brother Cheng really has confidence in you, even throwing you in as well."

Ukitake Jushiro also smiled warmly and reminded, "When we set out later, remember to always stay behind us."

"Don't fall behind."

"Yes!"

Aizen responded immediately, looking very energetic.

It's not just them.

After the order was issued by the expeditionary force headquarters, the three departments immediately gathered a number of capable personnel and mixed them with the reinforcements brought by Fujimiya Makoto and others, forming a total of four ten-person exploration teams.

But, it's different from before.

All of these forty people are at least at the level of chief officers, and there are strong people at the level of deputy captain who are in charge of leading the team. Both their mobility and strength are unprecedentedly strong.

Behind them is the support team consisting of Fujimiya Makoto, Kano-no-Kanosai, and Harribel.

obviously.

He didn't intend to drag the issue out.

"Hiss-"

Just as the exploration team here was getting acquainted with each other, they heard a discordant low laugh coming from the side.

The sound of breathing, as subtle as a snake's tongue, rang in everyone's ears.

When I turned around, I saw a white snake as thick as a water tank and dozens of meters long coiled up, looking down at the people present. A soft female voice came out from under the mask nonchalantly:

"That's truly remarkable. You, the Death Gods, are mobilizing such a large force to wipe out the Great Hollow Forest?"

"It's just a few idiots who got into trouble, and you're so nervous."

"Could it be that a captain died in there?"

There was a hint of complaint in its tone, and it yawned with its mouth wide open, looking very lazy, with a hint of casual exploration in its tone.

The daily lives of these hollows who belong to the God of Death are nothing but eating and sleeping.

For them, the expeditionary force is like a large nest with many restrictions but very safe - for Yachukas, the word "safe" has always been an extremely luxurious thing.

However, this does not mean that they will not complain when they are driven to work.

Especially when faced with a mission that may involve great danger.

"You just need to cooperate with us."

"Otherwise, no need to ask."

However, when Kuryashiki Ryoma turned his head and looked at it, his tone was completely indifferent.

This is completely different from his cheerful demeanor in front of his subordinates.

Except for the leader Harribel, all the other Achukas were only ordered to cooperate in the action.

Since that was the case, he naturally wouldn't say anything more.

Instead, little Aizen raised his head and looked at it twice with some curiosity. In his seemingly innocent eyes, there was a hint of inquiry.

He was curious.

"hiss--!"

As if noticing his gaze, the snake suddenly spat out its tongue viciously in the direction of Aizen.

"Changlanglang!"

Many people immediately put their hands on the hilt of the knife, their expressions tense.

Under normal circumstances, a Hollow of the level of Yachukas needs to be dealt with by a captain-level strongman, so they can't help but be nervous.

Only Kuryashiki Ryoma stood there, motionless, squinting his eyes and staring at it.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing the nervous expressions of these Death Gods, Orochi laughed happily, and then retorted:

"My name is Sun Sun, not 'you guy'."

"You better remember this!"

......

Chapter 220: Ecology of the Hueco Mundo

"Wow--"

The sound of sand flowing as finely as a waterfall kept ringing in everyone's ears.

Amidst this flowing sound, Kuryashiki Ryoma and his group, with spiritual pressure attached to their feet, continued to advance rapidly along the huge downward passage opened up by Sun Sun in the front, their steps very fast.

However, even during this movement, they always remained vigilant of their surroundings.

The ecology of the Hueco Mundo is a rather broad research topic, even at the Environmental Research Institute of the Shinō Academy of Spiritual Arts, and related surveys and experiments have been carried out for countless years.

From a physical perspective, the Hueco Mundo is often divided into two layers, 'above ground' and 'underground', separated by a 'desert' composed entirely of microscopic accumulations of Hollows, which is always in eternal night. Before Aizen created the 'Hyakuyaku Sky Canopy' in the original work, there had never been a change from black to white.

Compared to the 'above ground' area that Soul Society can explore, the 'underground' layer beneath the endless white sand is actually the reality of Hueco Mundo.

More than 90% of the Xu were born here, and they have been fighting and devouring each other since birth.

Before the formation of the Hollow Special Team, it was extremely difficult for the Shinigami to even find a passage leading to the underground, which often cost countless lives.

At the same time, probably due to the endless accumulation of corpses, the concentration of spirit particles in the air in the underground layer of Hueco Mundo is almost ten times that of Soul Society.

Just by breathing, Aizen Sosuke could feel his body as if being awakened, his mind became more energetic than ever, and he seemed to be in the process of eating all the time, with an inexplicable feeling of fullness.

The environment with abundant concentration of spirit particles creates monsters with natural spiritual pressure density far higher than that of ordinary death gods.

At this moment, Aizen inexplicably understood why this underground area was called the 'Forest of the Great Hollows'.

only...

Aizen felt the extremely high density of spirit particles and frowned slightly.

In addition to the spirit particles, there seemed to be some vaguely agitated substance surging in the air.

He thought this in his heart while looking at his colleagues around him.

Seeing that no one reacted much, he subconsciously and cautiously suppressed this doubt in his heart.

"Be careful!"

Just as he was thinking this, Sun Sun's cunning voice, which clearly had a hint of mischief, suddenly sounded from the front.