In Karakura Town.
Soken was covered in blood, dodging the attack of the five Gillians in panic. He tried his best to lure these hollows to places with sparse population, and at the same time, he also contained them within Karakura Town. He wanted to hold out as long as possible until the shinigamis come to his aid.
However, it was as if the Soul Society hadn't received his call for help. Until now, not a single shinigami had been dispatched to deal with these Gillians.
While fighting, he continued to contact the Soul Society, but what he got was a reply stating that the reinforcements were on their way, and he has to wait for them. In this regard, Soken can't say anything, he can only continue to insist.
However, he is old after all and his strength is not what it used to be. At first he could rely on his veteran-level experience to deal with the five Gillians, but after a long time of fighting, his stamina was mostly exhausted, and after that, when he was contacting Soul Society, a Gillian found an opening and injured him.
"Damn it, why isn't the shinigamis here yet?!"
Soken complained.
Suddenly, Garganta opened again.
"No way…"
Soken's heart suddenly throbbed. Karakura Town, as a land of heavy spirits, has often cases of hollow appearance. But today, five Gillians appeared together.
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The Twelfth Division, Research and Development Institute.
The vice-captain Akon also discovered the unusual situation.
"A powerful reiatsu is detected, stronger than Gillian's reiatsu, perhaps a more advanced Menos Grande."
Mayuri who was originally thinking about how to dissect Soken on the operating table, also had an ugly expression as soon as he got the report.
Soken can still fight with the five Gillians and stay alive somehow by the time they finally show up but if it is a more advanced Menos Grande. Soken will definitely not be able to hold on.
"Open the Senkaimon, I will personally rescue that quincy."
Mayuri made a quick decision and conveyed his orders. Akon nodded, and immediately prepared the Senkaimon for Mayuri.
However, at this moment.
After a human figure appeared from the Garganta and immediately controlled the five Gillians stopping them from attacking Soken.
Soken was shocked by the arrival of another enemy from Garganta.
Immediately, he saw a humanoid figure. Although the size couldn't be compared with the Gillians, the five Gillians gave up attacking him as soon as it appeared, making it quite clear that this is a Menos Grande who is even more advanced than the Gillians.
"Adjuchas..."
Soken was shocked, "Could it be possible that Karakura Town will be destroyed today?"
The likes of Adjuchas appearing in the world of living is really catastrophic.
Immediately afterwards, the Adjuchas' figure flashed and attacked him immediately. White tentacles stretched out from behind it in an instant and rushed towards Soken.
Even Soken's combat experience couldn't give him any help against the likes of Adjuchas when he lacks both power and stamina. Due to going through a protracted battle, he is already completely exhausted and got bound.
The Adjuchas seems to have the habit of catching its prey first and then taking it back to its lair to eat slowly. After catching Soken, it opened the Garganta again and headed towards Hueco Mundo.
Just as Garganta was closed, another figure appeared.
It was Mayuri, the captain of the Twelfth Division. Looking at the place where Soken disappeared and some traces left by Soken and hollow's battle in the surroundings, his mood became extremely bad.
He always boasted that he had an extraordinary IQ, but in the end he stumbled in this matter. The experimental product that was about to end-up on his dissecting table was snatched away by Menos Grande which suddenly appeared.
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'Am I... am I going to die?'
Soken was in severe pain, his whole body was already at its limit and thus he couldn't think of any other outcome of his perilous situation. With his current strength, he cannot fight Adjuchas by himself.
He is not very afraid of death. The only thing that makes him a little bit concerned is his grandson Uryuu.
'Uryuu... I hope you can live on strong...don't resent your father, try to understand his reason for treating you like that...'
Soken thought.
However, the death he imagined didn't arrived. Instead, a warm current hit his body and he felt that the wounds on his body were healing.
As the injuries healed, Soken's originally vague consciousness came to senses. He opened his eyes suddenly, and found himself in a completely white room.
A voice sounded beside his ear.
"You woke up, the operation was successful it seems."
Soken looked towards the direction of the voice quickly. Immediately, the speaker's appearance clearly appeared in his vision.
The other party was wearing a white haori, with a Shihakushō underneath, holding a Zanpakuto in his hand which he was slowly putting into the sheath.
"Did the shinigamis saved me?"
Soken's mood was very complicated. He repeatedly requested aid from the Soul Society, but after so long, no help came, but in the end, when he thought he was going to die, it was a shinigami who saved his life.
Looking at the iconic white haori, it seems the one in front of him is a captain of Gotei 13. Just as he was lost in thought, another figure came to this side, "Mazuru-kun, it seems that he has woken up."
"He just woke up, but unfortunately he doesn't seem to be in a very good mood." Mazuru responded.
Soken looked at the direction from where another voice sounded. Another person with identical clothing came into his vision which means the newcomer was also a captain.
He was shocked, "It turned out that two captains of Gotei 13 came."
'Does the Soul Society value me so much? They even sent two captains to rescue me or is it simply because the hollow was too strong?'
Soken started guessing the reason for which Soul Society dispatched two captains but first he thanked Mazuru and Aizen, "Thank you for saving my life."
"You don't need to thank me." Aizen said, "I invited you here because I want you to assist me in some experiments. I'm very curious about the pure-blooded quincies."
Soken's complexion couldn't help but change when he heard that Aizen "invited" him here. He also discovered after carefully sensing that this place was not the Soul Society, but Hueco Mundo. His mood was so complicated that he could not describe them with words.
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