In a space that looked like a subway station, a group of people were speeding along under the leadership of Unohana Retsu.
"It's really weird here."
Duan Mu looked back behind him. When they first entered this passage, he glanced at the entrance, but when he looked, the entrance had been replaced by endless darkness.
When the boundary gate is not opened, this passage seems to have no beginning...and no end.
“Indeed, even though I’ve been here a few times, I still feel very intrusive every time I come here.”
Ohmaeda on the side nodded in agreement, and then asked with some confusion: "By the way, didn't you come with the Fourth Division? Why didn't you come with the Fourth Division and instead came to our queue?
?”
"……Leave me alone."
The corner of Duan Mu's mouth twitched slightly. Why didn't he want to be like Kotetsu Yongin, following closely behind Uozhihua Lie, taking the opportunity to communicate with the other party...
But as soon as Duan Mu gets close to him, he will remember the scene in front of the boundary gate, which makes him instinctively want to stay away from that gentle and beautiful monster.
Compared with following Uozhihua Lie around, secretly maneuvering these professional killers made Duan Mu feel more secure!
"I don't know why, but your expression makes me inexplicably unhappy!?"
Ohmaeda twitched the corner of his mouth, looking at Duan Mu's expression of "I feel at ease following you", he always felt that his profession had been insulted...
"It's definitely your illusion." Duan Mu said, looking at the dark butterfly in front of Ohmaeda, and asked: "Is this the hell butterfly?"
"Oh, you actually know about Hell Butterfly?" Ohmaeda looked surprised.
"I've seen it on the 'Seireite News', but this is the first time I've seen it in person." Duan Mu said, and carefully observed the strange butterfly called the 'Hell Butterfly'.
The aura, which is different from the creatures in the Soul Society, continues to spread to the surroundings.
And the weirdest thing is...
No matter how fast they travel, this little butterfly will always fly in front of everyone, like a guide.
"That's it."
Ohmaeda nodded: "It's normal that I haven't seen the real thing. After all, the number of hell butterflies is rare, and each one is extremely precious. It is also a necessity for the God of Death to go to the human world. Without it... we people will probably only be able to survive when we get to the human world.
There are only a few people left, except for the two captains of the Fourth Division, it is even possible that the whole army will be annihilated."
"In addition to being the guide for Death to the human world, it can also receive the latest instructions and emergency messages issued by the Information Technology Bureau, but it can only receive extremely brief messages."
"BB?"
Duan Mu was slightly startled. He knew very well that the Hell Butterfly could lead the Shinigami to the present world safely, but he didn't pay much attention to the function of receiving information, because most people in the Seireitei used... something similar to
The command machine of the modern 'elderly machine'.
No……
Strictly speaking, it is not even as good as an elderly machine. After all, the elderly machine can also play some small games.
As for the command machine, I don't know if it's because it's afraid that the team members will become stooges. Apart from basic functions such as making calls and receiving messages, it doesn't add any entertainment functions.
"This feeling is worse than commanding a divine machine."
"Uh..." Oh Maeda's mouth twitched slightly: "It is indeed inferior in terms of receiving information, but compared to the command machine, the information transmitted by the Hell Butterfly is more secretive. Only the person who receives the information can know the content of the information.
, unlike the command machine, anyone who gets it can see the information."
"So within the Seireitei, some important information is delivered by the Hell Butterfly and our fifth team, the Ritei Team."
Ohmaeda did not hide anything, and directly informed Duanmu of the information about the Hell Butterfly, which made Kotetsu Yuune in front of the team couldn't help but look back. Although this was not a secret, it was not something that could be done casually.
Explained to outsiders.
And most importantly...
Ohmaeda's introduction was also a bit strange. It was not the secretly mobile fifth detachment, but our fifth detachment. It felt as if Mr. Duanmu was one of his own, and even the criminal soldiers around him were like
I am very familiar with Duan Mu’s appearance.
"We're almost at the exit."
At this moment, Unohana Retsu, who was directly in front of the team, suddenly spoke.
As soon as these words came out, everyone could not help but look solemn.
At the end of the dark passage, a ray of light gradually expanded, making Duan Mu, who had been in darkness for a long time, couldn't help but squint his eyes.
It was a rectangular, door-like exit. Although it was neat, it seemed a bit strange to appear out of thin air in this endless dark passage.
Da da da da~~
As the footsteps disappeared, Duan Mu stood on the ground again and looked back behind him. The dark passage completely disappeared after everyone walked out.
Unlike Soul Society, there are very few spiritual beings in the world, and the air quality is extremely poor. This made Duan Mu, who was accustomed to the Soul Society environment, couldn't help but frown.
The place where everyone appeared was in a forest, but looking south from where Duan Mu was, you could vaguely see a modern city with tall buildings in the distance. Many of the people present were like Duan Mu, and it was their first time in the world.
, when they saw the city in the distance, they couldn't help but talk about it.
"Houses in this world are really tall."
"It looks really nice, but the air smells too bad, and there are so few souls. It feels like rolling in the mud, and I feel uncomfortable all over."
"Don't let your guard down, don't forget the purpose of our coming to this world!"
"..."
Ignoring the comments around him, Duan Mu felt it silently and then looked deep into the forest.
He felt the conflict of spiritual pressure in that direction. If nothing unexpected happened, that should be the destination of their trip.
Sure enough, as soon as he stood still, Uzhihua Lie, who was at the front of the team, took the lead and walked in the direction Duan Mu was looking, and everyone followed.
Boom boom boom~~
Before anyone could get close, they heard constant roars in the distance. The soldiers of the Fourth Squadron couldn't help but swallow their saliva, with nervous expressions on their faces.
Unlike other divisions, most of the members of the fourth division are partial to science. Not to mention that they have no idea how to use the Zanpakutō. Many of them don't even know how to fight, and they don't know how to fight at all. This has always been the reason.
And was looked down upon by other squads.
"That is……"
"How can it be?"
"So many giant Hollows with strength comparable to the elite Shinigami appeared at the same time?"
"..."
There was a burst of noise. Duan Mu heard the words and walked out of the crowd and looked into the distance. He saw four strange-looking monsters standing in the distance. Each monster was extremely huge. Even a tree several meters high was completely tall.
Their presence cannot be concealed.
And around those monsters, figures like flies were flying up and down. When they got closer, they discovered that they were the gods of death in death uniforms.
Seeing this, everyone speeded up a little faster and arrived nearby in the blink of an eye.
Looking around, what comes into view is an empty open space. Several simple tents have been set up in the open space. There are constant wailing sounds in the open space. It should be a temporary rescue shelter.
"The seventh-level high-level rescue squad will conduct emergency treatment for the injured, and the 25th-level intermediate rescue squad will prepare for transfer and return the injured after emergency treatment to Soul Society."
Uozhihua Lie gave orders in a calm tone, and his extremely calm tone infected everyone. The members of the Fourth Squadron who were originally frightened by the scene in front of them couldn't help but calm down. Under the leadership of each squad leader, they walked toward the simple tents. Go.
The shaking on the ground did not stop at all. Not far from the position, the battle continued, and wounded people were constantly being carried back by their teammates.
"Captain Unohana Retsu."
Gu Lao
When the soldiers stationed at the position saw the arrival of the Fourth Division, they all breathed a sigh of relief. The leader greeted Unohana Retsu and said in a respectful tone:
"Our third team has deployed three layers of defense. The combat members of the first and second lines are constantly changing. The third line of defense is stationed in the position and is responsible for defense. It can ensure that the four giant virtual ones will not come to this area. Please be sure to heal our soldiers."
He said this cautiously, as if he was afraid that the Fourth Division would not treat his teammates. Although he usually looked down on the members of the Fourth Division, on the battlefield, the status of the members of the Fourth Division rose sharply and became the most popular among all. The object that people fight to the death to protect.
Duan Mu couldn't help but roll his eyes. He bullied the members of the Fourth Division every day when he didn't need them, and always left some chores to the Fourth Division. Now when it was needed, he came and begged in a low voice.
Cheap or not!
Uozhihua Lie nodded when he heard the words, turned to look at Huche Yongyin next to him: "Yongyin, you can go too."
"yes!"
Hu Che Yongyin responded and walked directly towards the temporary station. Duan Mu saw this and followed without hesitation.
Although he really wanted to try the difference between fighting a Hollow and fighting a Death, Duan Mu didn't want to expose his existence in front of the Third Division, not to mention that he came here to rescue the injured, not to fight.
When he saw Duan Mu in black overalls walking towards the simple tent, the God of Death who was guarding the tent couldn't help but show doubts on his face. He stopped Duan Mu directly and asked: "Are you..."
"Mr. Duan Mu was invited by me."
Before Duan Mu could reply, Kotetsu Yongin, who was on his way, said, "Although he is not a member of our fourth division, his attainments in returning to the Way are not any weaker than mine."
Kotetsu Yuune, who was in working mode, was completely different from his usual introversion. Every word and every move he made carried the majesty that a deputy captain should have, causing the third division team member who blocked Duanmu to quickly move out of the way.
"Sorry, it's my duty."
"It doesn't matter."
After Duan Mu replied, he walked into the temporary tent and frowned when he saw the injured person clearly.
"Knife wound?"
Duan Mu glanced around the simple tent and found that most of the Shinigami in the tent had suffered knife wounds, with traces of the Shinigami's spiritual pressure remaining on the wounds. These people... were basically injured by the Shinigami!
Only those who were sent in later had wounds on their bodies similar to those bitten by wild beasts, with empty spiritual pressure leaking from the wounds.
Although he didn't go to several other tents, he thought the situation should be similar to this one.
I see.
Duan Mu suddenly remembered what Unohana Retsu had said before setting off. He came here secretly not for support, but to execute traitors!!
"Togakushi three seats!?"
Kotetsu Yongin's scream came, and Duan Mu turned his head to look, only to see Kotetsu Yongin looking at one of the injured with a surprised look on his face. That was a man whose hair was slicked back and tied with a small braid.
man.
Duan Mu stepped forward to check and frowned: "The penetrating wound from the back rubbed Po sleep. Judging from the situation, someone should have attacked him from behind. Fortunately, he reacted in time the moment he was attacked.
Otherwise, this stabbing will not be as simple as a scratch on the body."
As he spoke, Duan Mu's spiritual pressure condensed on his right hand, and a light blue light immediately enveloped the man's injured area.
"Can this also be seen?"
The members of the Third Division in the tent looked at Duan Mu with surprise: "This is how Togakushi Li Kongsan was sneak attacked."
After Kotetsu Yuune saw Duanmu starting treatment, he walked towards the other patients. Although Togakushi Sanchi's injuries were serious, they were injuries that he could treat, so it was not a problem for Duanmu.
"Even Togakushi Sanchi was so seriously injured. What happened here?"
Hearing this, the members of the Third Division were about to answer when several figures walked in outside the tent. The leader was Kichiyo Ohmaeda. After entering the tent, he asked directly in a cold voice: "Togakushi San, who is in charge of leading the team.
Has Xi regained consciousness?"
The members of the Third Division in the tent frowned when they heard this, but when they saw Ohmaeda and the cold-breathing executioners behind him, their faces suddenly turned pale: "Not yet... not yet..."
Ohmaeda frowned, and after looking around the simple tent, he walked to Duanmu.
"How? Can you help him regain consciousness?"
"Yes, but you need to wait until I complete the repair of his body sleep, which will take about a minute." Duan Mu replied, then looked at Ohmaeda and the criminal army, and asked: "Don't you go to support the third division?
Someone from the team?”
Ohmaeda curled his lips and said in a disdainful tone: "This is the mission of the third team and has nothing to do with us! And the reason why they suffered such heavy casualties was not because of the four Hollows, but because of the actions of their teammates."
When the members of the Third Division in the tent heard this, their expressions suddenly became extremely ugly.
Although Ohmaeda's words were unpleasant to hear, they were true... If his teammates hadn't suddenly attacked the support troops from behind at the critical moment of the battle, causing more than half of the support troops to suffer casualties, it would not have been difficult to deal with the four giant Hollows.
"Tsk, tsk, these words are really unpleasant. Why haven't I noticed that you are so mean before?" Duan Mu said.
Kotetsu Yongyin, who was eavesdropping on the side, couldn't help but nodded when he heard this.
The support troops suffered heavy casualties, and even if they didn't go to help, they actually came here to make sarcastic remarks.
"Hey, what do you mean by being mean? They were attacked by their own teammates. Can they still blame me?"
Ohmaeda rolled his eyes: "Besides, our mission is to execute the traitors, not to support them; you have time to mock us here, why not wake him up quickly? Only he has the list of support troops. After asking
Only after I know the specific number and identity of the defectors can I lead the team to hunt down those traitors."
Duan Mu didn't reply, the spiritual pressure on his hand dispersed, and he stretched out his index finger at the spot where Togakushi Li Konghun slept.
"Cough...cough cough~~"
With a hint, Togakushi Li Kong, who was lying on the stretcher, coughed violently, and slowly opened his eyes. A look of confusion flashed across his eyes, but then his expression changed:
"asshole!!"
As he spoke, he tried to sit up from the stretcher, but was pushed down by Duan Mu.
"I just finished the emergency treatment. If you don't want to die, don't move."
Only then did Togakushi Li Kong clearly see the situation in the scene. When he saw the criminal army led by Ohmaeda, he couldn't help but show a touch of bitterness on his face.
"Now that you're awake, tell me what happened."
Ohmaeda said in a cold tone: "There are also the number and identities of the defectors, as well as their respective abilities. These must be reported to us truthfully."
"yes."
Togakushi Riku, who was well aware of the stealth and maneuvering style, did not talk nonsense and said with a somewhat complicated tone: "The defectors are led by the fourth, ninth and twelfth seats of our third division. Each of them brought three
A famous soldier."
"Originally, I was the leader of this support operation, leading the third, fifth, and sixth support groups."
"But before leaving, the three of them suddenly said that they wanted to follow me out for support, saying that they wanted to take my men to see the scenery of the world. I didn't think much about it at the time, so I agreed to their request and transferred the fifth,
The Sixth Support Group was removed and replaced with them."
"As a result, just as we started fighting with the Four-headed Xu, they suddenly attacked us from behind."
Ohmaeda frowned: "Three chief officers?"
Although Ohmaeda was vaguely aware that this mission might be difficult when he received the order to lead the team in person, he never expected...
Three chief officers from one division actually defected. This is a den of traitors!
