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"Those are Hollows?!"
Nami asked in surprise. At this moment, everyone remembered when Ikki once demonstrated the Zanpakuto. Those figures appearing in the scene wore white masks and had terrifying appearances.
"Strange, those Hollows don't seem to be creatures that use swords."
"This whole time, the characters in the videos have been fighting using their instincts."
"And it seems very weak. It doesn't seem like someone who possesses a Zanpakuto exists."
Vivi lowered her head and muttered softly.
"You're wrong, Vivi."
"Since a Hollow can become the mortal enemy of a Shinigami, of course they still have their own abilities."
"Although most Hollows are very weak and ugly creatures, there are some powerful beings among them who look no different from humans. Of course, if we're talking about differences, there are some."
"These powerful Hollows are no different from humans in appearance, but their hearts are very empty. It's as if their feelings for each other have disappeared because of the holes in their bodies."
Ikki said, smiling.
Nami, Nojiko, Perona, and the others heard this. Their minds involuntarily drifted to the virtual images they had seen in the past. There are indeed hollow spaces in their bodies.
Belo Betty, on the other hand, was completely confused. Since she was not a member of the Ikki Pirates, she had never heard any related explanations.
She felt somewhat lost at this moment.
Fortunately, Ikki didn't leave Belo Betty bewildered for too long. He granted system privileges, and the surrounding space began to change continuously.
Soon, to Belo Betty's utter astonishment, the original meditation room disappeared. Instead, a desolate wasteland with endless yellow sand stretched as far as the eye could see.
In the heart of that wasteland, a tall, blue-haired man stood quietly.
"That's Grimmjow?"
Nico Robin looked at Ikki with some uncertainty and asked.
Ikki nodded slightly.
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind came. When everyone looked up, they saw a person dressed in black, a boy carrying a long, thin black sword, leap over.
"That's... Zangetsu?"
Nami exclaimed in surprise. Zangetsu was the Zanpakuto Ikki currently wielded. Everyone was very familiar with this.
"That's the true wielder of my Zanpakuto, Kurosaki Ichigo..."
Ikki said. Grimmjow, who had been standing quietly in place, sensed Ichigo's arrival, and his expression suddenly turned frenzied.
Then he leaped into the air and arrived in front of Kurosaki Ichigo with extremely fast movements. A flash of red light appeared. Grimmjow had already fired a Cero at Ichigo Kurosaki.
Even though this was just a very ordinary Cero, when it landed on the ground it still blasted out a huge crater.
Everyone was naturally surprised to see this. And this sense of astonishment only grew stronger over time.
"How come Kurosaki Ichigo's sword has such difficulty penetrating his defenses? This person's defensive capabilities even surpass Kaido's."
Ginrummy remarked.
"Not only is his defense abnormal, his attack power is even more abnormal. Was that flash of light that shot out from his hand?"
"It's far more powerful than the laser beam fired by Kizaru."
Hancock said.
"Was that a Cero?"
"An ordinary Cero is one thing, but the Gran Rey Cero is truly breathtaking. I always felt it was equivalent to a full-force attack from one of the Four Emperors."
Belo Betty remarked. Belo Betty was a member of the Revolutionary Army. Their intelligence work was naturally far superior to that of many ordinary pirates.
Although there was no record of any member of the Revolutionary Army ever fighting against one of the Four Emperors, their main focus being the World Government and the Marine Headquarters, the violent organization under its control, the Revolutionary Army still paid some attention to the Four Emperors pirate crews who dominated the seas.
The Four Emperors rarely took action. However, the Revolutionary Army possessed excellent intelligence capabilities, and they still had some understanding of the power of the Four Emperors.
In Belo Betty's memory, even for one of the Four Emperors, it wouldn't be easy to unleash a strike like Grimmjow's King's Flash.
Thinking of this, Belo Betty's gaze toward Ginrummy was filled with even more envy. She knew that Ikki's Zanpakuto was meant for Ginrummy. Grimmjow displayed combat power at the level of a Yonko, an Emperor of the Sea.
This meant that when Ginrummy obtained this Zanpakuto from Grimmjow, she too would have the opportunity to reach the level of the Four Emperors. How could Belo Betty not be envious of such a thing?
It should be noted that the Revolutionary Army itself was also severely lacking in manpower. If that weren't the case, she, the commander of the Eastern Army of the Revolutionary Army, would not have traveled thousands of miles to Ikki's side to seek powerful strength.
'I must take our relationship with Ikki to the next level, no matter what.'
'Only in this way can the Revolutionary Army's strength be further enhanced.'
Belo Betty thought to herself. She had even considered what would happen after she had taken another step forward in her own strength, tentatively inviting other members of the Revolutionary Army to join Ikki's forces.
Of course, they wanted to gain power from Ikki in return. They still needed to bring some famous swords. Ideally, a beautiful woman should carry the famous sword.
During her time with Ikki, Belo Betty had finally understood one thing. That is, Ikki would not let beauty influence his judgment.
However, if a beautiful woman had no ill intentions towards Ikki, he was more likely to treat her kindly. In other words, if a man carrying a famous sword and a beautiful woman carrying a famous sword were to make the same request of Ikki, Ikki was more likely to say yes to the woman.
Thinking about this, Belo Betty began to consider which women in the Revolutionary Army could come to Ikki to carry out missions.
"By the way, Ivankov's Devil Fruit ability can turn a man into a woman."
'And the men around him were quite willing to become women.'
'Could we have them come to Ikki to carry out the mission?'
Belo Betty looked at Ikki's retreating figure, her body trembled, and she shook her head repeatedly.
'No, absolutely not!'
'Ikki likes real, beautiful women.'
'They're not some new human.'
If this got out, Ikki would definitely be furious.
'If we're going to send someone, we must send a truly beautiful woman to Ikki's side.'
Belo Betty thought with unwavering conviction.
"That's too strong, really too strong."
As Ginrummy watched the battle between Grimmjow and Ichigo Kurosaki, her whole body trembled with excitement. She looked at Ikki beside her, her heart filled with respect.
However, a new doubt soon crept into her mind.
'Is Ikki really willing to hand over such power to me?'
Ginrummy thought to herself.