"Shoot to kill, Shinsō."
Gin Ichimaru whispered in a dark corner.
Cang Du, who had already been pierced by Shinsō, had a portion of "dust" remaining in his body, which contained a violent poison that could dissolve cells. At this moment, after Gin recited the release command, it quickly took effect, thoroughly corroding and dissolving most of Cang Du's body.
Although Gin was wearing a cloak that hid his spiritual pressure, the commotion caused by the poison taking effect in the enemy's body still made many people notice that something was amiss. However, Gin didn't care about this. So what if he was discovered? When he saw Rangiku in danger, he had instantly gone into a red-hot rage, completely mad, and reckless.
Gin Ichimaru, having been given life again, simply could not tolerate anyone daring to harm Rangiku in front of him. Cang Du had touched his reverse scale.
Speaking of which, Cang Du was also unlucky. He believed that partners who had gone through life and death together should die together. He was the one who had stolen Hitsugaya's Bankai, so he wanted to hold the Bankai and kill its original owner himself. And as Hitsugaya's lieutenant, Rangiku should die with him.
As it turned out, in the process of chasing Rangiku, he was first poisoned, then lost the Bankai, was poisoned a second time, and suffered severe injuries. Even so, when facing Rangiku's Haineko, he activated his ability "The Iron" and was completely unfazed. Rangiku couldn't break his defense at all. Enduring Haineko's slashes, he used a "Serpent's Strength Claw" that looked like a qigong special effect, pushing Rangiku into a dangerous situation. But just as he was about to use a killing move to end her life, Gin directly activated his Bankai.
First, he pierced his body at a speed that Cang Du couldn't react to, and then the deadly poison left in his body detonated in a second stage, directly ending his life. The whole process was simple and efficient. Cang Du was still looking for who had shot him, and even after realizing someone had ambushed him and his defense had been breached, he consciously tried to find cover. But in an instant, his body dissolved. He didn't know how he was defeated until he died.
"Gin?! Is that you?"
Rangiku clutched her chest, panting heavily, looking around, her emotions in turmoil.
"This war is too dangerous. I absolutely cannot let Rangiku stay on this battlefield..."
Gin had no intention of revealing himself to meet with Rangiku. He continued to stay in the dark, frowning as he thought about how to protect her from harm. The poison gas that filled the air, which could cause Shinigami to Hollowfy, made Gin's mood even worse. He had already noticed that as Rangiku's emotions became more agitated, her soul, which had been corroded by the poison, became more and more unstable. Her turbid spiritual pressure already had a trace of a Hollow's characteristics.
"Gin Ichimaru, the list I gave you doesn't seem to include Cang Du, does it?"
At this moment, Bai Yuetong appeared behind Gin. That soft and pleasant voice, however, made the hair on his whole body stand on end.
"His name is indeed not on the list you gave me. I acted on my own. If I have disrupted your plans, I am willing to accept punishment." A smile was forced onto Gin's face.
Unlike Aizen, Bai Yuetong didn't have much of a nurturing hobby or an expectation of fun. Or more accurately, he might have for others, but he didn't give Gin that special treatment. He had simply pulled a guy from the grave to do dirty work. So, he couldn't mess around with this new boss, otherwise, some bad things might happen to him.
"Punishment is not necessary. My relationship with this kid Cang Du was just average. If he's dead, he's dead." Bai Yuetong shook his head and said, "However, I came to find you because I have an urgent mission to entrust to you."
Although Cang Du, like the youngest sister of the Feng family's nine siblings, Feng Shaoling, was one of the extremely rare Chinese-style characters to appear on this battlefield, Bai Yuetong really didn't know him well. Speaking of which, Cang Du was indeed an extremely rare character in the knightly order with Chinese elements all over him. His name was spelled in Chinese pinyin and characters, he wore kung fu shoes, martial arts pants, and used Chinese qigong (Serpent's Strength). Even his Schrift ability "The Iron" could be associated with hard qigong from wuxia novels like Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt. Cang Du's whole body was a cold, hard assassin image in the wuxia style. At first glance, he looked even more out of place than Bai Yuetong.
Unfortunately, Bai Yuetong wouldn't have any special feelings for him because of this, or any strange filter. After all, the world had changed. There was no sentimentality to speak of. At most, he looked a little familiar and could occasionally remind him of the wuxia kung fu movies from old Hong Kong films he had watched as a child. Nothing else.
If Cang Du didn't get in his way, given that little bit of familiarity, Bai Yuetong wouldn't do anything to him, and wouldn't even mind giving him some convenience. If he got in Bai Yuetong's way, even if he were a true fellow countryman, Bai Yuetong would crush him without hesitation. So, Cang Du's death was quite unjust. Bai Yuetong had never thought of targeting him, but since he was already dead, Bai Yuetong wouldn't vent his anger for a dead person he didn't know well.
"An urgent mission?"
Gin's heart skipped a beat. Hadn't he just been given a list to go and kill some Quincy? Why was there a new mission so suddenly? It definitely wasn't a good one.
"Just now, Ichigo Kurosaki invaded Hueco Mundo, trying to rescue his partners whom I have under house arrest. So, your previous mission is temporarily on hold. The most important mission now is to go to Hueco Mundo, defend my castle, and repel the invading Ichigo Kurosaki."
Bai Yuetong patted Gin's shoulder, deciding to add some burden to him.
Resolve his worries? That won't do! Without being tortured by moral blackmail, tests of human nature, and trolley problems, how can Ichigo continue to be so indecisive?
Now that he even had the Hōgyoku, could it be that he would really create a decisive, murderous Ichigo who had resolved his future worries and was no longer indecisive? At that time, when he joined the Soul Society battlefield, Ichigo would definitely come to kill him, Bai Yuetong, first. That would not be fun.
"Ichigo Kurosaki? Me?"
Gin pointed at himself, a little unsure. Was this for real? He had to go and fight Ichigo Kurosaki, the latest version who already had the Hōgyoku?
After confirming that Bai Yuetong was not joking, Gin's anxious heart finally died. He couldn't help but say with a bitter smile, "You're not kidding, are you? You really want me to go and repel that guy who defeated Captain Aizen, and who may have already merged with the Hōgyoku?"
Thanks to being resurrected by Bai Yuetong, Gin's intelligence was not outdated. But it was precisely because he knew that the latest version of Ichigo had a Hōgyoku and was gradually becoming a T0 numbers-monster of this version that Gin was not feeling well at all right now.
"Hey, don't you underestimate yourself. You, Gin Ichimaru, are the only man who has successfully killed Aizen. The mission of defending Hueco Mundo is entrusted to you. Don't worry, there are no hard requirements. As long as you do your best, even if you fail and are killed by Ichigo, I will resurrect you again."
Bai Yuetong said meaningfully, "I will protect Ms. Rangiku Matsumoto for you. Gin, you don't want her to become a mindless Hollow, and then in this war, be shot to pieces by the Quincy, without even a chance for reincarnation in the future, do you?"
"I understand. I will do my best. Please protect Rangiku." The fake smile on Gin's face became even more bitter.
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