"When did…" Apollo's face was gloomy; he never expected the other party to be so quick, snatching his necklace before he even noticed.
"Here, take it back!" Shihōin Chika lightly waved his hand, directly returning the necklace to Apollo: "I've already seen your weakness. Your Quincy use bows and arrows as their primary weapons, but once someone gets close, you become helpless! What a coincidence, close-quarters combat is what I'm best at!"
Hearing Shihōin Chika's words, Apollo's expression remained unchanged. He hung the necklace back around his neck and was just about to shoot from a distance when Shihōin Chika, like a ghost, rushed to his face and thrust an elbow at his throat.
Apollo reacted quickly, immediately using Hirenkyaku to evade Shihōin Chika's attack.
However, Quincy are ultimately beings composed of matter. No matter how fast Hirenkyaku is, it can't be faster than Shunpo.
Shihōin Chika appeared before Apollo like a phantom, throwing a punch at Apollo's face.
But the next second, Shihōin Chika's expression also became very interesting, because Apollo actually extended a single hand and easily caught Shihōin Chika's fist.
"Do you have some misunderstanding about Quincy?" Apollo said calmly: "While long-range is our talent, close combat is my personal hobby! Since you're good at close combat, I'll fight you in close combat!"
Apollo suddenly turned, his entire shoulder rotating like a great mountain.
Iron Mountain Lean!
Shihōin Chika was caught off guard, directly sent flying, and crashed through a building before stopping.
"Cough, cough, cough! Are you kidding? A Westerner, coming to the Far East's Japan to cause trouble, but using Chinese boxing?" Shihōin Chika reached out and pressed his chest, almost spitting blood from the impact just now.
Apollo stomped hard on the ground, and his entire body rushed towards Shihōin Chika like a fierce tiger.
Shihōin Chika hated enemies who used flashy abilities. As long as the opponent used conventional attack methods, no matter how strong, Shihōin Chika was never afraid.
Of course, Zanka no Tachi was a nuclear weapon and not a conventional attack method.
The two could truly be described as equally matched opponents, meeting their match.
A towering white jade pillar met a purple gold beam supporting the sea.
The speed of their offense and defense was so fast that the Shinigami and Quincy fighting around them were dazzled. A moment of inattention and they would be caught in the storm of punches and kicks.
"Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora!"
"Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda!"
Fists like lightning, feet like a storm.
Shihōin Chika's eyes showed surprise; this Quincy could actually block all of his attacks. Was this really a human body?
Human bodies are composed of atoms, while Shinigami bodies are composed of reishi.
From the setting of this world, bodies composed of reishi are clearly a higher level, because people in the ordinary material world cannot see Shinigami. Only when a person's spiritual power reaches a certain concentration can they see Shinigami and Hollow.
Because of this, the physical strength of Shinigami and Hollow is also above that of ordinary humans, but now, this human actually fought him to a draw using ordinary fists and feet.
Apollo laughed heartily. The Quincy fighting style was too elegant and didn't suit a brawny type like him.
To achieve a suppressive effect, he had already activated the ability of Blut Vene Anhaben, greatly increasing his speed and attack.
But despite this, he could only barely fight Shihōin Chika to a draw in his normal state.
"Is this the strength of a Shinigami Captain-level?" Apollo laughed loudly, raising the power of Blut Vene Anhaben to its maximum, and clashed fists with Shihōin Chika.
The powerful spiritual pressure of the two directly shattered the surrounding buildings!
"You are the first equally matched enemy I have encountered! You are worthy of my respect!" Apollo said in a high-pitched voice.
"But you haven't made me use my full power yet! You're not worthy of my respect!" Shihōin Chika's arm suddenly glowed brightly, Shunko!
Shunko can instantly increase the power of punches and kicks by dozens of times. Even if Apollo was strong, he couldn't instantly resist Shunko, which had increased its attack by dozens of times. He was directly sent flying, rolling and scrambling, crashing through a large number of buildings.
Coincidentally, he landed right next to the Great Sage who were huddled together trembling.
These Great Sage had completely lost their former arrogance and only hoped that the Captain of the Gotei 13 would quickly eliminate the enemy.
"Someone! The enemy is coming this way! Hurry, someone!"
These Old Man cried out in terror when they saw the enemy coming, forgetting who had just said that they didn't need the Gotei 13 to protect them at all.
Shihōin Chika stood far away, quietly watching this scene, not moving to stop it at all. Yamabuki had already made it clear that the Central 46 were to be used as bait. As long as Apollo attacked these useless Old Man, Shihōin Chika would immediately launch a surprise attack.
On the battlefield, life and death are instantaneous. If you need to sneak attack, then sneak attack. If you need to play dirty, then play dirty. Why so much righteousness and morality?
Who would fight to the death with you on the battlefield?
But when Apollo stood up from the rubble, he didn't even look at these useless Old Man, ignoring them completely. Now, only one person remained in Apollo's eyes: Shihōin Chika.
"It seems that in terms of fist and foot combat, I'm indeed not as good as you. But then again, it's normal to be at a disadvantage when a human body clashes head-on with a Shinigami." Apollo said cheerfully, but then his gaze became very serious: "Do you know why my name is Apollo?"
"Do you like to eat pineapples?" Shihōin Chika asked.
Apollo's face fell. How could a Japanese person of this era know about ancient Greek mythology?
"In the mythology of a certain civilization, Apollo is the name of the sun god, also known as the god of light. I only changed my name to this after being granted power by His Majesty!" Apollo said proudly.
Shihōin Chika stared gravely at Apollo. He had previously learned from Yamabuki that every Sternritter would be granted a special superpower, and some were very troublesome!
Like that self-harming M, Justin.
He could transfer self-inflicted damage to a designated target.
If he hadn't already died in Hueco Mundo, who knows how many Shinigami would have suffered.
"I can control the scorching sunlight! In this world, the sun is the most perfect existence! All life grows because of the sun! And I am the man who can control sunlight!" Apollo raised his hands high, embracing the sun in the sky, and then his body emitted a fierce golden light.
"I am the sun's choice!"
"Sun, melt him! Heaven's Tyrant Blazing Sun Wave!!!"
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