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Back in the video.
Valkyrie steadied himself, gripping his longsword and swinging his round shield as he launched a brutal offensive against the captains.
"You Shinigami captains, smaller than ants…"
He raised a finger the size of a mountain and casually uprooted a tower dozens of meters tall, snapping it free like a broken branch.
With a furious roar, he hurled it forward.
Whoosh!
Even before it hit the ground, the sheer wind pressure from its descent sliced across the captains' faces like scalpels, stinging their skin.
"This is ridiculous!"Renji Abarai looked up in horror at the tower base blotting out his entire field of vision as it rapidly grew closer."In his hands, the buildings of Wahrwelt are basically toys!"
"Renji! Stop complaining and use Shunpo already!" Rukia Kuchiki shouted anxiously beside him.
The two vanished from their spots at the same time.
The next second, the falling tower smashed into the ground, blasting out a bottomless crater.
Boom!
The earth shook violently, kicking up a storm of dust that plunged the battlefield into near-zero visibility.
"That was close! A split second slower and we'd both be dead!"Renji reappeared midair, coughing as he wiped dust from his face and hair.
"I warned you not to let your guard down. That guy—"
Rukia appeared nearby, but before she could finish her sentence, another heavy impact rang out.
Bang!
The enlarged holy shield swept in from the swirling dust like a giant flyswatter, slamming into Rukia and sending her flying in an instant.
"Rukia!"
Renji's face went pale.
But before his shout even fully left his mouth, he met the same fate.
Bang!
The Miracle Shield struck from behind, crashing into his back. Even though he raised his Zanpakutō to block, he was still blasted away like a rubber ball.
And it didn't stop there.
After dealing with the two of them, Valkyrie opened his abyssal mouth and exhaled violently, like bellows being yanked open.
Huuu!
A hurricane-force blast roared downward, locking onto Hinamori Momo's fragile figure and blowing her straight away.
"Momo!" Shinji Hirako cried out from nearby.
He instinctively reached toward where she was falling.
That tiny hesitation was all it took.
Valkyrie seized the opening.
"Trying to play hero? Die!" His voice thundered with contempt."You lazy bowl-cut freak who's been slacking off this whole time!"
A gigantic palm descended like a falling mountain.Before countless horrified eyes, it smashed Shinji Hirako into the ground without mercy.
No surprises.
The leader of the Visored was instantly taken out.
"So… I'm just dead like that?"
In front of the translucent screen, Shinji stared in disbelief at what he had just seen.
The hopeful look in his eyes was replaced by confusion and doubt.
He rubbed his eyes furiously, desperately hoping he had imagined it.
But the enormous handprint embedded in the ground, and the captain's haori crushed into white dust, told him the truth.
Shinji Hirako was completely finished.
"…"
The others fell silent, their hearts tightening painfully.
They had thought Kensei Muguruma and Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi were already embarrassing enough.
Turns out the bar could sink even lower.
Getting flattened with one slap.A death like that was worse than a stray dog's.
The scene shifted.
The camera no longer focused on the ruins where he had vanished.
Shinji collapsed onto the floor, utterly drained, the light gone from his eyes.
Clutching his head, he broke down crying and screamed hoarsely:
"My damn mental just completely shattered!"
Sixth Division.
"Captain… it looks like you're the only one left on the battlefield…"
Even though his future self's fate was still unknown, Renji had no energy left to worry about it. He said in terror:
"I never imagined that giant Quincy would be this terrifying! Not just his size, but his speed, strength, and burst power have all multiplied!"
"He practically has no weaknesses at all!"
The redhead regretted everything.
He genuinely wished he could take back what he'd said before.
I'm sorry.I underestimated this way too much.Please… can you stop beating us down already?
Unfortunately, Renji's inner plea couldn't cross time itself.
In the middle of their conversation, Valkyrie swept the battlefield once again.
"Found you! Another bunch of Shinigami hiding like rats!"
With a thunderous roar, the massive Sword of Hope thrust forward, slicing through dozens of towering spires in one strike and forcing the hidden Visored members into the open.
"This is—"
"Hachi, Love, Hiyori, Lisa… you're all here too?"Kensei Muguruma frowned, an uneasy feeling rising in his chest.
"No way… are we seriously about to get wiped along with Hirako?"
Sarugaki Hiyori was left speechless.
Her usual swagger was gone. Instead, she clenched her small hands tightly, nerves written all over her face.
What if…
What if all of them went down too?
That would mean one thing only. The Visored would be completely crushed in the future. Utter defeat.
"We're counterattacking!!!"
Hachigen Ushōda clenched his fist, desperately hoping to witness a miracle.
At that moment—
On the screen.
After barely dodging the slash of the Sword of Hope, the Visored didn't keep running. Instead, they split up and charged in from different directions, throwing everything they had into one all-out assault!
"Cero!"
"Dragonfly Slash!"
"Fire-Breathing Little Hammer!"
"Chocolate Stick Curveball!"
…
Before countless eyes.
Brilliant, blinding techniques slammed viciously into Valkyrie's head.
The Visored were gambling everything on a single idea. A headshot. A desperate attempt to turn the tide in this wildly lopsided battle.
"Can they do it?"
"Come on! Please win!"
Even though they had never met them before, the Shinigami of the Gotei Thirteen were completely drawn in. One by one, they held their breath, silently cheering the Visored on.
Even the current captains were no exception.
"The head… that's the most fragile part of any living being. They should be able to pull this off, right?" Madarame Ikkaku muttered, half afraid to watch what came next.
"Hard to say," Ayasegawa replied grimly. "Look at that giant Quincy's face. He doesn't look worried at all."
He had seen it clearly.
The faint curl of contempt at Valkyrie's lips.
And sure enough—
Reality proved him right.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion erupted as all the attacks detonated at once.
Scorching heat waves mixed with violent spiritual pressure blasted outward, tearing through the battlefield.
The flames were blinding.
Light refracted through the inferno, stabbing into everyone's eyes until they couldn't keep them open.
After all, these were four captains with over a century of experience. The Visored were no pushovers.
The shockwaves alone shattered the entire combat zone on-screen.
"Did they… kill the Quincy?"
Ignoring the pain in their eyes, many people forced them open immediately, desperate to see Valkyrie lying dead on the ground.
But—
The smoke hadn't even finished clearing when a furious,狂 laughter burst out from within.
"Tchahahahahaha!"
"You foolish Shinigami captains! You didn't seriously think attacks at this level could break my defenses, did you? How laughably overconfident!"
That scornful mockery blew away the remaining smoke in an instant.
At the same time, sword and shield swung out together!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
…
With every impact, another Visored captain was smashed out of the air.
In just a few seconds, the Visored's desperate counterattack collapsed completely, scattered like broken dolls.
Their bodies crashed into the ruins below, their fates unknown.
That single scene sent a spike of terror straight through the audience's hearts.
Sharp gasps echoed everywhere.
Nearly ten captain-class Shinigami had been utterly crushed in an instant.
And then there was Valkyrie.
Standing there unharmed. Not even a scratch.
The despair and fear hit like a blow to the chest.
Suffocating.
"Damn it! A total wipeout? This isn't how I wanted it to end!!!"
Yadōmaru Lisa's face drained of color.
Behind her gold-rimmed glasses was nothing but despair.
Even through a screen, she could clearly feel the crushing heaviness and sorrow rolling across the battlefield.
She could imagine it all too well.
How hopeless they must have felt in that moment.
"This is cheating! There's no way this makes sense! I'm reporting this pureblood Quincy for hacking!" Even the usually composed Hachigen snapped, blurting nonsense under the pressure.
There was no way!
Just one pureblood Quincy!
And yet he was taking on nearly ten captains at once and crushing them effortlessly!
That kind of absurd, one-sided result…
"Hacks" was the only explanation the flustered, round-faced old man could come up with.
"Is there really… no way to stop him?" Hiyori muttered, completely deflated.
A single Quincy wiped us all out so easily.
If that's the case…
How are we ever supposed to take revenge on Aizen?
But then—
Just as the world seemed to fall into silence—
Suddenly—
"Freeze. Icebound!"
Without any warning—
A massive surge of white frost swept across the screen!
The sky darkened instantly, the temperature plunging below zero.
It felt like winter itself had arrived.
And in that single moment, Valkyrie's enormous body was frozen solid.
"This is…"
"A savior?!"
The sudden turn of events reignited hope in the Shinigami's hearts.
"..."
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