The Alchemist in Bleach

"Killing Hollows? Here?" Ichigo suddenly tensed up; his sister was still at home!

Seeing that Ichigo was finally nervous and scared, Rukia smiled, stood on tiptoe and patted Ichigo's shoulder, saying with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm the vice-captain of the 13th Division, I'm very strong, you'll be fine."

"Even if you say that... I don't know what rank the vice-captain is in your ranks..." Rukia's words failed to appease Ichigo, after all, his family was here.

"Well, to put it another way, it's similar to one of the highest military commanders in a country, something like that."

"That's impressive." Hearing this, Ichigo looked at the petite Rukia in surprise, relaxed a little, then paused for a moment and asked, "That's not right. With your high status, why do you need to go out and carry out missions? Shouldn't you be the one assigning them to others?"

"I'm just the vice-captain! There are others above me..." Rukia suddenly stopped mid-sentence, her expression turning serious. She had realized something!

"What else is up there? Don't scare me!" Ichigo looked at Rukia nervously. This was no joke; his family's lives depended on her, and she was their only hope now. He couldn't let anything happen to her!

"I'm fine, I was just thinking about some things." Rukia's face was somewhat gloomy. She looked at Ichigo with a serious expression. At this time, meeting this person could not possibly be unplanned!

When she received Ukitake's order to come to the mortal world to carry out a mission, she wondered why Ukitake would assign her a mission. However, relying on her own strength and the fact that this was the first time Ukitake had assigned her to do something, she didn't think too much about it and came directly.

But after Ichigo's reminder, Rukia realized that she had received a false order!

Just as Ichigo said, as the vice-captain, all she needs to do is give orders. She doesn't need to take action against ordinary Hollows. Only Hollows of Gillian and above need her. However, given the current situation in the Seireitei, when a support mission involves a Hollow of Gillian or above, usually several officers go to provide support to ensure safety. Even the vice-captain cannot travel alone.

However, she not only received a mission, but also left Soul Society because of it...

This is a bit strange...

Even more bizarrely, the Hollow indicated in the mission was last spotted near Ichigo's house.

Of course, the last point is a bit far-fetched, because the Hollows instinctively hunt down humans with high spiritual pressure, because of the great nourishment they receive.

But with all that already mentioned, it's hard for Rukia not to overthink things. She's not the same person she was in the original story. Ichiro has taught her much more than just combat techniques over the years.

'Judging from this situation, I should be losing my fighting ability soon, right? Then he or his family gets injured, and I'll have no choice but to give him my Shinigami powers to help him and protect myself? Then I'll be captured and taken back to the Seireitei. He seems to have a decent personality, so there's a good chance he'll go to Soul Society to rescue me? And with his potential, as long as he experiences enough battles, he'll gain enough power to disrupt the Seireitei, and then the person behind it all can make their move?'

In a few breaths, Rukia's mind raced, and she quickly grasped the script. She hated this feeling, but unfortunately, at this point, she had no power to change the outcome unless she watched Ichigo and his family die!

But she couldn't do it.

"Sigh~" Feeling the power within her suddenly and rapidly fading, Rukia sighed deeply under Ichigo's puzzled gaze. "I'm sorry, you..."

"boom!"

However, before Rukia could even speak, a gust of wind swept in!

A giant bull-headed monster, wielding a spiked club, came crashing down!

They smashed half of Kurosaki Hospital to pieces!

Fortunately, Rukia's power had not completely subsided, and in this critical moment, she directly pulled Ichigo away using Shunpo.

However, as a result, she was also hit by some aftershocks and crashed directly into the wall of the green belt next to her, spitting out a mouthful of blood that splattered all over her face!

"Hey! Are you alright? What's that monster? Aren't you the Grim Reaper? Aren't you the vice-captain?"

"Crack~"

The heavily injured Rukia weakly placed her hand on Ichigo's face and said feebly, "First, I'm not called 'Hey,' call me Rukia. Second, that's the Hollow I was talking about. Third, I'm very strong, but I've been ambushed, so I can only rely on you now. Fourth, you have no choice but to fight, or your family will suffer. Hollows devour humans with strong spiritual power, and unfortunately, your two sisters have very strong spiritual power. Fifth, you are human now and no match for it, so I will lend you my Shinigami power. Do you trust me?"

Rukia didn't hesitate. She covered Ichigo's mouth with her small hand and quickly told him everything in a weak voice.

The first rule for the protagonists and antagonists to always win: Never procrastinate! If you want to show off, show off even in the ashes of a corpse!

"what!!!"

Before Ichigo could react, Karin's terrified scream from not far away made his expression change. Without time to hesitate, he accepted the trap!

"I believe you!"

"very good!"

"Pfft!"

After saying that, Rukia stabbed Ichigo through the waist with a single blow!

"You...!" Ichigo stared in shock at Rukia, who showed no hesitation. What happened to the trust they were promised?

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Chapter 317 One Strike, One Bull Head!

"Pfft!"

Looking at the Zanpakuto embedded in his kidney, Ichigo's eyes were filled with confusion. Didn't you promise me you'd trust you? What do you mean by stabbing me? And in the kidney no less!

"boom!"

Before Ichigo could even utter his soul-searching question, a powerful spiritual pressure accompanied by a blinding white light suddenly surged from his body!

In an instant, the night receded and daylight arrived!

The commotion caused Xu Du, who was attacking Xia Li on the other side, to stop and turn his gaze over. Although it was more dangerous here, it seemed even more delicious.

Completely driven by instinct, the Hollow-Headed Man gazed affectionately at Ichigo from afar, drool constantly dripping from his mouth.

Meanwhile, as the white light dissipated, an orange-haired boy carrying a greatsword faced a girl sitting on the ground, leaning against the bricks of the green belt. The faint moonlight shone down, enveloping the boy in a faint white light, which was both moonlight and residual spiritual energy.

"You are my... oops! You've got it wrong, is this the power of the Shinigami?" Ichigo said in shock, feeling the powerful force within him. At this moment, he felt invincible!

Rukia looked at her with some doubt. The proportions of this sword were off, weren't they?

Normally, the stronger the spiritual pressure, the larger the sword, so Ichigo's large size is reasonable to her. However, if one has sufficient control over spiritual pressure, it is also possible to compress the spiritual power to make the Zanpakuto a normal size, which would not only be more convenient for combat but also have better quality.

What surprised her was that, judging from Ichigo's ability to crush her Kido so easily, he should have some control over spiritual pressure, so it shouldn't be this big...

"Are you alright?" Ichigo quickly snapped out of the immersion brought on by the powerful energy and looked at Rukia, whose face was pale with concern.

"I'm fine, go on, your sister is waiting for you." Rukia clutched the wound on her waist, her face pale, but she still managed to force a smile.

“…I understand.” Ichigo gave Rukia a deep look, then turned around, gripping his massive Zanpakuto tightly with both hands, and looked at the Hollow.

Take a deep breath, then slowly exhale!

"boom!"

With a burst of speed from his feet, Ichigo shot out like an arrow!

Although Ichigo has not undergone systematic combat training, he has developed remarkable combat instincts under Isshin's loving guidance since childhood, and his Eight-Slash Sword Technique can be described as masterful!

"Pfft!"

Ichigo rushed in front of the Hollow-headed creature, slightly crouching to dodge the whistling spiked club. With a bulge in his arm muscles, he swung his Zanpakuto diagonally upwards!

In an instant, blood gushed out, and the severed arm flew high into the air!

In a single exchange, Ichigo severed the right arm of the Bull-Headed Hollow with a single sword strike!

The power of hanging on the wall is clearly evident!

This scene made Rukia frown again. This sword strike undoubtedly contained spiritual pressure techniques, and quite advanced ones at that!

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to sever the body of the Hollow with a single blow. Although it was not strong enough and did not have steel skin, Hollows rely on their bodies to fight, and their defensive capabilities should not be underestimated.

A normal shallow strike could never cut through it!

She was certain of this; Ichiro had taught her how to forge mimic Zanpakuto, so she knew the performance of Asauchi all too well.

However, despite having this spiritual pressure, it's impossible to compress the size of the Zanpakuto...

That's just unreasonable... just like his spiritual pressure...

Despite her doubts, Rukia didn't forget that Ichigo's outstanding performance was only his first time fighting a Hollow, so she quickly shouted, "Attack the mask! The Hollow's weakness is its mask!"

Where to hit?

"boom!!"

Ichigo had barely finished replying to Rukia when he was sent flying by the Hollow's club!

"Idiot! Don't get distracted during the battle!"

"Not you... huh?!"

"boom!"

Ichigo had just gotten up from the ground and was about to argue with Rukia when suddenly his brow twitched and a gust of wind swept over him!

Turning his head, he saw that Niu Tou Xu had already charged forward!

There was no other way; he couldn't afford to argue with Rukia at that moment. He scrambled to avoid the blow and focused all his energy on the fight.

This is different from his usual petty thug fights. When petty thugs fight, they will naturally be afraid if you are tougher than them, but Xu won't be afraid even if he loses an arm!

Moreover, their attack speed is much higher than that of thugs!

Ichigo kept his eyes fixed on Hollow's movements. The good news was that Hollow didn't know any techniques and only knew how to fight by brute force, just like him, but Hollow seemed to be much stronger and faster.

Therefore, the advantage lies with me!

With a determined heart, Ichigo mustered his courage and charged straight at the Hollow!

Facing Ichigo's charge, the Hollow showed no fear, wielding his spiked club in one hand and bringing it down hard.

'Don't hide! Kill it!'

However, just as Ichigo was about to dodge and counterattack as before, a roar with an electronic sound suddenly rang in his mind. In that instant, Ichigo's eyes turned dark gold, filled with violence!

He directly confronted the bull-headed phallus with his Zanpakuto!

"Clang! Click!"

With a loud crash, Ichigo severed the spiked club, shattered the mask with a single blow, and plunged the blade into the Hollow's forehead!

Ichigo wins his first battle!

Seeing this, Rukia finally relaxed, the tension in her heart eased, and she fainted.

"Hey! Are you alright!" Ichigo, catching his breath, was about to head out to find Karin when he caught a glimpse of Rukia lying unconscious on the ground. He quickly ran over to check on her injuries.

Meanwhile, the few people watching from the shadows also showed different expressions as they observed Ichigo's performance.

"Strange, it can only affect emotions initially? That shouldn't be the case. According to the data, that ethereal power should have the upper hand. It should have directly manifested the mask just now. Why is it only the eyes that changed?" Urahara covered his lips slightly with his fan, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes under the brim of his hat.

"Could it be that Rukia's Shinigami power neutralized some of it? After all, she is Ichiro's disciple," Yoruichi raised an eyebrow.

"That's possible, but why would Rukia come at this time? Even if Ichiro wanted to interfere with our research, he wouldn't let Rukia come, would he? If Captain Unohana found out, wouldn't she kill him?"

“That’s unclear. Perhaps her arrival wasn’t Ichiro’s intention…” Yoruichi looked at Rukia and said meaningfully.