Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

In the end, Mila Rhodes made the first decision, turning around and running wildly towards the other side of the forest.

She knew that staying here would only be a burden to Lady Harribel.

Apache and Sun Sun immediately followed, and the three figures quickly disappeared into the depths of the crystal forest.

"That's a really smart choice."

Hammerhead Broken Face looked at the three fleeing figures and let out a mocking laugh.

He didn't chase after them because he knew the real feast was right in front of him.

Faced with Heribel's swift slash, he didn't even try to dodge; he simply raised the bone hammer on his left arm and easily blocked it.

After a loud bang, Heribel felt a brute force coming from the bone blade, and she was sent flying backward uncontrollably.

She forced herself to twist in mid-air and landed steadily, but her right arm was still numb from the shock.

Is that all?

Hammerhead's face showed disappointment. "It seems your excessive emotions have made you dull."

The next instant, his figure began to disappear, and he launched a storm of attacks on Heribel at an even faster speed.

Harribel gritted her teeth, her broadsword flashing like a blur as she barely managed to parry the relentless barrage of punches and kicks that rained down like hammer blows.

"What's wrong? Is all you can do is defend?"

Hammerhead grinned menacingly as another bone hammer swept in from the side.

Harribel was forced to step back and create distance, a serious look appearing in her eyes.

...........

The other end of the crystal forest.

After running several hundred meters, Apache's pace slowed down and eventually came to a complete stop.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!!"

Apache slammed his antlers against the crystal tree trunk beside him, his face filled with resentment and anger. "Why! Why did we have to run away!"

"You felt that guy's spiritual pressure too, didn't you!"

Mila Rhodes gasped, her voice equally anxious, "That's not an opponent we can handle! Staying here will only get us in the way!"

"So what?!"

Apache abruptly stopped, turned around, and roared at his two companions, "I can't just abandon Lady Harribel and run away alone!"

“But that was Lady Harribel’s order…” Mira Rhodes’ voice also weakened.

"Order?!"

Apache's eyes reddened, and she roared at the two of them, "Then tell me, where would we be now if it weren't for Lady Harribel?!"

"We were dead long ago! We were devoured by those bastards like food! It was Lady Harribel who gave us a chance to live!"

"Lady Harribel is still fighting alone there! Are we just going to abandon her like this?!"

"How is this any different from those bastards who abandoned us before?!"

These words made Mila Rhodes and Sun Sun freeze instantly.

Yes... Lady Harribel was the same person back then, standing in front of them.

Apache took a deep breath, a fierce look appearing on his face.

"You can leave if you want, but I'm going back to live or die with Lady Harribel!"

After saying that, she didn't hesitate any longer and rushed back to the battlefield without looking back.

“…Wait for me!” Mila Rhodes and Sunsun exchanged a glance and immediately followed.

..........

On the battlefield, the battle has reached a fever pitch.

"Cero!"

With a cold, low shout from Halibel, a golden beam of light, far more powerful than a regular Cero, roared toward Hammerhead Facebreaker.

"A trivial skill!"

Hammerhead grinned menacingly, and a sinister crimson energy suddenly gathered on the massive bone hammer.

"Cero!"

The red beam of light collided violently with the golden beam of light, unleashing a deafening roar.

A moment later, as if struck by a heavy blow, Halibel coughed up a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

She struggled to get up from the sand, but the deep, bone-revealing wound on her chest left her without the strength to even lift her arm.

"ended."

A cold voice rang out from beside her.

Hammerhead raised the arm covered in bone spurs, and an ominous crimson energy began to rapidly gather in his palm.

Cero!

Herribel's pupils contracted sharply, and she could only watch helplessly as the destructive light magnified in her vision.

However, just as the Cero was about to be released...

The hammerhead, which had been shattering its surface, froze, and the energy gathered in its hand began to dissipate.

He looked down, staring incredulously at his chest.

There, a black flame spear had appeared somewhere.

He strained to lift his head, his gaze fixed intently on what was behind Halibel.

In just a moment, the hammerhead shattered into countless black ashes, which were then completely dispersed by the wind.

Halibel also sensed something was wrong and turned around with difficulty.

Not far behind her, atop the sand dune formed from the bones of a giant beast, stood a figure that had appeared out of nowhere.

He was a boy with black hair and black eyes.

His black robe fluttered in the wind, and the twin swords at his waist reflected a cold light in the clear moonlight.

The moon's phase was perfectly reflected behind him, and the black flames swirling around him faintly revealed a blood-red hue, as if they wanted to completely dye the waning moon with their own color.

This created a scene resembling ukiyo-e prints.

Chapter 146 I will build a world without sacrifice.

That picture, like a ukiyo-e print, gradually shattered in Heribel's emerald eyes.

"grim Reaper?!"

She struggled, trying to prop herself up from the cold sand, but the wound on her chest throbbed with excruciating pain.

Damn it... Am I going to die here?

Apache, Mila Rhodes, Sunsun... they should escape.

Just then, the black figure standing atop the sand dune vanished.

Herribel's heart clenched, and she barely managed to lift her head, almost on her last instinct.

The black-haired boy had already appeared in front of her, looking down at her.

"..."

Herribel's breathing stopped.

She couldn't see the face clearly, only a pair of indifferent eyes scrutinizing her.

"I see......"

A flat voice rang out, devoid of any emotion, "So it's Vastod."

"Is it because he's an Arrancar that he was able to defeat Vastod?"

The gap between Adjuchas and Vastod is far greater than the gap between Captain Death and Vice-Captain.

That was a qualitative transformation, the gateway to becoming a "king".

Could Aizen's "Hogyoku" really forcefully break through the limits of Hollows to this extent?

It's unbelievable.

Just then.

"Lady Harribel!"

Three roars filled with anxiety and anger came from the other end of the crystal forest.

Apache, Mila Rhodes, and Sunsun returned. When they saw Harribel covered in blood and the mysterious Grim Reaper in front of her, their reason was instantly consumed by rage.

"Did you do this?! Death God!!!"

Apache's roar made no attempt to conceal his murderous intent, and his expression was even more ferocious.

Without the slightest hesitation, a ball of ominous crimson energy suddenly gathered at the tip of the single horn on its head and shot it fiercely towards Sasuke!

"Cero!"

Faced with this sudden attack, Sasuke calmly raised "Indra" and casually swung it forward towards the crimson beam of light.

The Cero was split in two the instant it touched the blade, scattering to Sasuke's left and right sides.

The three Apaches stared blankly at the scene, their minds completely blank.

"It's so noisy." Sasuke's voice was soft, but it sent shivers down the spines of all three of them.

Raise your left hand, spread your five fingers.

"The sixty-third way of binding: the lock and the bind."

In the next instant, three thick, golden chains appeared out of thin air and immediately wrapped around the torsos and limbs of the three Apache members.

The rage on the three men's faces turned into horror.