Target - Soul King Palace

"Urahara!"

Hearing Mayuri's shout from nearby, the shop owner, who was wiping the disheveled traces from the corner of his mouth, pondered for a long moment at this moment.

The other party's intent was quite obvious. Calling his name at this moment was also to activate some backup plan...

Although he didn't want to admit it.

But things having reached this point, it seemed only this method could solve the problem.

—Although the captain-level figures still had some leeway, most of those present were ordinary people.

If they delayed further and caused unnecessary casualties, it would inevitably make the problem severe to a headache-inducing degree...

Seiya had put in so much effort to preserve these people's lives.

They couldn't waste the other party's intentions in such a place.

Thinking of this, Urahara silently raised his right hand, at this moment taking out the object hanging at his waist.

It was something resembling some kind of device, as if to trigger something, now being gently pressed down.

The transformed Lille observed the changes here.

He showed quite a mocking expression at this moment.

"Still resorting to underhanded tricks at this point? Truly a sinful fellow."

"No, it's not such a sinister thing."

Urahara said in a bland tone.

He directly threw the device in his hand, and the latter instantly expanded, twisted... finally becoming two floating apertures.

There was still a trace of struggle-like outline remaining in his eyes, but soon, Urahara suppressed all these thoughts back.

Personal emotions were the most unnecessary thing to consider at this time.

Just act according to plan.

"Aren't you worried about Yhwach's situation?"

His tone was as usual, at this moment even carrying some playful feeling.

"After all, your king has already climbed straight up to the Soul King Palace and is currently battling with Squad Zero."

Brief silence.

Not only Lille, but even the other Schutzstaffel members who were confronting also couldn't help but look this way at this moment.

It wasn't that Urahara's statement was extremely attractive.

Simply because they were curious... what tricks could this guy still pull in such circumstances.

"Do you think I'm up to some weird schemes again? Such thinking is really rude... I'm just asking you all to make a choice."

To make a long story short.

Urahara removed the fisherman's hat from his head, and while throwing it away, his expression also became somewhat serious and earnest.

"Schutzstaffel members! I have now opened two spatial passages that can lead to the Soul King Palace..."

"As everyone knows, directly going to the Soul King Palace is no easy matter. After all, that's the most core area among the three worlds. Even departing from now, reaching there would require considerable time."

"But if departing directly from the passages, there's no need to think about so many problems. Like taking an elevator, the preset process can get you to your destination at the fastest speed."

So then.

After pausing for a moment.

Urahara narrowed his eyes slightly, at this moment casting a scrutinizing gaze toward the Schutzstaffel members in the distance.

"I presume I don't need to explain anything extra for you to understand my meaning, right?"

What the hell?!

Before the Schutzstaffel could even react, people on the Gotei 13 side had already started losing it.

Sui-Feng almost defensively began shouting loudly.

"What kind of joke are you making, Urahara! Do you even know what you're doing?!"

The Gotei 13's existence was indeed to protect Soul Society, but if tracing back to the source, the Soul King was also one of the targets.

After all, if something happened to the Soul King, the three worlds would also march toward destruction together.

Everyone was currently gathered here to find ways to withstand the Quincy offensive and protect the entire three worlds.

So what was this guy saying now?

You want to send the guys we've worked so hard to hold back here, back to the Soul King Palace?!

Sui-Feng wanted to continue yelling, but Yoruichi beside her had already reached out to cover her mouth tightly.

Be a bit quieter at this time... they'd understand shortly.

Although the argument stopped.

But the current Squad Two captain's reaction was also the attitude of many people present.

Unable to accept Urahara's such 'last-minute change of plans', if not for considering the situation too urgent at this moment, there would probably be quite a few people drawing swords directly.

A reasonable explanation must be given.

However, the one who responded was Mayuri.

"Our strength doesn't allow us to hold back so many people. Just do our best... this was also specially instructed by Squad Zero beforehand."

Squad Zero's will?

Byakuya's brows had already furrowed into a knot.

"Then why wasn't it mentioned before?"

Mayuri showed a 'are you an idiot?' expression.

"Explaining things clearly to people like you, do you think things aren't chaotic enough?"

Although he didn't want to admit it.

But to some degree, this judgment indeed had its reasoning.

"Although I'm also not clear why Squad Zero would make such a judgment, the other party did indeed say similar things."

Mayuri's right hand spread flat, at this moment waving lightly toward the crowd whose gazes had gathered.

"Try to reduce unnecessary casualties... although this is war now, it's already not at a level that lower-tier people can influence."

The words were somewhat hurtful.

Yet at the same time gave people a speechless feeling.

After all, the current Schutzstaffel members were practicing this viewpoint through 'personal demonstration'.

Numbers were never the key point; what mattered most was the high-end combat power that could influence the situation.

Byakuya could understand the reasoning behind this, but he seemed unable to accept this reality.

His tone suddenly became elevated.

"But wouldn't such behavior sully our Gotei spirit?!"

"Then should we sacrifice unnecessary lives?"

Mayuri's tone was bland.

"Although I previously also considered these necessary sacrifices, just processes to achieve goals... but we also shouldn't arbitrarily decide their life and death, Byakuya."

Just like...

"That guy we hanged back then."

Like a strike piercing right through his chest, Byakuya's head slightly drooped down, no longer having any words at this moment.

After brief silence, Urahara in the distance provided supplementation.

"Squad Zero said that if an irresistible situation appeared... then just do your best, and the rest..."

"They'll find ways to handle it."

He at this moment raised his hand pointing toward the two slightly twisted passages, saying in a bland tone.

"Even these two things are transmission devices that Squad Zero prepared in advance."

Kyōraku, who was 'coldly observing' from a distance, showed a thoughtful expression, muttering at this moment.

"I see..."

Being kept in the dark as the current Captain-Commander was one thing, but judging from the current situation, Urahara's final statement just now was more credible than any previous actions combined.

After all, he knew best how troublesome it was to travel from Soul Society to the Soul King Palace.

Even with related research, without the two being able to access the Soul King Palace... such transmission devices would be difficult to form.

So.

Conversely, if it was the Soul King Palace side that took the initiative...

Then things seemed to become simple.

But please, for such important matters, could you include me in the discussion next time...

While sighing, the current Schutzstaffel members had a moment of eye contact.

—Continuing to entangle here was meaningless.

Their ultimate purpose was, in the end, all to protect Yhwach.

So...

"If we all rush in together now, you guys can't stop us, right?"

Gerard, magnified countless times, showed a quite flamboyant smile. This guy's temper was as high as his tone, at this moment showing air of looking down on everything.

And facing this level of provocation, Urahara also calmly responded.

"Honestly... from the current perspective, stopping all of you is unrealistic."

"But correspondingly, if we still can't handle you people when you're missing two..."

"Then we might as well just slit our throats directly."

Do their utmost.

As for what degree this so-called 'utmost' was, everyone naturally had their defined range.

Although not knowing the outcome, presumably in that situation... the Schutzstaffel members being able to 'escape unscathed' was obviously too ideal a situation.

Only two could leave.

A subtle and thought-provoking degree.

Could the Schutzstaffel reinforcements change the battle situation atop the Soul King Palace?

Would the suddenly reduced combat power here cause the originally still advantageous situation to suddenly welcome deterioration?

Like a literal conspiracy, this was the problem everyone needed to face at this moment.

The Schutzstaffel had a moment of silence. For this sudden concession, everyone obviously needed time to digest it.

"I'll go!"

Gerard shouted as he charged over.

This guy was the most typical type where action exceeded thinking.

"Leave His Majesty's side to me to volunteer! Hey, you all get out of the way!"

The response came from Lille descending from the sky.

The light around his body began to retract, finally all returning to himself, then changing back to his original appearance.

—It wasn't the ultimate Vollständig opened when pushed to the limit. After conscious manipulation, the other party still retained the leeway to switch states.

"No, Gerard, you stay here."

"You and Askin drag these people, buy as much time as possible..."

"Then cooperate with Pernida to finish off these guys. Now it's time to prove your worth, everyone."

Lille's logic was always quite straightforward and simple content.

Yhwach could not fail.

Then they needed to send the person with currently highest combat power.

He took two steps forward, at this moment looking toward the figure not far beside him.

"Haschwalth and I will go support His Majesty."

Schutzstaffel captain, the tyrant's other half of the Invisible Empire.

From the personnel selection perspective, it could be said to be 'impeccable'.

Gerard at this moment couldn't say any words of refusal, as both emotionally and logically he held no advantage.

"Then... there's no choice."

Askin, maintaining the poison sphere overhead, tremblingly poured himself a cup of hot cocoa.

Originally thought this battle had basically stabilized.

But what was this 'sharp downturn' situation... although his loyalty to teammate Yhwach was equally undiminished, this feeling of developments exceeding expectations.

Really made one somewhat unable to accept!

But what could be done? Things having reached this point, might as well drink something to warm the stomach first.

"I have no objections..."

As for Pernida below.

As the incarnation controlling the power of progress, its ability was constant 'progress and growth'.

Because it had devoured too many life forms, it had now evolved relatively complete language construction ability.

"Pernida thinks... no problem! These people are completely no match for us. Just give me a little more time... hehe, I can eat them all!"

As for the remaining Haschwalth.

Being able to stand at the entrance at this moment was itself a kind of 'recognition'.

He extended his right hand, and after simply touching the passage in front of him... his slightly furrowed brow also relaxed somewhat at this moment.

"Not something leading to other places. These guys didn't deceive us."

As the tyrant's other half who had once shared the power of The Almighty, Haschwalth could be said to be one of only two existences in the Quincy camp who could sense the Soul King Palace's aura.

All doubts were answered, and there were no 'tricks' at this moment.

Since this was so, then depart.

Along with the two passages being twisted at this moment, the direct passage to the Soul King Palace contracted violently after two breaths of pause, until finally disappearing.

The remaining people continued their confrontation.

Askin overhead very 'thoughtfully' contracted the poison sphere's range.

This not only allowed many individuals with limited strength to escape the dangerous range, but also saved the other party's stamina to the maximum degree.

After all, maintaining such a broad range... was never a simple matter.

"Gotta hurry and drink a couple sips to replenish stamina..."

Gerard shouted loudly, his already expanded body beginning to become even taller and stronger.

"Soul Reapers, Arrancar, Quincy? Anyone's fine... come battle with me!"

Pernida beside him had already become a gray-white torrent, its eyes everywhere, sharp laughter rising and falling.

"Hehe, all of them... eat them up!"

Chaotic battle was about to break out.

However, at a position close to the rear.

Yoruichi directly reached out, grabbing two figures who wanted to head to the front lines.

Ichigo, Uryū.

"You two still have more important things to do... this."

Yoruichi tossed up the device in her hand. After a moment, two more small passages appeared behind her.

"The 'small door' to the Soul King Palace has been reserved for you all along."

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