Death: Captain Millennium

"Rukia, although your level of slashing technique is already very high, you must also pay attention to the method when fighting. It is not enough to just use slashing techniques. You must learn to use ghost techniques to restrain the opponent."

Shiba Kaiyan gestured with the sword in her hand while carefully teaching Rukia how to fight.

Rukia nodded vigorously, she cherished this hard-earned learning opportunity. Because she joined the 13th Division without going through the induction ceremony, the members of the 13th Division didn't like her very much. Only Shiba Kaiyan and his wife Shiba were very caring towards her.

Just then, a soldier ran towards them in a panic, with tears on his face.

Shiba Kaiyan frowned, looked at the crying soldier with dissatisfaction, and shouted, "What's the point of crying like that? If you have something to say, just speak up!"

The soldier choked up and said, "Something happened. Shiba... Shiba Sansei's life or death is unknown..."

Upon hearing this news, Shiba Kaien felt as if struck by lightning, her body trembling. Her trembling hands could no longer hold her Zanpakutō, and the blade fell to the ground.

"This is impossible!" he cried out, "It's all her... nothing will happen to her."

Rukia was also stunned. She grabbed the corner of the soldier's clothes and asked anxiously, "Is this true? What happened?"

Shiba received a mission to conduct advance reconnaissance, but unexpectedly encountered an attack by a Hollow of unknown origin. All her entourage were wiped out, and her life or death was unknown.

The soldier narrated what happened with tears in his eyes.

Zhibo Haiyan's eyes grew dim. He picked up the knife from the ground, held it tightly in his hand, and muttered to himself, "Everyone...must stay alive!"

He looked at Rukia and said through gritted teeth, "Rukia, go inform Captain Ukitake! I'll rush to the scene first."

Rukia gritted her teeth and nodded. Something had happened to Shiba Mizu. How could that older sister, who treated her like her own sister,…? She suppressed her sadness and immediately ran to the captain's office.

"Captain Ukitake!" Rukia hurriedly ran to Ukitake, but did not greet him as usual. Instead, she said directly: "Sister Shiba Miu was attacked and her life or death is unknown." Her voice was filled with sadness and sorrow, as if she had lost a loved one.

Fuzhu's face was pale, his brows furrowed, and he looked incredulous. He couldn't help coughing a few times, and then asked, "What's going on? Ahem..." His tone was full of worry and confusion.

Rukia lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes. She replied in a trembling voice, "It was just an ordinary reconnaissance mission. I don't know why this happened."

Ukitake felt a wave of regret. If he had insisted on not letting Du lead the team, perhaps everything would be different now. However, regret could not change the facts.

"Does Haiyan know about this?" Fuzhu's voice was filled with a hint of worry.

"Brother Haiyan already knows about it, and he has already rushed to the scene." Rukia wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and tried to calm herself down.

Fuzhu nodded slightly, expressing his understanding. He knew Haiyan had deep feelings for Du, so he would definitely go all out to investigate the truth.

"Rukia, assemble the troops immediately, we will rush there right away." Ukitake ordered.

Rukia looked at Captain Ukitake and asked worriedly, "Captain Ukitake, are you okay?"

Ukitake smiled, patted Rukia's shoulder and said, "It's okay, I can still hold on."

Just as Ukitake Jushiro and others were about to go to the scene of the incident, Shiba Kaien returned to the 13th Division carrying Shiba Du.

"Lord Haiyan, is Sister Du okay?" Rukia asked anxiously.

"He is not in danger of life at the moment, he is just in a coma." Shiba Kaiyan shook her head and said to Rukia.

After hearing this news, everyone finally felt relieved. Zhibo Haiyan carefully placed Zhibo in the team barn to rest and arranged for a team member to take care of her.

However, just when they breathed a sigh of relief, a scream suddenly came from the team barracks.

Ukitake and the others were still discussing the incident when they heard the noise and rushed into the barracks. They saw that the soldier who had been caring for Shibato was already dead, with a horrified expression on his face, pointing at Shibato lying on the bed. Shibato was now radiating a black spiritual pressure, as if he were being swallowed by darkness.

"What is going on?!" Rukia looked at the scene in surprise.

Ukitake frowned, "Could it be the power of a Hollow?"

The unconscious Shiba didn't know when she woke up, and she killed the team member who was taking care of her.

Just when Ukitake and others were stunned, Shiba killed several soldiers in succession.

Shiba Haiyan also rushed over at this time. Seeing the situation at the scene, he rushed over frantically and hugged Shiba Du tightly, "Du, what's wrong with you?"

Zhibadu had a ferocious expression on his face. He broke free from Haiyan's arms and then used instant steps to disappear in front of everyone in a few breaths.

Shiba Kaiyan was the first to chase after him, followed closely by Ukitake and Rukia.

"Du, where are you?" Zhiba Kaiyan called his wife's name, but no answer came from the dense forest.

Shiba Kaiyan shouted loudly while searching, and suddenly stopped. He saw the fragments of Shiba To's Shinhaku and her Zanpakuto in an open space, and also felt the breath of a Hollow.

At this moment, Ukitake and Rukia also rushed over.

Xu, who was in the dark, did not hide and walked out openly.

This is a crawling creature with tentacle-like things growing on its head. It has six hands and the mask on its face has empty eyes.

Shiba Kaiyan looked at the Hollow in front of him and said, "How many Death Gods have you devoured, you guy?"

It was just a habitual question, but who would have thought that this Hollow would actually answer. "Sorry, I can't remember how many Death Gods I devoured."

Fuzhu and the others were stunned for a moment. An ordinary Hollow actually had its own consciousness and could speak. What was going on?

Haiyan continued, "You will regret this."

"Regret? Why should I, Metastasia, regret? I also have my own intentions. I would regret not devouring the Death God. It's just that I didn't make more use of the body of that female Death God just now that I regret it!"

When Zhibo Haiyan heard the words of this Xu, he was furious. He widened his eyes and roared loudly: "You deserve to die!"

At this moment, Rukia was about to draw her Zanpakutō, wanting to test the Hollow's strength. However, Shiba Kaien reached out and stopped her. He turned his head, looked firmly at Ukitake Jushiro, and said in a serious tone, "Captain, please let me do it myself. For my dignity, and for the dignity of all of you, I will personally slay this Hollow."

Ukitake Jushiro nodded in agreement. He knew how Shiba Kaien felt at the moment, and he believed he had the ability to kill the Hollow.