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Expedition, expedition, how far?where to go

——It’s a virtual circle.

The man who became the captain did not change his true colors, raised his eyebrows and finished his voice, and stretched his fingers upwards to draw circles lightly.

Every time he recalls the appearance of the man, this sentence always pops up in Aoki's mind——

——It's shameful to be cute.

Joining an expedition team is a personal act. After passing the team entry assessment, you can take a certificate to the team you belong to and ask for leave.

There are acquaintances in the expedition team, Byakuya Kuchiki and Takashi Watanabe.

The captain of the expedition team is an old team member of the first team. Watanabe seems to have a little friendship with him. Before being divided into groups, he talked to the captain a few times, and the three-member team of Mao's first class reunited.

None of the three asked each other why they wanted to join the expedition, was it for experience or promotion?Whether as a friend or as a classmate, this is not a question that can be easily asked.

The world-transmitting gate opened in front of your eyes, and 21 members of the expedition team stepped into it. As the captain, the veteran team member of the first team was the first to use spiritual pressure to pave the way.The pale golden light extended under his feet, making the dark boundary less oppressive.

Aoki walked past the broken boundary leading to the empty circle, and together with Ichimaru Gin, the two bickered all the way. This time the trip was obviously dull, and there was no other sound except for the inaudible footsteps.

Facing the tension of the unknown, the fear of not knowing whether to go back alive, combined together to become the solemn tone of the expedition team.The gods of death who can pass the expedition team entry test are the best among the gods of death. The high death rate of the expedition team is like a curse on everyone, no matter how many battles you survive, no matter how high your spiritual pressure is Many talents cannot be the capital for your survival.

However, Aoki didn't feel nervous, let alone fear.

The so-called familiarity once and twice, she has been to the Xu circle and met Yachukas. Although she was seriously injured in the end, she undoubtedly had the ability to survive from the hands of Xukas at the Yachukas level at that time.

Aoki Qingtong can say without hesitation that she is stronger than the Shinigami present.Because she is treacherous than them.

Even when Byakuya Kuchiki took off his mask when Mao went berserk because of the Reiatsu, Aoki still suppressed his Reiatsu. At that time, there may have been residual inertia of the mask, so that Aoki was not exposed unconsciously.But after witnessing the battle between Ichimaru and Kuchiki Byakuya, the girl's control over Reiatsu is intentional.

At that time, because of the use of high-level ghosts, Ichimaru Gin's suppression of Reiatsu was loosened, and the leaked coercion shocked the students present.But Aoki, who knows his true strength, knows that after his loose suppression, there is another layer of suppression.

As long as the strength is sufficient, it is enough to meet the current status.

It is also out of this consideration that I am used to hiding the spiritual pressure on weekdays, and I use inertia to avoid danger.

Mingzhe protects himself.

The battlefield is the best place to improve your strength. The current Kuchiki Byakuya is still not enough. Aoki guesses that this is probably the reason why Captain Kuchiki cruelly threw his grandson into the expedition team. Regardless of whether the old man is healthy or not, he is already old. The heir The cultivation of is imminent.

Aoki's current strength is mostly due to the experience in the underground fighting arena, and she has the taste of relying on her laurels. She knows that one day Kuchiki Byakuya will completely surpass her. , then at the last moment—

Aoki Qingtong didn't think about it.

When the soles of the feet stepped on the empty circle of desert, Maeichi Marugin's care rang in his ears——

"The new official took office three fires, I can't leave now, little Aoki, be careful yourself." The man began with this sentence, "The route of the expedition team avoids the activities of Xuye Palace and Gaoxu, if you are not so lucky If you fall into the Great Void Forest, you can walk sideways with your strength."

Aoki smiled slightly: "The more you say that, the more I think something will go wrong."

Ichimaru Gin raised his eyebrows and smiled: "If something goes wrong, you will be the one who is unlucky, Xiao Aoki, you have to take care of the aftermath."

She doesn't want to deal with the aftermath at all.

The environment in the virtual circle is harsh, and the 21 members of the expedition team acted in unison. Their task was to clear up the virtuals encountered on the way forward and reduce the number of virtuals from the root cause - Aoki was skeptical of this statement - until the prescribed route was completed , to reach another crossing gate.

It will take one and a half to two months to complete the journey. The members of the expedition team carry only dry food and a water-collecting marching pot produced by the Technology Development Bureau, not even a change of clothes.For the last reason, even if it is difficult for the high-ranking female Reapers to be promoted, few of them will choose to join the expedition team.The appearance of Aoki caused many people to look sideways, and most of the eyes contained bad meanings.

The cruel expedition team is cruel even with people's hearts. No one will take care of you because you are a newcomer, and no one will respect you because of your high position. Everything speaks based on strength.If you can go back alive, all the contradictions in the expedition must be forgotten. This is the consistent tradition of the expedition team. Of course, no one will rely on this to do whatever they want.

Everyone has a copy of the road map, and the captain walks first.

Not long after, on their way forward, a large number of ghosts appeared in the barren desert, presumably they were all attracted by the spirit pressure of the god of death.

Unlike reality or the exaggeration of breaking the sky like in the world of souls, the virtual of the virtual circle just drilled out of the sand and ran over from a distance, but because of the large number, the scene is not unspectacular.

As soon as Xu Yi appeared, the 21-member team was quickly formed into a basic three-person team, and dispersed to fight.

Kuchiki, Watanabe, and Aoki released the Zanpakuto almost at the same time. The number of Xuki determined that they could not cover the main battle with two people like Xukura, and all three faced the enemy head-on.

First, Watanabe used sea fog to freeze Xu, the number of Xu could not be completely frozen, so he could only delay his steps, Aoki's flames immediately wrapped it up, and picked the unfrozen parts of Xu's body to attack, Kuchiki Byakuya's The final finale of the petals completely twisted the void that had been frozen and burned into pieces.

The trio's ability to attack in a wide area gives them a big advantage.

After the battle started, Aoki was even able to chat with Watanabe: "Can't ice and snow knives create ice knives and ice swords? Why are they just frozen?"

Watanabe smiled wryly: "My Zanpakuto is fog. It's pretty good to be able to freeze it. The ice knife and ice sword are too demanding!"

Aoki's words were not just small talk, the advantage was only temporary, Watanabe's delay was not worth the number of Xu, not long after the start of the battle, Xu had already approached in front of him, the freezing delay was no longer effective, the three of them could no longer stand in place, and had to Raise the knife and slash directly.

Cyan flames, white mist, pink petals, and silver knife light.The cry of death, the chant of ghosts, and the roar of Xu.Mixed with blood rain fell one after another.

The Xu circle is the world of Xu, and after Xu's death, the corpse stays for a much longer time than in the world of corpses and souls.

The white desert was dyed a dirty red, with empty organs all over the place, as well as the remains of Death's severed arm.

This is not a battle with great disparity in strength, it is just a protracted battle, with a steady stream of virtual energy, and a steady stream of physical strength being consumed.

In the end, it's more about struggling than fighting.

This is just their first battle in the virtual circle.

Death toll: [-]

Number of injured: [-]

The Siba costume was drenched with blood and sweat, Aoki picked up the heavy wet cloth to check the wound on his arm.She heard someone whispering behind her: "Do you regret it?"

The person being asked did not answer, only the depressive silence spread all the way.

The girl held one end of the bandage between her teeth to bandage herself, a hand reached over and tore off the end she was biting on.It was a slender hand with clear bones, it was a hand stained with blood and sweat just like Aoki's deadly costume, only the fingertips were scrubbed clean.

Virtual circle, water is precious.

Kuchiki Byakuya took a bandage and bandaged Aoki, Watanabe stood aside and watched: "Speak up at this time, Tsuchimikado. Since you and Kuchiki-sama have already washed your hands, I won't waste water, here , drink." The boy said and handed over the kettle, and Aoki took it rudely.

Watanabe smiled and waited to be bandaged: "Oh, it's a great fortune to be served by Master Kuchiki."

Aoki looked at the young man who couldn't hide his fatigue but still had a warm smile: "Your hands are dirty, do you want me to feed you?"

Takashi Watanabe laughed and said, "This is not good, it's indecent. Just help me tear off the package."

Kuchiki Byakuya helped Aoki bandage up, then turned around to help Watanabe bandage, Aoki took out food from the bag and tore it open for Watanabe: "Mr. Mushroom, I feel more and more that it's nice to know you."

Even under the eternal night of the imaginary circle, the sun still exists.

Even as a bystander in another world, I am infected by your light.