Chapter 173: Knight
"Harribel-sama, Oswell is closing in fast!"
At the sound of the urgent cry, the lion-like hollow, Franceska Mila Rose, looked even more anxious. Her already fierce expression was now filled with worry as she kept a tense watch on their pursuers, issuing a warning to Harribel at her side.
Harribel, however, showed no sign of surprise or panic upon hearing the news.
But the snake-like hollow, Sung-Sun, standing nearby, couldn't help but blame herself. "It's our fault for holding Harribel-sama back. If not for us, there's no way someone of her strength as a Vasto Lorde-class Hollow would be caught so easily by those guys..."
Before she could finish, Harribel shot her a sharp look, a silent warning to drop the subject.
Sung-Sun immediately realized her mistake, her face flushing as she lowered her head in guilt. Internally, she sighed, Harribel-sama is always like this. She may seem quiet and reserved, but she's truly kind. Even if we were to give up on ourselves, she would never abandon us.
Harribel gently shook her head but didn't reprimand Sung-Sun further.
She turned toward the distant horizon, where thick clouds of dust and smoke swirled. A massive horde of Hollows surged forward like an unstoppable tidal wave, racing toward them.
A quick assessment told her that the gap between them was closing at an alarming speed.
Her mind worked rapidly to assess the situation. Oswell was one of the most powerful subordinates of Hueco Mundo's king, Baraggan, and a rare Vasto Lorde-class Hollow. His strength was nearly equal to her own.
If she were alone, she might still have a chance to escape from Oswell and the Adjuchas under his command.