352. The Lust 6

Rukia continues to fight Rudobōn but is suddenly interrupted by Yammy. Before Hollow Ichigo could shoot off another Cero, Ulquiorra does something unexpected.

Summary
Rukia freezes Rudobōn's branches saying if he breeds new soldiers like fruit, the solution to stop that growth is to simply freeze the branches. Before Rudobōn can do anything else, he is smashed aside by Yammy's large hand. Sado remarks that Yammy had gotten a lot bigger since the last time he saw him. Infuriated, Yammy yells that he's going to kill Uryū to get revenge for what he did earlier to him. Suddenly, Hollow Ichigo's Cero blast from earlier blasts through the hole in the dome. Rukia, Renji, and Sado are shocked by the Cero's strength and Rukia questions if that was Ichigo's spirit energy.

Just in time, Orihime had put up her Santen Kesshun protecting both Uryū and her from Hollow Ichigo's Cero blast. Uryū stares at Hollow Ichigo amidst the smoke in shock. Hollow Ichigo was holding the upper half of Ulquiorra's severed body by one of his wings. He then tosses the body against a stone slab and takes out his Zanpakuto, planning to stab Ulquiorra's dead body.

Uryū suddenly appears and grabs Hollow Ichigo's wrist, stopping him. Uryū tells him that he had won and that there was no reason to carve up the corpse. He says that if he continues this, he won't be human anymore. Uryū then shouts Ichigo's name trying to make him snap out of it. In response, Hollow Ichigo stabs Zangestu right through Uryū's stomach, sending him flying away. Hollow Ichigo then turns to Orihime and in limited dialogue says that he'll help her.

Orihime comes to the conclusion that it's her fault that Ichigo became this way, all because she asked for his help. Hollow Ichigo then charges up a Cero, planning to shoot it at Uryū. Orihime yells at him to stop. Suddenly, a half-regenerated Ulquiorra appears behind Hollow Ichigo with a Lanza del Relámpago and slices off one of his horns. In result, the Cero suddenly explodes on Hollow Ichigo and Ulquiorra, thus saving Uryū's life.

Characters
Characters in order of appearance:
 * Rukia Kuchiki
 * Rudobōn
 * Yammy Rialgo
 * Renji Abarai
 * Sado Yasutora
 * Uryū Ishida
 * Orihime Inoue
 * Ulquiorra Cifer