Bazz-B kicked the door with such force that it tore off from its hinges. The people waiting for him were struck by the flying object. This gives him the opportunity to mow through them.

"Shit, I need to figure a way out"

The whole area is filled with countless apparatus that he's unfamiliar with, but there's no time for him to be curious. Right now, he needs to find a way out.

Soldiers in heavily armored vests, most likely the ones who Bazz-B knocked out earlier, came from behind and opened fire at him. Though it had no effect on him whatsoever, it was pretty annoying to be hit with their bullets.

"Arghh! This is literally a pain in the ass"

He momentarily stopped and dug his claws through the ground, generating spikes that pierce through the soldiers. Unlike earlier, where the walkers were turned into smoldering remains upon contact, the soldiers were simply impaled from bottom to top without any additional effect

Moving to the next room, he finds himself surrounded by more soldiers, now carrying stun batons and sturdy riot shields.

"I don't have time for this crap!"

He attacks the soldiers with his claws, only for the ones with riot shields to immediately move and block him, causing his claws to deflect. The soldiers in stun baton quickly tried to subdue him with it, but Bazz-B took notice and tried something else.

He stomped his left foot to the ground, expecting a torrent of flames to sweep throughout the area. What came out instead was a shockwave that threw all of them out of balance, followed by a pulsating force that disintegrated the surrounding soldiers into ash

"Whoa, that was not Burning Stomp... That was something else" Bazz-B was aghast at the effects of his new attack as he loses his balance.

Nauseated by the aftereffects of his own attack, he staggers his way out, only for another group of soldiers to appear.

"Fuck... They're really not letting me out"

Though dizzy, he still prepares for a fight, sharpening his claws on each arm.

However, before he could get through them, something that looked like a metal door came out of their right flank, squashing them into ground paste. What came out from that side was a slender, young woman with long, dark hair, wearing nothing except her tattered miniskirt and a bra. Her distinctive feature was her two dark scars; one on her right chest, the other on her shoulder blade.

That face, is that...?

It was none other than Bambietta Basterbine, the female Sternritter with the epitaph E for The Explode. The one who was able to hold off Mercer alone for a longer period of time. For what can Bazz-B remember, she was impaled through the chest, the same spot she got those scars. Right now, she's not only alive, but also has huge, monstrous, fist-like arms.

"Surprised to see you alive, rooster head" She insults him over his hair the first thing she met him

"You're the one to talk, lady gorilla" Bazz-B shot back with an insult of his own, which left Bambietta blushing

"Whatever. You lead the way"

"Why would I do that?"

"Because you're the fastest? Right now, all I got is a huge punching glove and a shield. I really wanted to take the lead if only those things aren't ten times as heavy as fuck, so you're the only viable option if anything happens in between"

When you think of it, she has a point. I have the claws, and she has the shield...

"Heh, since when did you become a combat pragmatist?" Bazz-B chuckled at her astute decision

"Shut up... I can think sometimes, all right?"

Wasting no time, the pair headed towards the way out of the lab, passing through the horribly mangled corpses of the soldiers earlier. Entering through the door, they find themselves in a large room filled with huge, metallic, cylindrical containers, sophisticated computers none of the two are familiar with, and four separate cages containing people.

"What kind of place did we end up in?" Bazz-B was stumped at the place

"I don't know, but that's none of my concern. Though I admit, this is pretty much of a stretch. To keep people in cages like animals..."

Both Sternritters looked in disdain at the state of this room. True they may be cruel and ruthless, but at least they have standards to not engage in inhumane acts. Bambietta can only think of Giselle as they scoured for more clues

If that zombie idiot were here, he'd not think twice to turn them into his playthings

Having seen enough, they made their plans to escape. Bambi turns her arms into Hammerfists and smashes through the doorway. They were soon greeted by an army of soldiers clad in black armor; their weapons painted at them.

Bazz-B wasted no time and unleashed his claws. He dashes his way through the army while being peppered by their bullets, turning anyone he comes through into mincemeat.

Bambietta was no slouch either. Once she gathered a group of them all in one spot, she started to grow her Hammerfist on a higher size and the top of her hand was heavy enough to make a shockwave. Then she proceeds to smack downward to make a bigger shockwave; the force of the attack combined with her reishi obliterates them in one fell swoop.

Before they could completely clear out the soldiers outside, an armored tank appeared towards the gate; its main weapon aimed towards Bambi.

"Oh, you have got to be kidding me"

She immediately withdrew her Hammerfist before the tank could even fire, allowing her to evade with her hirenkyaku.

Pheww... That was close. Good thing I'm still able to use hirenkyaku or else I'd be a goner

Wait...

An idea popped up in her mind. She transformed her Hammerfist once more and started dashing towards the walls. The tank adjusts its main weapon to target the walls, not allowing it to use it to her advantage.

It then opened fire in one big blast. The shot punched a hole in the makeshift lab, damaging some equipment inside. However, there was no confirmation if she was hit or not.

None of the tank crew realized the danger from above. Bambi had already charged up both of her Hammerfists in mid-air. She had dodged the shot with her hirenkyaku, placing herself a hundred and fifty feet above them.

"Meteor Fall" Bambi yelled out her made-up attack name as she drops towards the tank with her Hammerfists first

Touching the top of the tank, a huge explosion bellowed the facility. Bazz-B barely held on from the shockwave generated by the explosion caused by Bambi. The concrete walls turned into rubble, and the facility partially collapsed by the ensuing blast

"Bambi, you madlad" Bazz-B complimented as he found her lying by the wreckage of the armored tank.

"I told you I can think sometimes" she weakly replied, still feeling the aftereffects of the attack.

"Well, there's no time to waste. We gotta go"

Bazz-B reaches her hand out as they make their escape. The pair ran like hell all throughout the area trying to evade the soldiers pursuing them. For some reason, they find themselves unable to use hirenkyaku, quickly becoming exhausted upon a single use.

"Bambi, let's head up straight for that building ahead" Bazz-B called for her to follow him towards a nearby building about 12 storeys high

"Are you kidding? That's a dead end ahead"

"Only one way to find out"

Without any options ahead, Bazz-B jumped straight towards the building walls at such inhuman heights. Bambi looked at him in disbelief. She doubts she or anyone else can jump that high

Screw this!

Bambi soon followed suit, completely amazed that she can do the same feat too. Once she grabbed onto a wall, she already saw him running on his own legs.

How the hell can he do that? Wait, if he can do it, then so can I

Without even trying, she leapt forward using her arms as a catapult. She landed on her own two feet, and without even realizing it, she's already running on the walls, trying to catch up to Bazz-B.

The two jumped off as they reached the edge of the building. As they both landed on top of the roof, they were in complete awe at the scenery ahead.

Countless buildings stood erect all throughout the place. Against the backdrop of the sunset stood skyscrapers of complex designs.

"Bazz? What is this place?"

Bazz-B has no answer. He was too absorbed by the scenery he saw for the first time.

"Believe me, I was also speechless the first time I came to this place"

An unknown voice spoke from behind. Both of them turned their backs to see a bespectacled teenage man leaning at the doorsteps, wearing frameless glasses and a lab coat.

Alarmed by his presence, Bazz-B and Bambi transformed their arms into Claws and Hammerfists respectively. In response, the unknown man forms a light-colored bow, roughly as tall as he is and has semi-straight arms tapering off into points, with the handle being significantly thinner than the rest of the bow is.

Wha– Is that a spirit weapon?

Both Sternritters looked in surprise. They never expect to find a quincy in this city.

Then...

"Ah! You must be the other quincy at Karakura Town. What was it... Uryu Ishida!" Bambietta yelped out in a sudden realization

"You must be trapped in this place. How long have you been here?" She added with a question, assuming that he has been stuck in this city for an unknown period of time.

"On the contrary, I wasn't 'trapped' here. I merely accompanied the one who created this hidden realm from his own memory. Right now, I'm trying to be familiar with this city" Uryu properly explained to Bambi

"So, you're more of a lapdog for him" Bazz-B rudely noted

"No, we're under a contract"

"Your master must be someone powerful to create this kind of place" Bambi told Uryu, praising his leader for making this world by himself

"He is powerful. Speaking of which, he is already coming to meet with you. I gotta go try to get more familiar here, so wait here"

Bazz-B wanted to retort, having hated to be told anyone what he should do. Then again, there's the possibility that they will be chased by those soldiers again. He had no choice but to sit on the ledge and wait as the man disappears in a flash

"Lucky him, he gets to use hirenkyaku without any ridiculous drawbacks" He expressed envy over that fact

"Anyway, If his master created this place, then he might be the one who patched us up and had us thrown into whatever that pit was." Bambi voiced her thoughts as she sat over a ventilation system

"Well I wanna slug that guy for giving us a headache"

"You're fucking ungrateful–"

You'll make a fine addition to my army

Bambietta suddenly felt a sudden yet terrible foreboding.

"Hey... How did you end up with that scar on your stomach?"

"Oh this, I got impaled by Mercer. Though I don't know how I got patched up, nor I have any–"

You shall never die on my watch

Bazz-B also felt the same feeling she had a few seconds ago

"Oi, come to think of it... These claws... Your heavy arms and shield... Isn't this the same one he had used against us?"

It doesn't take a while before the two finally reached a terrifying conclusion

The world they are in right now...

The conditions they are in right now...

The new weapons they have right now...

Everything around here all belongs to one man

"You're both awake right now. That's fortunate"

That voice came from behind. A voice so familiar, so cold and cruel it was almost considered repugnant. The two could only look back in sheer horror as they faced the man who made them become who they are. The man who put them to near death, only to bring them back to life.

It was none other than Alex Mercer