Is it worth all the Blood? [J, Yuri]

Yuri hardly seemed to mind watching J sidle off to his own. Certainly making note of the man's awkward inability to really chat around. Perhaps she'd tease him about it later. But for the time being, she went and did what she'd said she'd do, and with J more or less waiting until things were ready it wasn't long before they were ready to head out.

the trip itself was a bit of a trek. But as Shinigami, J and Yuri were moving on ahead. The actual location itself was as promised on the map. A valley with no real discernible features. For all intents and purposes you wouldn't even think anything was out here if they didn't already know what they were looking for. And as Yuri and J headed toward the spot, Yuri would gesture up ahead. Where a small cliff shadowed over the rest of the landscape, and at the very base, they'd be able to barely make out the outline of the cave they were looking for.

There wasn't a soul in any direction, and it seemed there wasn't anyone about. Maybe they valued keeping hidden over protecting the area. All the same, Yuri glanced sideways at J. "So there, big and broody. Got a plan of action? We are supposed to head in and take out any major opposition. These are rukongai freaks, but we can't hold back. Giving any quarter means they might find a fuse. So how do you want to do this? Slow and sneaky like? Or blitzing?" She ventured calmly enough. Best to get the plan out of the way now.

Yuri raised a brow slightly as she noticed J taking a moment to try and scout the insides of the cave, clicking her tongue and sighing softly as she listened to his explanation of the situation. "Blitzing in then hm? Well we can't exactly plan for every eventuality." She noted calmly enough, peeling her zanpaku'to from her waist and crouching at the entrance of the cave. And as J began to prep to enter the building, she held up a hand for him to halt.

She crouched at the entrance of the cave and whispered softly, an incantation hummed into the Night before she finally spoke the name of the spell.

"Bakudo Twenty Three, Kanashibari." _{(Bound in Metal)}

And as she spoke, smoke spilled from her hand and spilled into the cave itself, spreading out into the inside of the cave and diffusing into the inside of the cave. Of course, the intention of the spell generally was to lock the person in place. To keep them paralyzed but awake and unable to move. But of course, having to spread the spell throughout the entirety of the cave, it would simply numb and slow the stronger ones. though the weaker ones would be effected completely.

With a nod to J, she stepped aside as J would lead the charge into the area. Of course, once he slipped into the place, he'd immediately spot three individuals. Causing a startle between them. Or rather, two of them.

"Who the hell are you?! You wanna die?!" One of them hissed! Though his voice slurred as he staggered, peeling his weapon from his hip as he pointed a knife at the shinigami. His companion was pulling out a small sickle, attempting to look menacing while struggling to move his body! Though their companion was entirely still, eyes shut, having been resting when the shinigami had burst in, though even so, he was completely immobilized by the spell.

Easy pickings.

The first one barely had time to raise a pipe before J's kick slammed into the side of their head. Knocking them out cold as another was promptly knocked to the ground as well. Both of them promptly taken out in that vicious attack, though Yuri certainly took a moment to make her way over to the frozen one and give a sharp chop to their neck, promptly knocking them out as well before glancing around. There didn't seem to be anything around here. A few scattered bits of cash, some food and booze, nothing of interest.

They had quickly and quietly dispatched them, and deeper inside, they'd both notice a couple more of them still present. Though there was motion in the next chamber. It seemed the spell had lost potency, and they seemed to be still able to move. "Yea yea, let's move on there roadhouse." She sighed as she promptly gestured for him to lead the way. There were two paths ahead for them going forward. A short path that seemed to lead off into a little side branch, and another that led downward, a fair amount of air coming from that spot, it also was the only direction with people. The other direction had small, weak spiritual pressures. Faint enough that they wouldn't have even noticed them from outside, but given how many of them there were, it was probably some sort of animal. Maybe chickens or cats? Either way, those were off in the side branch. It would be up to J which one he wanted to head for first.

Yuri only spared a passive glance in the direction of the barrier that had been erected. A brow raising, but ultimately not making any comment toward it as the pair of them made their way down deeper into the den. Yuri herself was keeping on alert as they made their way in. And so when J promptly walked through the tripwire, he'd promptly feel himself snag and stagger, the wire digging into his ankles. Were he a less durable man, it might have cut clean through his flesh and into his foot in the process of tripping him. Alongside a sudden TWANG noise as a lever caught on the mechanism. A loud CLANG sounding as the other end of the wire dropped a bag full of stones onto a wide metal sheet, promptly causing a loud booming noise through the entirety of the tunnel.

It was at that point that the remainder of the cave folk would become apparent. The room that they had slipped into was the entryway into a large storage area. Boxes lined the walls and formed rows, and the area that J had walked into opened up into the main chamber of the place.

Four people were already in evidence. Two of which seemed to barely be on their feet, but were hurriedly rummaging around, as if trying to find something. The other two seemed to be ready and alert, brandishing a small knife as well as a metal pipe toward the shinigami. More rabble, it seemed, but all the same, they seemed intent on fighting the pair of them, but rather than just charging in, they seemed to be positioning themselves between J and the two weaker members of their group.

Yuri was still behind him, and so it would be up to J to start things off and decide how to start off the encounter. They didn't seem keen on making the first move.

They certainly seemed to heed the man's call, and as he stated that warning to the pair of them, there was a loud metalic click from one of the two men searching frantically. But before J would get to see what it was, the two men with weapons promptly rushed in, the one brandishing a knife was surprisingly fast, enough to even briefly surprise the Shinigami as he lunged in, closing the space between them his knife raised and aiming to slice up diagonally up the length of J's shoulder and up the side of his face.

The man holding a pipe circled around, running around one of the large crates and letting out a lout GRUNT! And with considerable strength send the crate, easily a few feet taller than J was, sliding toward them, threatening to pancake the Shinigami against the wall with enough force to pin him with the heavy object!