Right in spirit if not the details.Cut to fat vice captain watching explosions from the fight and the meteor. He can't belive what he is seeing! Add in a few more character reaction shots to the meteor and Ichigo (he is almost there!). Final panel is Zenpachi saying BANKAI!
Next chapter: bad guy backstory.
Nozorashi was the spoken release. Translations either have this technique as "devour" or "swallow". I think you are correct.Also I don't think he split the meteor in half, I'm guessing his sword absorbed it somehow.