If the 100th floor of the Heavens Arena can be said to be the first watershed that contestants face, then the 50th floor is the watershed for the audience.
Starting from the 50th floor, the spectator seats of each arena are basically full.
Moses arrived alone at the arena of the 66th floor.
In the Heavens Arena, winning a match allows participants to ascend 10 floors directly.
On the path to higher levels, participants will compete on intermediate floors, such as from the 60th to the 70th floor.
This time, Moses was assigned to the arena on the 66th floor.
He arrived at the ring ahead of Killua.
The spectator seats around were filled with people, and the noisy waves of sound came one after another.
With such a packed house, it's hard to imagine that it's just a match on the 60th floor of the Heavens Arena.
'From this, the value of Heavens Arena's 'billion viewers' can also be seen. No wonder countless fighters flock to it.'
'As long as anyone has some ability, who doesn't want to stand in the spotlight and enjoy the cheers from all directions?'
Moses stood on the ring, while Menchi went to the audience.
After a while, Killua entered from the entrance on the other side of the arena.
With his hands in his pockets, he ascended the platform amid the deafening cheers, looked up slightly, and faced Moses standing opposite with a calm expression.
Moses also looked at Killua, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.
'What a coincidence.'
'If I defeat Killua directly here, can I get the reward from Perception?'
'Well, the probability should be very low.'
Although Killua's 'popularity' ranked at the top in the original work, according to the usual rules, if Moses wants to obtain rewards through combat, two conditions need to be met under normal circumstances.
One condition is a matter of life and death, and the other condition is high difficulty.
However, since this match had neither difficulty nor life-threatening aspects, it couldn't satisfy the reward conditions.
'Well, it's the same as Menchi…'
Moses suddenly remembered the time when he met Menchi.
'If I can't get rewards from Killua through combat, I can only get rewards from him through 'creating a certain relationship'.'
'Setting aside the 'stupid little brother' script, should I try to take Killua as my disciple?'
'If things go well, maybe I can learn Zoldyck Family's skills, such as 'limb control', from Killua.
Moses contemplated.
In a certain spot in the spectator seats:
"It's that little kid."
Menchi was surprised when she saw Killua on the ring, and then, she held a moment of silence for Killua.
She felt that Killua must be something special to be able to stand on this stage at a young age, and he must have endured a lot.
'Unfortunately, luck isn't on his side, and he ended up matched with Master.'
If Menchi knew what Moses was thinking at this time, she wouldn't know what to feel.
Speaking of which, after Menchi became Moses's disciple, it seems...
It's Moses who has learned more from Menchi.
Now that Moses has the idea of taking Killua as his disciple, he is also considering whether he can learn skills like 'limb control' from Killua.
It can only be said that this guy is getting further and further along the path of extracting wool.
"Everyone, sorry for the wait."
The match had not yet officially started, but the commentator's voice spread throughout the arena via the microphone.
"Before the match begins, please look at the big screen."
At the edge of the spectator seats, there stood a huge screen.
At this moment, the screen is playing the footage of Moses and Killua's previous match.
It can be seen that Moses won very easily in the video, while Killua also won more easily after gaining experience, but it was obviously not as simple and efficient as Moses.
The footage quickly ends.
The commentator loudly exclaimed: "You can decide your bets based on the performances of the two contestants. Please press the betting button within one minute."
Betting is the main source of income for Heavens Arena, and is also one of the forms of attracting audiences.
Moses looked at the giant screen in the distance, squinted slightly, realizing he had forgotten about this aspect.
His reason for coming to the Heavens Arena is to accumulate combat experience while earning some money at the same time.
Previously, he only thought about winning multiple rounds of prize money, but forgot about the betting aspect of the Heavens Arena.
If he can arrange a match with 3D Hisoka, Moses felt like he could directly manipulate the betting.
"Oh? The result of the bet is... Mr. Illumi is more favored, the odds are simply overwhelming!"
The commentator's voice spread throughout the venue, indicating that the match was about to begin.
On the ring.
The referee signaled for both participants to get ready.
Killua glanced at the overwhelmingly favorable odds displayed on the screen.
He had never cared about such things before, but the disparity in odds still made him unhappy.
'I'm going to make you lose so much that you can't afford to eat!'
Killua clenched his fists slightly and stared at Moses attentively.
After carefully confirming the distance between the two contestants, the referee raised both hands to the sides and loudly declared: "Begin!"
As soon as the referee's words fell, Killua launched an aggressive attack without hesitation, rushing forward and arriving in front of Moses in a few seconds.
Moses looked at Killua and raised his right arm.
Just as he made a move, he saw Killua's figure suddenly disappear in an instant.
Killua utilized his small stature and the skill of sudden turning to disappear from Moses's sight in an instant.
Whoosh—
Killua circled around to Moses's back, and with a slight leap, he delivered a chop to the back of Moses's neck.
First, he induced the opponent to make a defensive counterattack, then uses his family's footwork to swiftly change direction, disappearing from the opponent's field of vision in an instant.
Typically, this series of actions could cause the opponent's thoughts to momentarily freeze.
And he would strive to finish off the opponent in one go before they could react.
This is the tactic he had come up with after suffering a lot recently, and he was prepared to use it to reach the 200th floor in one go.
Moses happened to be the first opponent he used to verify the value of this tactic.
'Gotcha!'
Killua's eyes lit up.
However-
Moses's reaction speed was much faster than Killua expected. Just when his chop that cut through the air was about to touch the back of Moses's neck, Moses suddenly bent his knees and squatted down.
The seemingly sure-hit chop could only pass over Moses's head.
"Eh?!"
Killua was shocked.
Moses, who had squatted down, reached behind Killua and grabbed his collar while he was suspended in the air.
'How is this possible!?'
Killua's pupils widened in panic.
Moses smiled, and abruptly pulled Killua in front of him. Then, his other hand seamlessly followed up with a chop, precisely hitting the back of Killua's neck.
"Keep working hard next time."
Killua felt a pain in the back of his neck and heard this sentence in a blur of consciousness.
But before losing consciousness, he only thought of two things.
'I must defeat this guy!'
'Damn it, I won't have anything to eat today!'
Thud.
With a muffled sound, Killua fell onto the ring and lost consciousness.
Upon seeing this, the referee raised his hand and announced: "Killua has lost consciousness, the winner is Illumi!"
The battle ended in an instant.
However, the audience erupted in cheers from the spectator seats, which surged towards the platform like a tidal wave.
"Poor guy…"
Menchi continued to mourn for Killua.
In a certain part of the spectator seats.
Tsubone, the butler of Zoldyck Family, looked at the situation on the ring with a calm expression.