Seeing Biscuit intercepting him again, Feitan squinted his eyes slightly, but this time, he didn't avoid the fight. Instead, he proactively thrust his sword towards Biscuit's face.
Things are different now. Since his teammates are now present, there was no need for him to avoid Biscuit's interception. Instead, he should take the initiative to engage and hold Biscuit here.
As for stopping Menchi and Shizuku from leaving, he could leave that task to Machi and Bonolenov.
Machi and Bonolenov didn't disappoint Feitan either and charged towards the passage as quickly as possible.
[Battle Cantabile: Prologue]
While moving at high speed, Bonolenov unwound the bandages wrapped around his body, revealing numerous wind holes of various sizes. Then, he directly used his Nen Ability.
Immediately, as his body movements became more pronounced, the many wind holes on Bonolenov's body emitted a sharp noise.
Then, under the effects of his Nen Ability, a garment made of feathers with a distinct ethnic style materialized on his body.
[War Dance Transformation]
This was the effect of Bonolenov's Nen Ability, which allowed for endless variations based on different conditions.
At this moment, in order to stop Menchi and Shizuku from entering the passage as quickly as possible, Bonolenov conjured a feather battle suit that enhanced his speed.
[Variations]
Suddenly, a sudden gust of turbulent wind made the feather battle suit on Bonolenov's body flutter and then disappear from sight.
At the next moment,
The whirlwind reached Menchi, quickly revealing Bonolenov's figure.
Just as Menchi was about to step into the passage, she was startled to see Bonolenov suddenly appear in front of her. She hurriedly mobilized her Nen for defense.
But there was someone who moved even faster.
It was Shizuku, who swung Blinky's nozzle and smashed it at Bonolenov just as he appeared.
"Huh?"
Bonolenov's expression changed. He had never expected that Shizuku's reaction would be so fast that she could attack him the moment he revealed himself.
Bang!
He could only manage to block with his arm, but Shizuku's strike sent him flying.
"Actually, I didn't know what your ability was, nor did I know you were that fast, but I knew you'd appear right there."
Shizuku maintained the stance of swinging Blinky's nozzle, and watched Bonolenov get knocked away with a calm expression.
This seamless attack was due to Shizuku's foresight in positioning herself and her excellent judgment.
Thus, it looked as though Bonolenov had willingly brought his head to Shizuku's face.
"Menchi, you go first."
Shizuku held Blinky's nozzle horizontally in front of her, shifting her attention to Machi.
Menchi looked at Shizuku in surprise, then quickly suppressed her emotions and stepped into the passage with the swirling dark smoke.
As she entered, green ripples suddenly appeared in the passage.
In the blink of an eye, Menchi's figure disappeared.
"Chu chu!"
Seeing Menchi disappear into the passage, Rat Jewel tilted its head up and urged Shizuku.
However, Shizuku didn't respond to Rat Jewel's urging, but turned to face Machi, who rushed towards her, and swept Blinky's nozzle towards Machi's waist and abdomen.
Machi abruptly halted her advance. As the Blinky's nozzle filled with sharp fangs swung towards her, her eyes flashed with a sharp glint. Her hands moved forward, weaving a series of hand shadows that wrapped around Blinky's nozzle.
Amidst the flurry of hand shadows, there were long and thin white threads that were invisible to the naked eye shuttling back and forth.
Blinky's nozzle, which should have been sweeping with force, suddenly went from moving to still, and froze in mid-air.
"Huh?"
Shizuku exclaimed in surprise and felt a strong binding force from Blinky's nozzle.
Using her quick and skillful technique, Machi had wrapped Nen Threads around Blinky's nozzle, immobilizing it. Then, she stepped forward with her right foot, extending her right arm past Blinky's nozzle to grasp Shizuku's face.
She couldn't kill Shizuku. She needed to capture her alive to leverage her against Moses's ability to teleport.
Shizuku suddenly dismissed Blinky.
As Blinky vanished, the many thin threads wrapped around it suddenly loosened and fell to the ground.
Immediately, Shizuku conjured Blinky once again.
Using the Conjuration System's ability to create and dismiss at will, she easily broke free from Machi's Nen Threads.
'Threads, huh…'
Shizuku thought to herself, then pushed Blinky's nozzle forward, the nozzle filled with sharp fangs rushing towards Machi.
Although Shizuku had utilized the advantage of a Conjurer to suddenly break free from the Nen Threads' binding, Machi showed no reaction.
In fact, Machi's right hand, reaching towards Shizuku, was just a distraction to cover her other hand, which was throwing thin needles behind Shizuku.
Shizuku didn't notice Machi's subtle move and drove Blinky to attack Machi.
Ignoring Blinky's attack, Machi simply raised her hand, and the previously set Nen Threads suddenly rebounded, wrapping around Shizuku's body.
Shizuku's attack came to an abrupt halt, and her body seemed to be frozen, only able to tremble slightly.
"Eh?"
Bound by the Nen Threads, Shizuku let out another surprised gasp, and her gaze towards Machi is now mixed with a bit of astonishment.
'I didn't even notice...'
Shizuku reflected in her heart.
Machi, however, did not intend to be merciful and was preparing to disable Shizuku's legs first.
After all, she only needed to keep Shizuku alive. In order to make things easier later, it was best to deprive Shizuku of her mobility.
Just as Machi was about to act, a white figure swiftly approached.
"Hmm?"
Machi glanced out of the corner of her eye and frowned when she saw that the attacking figure was Biscuit.
'Did Feitan fail to stop her?'
A thought flashed through Machi's mind, and she hurriedly raised her arms and crossed them in front of her.
Biscuit's aerial kick landed on Machi's crossed arms with a thud.
As the energy surged, Machi was sent flying by the kick.
In the rapidly receding view, she saw Feitan's fleeting shadow.
At this moment…
Machi suddenly realized something.
'Feitan, that bastard...'
'He is using me to force that golden ponytail girl to reveal her flaws.'
After Biscuit kicked Machi away, Feitan, like a shadow, appeared behind Biscuit.
Just as Machi had guessed, Feitan had indeed deliberately let Biscuit free to save Shizuku, thus creating an opportunity for a perfect ambush.
'Only one needs to be kept alive.'
Feitan's eyes were filled with cold killing intent, and the moment he drew his sword, it was a killing move.
The sharp blade glinted as it approached Biscuit's back.
Biscuit is naturally aware of Feitan's intentions, but she had no choice but to rush to Shizuku's aid.
However, she was mentally prepared to deal with the crisis in advance and tried to minimize the losses.
However-
Suddenly sensing something, Biscuit immediately forced himself to suppress the idea of defending. It seemed that she was too late to guard against Feitan's attack.
Feitan naturally assumed Biscuit would not be able to completely defend against his attack, so he concentrated his Nen on the sword and aimed it at Biscuit's vital spot.
But at this critical moment, a black shadow appeared on Feitan's left side at just the right time, and a fist imbued with Nen suddenly swung from the left side of Feitan's body.
At this moment, Feitan placed most of his strength on his right side and sword in order to increase the power of his attack. This caused him to neglect the defense on the left side.
Crack!
The punch landed heavily on Feitan's side, and accompanied by a crisp sound of breaking bones, Feitan's left arm bent sharply.
The ensuing impact caused his body to fly out like an arrow.
'What…!'
As Feitan's heart was shaken, he glanced at the person who attacked him.
The one who punched him was none other than Moses, who was still in a punching posture.
'Why is he here?!'
Feitan simply couldn't comprehend the scene before him.
Biscuit retracted her right leg, straightened her body and landed steadily. She first glanced at Feitan, who was knocked away by the punch, and then looked at Moses who came to rescue her.
To be precise, it is a shadow clone.
"You are really patient."
Biscuit remarked with a sigh.
Of course, she knew that Moses's shadow had been nearby all along.
That's why-
No transformations allowed!!!