Feitan got up from the ground and quickly glanced at his left arm, which hung limply by his side.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
He had intended to be the oriole, but ended up as the mantis.
This outcome made him unable to suppress his anger.
"Guwyah..."
Feitan lowered his head slightly, and a string of obscure syllables came out from between his teeth.
Others couldn't understand the meaning of his words, but they could sense the anger underlying his tone.
Compared to Feitan's unstable emotions at the moment, Bonolenov and Machi remained calm, but failing to stop Menchi and Shizuku made them realize the situation was worsening.
What concerned Machi and Bonolenov the most was...
Moses's appearance.
'Two shadow clones?'
Machi frowned slightly.
Before chasing the girls here, Moses was clearly seen in the Snow Palace summoning a shadow clone, ready for battle.
Machi didn't believe that, given their numerical advantage, her companions couldn't even stop a single shadow, allowing this shadow to come here and ambush Feitan.
'Moreover, the Boss was there too.'
'The only explanation was that the man who injured Franklin and Shalnark could actually control two shadow clones.'
'If this assumption was correct, then...'
Machi's pupils contracted slightly.
She suddenly thought, 'That man actually still have the energy to intervene in the battle here?'
'You've got to be kidding me…'
'With the Boss and Uvogin there, could they not suppress that man?'
'Or-'
'Did something unexpected happen?'
Machi suddenly had a bad premonition, and thus began to think of returning to the Snow Palace to check the situation.
…
Snow Palace.
On the flat ground in front of the gate.
Franklin and Phinks didn't know how things were progressing on Machi's side, but...
When they saw Moses smile, they felt angry, but at the same time, they vaguely felt that Moses seemed much more relaxed.
'We're completely underestimated...'
Phinks's eyes grew darker, and a powerful Aura burst from him.
Bang!
Phinks stomped the ground, then charged straight towards Moses amidst the scattering dust.
As soon as he moved, Franklin responded as well. He no longer attacked Moses with his Single Machine Gun, but instead made the same choice as Phinks, charging straight at Moses.
Their joint attack had failed to catch Moses.
The successive failures made Phinks and Franklin realize they needed to change their tactics.
'Exhaust him…!'
Although they did not communicate verbally, both Phinks and Franklin simultaneously thought of this as they launched their attacks.
Another tactic to exploit their numerical advantage was to rapidly deplete the target's stamina.
Previously, they had focused on attacking, thus falling into Moses's 'defensive counterattacks' and suffering losses.
In fact, there is no need to be so anxious.
Instead of launching aggressive attacks and exposing flaws, not giving Moses any chance to counterattack was the best way to maintain their advantage.
'There's no need to focus on attacking the real body. Since he can always use his switching position ability to avoid damage, we might as well target the shadow clone directly!'
As Phinks ran, the Aura he released tightly covered his body, and Moses's figure was reflected in his eyes, which are filled with killing intent.
'The shadow clone has no weapons and is weaker in defense than the real body, so it is easier to destroy it. And every time we destroy it, it will force him to consume of his Aura...'
This change in thinking seemed to show Phinks how to effectively deal with Moses.
Moses raised his eyebrows slightly when he watched Phinks and Franklin attacking from both sides.
'He abandoned his ranged attacks... It seems he has figured it out.'
Franklin's change in tactics posed a bit of a challenge for Moses.
Originally, the attack frequency from Franklin's Single Machine Gun wasn't much pressure for Moses, so he could completely avoid the threat of Franklin's Nen Bullets even with 'dual-front control'.
But when Franklin gave up the Nen Bullets' attack and chose close combat instead...
Moses could no longer use the shadow's characteristics to keep Franklin at bay, and will have to face double pressure in close combat.
An Emitter choosing close combat could actually bring more pressure on Moses.
It may sound counterintuitive, but this is the diversity of Nen Battles...
Sometimes, sticking to one's strengths without making changes wasn't the only correct answer.
An excellent Nen User can always formulate corresponding countermeasures based on the situation during battle.
When it came to Moses's shadow clone, Franklin's close combat capabilities could actually bring more pressure than his Single Machine Gun.
'With the current situation, I don't have much 'time' left.'
Moses's thoughts raced as he raised his left hand, directing the shadow to flow onto his palm, forming a hollow shadow sphere pulsating with bright Nen.
[Black Voice: Automatic Mode]
With a thought, Moses conjured the small bat antenna inside the shadow sphere, and then threw it suddenly in another direction.
When Phinks saw the shadow ball thrown by Moses, he instantly changed direction and chased after the shadow sphere.
Franklin observed Phinks' actions and tacitly agreed to let Phinks handle the shadow clone while he attacked Moses directly.
Moses calmly watched Franklin rushing towards him, and with a wave of his hand, he voluntarily withdrew the black sword.
This action seemed to imply: With your strength, the pressure I have to bear is not as good as Phinks's.
Franklin's expression shifted slightly, but he wasn't affected by Moses's withdrawal of the black sword, and he still charged directly at Moses.
On the other side.
The shadow sphere that Moses had thrown transformed into a shadow clone in mid-air, which landed steadily on the ground.
Phinks, while spinning his arm, charged at the newly formed shadow clone.
[Ripper Cyclotron]
As Phinks spun his right arm, it began to gather a significant amount of Aura, dyeing his arm gold.