In a chaotic group battle, the fall of one individual never signifies the end.
With Phinks's death, Franklin was also prepared to sacrifice himself.
No matter what, he had to make sure Moses died here!
Driven by this resolve, Franklin fearlessly charged at Moses.
Gyo!
The Aura covering Franklin's body quickly flowed to his fist, emitting a bright glow as he punched towards Moses.
Moses spun on one foot, sidestepping Franklin's punch, and then took a step forward, raising his elbow to strike Franklin's right chest.
The disadvantage of missing an arm was the large defensive gap it created.
Seeing Moses's incoming elbow strike, a fierce gleam flashed across Franklin's eyes.
He had no intention of defending against Moses's elbow strike. Instead, he turned his wrist that was stretched forward so that his palm formed an 'L' shape, and pointed the five fingers towards Moses in front of him.
Rat-tat-tat-!
As his Aura surged, gunfire gushed out, and Nen Bullets enveloped Moses's back.
'This guy…'
Moses was slightly shocked and decisively abandoned the attack. He rushed towards Franklin's right side, which was weak in both offense and defense, to avoid the Nen Bullets coming from behind.
Those Nen Bullets that lost their target then hit Franklin's chest, causing bursts of Aura to explode like water splashes.
As the Nen light disappeared, Franklin's chest was left with several blackened scorch marks, emitting wisps of black smoke.
Moses lightly jumped back and looked at Franklin with some surprise.
If it weren't for the vision provided by his shadow clone, he might have been injured by Franklin's self-destructive tactics.
'Was he stimulated by the death of his companion?'
Moses no longer took the initiative to attack, as he sensed that Franklin was already showing signs of madness.
His plan was to first send his shadow clone to Kanzai, and then find the right time to 'teleport' over.
So, until his shadow clone was in position, he didn't want to be dragged down by Franklin's madness.
Ignoring the scorch marks on his chest, Franklin charged at Moses while raising his arm and pointing his finger guns at him.
Rat-tat-tat-
Nen Bullets fired once more towards Moses.
Moses, having adapted to Franklin's one-handed machine gun, dodged the incoming Nen Bullets while retreating to create more distance.
The close combat just now made him aware of Franklin's intentions.
This burly, Frankenstein-like man seemed to want to engage in a trade of injuries with him.
After realizing this, Moses, who was already preparing to retreat, would never let Franklin succeed.
Franklin had a cold expression. He used his one-handed machine gun to restrict Moses's movement while rushing forward to try to shorten the distance between the two.
Exchange injury for injury?
Even if he has to exchange his life for injury, it doesn't matter!
However, to execute this strategy, he needed to engage Moses in close combat, provided Moses gave him the chance.
Just like earlier-
If Moses had been greedy for the attack, he might have seized the opportunity.
But he failed to capitalize the opportunity at the beginning, allowing Moses to react at the last moment.
Now that Moses was clearly aware of his intent, finding another opportunity would be extremely difficult.
Moreover, with Phinks dead, he couldn't suppress both Moses and his shadow alone.
Franklin gradually felt a sense of powerlessness.
He had the resolve to die for his comrades and the team, but it felt like punching into cotton. It was frustratingly ineffective.
At this time…
A thunderous gunshot echoed through the scene.
It was Pakunoda, who had entered the fray. Holding up her conjured revolver, she continuously fired at Moses.
Moses was already evading Franklin's one-handed machine gun at this moment. Now that Pakunoda's shots came from a tricky angle, Moses's escape route was locked.
In this split second, Moses was forced to make a choice.
Should he avoid Franklin's attack or Pakunoda's attack?
No matter which one he chose, he will inevitably have to withstand the attack of one party's Nen Bullet.
In theory, a single shot from a large-caliber revolver would be more powerful than a single shot from a machine gun.
But this theory didn't apply in a Nen Battle.
Moses didn't even need to think before choosing to face Pakunoda's shots.
Gyo!
While dodging the sweeping barrage from Franklin, Moses, using the vision from his shadow clone, channeled his Aura into his hand.
Then, without looking, he reached back with his left hand, swiftly flicking his palm to catch the revolver bullet with his bare hands.
Sizzle-
Wisps of white smoke came out of Moses's palm as he caught and extinguished the Nen Bullet.
The reason why he dared to do this was not because Moses was overconfident, but because he knew the information about Pakunoda's Nen Abilities.
As a Specialist, her Nen Abilities were centered on 'memory', so the attack strength of her Nen Bullet is definitely not very high.
It was precisely with the help of this information that Moses dared to catch Pakunoda's Nen Bullet with his bare hands.
If it were someone else who didn't know about Pakunoda's Nen Abilities, they wouldn't have acted so decisively.
After all, under normal circumstances, one would assume Pakunoda was an Emitter, so they could not ignore the potential power of her Nen Bullets.
After dealing with Pakunoda's Nen Bullet, Moses continued to dodge Franklin's onslaught without being affected.
Though Pakunoda joined the battle, Moses wasn't too concerned, as the shadow clones he sent out had already entered the area where Kanzai, Uvogin, and Nobunaga were.
At this moment…
Nobunaga swiftly shifted behind Uvogin, his right hand on his sword hilt, his gaze as sharp as a blade, aimed at Uvogin's back, as if he could see Kanzai through Uvogin.
Before the 'opportunity' to strike arrived, Nobunaga stayed poised, which invisibly put a certain degree of pressure on Kanzai.
Kanzai had considered trading injuries to gain an opportunity to attack Nobunaga, but he had previously used his ability to heal his left arm, which made Uvogin aware of his Enhancement-Type self-healing ability.
In addition, having suffered once, Uvogin remained vigilant against this tactic.
Kanzai tried to attack several times, but Uvogin and Nobunaga's seamless cooperation thwarted him each time.
As long as he shifted the focus of his attack to Uvogin, Nobunaga would seize the moment to swing his sword and disrupt his rhythm.
If he focused on Nobunaga, Uvogin would decisively give up the attack and instead defend blindly, helping Nobunaga through the vulnerable 'less than a second' post-attack window.
The two of them cooperated skillfully and complemented each other's strengths, which eliminated Kanzai's chances of breaking through.
At the same time, amidst this seemingly unbreakable formation, they kept looking for offensive opportunities that could kill Kanzai.
If it were any other Enhancer, they would likely be covered in wounds by now, pushed step by step towards the abyss by Uvogin and Nobunaga's synergy.
However, Kanzai does not have to worry about this situation because of his self-healing ability. Strictly speaking, as long as he is not hit by Nobunaga's slash that gathers all his Manifested Aura, he will remain undefeated.
But the problem is——
He lacked Uvogin's explosive power, so it is basically difficult for him to break through Uvogin and Nobunaga's dual assault.
And…
If the stalemate continues like this, Kanzai will likely the risk of being caught in a 'war of attrition'.
'It's going to be bad if this continues.'
Just as Kanzai was thinking this, he suddenly heard Moses's voice.
"Zaikan!"
"!!!"
Upon hearing Moses's call, a vein popped on Kanzai's forehead involuntarily. He narrowly avoided Nobunaga's stab coming from under Uvogin's crotch, then blocked a right straight punch from Uvogin.
"What?"
After parrying a round of attacks from Nobunaga and Uvogin, Kanzai finally had the strength to roar at Moses.
Moses stepped into the edge of the battle zone, glanced sideways at Nobunaga, who was hiding behind Uvogin, and shouted, "Are you bored or what? It's so late and you're still fighting here? Are you unable to get rid of the two of them?"
"???"
Upon hearing this, another vein popped up on Kanzai's forehead. He then angrily said, "If it weren't for you refusing to leave, I wouldn't be wasting my life here!!!"
"Huh?"
Moses raised his eyebrows and spread his hands, saying, "When did I say I wasn't leaving? I stayed because you were getting tangled up and I was worried you would be besieged. I couldn't just leave you behind."
"What a joke! How could I possibly get entangled?"
Kanzai's eyes suddenly widened, and he almost got hit in the eye by a punch from Uvogin.
While controlling his shadow clone to maneuver around Franklin, Moses observed the coordination between Uvogin and Nobunaga, then said seriously, "Then you can leave now. If you stay here, you'll only affect my escape route."
"!!!"
Hearing this, Kanzai almost spat out blood.
'You said it yourself, don't come looking for me after you die!'
Kanzai shouted angrily in his heart, then immediately prepared to break free from Uvogin and Nobunaga's entanglement.
However, after trying several times, he found himself entangled by Uvogin.
"You're having quite the chat, aren't you?"
Nobunaga was of course aware of Moses's presence, and had been paying attention to him. While staying vigilant, a cold killing intent flashed in his eyes. He suddenly stepped forward, his right foot in front, and slashed down towards Uvogin's back.
Uvogin seemed to have eyes on his back, as he suddenly moved sideways to make way, assisting Nobunaga in sending the slash directly towards Kanzai.
'These two bastards must sleep together every night!!!'
Kanzai's face changed. He was so overwhelmed by the tacit cooperation between Uvogin and Nobunaga that he almost lost his temper. He hastily mobilized his Nen and forcibly blocked Nobunaga's slash.
Shing!
The blade slashed across, and a deep gash immediately appeared on Kanzai's chest.
Such injuries were not a big deal in the face of his self-healing ability, but each time the self-healing is used would consume his Aura.
After Nobunaga succeeded in his attack, he firmly believed that Uvogin could protect him from the flaws that would inevitably be exposed after his attack.
However-
That is if Uvogin could react in time.
[100-Type Guanyin: First Hand]
A golden pillar of light suddenly descended from the sky, striking Nobunaga.
Boom!
Amid the deafening noise, Moses's voice came through.
"We are indeed having quite the chat."
Meanwhile, Kanzai was too preoccupied with the golden pillar to pay attention, his eyes wide with shock as he saw the golden Guanyin behind Moses that had yet to dissipate.
"Damn!"
Kanzai's eyes bulged, and his mouth was so wide open that it seemed like a basketball could fit in it.