When they first arrived at the restaurant, Torlan enthusiastically welcomed Lisha and Moses's arrival.
All the henchmen, including the four bodyguards, stood in line behind Torlan.
It was because of this that Moses could confirm the number of Swamp People present.
Ignoring the eight Swamp People henchmen for now, Torlan, the leader of the gang, and the four well-built bodyguards were unexpectedly replaced by Swamp People.
At that time, Moses was deeply surprised and secretly vigilant.
Therefore, upon entering the restaurant, he used the excuse of going to the toilet. First, he reminded Lisha, and then he used his ability to let the shadow clone take his place, keeping it as a backup in case of emergency.
But what he never expected was …
Illumi is here.
Based on his understanding of the Zoldyck Family, it is easy for Moses to deduce that Illumi had most likely accepted the commission to assassinate Torlan.
Influential gangster families are generally very wealthy, and secretly hiring high-priced assassins due to competition is not uncommon.
Knowing the background and terrifying aspects of the Zoldyck Family, Moses, upon seeing the Needle People, immediately thought of leaving this troublesome place with Lisha as soon as possible.
However, the shadow clone did not have the ability to speak, so it couldn't convey the information to Lisha in time. This brief delay of a few seconds caused them to miss the opportunity to leave.
Seeing this, Moses could only decisively change his strategy and start planning to deal with the threat from Illumi.
In the end, he managed to drive Illumi away with just one punch, which was evidently the best outcome.
And Perception gave him two rewards in one go, which was an unexpected but pleasant surprise for Moses.
Now, the gang members rushing in from outside also surprised Moses, as they are all Swamp People.
'There were only eight before…'
Before Moses could think about it, the angry gang members raised their guns and aimed at him, trying to avenge Torlan.
Without any hesitation, Moses immediately had the shadow clone take action.
The enraged gang members aimed their guns at the shadow clone and pulled the trigger.
Bang bang bang…!
For a while, gunfire flashed in the restaurant, accompanied by deafening gunshots.
Lisha, who was persuaded by Moses to move aside, exited the gunfight area with a puzzled expression.
Under her gaze, the shadow clone rushed into the crowd, and like a tiger into a flock of sheep, it quickly dealt with all the gang members.
Immediately afterwards…
The bodies of these fallen gang members, just like Torlan earlier, turned into viscous black substances in the blink of an eye, then adhered to Moses's body and disappeared.
'Is that... Nen?'
This time, Lisha could see it clearly.
Upon the bodies transformed into those viscous black substances, there was indeed faint Nen.
'Can Moses exorcise Nen?'
Seeing that those viscous black substances carrying weak Nen was instantly absorbed by Moses's body, although she didn't know the reason why the bodies transformed, Lisha could only make speculations in this direction.
Moses, who hid in the darkness, silently endured the throbbing pain from various parts of his body.
When the shadow clone absorbed those viscous black substances, it immediately showed signs of expansion and expansion.
Fortunately, Moses was mentally prepared and promptly compressed the volume, preventing the shadow clone from inflating into a fat figure on the spot.
In contrast, the pain from forcibly compressing the shadow's volume was immediately feedbacked to Moses.
However, compared to the daily pain tolerance training he underwent, this level of swelling was nothing.
'Sure enough, these swamp-like substances left behind by Swamp People after death can increase the volume of the shadow..."
Having absorbed the remnants of nearly sixty Swamp People, Moses could accurately sense that the volume of the shadow had at least doubled.
In other words, as long as the compression operation was performed to keep the shadow clone at its original size, it is equivalent to approximately doubling its 'hardness'.
Moses believed that with the current shadow clone, it should be able to punch Illumi, who hadn't had time to construct a complete Nen defense, to the point where he couldn't get up.
This is probably the difference between before and after absorption.
Adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, Moses endured the throbbing pain and controlled the shadow clone to collect the four severely injured bodyguards lying on the ground.
After completing these tasks, Moses hastily had the shadow clone to come over to him.
"Moses?"
Lisha was still thinking about whether Moses knew how to exorcise Nen, when she saw the shadow clone running towards the depths of the restaurant without saying anything.
Even until now, Lisha still doesn't know that the current Moses in front of her is just a shadow clone.
So without thinking much, she followed after it.
Before Lisha rushed over, Moses quickly retracted the shadow clone, then walked out from around the corner and spoke his first words of the night.
"Sister Lisha."
"What are you doing?"
Lisha looked puzzled.
Moses showed embarrassed look and said: "Maybe it's because I ate too much tonight, my stomach hurt a bit just now. I wanted to go to the toilet, but it doesn't hurt anymore."
He originally came from the direction of the toilet, so using this excuse was not a problem.
"…"
Hearing Moses's explanation, Lisha didn't know what to say.
In one moment, she saw Moses swiftly deal with the gang members, and at the next moment, she saw Moses rushing over in this direction, only to find out that he had a stomachache.
Although she understands that people have their urgent needs, witnessing it firsthand inevitably felt strange.
Lisha shook her head slightly, not wanting to dwell on those meaningless things.
"Moses, you..."
She still has many questions now and wanted to get answers from Moses.
However, as soon as she opened her mouth, she was interrupted by Moses.
"Sister Lisha, can you help me delete the surveillance camera's data in the restaurant?"
Moses retracted the shadow clone outside the surveillance camera's range.
However, the shadow clone's actions of absorbing the viscous black substances in the restaurant, as well as repelling Ilmi and killing the gang members led by Torlan were inevitably exposed to the surveillance cameras.
If possible, Moses doesn't want to be exposed.
However, in a major incident involving the injury and death of over a hundred people, it was not easy for him to stay out of it as he was already involved in it.
So the best option he could think of was to seek help from Lisha.
Although he only verbally asked Lisha to delete the surveillance camera's data, it was also a way to express to Lisha that he did not want to get involved in further troubles due to this incident.
Lisha noticed Moses's intention and hesitated for a moment.
"I will handle the aftermath."
Remembering Cheadle's explanation, Lisha finally agreed to Moses's request.
Seeing Lisha agree, Moses breathed a sigh of relief, and then passed out with peace of mind.
After retracting the shadow clone, Moses felt a strong dizziness along with it, and then, it felt like there was an iron ball rolling around in his head.
At this point, he finally couldn't hold on any longer, so his vision darkened, and he fainted.
"Moses!"
Lishai hastily caught Moses.
She checked carefully and felt relieved after confirming that Moses had just fainted.
'Is it the aftermath from exorcising Nen...'