The process of Eriselle removing the Post-Mortem Nen appeared so painful and difficult to onlookers, possibly due to the limitations set to enhance the strength of his Nen Exorcism.
Moses entered the main hall, gently placing the water he brought on the side.
Initially, he intended to stay in the kitchen for a while under the pretext of preparing some food, then send out his shadow to observe the situation outside. However, as soon as he stepped out, he was alarmed when he saw Cheadle already in combat mode.
This raised his vigilance, and with two cups of water in hand, he quickly returned to the main hall.
To avoid disturbing Eriselle's Nen Exorcism, Moses kept his distance.
'Is it someone from the Seirin Group?'
While keeping an eye on Eriselle's Nen Exorcism, Moses recalled the Seirin Group that Cheadle mentioned during her explanation.
Thirteen years ago.
The cause of his predecessor's mother was undoubtedly related to the Post-Mortem Artifact that Hawk brought from the tomb. However, it was also related to the Seirin Group, as their intervention accelerated the death of his predecessor's mother.
At that time, if not for his predecessor's mother hadn't made a decisive decision at critical moment, the original Moses might have died in the womb.
"Let's send the shadow to check the situation first."
Moses controlled a pocket-sized version of his shadow to go into the forest.
After gradually getting accustomed to his ability, he could easily switch the real-time image in his vision without closing his eyes.
And after setting the limitation, the basic ability effects doubled. Initially, the shadow could only move freely within a hundred meters, but now, this number surged to over 200 meters.
This was the advantage of decisively setting 'Vows and Limitations'. To enhance the effect of Specialization, one had to deal with limitations.
While controlling the shadow's actions, Moses observed Eriselle's Nen Exorcism.
The Nen Exorcism chance given by Perception had the characteristics of 'no cost' and 'instant purification'.
Its value was immeasurable, and in critical moments, it could even play a life-saving role.
Since Eriselle could exorcise the Post-Mortem Nen from Hawk, Moses, given the situation, preferred to preserve this Nen Exorcism chance for unforeseen needs.
Mainly because he was unsure if he could get this invaluable Nen Exorcism chance from Perception in the future.
But now, there was a sudden change outside…
Moses's expression became slightly serious. With the help of the Shared Vision ability, he observed the situation in the forest.
At this moment, the forest was filled with the smell of blood, and fully armed corpses lay scattered beside the trees.
The palm-sized shadow controlled by Moses cautiously moved through the forest, stopping to observe and then climbing up along the tree trunk.
After some effort, it finally found a suitable angle to capture five conspicuous Aura in the forest, which is like light bulbs.
'Among them, one is Cheadle's Aura, so the other four should be the enemies…'
The real-time images transmitted by the shadow made Moses even more serious.
With his current experience, he could barely judge that Cheadle's Aura output was stronger than the four opponents. However, compared to two of the enemies, Cheadle's Aura output wasn't significantly superior.
Although Aura output was just one factor in judging overall strength, it was enough to show that the opponents were at least experts.
In battles among Nen users—
When multiple Nen users collaborate, the combat power they can exert is not just as simple as 1+1.
'Can Cheadle handle them?'
Moses couldn't help but worry for Cheadle, given the unknown attributes and abilities of the four enemy Nen users.
If one of the enemies specialized in 'One-hit Kill' abilities, they could effortlessly meet their ability's criteria with the cooperation of their companions.
This is the advantage of multiple Nen users in combat.
As Moses worried about Cheadle, the battle in the forest was about to erupt.
Ken and Sivir stood at the front, facing Cheadle.
The former unsheathed a long sword, and the latter held a pair of brass knuckles and a strange wheel-shaped weapon.
While Genbu and Cole stood on both sides, ready to move.
"It turns out to be Dog of the Zodiacs, long time no see."
Ken, radiating intense Nen, smiled at Cheadle with his sword drawn.
"Your ability should have an enhanced vision effect, right? I initially thought after clearing out the cannon fodder, you'd sneak up on us using 'In' or 'Zetsu' and then take us down one by one… What, did you deduce that there's a Manipulator among us? Or perhaps…"
At this point, Ken squinted his eyes, his voice dripping with malevolence.
"Do you have a reason to stay away from that location? Is it because of the injured rat who tried to steal something a few days ago? No, that shouldn't be it. So, to protect the baby born stubbornly thirteen years ago under the erosion of the Post-Mortem Nen? Hmm, completely understandable. After all, from your perspective, you wouldn't let that baby come into contact with Nen, right?"
"…"
Cheadle remained expressionless, showing no emotional fluctuations. As a member of the Zodiac Twelve, the effect of using words as a weapon to disturb Cheadle's emotions was almost zero.
Seeing Cheadle's lack of response, Ken laughed nonchalantly.
The battle began at this very moment.
"Gambler's Fantasy!"
Genbu, positioned to the left, suddenly conjured a slot machine out of thin air.
The intense Nen fluctuation generated during the conjuring inevitably diverted some of Cheadle's attention.
At the same time, Ken and Sivir, standing directly in front, seized the opportunity. Stomping off the ground with one foot, they charged at Cheadle with a fierce posture.
'Conjurer… and from a preliminary assessment, Enhancers.'
Everything presented before her eyes, including people and things, both static and dynamic, instantly turned into information, which Cheadle focused on processing and analyzing in her mind.
"Diagnostic Register"
Exemplary enhanced observation, powerful information gathering ability, and finally, processing—
Explosive instantaneous thinking!
As if threading a needle, Cheadle found the most reliable path in the blink of an eye.
Whoosh!
Evading the attack, seamlessly connecting between advancing and retreating, as if she's dancing on a tightrope.
Cheadle's movements were accomplished in one go, easily avoiding the frontal joint attack from Ken and Sivir.
"Hmm?"
Ken's eyes showed surprise.
The response pattern displayed by Cheadle made him suddenly think of the term 'precognition'.
While Sivir, who also charged head-on, did not think as much as Ken, and directly pursued and attacked Cheadle.
A solemn atmosphere filled the woods.
Inside the temple's main hall.
"I don't have shared hearing. I wonder what that man is saying…"
"Huh? Such strong aura! And incredible speed!"
Moses frowned.
As someone who understood the situation, he didn't hesitate for a moment and walked quickly towards Hawk and Eriselle.
The unexpected outside disturbance meant he had to decisively use the Nen Exorcism chance.
"Exorcist, step aside."
Moses commanded, halting Eriselle's difficult and painful swallowing action.
"?"
Both Eriselle and Hawk looked over at the same time.
The former showed anger when disturbed in his Nen Exorcism, while the latter appeared surprised and somewhat puzzled.
"You must provide me a satisfactory explanation."
Perhaps due to the painful nature of his Nen Exorcism process, Eriselle hated it the most when others interfered with his Nen Exorcism.
He stared at Moses, his face is still indifferent, but his gaze became more sinister.
Moses didn't have time to explain and directly reached out to touch Hawk.
"Moses?"
Hawk was puzzled.
'Nen Exorcism—'
'Activate!'
The Post-Mortem Nen residing in Hawk's surged out as if stimulated by some intense shock, covering Hawk's body. It seemed like countless black specters were struggling and howling.
"This is…?!"
Hawk's face showed astonishment, while Eriselle subconsciously stepped back, looking at the abundance of Post-Mortem Nen on Hawk's body with disbelief.
"There's still so much left!!!"
The quantity implied that Eriselle would still have to swallow many times to completely remove the Post-Mortem Nen from Hawk's body.
But in the next moment—
This malicious Post-Mortem Nen suddenly all sucked into Moses's palm and disappeared without a trace.
At the same time, Hawk's body instantly returned to its original state.
Everything happened too quickly.
Hawk stared blankly in shock.
While Eriselle, however, stared at Moses with wide eyes. His expressionless tree-bark-like face regained its expression, filled with shock.
"You… You're a Nen Exorcist too… But, but…"
"How is this possible…!!!"
"This has to be a dream!!!"
The scene unfolding before him violently shattered the renowned Nen Exorcist's understanding of the world.