A strong sense of dizziness dominated Hisoka at this time.
His consciousness, fluctuating between haziness and wakefulness, caused him to briefly lose control of his body.
He couldn't even turn his head to look at Moses.
This incapacitated state clearly required time to recover...
But before that happened, Moses could kill him countless times.
"A visual obstruction technique... I was completely deceived."
Hisoka's vision darkened, and in the face of imminent danger, he showed no fear of death.
However, as a self-proclaimed magician, he found himself being toyed with by the other's magic tricks this time.
It can be imagined how uncomfortable he is feeling right now.
However, Moses's subsequent words, 'Don't worry, I won't kill you either' sparked a thought in Hisoka's mind to wait for the opportunity to counterattack.
'Ah…'
'Sure enough, we are the same kind!'
From the initial assessment of each other to the straightforward skipping of communication steps leading to the intense battle.
Hisoka keenly felt Moses's desire for combat.
Every moment after that, every detail, every collision.
Piece by piece, they built up the current scene of 'mutual understanding'.
'So, you are also looking forward to 'next time'...'
Hisoka, who was lying on his side on the ground at this moment, although he had not yet overcome the various negative reactions caused by the heavy blow, some kind of post-excitation phenomenon had been triggered in his mind.
Death or survival, it no longer mattered.
Before the eagerly anticipated 'next time' arrives, he must at least hold the 'initiative'.
At this moment, Hisoka wants to reverse this result again.
"I won't kill you."
This last sentence that brings the battle to an end should be spoken by him.
Then-
Hisoka, who was waiting for an opportunity to regain his sovereignty, suddenly felt himself lifted by someone.
It's Moses.
To avoid revealing more about his abilities, Moses retracted his shadow, immediately grabbed Hisoka's collar, and lifted him up.
Since Moses didn't raise his left arm too high, combined with the height difference, Hisoka, when lifted, could only stand on his knees in front of Moses.
Hisoka, with his head hanging weakly, saw flickering black shadow in his vision, and he could only vaguely see Moses's body below his neck.
'Just a little more time, just a bit of time for recovery.'
'I can get an opportunity to reverse the outcome.'
"Next time, remember to ask for the name first, otherwise, you won't know who to look for when returning this punch."
Moses's calm voice reached Hisoka's ears.
Immediately afterwards, a fierce impact suddenly struck Hisoka's chin.
It was Moses who hit Hisoka on the chin with an uppercut.
Crack—
Accompanied by the crisp sound of bones breaking, Hisoka's face was shaken and his head violently tilted backward. His pupils suddenly moved up, revealing large whites of his eyes.
After throwing the punch, Moses's other hand loosened his grip on Hisoka's collar at the right moment.
Immediately, Hisoka, propelled by this force, flew backward into the air, landing heavily on the ground with a muffled sound.
After landing, he had completely his lost consciousness.
The desire to seize the opportunity and reverse the outcome naturally vanished into the darkness along with his consciousness.
Moses looked at Hisoka who was lying motionless on the ground, and slowly retracted his hand.
'Sorry, I don't to play around.'
Speaking to himself in his mind, Moses came to Hisoka's side, squatted down and carefully checked Hisoka's condition, confirming that Hisoka was unconscious. However...
"Just in case."
Moses tilted his head in thought for a moment, then clenched his right fist and punched Hisoka's face several times.
The movement was terrifyingly skillful.
Bang bang bang.
After a few muffled sounds, Hisoka's face swelled up like a pig's head.
"This should be fine."
Looking at Hisoka who was motionless, Moses nodded slowly.
Then, he started searching Hisoka's body with confidence.
"What a strange outfit, no pockets?"
He wanted to check if Hisoka had any money on him, but after rummaging through his clothes, Moses couldn't find the pocket.
"Is it an inner pocket?"
Creak-
Moses went straight to work and tore apart Hisoka's clothes again and again.
After several attempts, he still couldn't find any money, but several playing cards were scattered around.
Moses retracted his hand, looked down at Hisoka's swollen face, and shook his head in disappointment.
Previously, in order to initiate a commission to the association, he had given over his bank card with over forty million Jenny to Sanbica.
When he came to Nightless City this time, he originally had some cash with him, but he had already used it to trade information with local gang members.
Hence, the current Moses was out of money again.
He was naturally disappointed about not being able to get some 'payment' from Hisoka.
However, he was grateful from the bottom of his heart for Hisoka's appearance, because...
"Although you have no money, thanks to you, I could obtain something I've wanted for a long time."
Moses solemnly expressed his gratitude to the unconscious Hisoka.
Perhaps finding this form of thanking was too perfunctory, Moses casually picked up a playing card, folded it into a strip, stuck it into Hisoka's nostrils, and smeared a bit of blood on it. Then, he wrote 'thank you' on the ground next to Hisoka.
This time, after dealing with Hisoka, Moses unsurprisingly received rewards from Perception.
Moreover, just like the encounter with Illumi last time, it was a double reward!
"A wonderful display of strength, Nen Exorcism chance +1."
"Due to your fierce beating on Hisoka Morow, Perception was pleased, Surprise Magic Box +1"
This is the voice that sounded from the depths of Moses's consciousness after defeating Hisoka.
Perhaps because he chose to actively show up and challenge Hisoka, and then to defeat him in a 'fair and square' manner, he was able to obtain the Nen Exorcism chance he needed the most from Perception.
That's why Moses was very grateful to Hisoka and sincerely looked forward to their next meeting. He hoped that with Hisoka's help, he could get a lot more from Perception.
However, Moses knew very well that the next 'communication' would definitely not go as smoothly as tonight.
'Next time, it's going to be a tough fight!'
But Moses was confident that he could grow faster than Hisoka.
The second reward he obtained from Perception is an item called the Surprise Magic Box, which, like the Replica Nen Box he obtained before, is an item with special abilities and can only be used once.
"Surprise Magic Box…"
Moses naturally couldn't materialize the Surprise Magic Box on the spot. Instead, he extracted information about it from deep inside his consciousness.
"The Surprise Magic Box could be opened by the user at any time and under any circumstances."
"However, before opening it, the user needed to pay 50% of their potential Aura."
"After opening the box, there was a 50% chance of obtaining the 'most needed' item at that moment and a 50% chance of obtaining the "least needed" item at that moment."
In simpler terms:
Suppose the user chose to open the box after realizing they forgot to bring toilet paper after using the toilet...
There's 50% chance to paper appearing, and 50% chance of shit appearing.
This is Moses's understanding of the Surprise Magic Box, mainly because he noticed the word 'current'. But there is no guarantee that his understanding is correct.
In any case, getting a Nen Exorcism chance is already a huge gain.
In comparison, the Surprise Magic Box seemed more like a bonus.
Moses suppressed his thoughts and then turned around to leave.
When passing by the four corpses, he suddenly stopped and his eyes fell on the pockets on the corpses' clothes.
After a while…
Moses left with satisfaction.
'Having money in my pocket indeed makes me feel more secure.'
After a long time…
In the dim light, a faint and inaudible sound of footsteps echoed.
A figure crossed over the four bodies piled up together on the ground and arrived beside Hisoka.
This figure was none other than Illumi, who had come to Nightless City with Hisoka.
At this moment.
Illumi looked at Hisoka's current state and couldn't help but fall into contemplation.