Approaching the limit...
It is like a glass that is about to overflow and cannot hold any more water.
As the controller of the shadow clone, Moses can clearly sense this.
He knew that continuing the hunt will no longer yield substantial results.
'The limit is coming faster than expected...'
'In terms of strength, the shadow clone's grade is at least 'C-'.'
'In comparison, I'm at most at 'E+'.'
'Although the combat strategy I make mainly relies on the shadow...'
'But if the 'controller' is too weak, I won't be able to hold on.'
'If the shadow clone has independent consciousness...'
'Maybe he will have the idea of usurping me, wanting to gain control of the 'reins'.'
'This possibility…just thinking about it feels very interesting.'
In front of a farmhouse, Moses stands on the muddy path, with his hands in his pockets, looking up at the first star that appeared in the sky after sunset.
Rustle—
There was a slight sound coming from the grain piles piled up everywhere behind him.
A man with a fierce expression, wielding a sickle, suddenly dashes out from the grain pile, heading straight for Moses.
His speed is so fast, like a cheetah pouncing on its prey.
At the next moment…
Accompanied by a piercing sonic boom, the sickle in the man's hand abruptly slashes toward Moses's neck.
At this moment, a black mud-like object suddenly rises from the muddy ground behind Moses, and swiftly knocks the man down.
At a glance, it looks like an incredibly thick black carpet that completely covers the man.
Crack.
A crisp sound of bones breaking comes from beneath the black carpet.
Immediately afterwards, the man covered by the thick black carpet seems to disappear into thin air, leaving only the black carpet slowly smoothing and adhering to the muddy ground.
As night falls,
The black carpet-like object quietly blends into the darkness, becoming very inconspicuous.
"The last one."
Moses retracted his gaze from the night sky, turning a blind eye to the commotion behind him. Instead, he looked ahead at the farm building that exuded a silent atmosphere under the night.
The people who once lived here have tragically died at the hands of the Fox River Prison's prisoners.
The transformation ability of the Swamp People did not bring a glimmer of hope to the farm residents.
Instead-
They were subjected to a second massacre by the prisoners.
This is the result of the free nature of the Swamp People.
Because the ruthless and evil prisoners don't need to trigger the Swamp People's killing conditions to kill people, and they won't have any recognition of their kind.
Even if they become Swamp People, they are still the same as before.
So, they carried out the second massacre of the people on this farm subjectively.
Moses stares at the silent farmhouse.
After a while,
Moses turns around and leaves, blending into the night.
Since setting off from Nightless City…
Moses put himself in the shoes of the Fox River Prison's prisoners, and devised a route to cross the border.
Following this route, Moses has tirelessly eliminated over four hundred Fox River Prison's prisoners in the past five days.
During this process, he has seen a lot of situations like the one on this farm tonight.
Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.
What he has seen and heard along the way has given him a profound understanding of this statement.
So, even though the shadow clone no longer needs to absorb the Swamp People, Moses will not stop hunting down the Fox River Prison's prisoners.
Currently, the Hunters Association is working hard to solve the Swamp Man phenomenon.
With the original work as a reference, Moses knows that the Hunter Association will definitely be able to properly resolve the Swamp Man ability in the end.
There are only two possible outcomes.
One is that, the Hunter Association successfully resolves the Swamp Man ability, allowing all Swamp People to return to normal.
The other is that, the Hunter Association successfully resolves the Swamp Man ability, but the original Swamp People, under Davidson's interference, turn towards destruction.
Regardless of which outcome, the Swamp Man ability will eventually be solved by the Hunter Association.
Including the Seirin Group, who secretly stirred up trouble, they will probably be completely annihilated with Netero personally taking action.
This is the future direction that Moses believes in, as only then will the original plot begin.
So, what Moses has to do, is to turn the remaining Fox River Prison's prisoners into swamp sludge and make them completely disappear from this world before the Hunter Association resolves the Swamp Man ability.
Leaving the farm, Moses gets into the black car parked on the side of the road.
As the engine starts, the black car speeds along under the night sky, heading towards the direction of the border.
Moses's last destination on this route is a town adjacent to the mountains and forests called Tota Town.
Considering that Wright had already arrived in the Dena Region, Moses chose Tota Town as the rendezvous point.
'During this period, the Hunter Association's actions should have yielded some results...'
Holding the steering wheel, Moses looks at the road ahead, silently contemplating.
The day after he left Nightless City, he learned from Pyon the news about the Hunter Association's operation.
Since he did not participate in the operation and is not in a position of a rear commander, he naturally does not have the qualification to be informed about the progress.
He can only wait for the results of the Hunter Association's operation, and Pyon or Cheadle will inform him about the situation.
But Moses didn't really care about it.
He was confident that the Hunter Association's operation would go smoothly.
It's not like his existence will cause butterfly effect, right?
The possibility should be low.
…
Just past midnight.
In the deep night, everything is silent.
After driving all the way, Moses finally arrived at the Tota Town.
Parking the black car on the roadside outside the town, Moses raised his head and looked at the town in the night.
It's very quiet, with scattered lights visible.
Rather than choosing to drive into the town, Moses found a suitable parking spot outside and lies down in the car to rest.
He hasn't closed his eyes for five days and nights. So before meeting with Wright, he must get a good night's sleep.