At this moment, Wright's thoughts were all over the place.
While astonished by Moses's unnatural growth rate, he also realized that Moses's combat awareness was still at the level of their initial sparring sessions.
That ferocious left fist went straight to Moses.
'As expected, with the inherent advantage of Enhancer, this punch is enough to end the battle.'
However,
the person who really lacks knowledge is Wright.
"…"
As Moses retreated, he stared directly at Wright's retreated, he stared directly at punch.
Moses is not as good as Wright in terms of speed, let alone strength.
After just two rounds of attack and defense in close quarters, he already found himself in a dangerous situation.
Because such a result was expected and natural, and he had anticipated it before the fight even began.
Shadow Curtain!
Before Wright threw his second punch, Moses controlled his shadow to extend towards the ground, forming a black curtain.
As a result, when Wright threw the second punch, his right foot that stepped forward inevitably stepped on the black curtain.
Swish—
The black curtain suddenly pulled, forcefully disrupting Wright's body balance, causing him to maintain the punching posture while being propelled forward in mid-air.
"Huh?"
The sudden change surprised Wright slightly.
Moses quickly sidestepped, then raised his thigh and delivered a powerful knee strike to Wright's abdomen.
Bang!
A shockwave resembling a jellyfish rippled from the top of Moses's knee, and the impact caused Wright's body to shudder.
Under the force of the impact, Wright's entire body bent like a shrimp.
Moses immediately lifted his arm, his right hand forming a vertical palm as he controlled Nen to fiercely strike Wright's back.
However-
Moses sensed that something was wrong.
'The knee strike just now...'
'Did not cause any harm to Wright.'
Moses quickly realized this and abandoned his intention to strike twice in a row without hesitation, and retreated as quickly as possible to increase the distance.
As Moses retreated, Wright's right hand, which had abruptly lunged forward, could only grasp a handful of empty air.
'I've been played...'
Wright's astonishment continued to grow.
If it weren't for the inherent advantages of Enhancer in both offense and defense, and his timely use of Ryu to control Nen for defense at the critical moments, Moses's Nen-enhanced knee strike would be enough to injure him badly.
Having resisted the attack, Wright wanted to take this opportunity to capture Moses.
However, Moses didn't give him this chance at all in the end. After realizing that something was amiss, Moses decisively abandoned the idea of a two-hit combo.
'I was wrong again, even in terms of combat awareness...'
In just two rounds of confrontation, Wright felt an indescribable shock in his heart.
He straightened up and stared at Moses, who had retreated and distanced himself from him, with disbelief.
'The reason why he took the initiative to charge at the beginning of the battle was not because his combat awareness was still stuck in the sparring session in the temple, but because he wanted me to misjudge the situation and expose my flaws.'
At this moment, Wright really doubted his life.
"Sigh…"
Wright took a deep breath and calmed down, then said with a complicated expression:
"Moses, no wonder you would suggest using battle to speak for yourself... I was too arrogant. With your current strength, you indeed have the qualifications to deal with Dis Mendeck."
"Do you want to surrender?"
Moses looked at Wright calmly and asked half-jokingly.
Wright laughed heartily in response.
"How could I surrender?"
Before the words could fully spread, Wright kicked his foot on the ground.
Bang!
The ground trembled, and dust and gravel scattered.
Wright, wrapped in a fierce Aura, charged straight at Moses like a ferocious tiger.
The essence of Enhancer was to apply pressure directly.
"Hmm?"
In the midst of his rapid charge, Wright suddenly felt something. He raised his arm horizontally, blocking at his side.
The shadow clone appeared out of nowhere and threw a punch at the elbow of Wright's raised arm.
Bang!
With a dull sound, Wright's charging momentum was abruptly halted by this punch.
'Nen Doppelganger, but…'
Wright looked at the second Moses who stopped him.
In the instant he blocked the attack, despite finding it incredible, Wright could clearly feel that the strength and power of this Nen Doppelganger exceeded that of Moses'.
Without much time to think about it, Wright's other hand grabbed the clothes of the shadow clone, and he immediately exerted force, forcefully slamming the shadow clone onto the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.
Boom!
The shadow clone's back hit the ground heavily, shattering it into countless fragments.
Wright originally thought that such a powerful blow was enough to make the Nen Doppelganger dissipate.
However, the fact that appeared in front of him was that the Nen Doppelganger still remained, and it even grabbed onto his right hand tightly with both hands.
"It's not an ordinary Nen Doppelganger...!"
Wright realized this.
At the same time.
Moses rushed to behind Wright and struck at the back of Wright's neck with his palm.
Wright noticed Moses's sneak attack, and leaned his upper body forward to dodge Moses's palm strike. Simultaneously, he formed his left hand into a fist and struck the face of the shadow clone, while his right leg kicked backward towards Moses.
This kind of two-pronged offensive and defensive response tested the speed and allocation of a Nen User's Nen throughout their entire body in a short instant.
If the mobilization speed is not fast enough, and the amount of manifested Nen allocated is not enough to cope with the enemy's attack...
In this critical and hasty moment, a slight misstep may lead to an overall defeat.
But Wright made the most reasonable allocation in this haste.
Based on his judgment on the strength of the shadow clone, 70% of the manifested Aura was allocated to deal with the shadow clone's attacks and defenses, while the remaining 30% of the manifested Aura was allocated to deal with the sneak attack from Moses.
Judging solely by the results, there is no problem with Wright's choice. However, he was unaware of the shadow clone's mimicry ability.
Facing Wright's straight left punch, the shadow clone transformed into a black, sludgy substance without warning, winding up along Wright's right arm.
Boom!
At this moment, Wright's left straight fist hit the empty pit, releasing a powerful shockwave that raised dust and graved into the sky.
Meanwhile, the sweeping back kick aimed at Moses also missed.
Because Moses had never intended to injure Wright with this sneak attack.
His desired outcome was to force Wright to respond by creating a pincer attack from the front and rear.
If Wright focused on the shadow clone, he only needed to remain vigilant and use the shadow clone's mimicry ability to launch a decisive strike.
And if Wright focused on him, he would decisively retreat, creating an opportunity for the shadow clone to hit Wright.
All of this was built on the premise that the shadow clone possessed a powerful offensive capability.
Therefore, when Wright kicked him, Moses had already foreseen it, easily dodging it.
At the same time.
The black sludge flowing upwards along Wright's arm suddenly transformed into the shadow clone, and his hands were firmly pressed against Wright's throat.
"Do you surrender?"
Moses had a ball of Nen on his right hand, and he looked at Wright, who was entangled with the shadow clone in a peculiar posture, calmly.
Once again, he posed this question to Wright.
But this time, there was no hint of joking.
Wright took a deep breath and nodded a little decadently.
"I lost."
"…"
Moses pursed his lips slightly. With a thought, he dispersed the shadow clone.
Moses's ability to defeat the strengthened Wright in this way relies on the increased strength of the shadow clone after absorbing a large number of Swamp People.
In short…
The result is as expected.
…
In the bushes.
Menchi looked dumbfounded.
'That big guy is obviously more threatening, with advantages in various aspects, and yet…'
'Why did he suddenly lose like this?'
Even though she witnessed the entire battle with her own eyes, Menchi still couldn't comprehend it.
She slowly looked at Moses, her eyes filled with incredulity.