In Menchi's perception…
Putting aside his age, from her perspective, the Aura released by that young man was indeed very conspicuous.
It would be completely normal for him to easily defeat her.
However, when compared to that big guy, in her view, the big guy's Aura was clearly more powerful and turbulent, giving her a more dangerous feeling.
Menchi had been mingling in the deep mountains and old forests for years, so she could keenly judge potential threats.
Based solely on the impression conveyed by their Aura, Menchi can conclude that Wright's threat is much higher than that of Moses.
On this basis, and after seeing the power and speed displayed by Wright with her own eyes, the sense of danger she felt soared to the extreme.
'Hey, he will die...!'
So when Menchi saw Wright charging at Moses like a fierce tiger, she almost screamed in shock, and her breath became momentarily erratic.
Despite knowing that this battle leaned more towards a spar, the Aura that Wright showed when attacking still gave her a very dangerous sensation.
This is the unique charm of the Enhancer in combat.
It's just that Menchi has never experienced such a situation before. She simply feels that Wright was filled with destructive power, intending to destroy everything in front of him.
For a moment, Menchi thought that Moses was going to be crushed by Wright.
However, what happened immediately after completely overturned her perception.
Shocked, puzzled, disbelief…
Various emotions churned Menchi's head, turning her brain into a slurry.
As a beginner who has just stepped into the threshold of Nen, the scene unfolding before her had a tremendous impact on her.
On the open ground.
With Wright admitting defeat, Moses dismissed the shadow clone.
Wright stood up from the ground, then jumped out of the pit, looking at Moses with a complicated expression.
Before this battle begins…
He really hadn't thought about losing.
Because no one can imagine that a beginner who has just entered the threshold of Nen can grow to this extent in just two months.
Had it not been for the facts before his eyes, Wright would never believe such thing either.
'I lost this battle because of information, not strength...'
'No.'
'Losing was losing. Whatever I say just is an excuse.'
'Ultimately, it was because I wasn't cautious enough.'
Wright quickly accepted this fact, suppressed his decadent mood, took a deep breath, and gave Moses a thumbs up.
"Amazing. To be honest, I never thought I would lose before the fight. Moses, you... have become much stronger."
"Wright, you're not thinking of praising me a bit, then suggesting another round, are you?"
Moses smiled slightly, noticing that Wright didn't take this defeat to heart, and sighed in relief.
Hearing this, Wright chuckled and said: "Not really. This match was originally meant to test your strength, and you proved to me that you have the qualifications to hunt down Dis Mendeck, but..."
At this point, Wright looked conflicted.
Even though Wright had confirmed Moses's strength, he still couldn't rest easy letting Moses deal with Dis Mendeck alone.
At this moment, Wright is like a man who has discovered a rare treasure.
Even if this rare treasure is a hard diamond, he didn't want to see it exposed to the risk of getting scratched.
This kind of over-protective mentality is actually not in line with Wright's usual style.
However, as the first person to discover Moses's talent, all Wright wanted to witness is Moses smoothly growing into a towering tree.
Moses saw through Wright's thoughts.
At first, he thought Wright was concerned about accomplishments, but in reality, Wright was just worried that he would take risks and put himself in danger.
Some words might sound like boasting...
But Moses can indeed understand Wright's desire to protect the 'genius seedling'.
However—
Moses knew his own situation the best.
Having significant strength in such a short time was partly due to diligent training, but more importantly, it was through various rewards from Perception that he got through various challenges.
So, following the rules and sticking to conventions did not suit him at all.
"Wright, I won this match, so from now on, you can't go looking for trouble with the Phantom Troupe."
Seeing Wright's dilemma, Moses timely shifted the topic.
The loser had to accept the conditions set by the winner, which was a rule established before the match.
"Uh… I know."
Wright was somewhat unwilling, but he nodded in agreement.
He decided to become a Blacklist Hunter in order to hunt down the Phantom Troupe, but now, he has to accept the restriction that he can't hunt down the Phantom Troupe.
What the hell is this situation?
Wright sighed bitterly in his heart.
"Let's go back."
At this point, Wright decided not to think too much about it and focus on tracking Dis Mendeck.
"Okay, but before that…"
Moses nodded slowly, but halfway through his sentence, he suddenly looked towards the bush where Menchi was hiding.
At this moment.
In the bushes.
Menchi couldn't help but meet Moses's gaze, and her heart suddenly jumped.
'I was discovered!'
As her thoughts turned, Menchi suddenly stood up and escaped from the bushes.
Such a sudden move, of course, was not to escape, but to explain the reason to Moses and Wright.
However, just as Menchi stood up, the shadow clone suddenly came out from behind Menchi and tackled her to the ground without mercy.
The shadow clone's pitch-black hands clasped Menchi's arm, about to exert force to twist them, but then, it suddenly eased up.
'It's her...'
Moses looked at Menchi, who was suppressed by the shadow clone, with slight surprise.
During his battle with Wright just now, the shadow clone's vision accidentally caught sight of the unusual movement in the bushes.
It was this brief moment from shared vision that allowed Moses to further notice the momentary Aura fluctuations in the bushes.
However, at that time, Moses didn't yet know that the person hiding in the bushes was Menchi.
In order to catch the owner of this Aura…
Moses took advantage of the gap between talking with Wright to pretend to cancel his ability, but actually switched the shadow clone into the two-dimensional form.
Then, under the cover of the low-floating dust, the shadow clone quietly went behind the bushes, creating the scene that just happened.
Moses's original plan was to have the shadow clone restrain the 'stalker', and directly twist the limbs of the 'stalker' at the same time, thereby minimizing the potential threat.
However, Menchi's initiative to get up gave Moses enough room to react, and he restrained the force at the last moment.
Otherwise, Menchi would probably be screaming in pain by now.
Compared to Moses's calm demeanor, Wright was shaken, revealing a surprised expression on his face.
"I actually... didn't notice her presence, and Moses...!!"
If Moses hadn't forced Menchi out, Wright would still not be aware of Menchi's existence even until now.
And Moses was not only aware of Menchi's existence, but also quietly set up a plan under Wright's nose.
Wright slowly looked at Moses.
For the first time in his life, he felt lost.
"Surrender, I surrender!!"
On the other side, Menchi is full of desire to survive.