'If possible, of course I would like to see if I can get another reward from Perception, even if it is just a reward such as +3% Enhancement-Type correction rate.'
Moses slowly walked towards the place where Shalnark and Lion were fighting, Nen started floating on his right hand, and he conjured a black sword.
"But until we find a way out, we need to ensure that our condition remains optimal. If there's an efficient way to eliminate threats, why not take advantage of it?"
As he muttered to himself, Moses stepped towards the battlefield, already calculating about how to use Shalnark's combat power to kill Lion decisively.
"Menchi, attack them."
When he was still some distance from the battlefield, Moses suddenly said.
Menchi was taken aback.
Moses seemed to be able to guess what Menchi was thinking, and quickly explained: "The other person is a member of the A-Class criminal group, Phantom Troupe."
"!!!"
Menchi was surprised when he heard this.
Then, she obeyed Moses's instructions and condensed a stream of Nen on her hands.
Still a Nen ball.
This is the only Emission attack method she currently has. Without having to worry about accidental injuries, Menchi threw the condensed Nen ball towards the fighting Shalnark and Lion.
The Nen ball flying towards them immediately attracted the attention of Shalnark and Lion.
The two responded differently at this moment.
Shalnark chose to avoid risks as much as possible, preparing to use this opportunity to create some distance from Lion's onslaught.
However, Lion simply ignored the Nen ball thrown by Menchi, and his fierce attack on Shalnark did not stop at all.
At this moment, the Nen ball flew over.
Since Lion and Shalnark had their positions changed with the offense and defense, the Nen ball from Menchi missed its target and finally landed on the ground beside them.
Boom!
The moment the Nen ball touched the ground, it triggered a violent explosion.
The resulting explosion wave, accompanied by debris and sand, swept towards Shalnark and Lion. In the blink of an eye, both of them were engulfed.
At the next moment, Shalnark retreated out of the smoke in a rather embarrassed manner, with visible strands of smoke trailing behind his body. Following closely behind, Lion also emerged from the smoke, his expression somewhat serious.
In the smoke and dust waves caused by the explosion just now, although he was affected by the explosion, he still continued to attack fearlessly.
Unexpectedly, Shalnark, who was also affected by the explosion, actually found an opportunity and tried to insert an antenna into Lion's body.
Fortunately, Lion reacted in time and used Ken to mobilize his Nen to build a defense, blocking the antenna inserted by Shalnark from reaching him at the last moment.
"So that's your ability!"
As Lion chased Shalnark, his eyes quickly swept past by the antenna held by Shalnark.
'By inserting the antenna into the target, he could establish control conditions.'
'That guy who had fled with the golden crown also had a similar antenna on him.'
After realizing that Shalnark's trump card is the antenna, Lion wouldn't give Shalnark any more opportunities.
With the Manipulator's ability placed on the table, in a sense, their threat was greatly reduced.
Unable to land a hit, Shalnark still remains calm and composed.
However, no matter how much he tried to distance himself, Lion wouldn't let go and relentlessly pursued him.
'It's really not that easy...'
In the absence of another antenna, it is obviously not that easy for Shalnark to control a powerful Enhancer, who was tightly holding onto him.
At the end of the day—
The correct way for a Manipulator to open up opportunities was to first prepare a puppet to attract damage head-on, thus creating opportunities for them to use their ability.
But Shalnark's puppet is currently running away with the pure gold crown and cannot provide any substantial assistance to Shalnark.
Outside the battlefield.
Moses observed the effect of Menchi's Nen ball.
At least in terms of power, it is enough to create an opportunity for him to strike.
"Menchi, keep going."
Moses narrowed his eyes slightly, and while slowly approaching the battlefield, he had already dispatched the shadow that had eliminated the traces of its presence.
"Un."
Menchi responded and continued to form another Nen ball.
After a year of training, the quantity of her Potential Aura had made significant progress through the continuous development of her Nen Ability.
In the short term, there was no need to worry about her exhausting her Potential Aura.
Whoosh—!
Another Nen ball flew towards Shalnark and Lion, who were entangled in combat.
Once again, it missed its target and exploded on the ground, causing a violent explosion.
After the surging shockwaves disappeared, Menchi's next Nen ball arrived as expected.
Boom!
Another explosion resounded, and the shockwave carrying a large amount of smoke and dust more or less affected Shalnark and Lion, and also affected the surrounding armors, which meant that they were resurrected again.
'Those bastards…!'
Lion was furious, but he could not let Shalnark escape easily.
He believes that the range of control is very limited, so as long as Shalnark is stuck with him, the puppet that takes away the pure gold crown will not be able to run too far.
Shalnark was also feeling very uncomfortable at this time.
The residual shockwaves from the Nen balls caused a lot of trouble for Shalnark, who were dealing with Lion's attacks.
But he could only passively endure it all.
Then-
The 'turning point' for him arrived.
A Nen ball flew through the air and landed directly between Shalnark and Lion.
Boom!
The sudden explosion sent Shalnark flying.
However, Lion firmly resisted the impact. With a fierce and cold gaze, he locked onto Shalnark, who was blown backwards, and with a swift step, he adjusted his slightly skewed posture and chased after Shalnark.
Withstanding the damage didn't matter to him—
As long as he could seize an opportunity to get his attack connect.
Lion stepped into the attack range before Shalnark landed, and a solid mass of Nen gathered on his huge fist.
He didn't expect this punch to kill Shalnark instantly, it was enough as long as he can 'seriously injure' him.
'Oh no…'
Shalnark straightened his body in mid-air, frowning and looking at Lion, who was about to punch him.
Even if he could react in time, he didn't want to directly withstand an attack from an Enhancer.
But at this moment, he had no choice. Even if he didn't want to, he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Just as the two sides were about to collide, a shadow that used Zetsu to eliminate its presence appeared behind Lion.
[Shadow Shifting]
Moses suddenly appeared and ruthlessly stabbed into Lion's back with his black sword.
Splurt!
Blood splattered.
Lion, who focused his Nen on the attack, didn't have enough Aura to defend against Moses's sword.
"!!!"
Lion's pupils trembled sharply, and he stood still as if frozen, then mechanically turned his head to look at Moses.
The gaze full of unwillingness and resentment seemed to want to tear Moses apart.
Moses was unaffected and pulled out the long sword, bringing out a large swath of blood.
This was how Nen battles worked.
Collaborative combat involving multiple parties often created many opportunities to decisively defeat the opponent.