Feitan maintained his stance. His sword was held horizontally in front of him, and his feet planted firmly, stopping his backward momentum.
In the situation just now, he would not put himself in danger for the weakest opponent in the scene.
'It's this golden ponytail girl...'
Feitan held the sword horizontally in his right hand, with the tip of the sword resting on the palm of his left hand as he looked at Biscuit with cold eyes.
Extremely rich experience in dealing with enemies, and superb attack and killing skills.
But her strength and attack power were not impressive.
This is what Feitan's assessment after his two clashes with Biscuit.
As incredible as it is, it is the truth.
Biscuit also observed Feitan, who had chased them down with astonishing speed, and suddenly remarked: "Being short has its advantages, I suppose."
"…"
Feitan caught the implication of Biscuit's words, and his narrow eyes were suddenly filled with cold killing intent.
However, he held back his urge to strike.
'It was already enough to have forced the three to a stop. Now, I only need to wait for Machi and Bonolenov to arrive.'
'By then, I can focus on dealing with this golden ponytail girl.'
'If the other two women tried to run again, I would continue to use my speed to attack from the side...'
Feitan's objective was clear: To use his speed advantage to keep these three here.
Menchi, who had been saved by Biscuit, looked at Feitan with a solemn expression.
Just from that brief encounter...
This Gourmet Hunter, who had only learned Nen for just over a year, completely understood the gap between herself and someone like Feitan.
A fish on the chopping block.
As unwilling as she was to admit it, she was indeed like a fish on the chopping block, with no power to resist...
Shizuku stood by Menchi's side and didn't say anything. Instead, she stared intently at Feitan who might attack at any time.
"You two go ahead."
Biscuit kept her eyes on Feitan and instructed Menchi and Shizuku to leave first.
Hearing this, Menchi and Shizuku exchanged glances.
They knew that Biscuit was very strong, so they obediently continued to run towards the entrance.
Once outside, they could use the car to drive down the mountain and escape.
As soon as Menchi and Shizuku moved, Feitan did too, and his figure instantly dissolved into the night wind.
Biscuit's eyes quickly flicked to the left, catching Feitan's rapid movements. She immediately pushed off with her foot, generating a burst of shockwave, and flashed in front of Feitan.
Feitan's figure reappeared and he quickly veered to the right.
However, Biscuit followed closely and blocked him once again.
'Persistent b*tch...'
Feitan's eyes turned cold, and he thrust the slender sword in his hand suddenly, sending a barrage of needle-like strikes towards Biscuit.
Facing Feitan's fierce attack, Biscuit remained calm. Her upper body was like a piece of paper floating in the wind, swaying left and right at very high frequency, perfectly evading all of Feitan's thrusts.
But Feitan abruptly halted his assault. He released a burst of aura from his feet, and shot like an arrow towards Menchi's back.
'This guy can still accelerate...?'
Biscuit's eyes narrowed, and she was left behind by Feitan.
Without Biscuit no longer in the way, Feitan quickly closed in on Menchi.
Sensing the danger, Menchi suddenly turned around. A ball of Nen condensed in her palm and she shot it towards Feitan's face.
Feitan effortlessly dodged the Nen ball shot by Menchi with a slight sidestep, and his speed was not affected at all.
He once again slashed at Menchi's legs.
However, Shizuku, who was following closely beside Menchi, swung the conjured Blinky heavily at Feitan's slender sword aimed at Menchi's legs.
Because she noticed Feitan's intention to target Menchi's legs, her timing was perfect.
"Tch."
Feitan parried Blinky but didn't engage further. Using a slight force to break free from the stalemate, he withdrew from Biscuit's approaching attack range.
Although he hasn't succeeded in cutting off Menchi's legs yet, he had managed to stall for some time.
At that moment, Machi and Bonolenov finally arrived.
Seeing the arrival of the other two members of the Phantom Troupe, Biscuit knew the situation is bad.
She had already realized that the other party wanted to use them to restrain Moses's ability to use shadow to escape from the battle at any time, so if either Menchi or Shizuku were captured by the other party, the situation would become extremely troublesome.
"You guys are so slow."
Feitan looked at Bonolenov and Machi expressionlessly.
Machi remained silent, while Bonolenov said calmly, "You're just too fast, Feitan."
As he spoke, Bonolenov looked at Menchi and the other two.
"Let's finish this quickly."
"…"
Biscuit, Menchi, and Shizuku immediately prepared themselves.
Suddenly-
The azure bead on Menchi's chest emitted a bright light.
Then,
A clear mouse sound resonated in the area.
…
On the grassy field in front of the Snow Palace's gate,
Ryles, who looked very disheveled, couldn't help but call out for help from his companions.
Thus-
Kanzai and Ryles entered Moses and the others' sight.
At the same time.
Chrollo, Kortopi, Nobunaga, Pakunoda, who had just finished gathering the antiques and treasures, and Shalnark, who had joined them from the monitoring room, all walked past the pool of blood in front of the gate and came onto the field.
They just happened to see Ryles, who was beaten and running for his life.
"I thought he went to find a woman, but it turns out he's getting beaten up here."
Kortopi looked at Ryles, who was asking for help, and said with a gloating look.
Chrollo and the others quickly assessed the scene. Seeing Uvogin and Phinks were both injured, they were surprised.
'Even with a numerical advantage, they had been injured by that guy?'
They all turned their attention to Moses, who was surrounded.
Moses also noticed Chrollo and the others coming out of the Snow Palace and took a deep breath.
'This…'
'How do I handle this?'
He thought in his mind, while considering the next countermeasures.
At this time--
A dazzling ball of light descended straight down like a comet, pouring violently onto Ryles, who was delighted when he saw Chrollo and the others coming out.
Boom!!!
Where the comet hit, there was a sudden and violent explosion.
Along with the dazzling light, a terrifying shockwave and a cloud of dust swept across the area.
Kanzai, being closest to the explosion, was instantly engulfed by the cloud of dust.
On the other hand, the other people present was also caught in the tidal wave of smoke and dust within a second.
'Chance.'
Moses's eyes lit up.
It is unclear who launched this attack...
But for him, it was a perfect chance to set his plan in motion.
Amidst the smoke…
Moses created a shadow clone again.
Then-
He threw the black sword in his hand to the shadow clone.