Franklin immediately mobilized the Nen in his body, channeling it into his left hand, and then fired numerous Nen Bullets filled with killing intent at Moses and Phinks, who are engaged in close combat.
"Huh?"
Moses raised an eyebrow, secretly admiring their ruthlessness. He then seized the opportunity to deliberately raise the back of his sword to collide with Phinks's fist, and moved his shadow to attach to his calf.
Phinks keenly sensed Moses's intention, but he was still a step too late.
In this overwhelming attack, the body's reaction was always faster than the brain.
The already swung fist heavily hit the back of Moses's black sword.
With a clang…
A powerful force transmitted directly from the back of the sword to Moses' arm.
With the help of this sudden force, Moses flew backward and escaped from the range of Franklin's Nen Bullets.
Rat-tat-tat...!
The incoming Nen Bullets hit Phinks and the surrounding ground, kicking up dust and engulfing Phinks in an instant.
When Franklin saw this, he immediately raised his hand and aimed it towards Moses, who was flying backwards into the air.
The bright, diamond-shaped Nen Bullets cut through the night, heading straight for Moses.
Moses noticed the incoming bullets immediately but didn't mind them. Instead, he controlled the shadow that had adhered to his leg, flowing through his thigh and waist at a very fast speed, then along his arm to cover the black sword.
In an instant, the shadow completely adhered to the black sword.
Since the black sword had not yet taken shape and was entirely pitch black, the shadow's adhesion made it difficult to detect any difference.
Moses placed the black sword covered with shadows on his arm, with the tip of the sword pointed at the dust cloud below.
Even though the dust obscured his vision, he could still lock onto Phinks's position through his Aura.
[Super Speed: Crossbow]
As his Nen surged, the black sword with a shadow attached to it, which was on his arm, suddenly shot towards the dust cloud like a flash of black.
At this moment, Phinks waved his hand to disperse the dust around him. When he looked up, he saw the black sword flying towards him reflected in his pupils.
It can be said to be as swift as lightning.
However, since he was prepared, it wasn't too difficult for Phinks to dodge.
'Is it effective?'
Phinks sidestepped sharply, and his eyes moved along with the black sword that was coming at him diagonally. He just watched the black sword, which was filled with Nen, flew past him and deeply embedded itself in the ground.
This was clearly an Emission-Type attack that enhanced penetration power. When the Nen touches an object, it will not cause an energy explosion, but will directly penetrate the object.
"Phinks…!!!"
After dodging the attack, Phinks quickly scanned the surroundings, then took two steps forward. He was just about to use the same trick to draw Moses back into close combat, but suddenly heard Franklin calling his name.
At the same time.
Moses's figure suddenly disappeared from his sight, and was replaced by a long shadow floating in the air.
"Huh!?"
Phinks's expression changed and he suddenly realized something.
However, Moses had already appeared behind him.
The shadow that had adhered to the black sword just now pierced into the ground along with the black sword.
So, when Phinks dodged the [Super Speed: Crossbow and quickly scanned the environment, he didn't immediately see the shadow hidden in the pipe-like hole.
And, at the moment when Phinks took a step forward and left the hole behind him, the shadow came to the ground along the wall of the hole at a very fast speed.
With all the conditions met, Moses decisively used [Shadow Shift] to swap places with the shadow behind Phinks.
Then-
Moses did not use his Nen to conjure the black sword, but instead threw a swift punch at Phinks's lower back without any hesitation.
Phinks barely had time to strengthen the Nen defense on his back a little bit before Moses's punch connected.
Bang!
The Nen that came with the fist blasted into Phinks's lower back, bursting out a white energy force that was visible to the naked eye.
Phinks's body shook, blood spurted out of his mouth, and he flew out like a cannonball.
It was precisely because Moses chose to skip the step of 'conjuring the black sword' that even if Phinks was aware of the impending attack, the room he could operate in was compressed to almost nothing.
If Moses had sought the possibility of a 'one-hit kill' and thus chose to waste a bit of time conjuring his black sword, then...
Phinks, who has long been aware of Moses's abilities, would have most likely constructed sufficient defenses in time upon Franklin's warning to withstand Moses's attack.
It can only be said that-
Moses is very decisive in making choices.
He didn't develop thoughts like 'I need to quickly reduce the enemy's numbers' just because the opponent had a numerical advantage.
After landing a successful hit, Moses had no intention of lingering in battle. Instead, he retracted his arm and deftly maneuvered across the grass to avoid the Nen Bullets shot by Franklin.
Thanks to Franklin's attack, Phinks, who was knocked away, no longer had to worry about being pursued by Moses.
Phinks's body hit the ground heavily, and the pain that followed, like fuel, made the anger in his heart surge even more violently.
Compared with the pain caused by the injury, what Phinks could not bear the most was that he was always on guard against Moses's shadow ability, but he was still tricked by Moses.
"Damn it..."
Suppressing the boiling anger in his heart, Phinks slowly got up from the ground.
The pain from the skull fracture on his forehead, along with the intense pain in his lower back, was transmitted to Phinks's nerves.
These injuries were not enough to make him lose his combat capability, but they would more or less affect his movements during the fight.
At this time, Moses was still dodging Franklin's Nen Bullets.
Fortunately, he severed Franklin's arm in the casino last time, which reduced his firepower coverage by half. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to always dodge the flying Nen Bullets like he does now.
'Even though I struck him at the fastest speed, the effect was a bit less than expected...'
While dodging the Nen Bullets, Moses spared some time to quickly glance at the situation on Phinks's side. Seeing that the other party was able to get up so quickly, he couldn't help but feel a bit regretful.
'If only I had broken his spine...'
'But an Enhancer is still an Enhancer.'
'Even if the speed of strengthening his Nen defense is a little slow, he can rely on his basic defensive strength to mitigate enough damage to his body.'
'Combined with his physical strength...'
'Unless I can attack a spotthat is not covered by any Aura, it's impossible to instantly kill an Enhancer at his level.'
'However, if the upper limit of my Manifested Aura was higher, that previous attack should have had a more significant effect.'
'Sigh… It's still a long way to go…'
Although Moses felt a little regretful, he was not in a hurry at all.