**Nen!**
A powerful Nen wrapped around Uvogin.
Just the Nen being emitted made him feel an overwhelming sense of oppression. It was as if he were suffocating, and invisible hands were wrapped around his neck, making it nearly impossible to breathe.
Rocky's eyes slowly widened. *Is this the feeling of oppression from a first-class Nen user...? It's really... terrifying!*
"Good expression!"
Suddenly, Uvogin locked eyes with Rocky. He could feel the boy's nen and remained composed, even though the kid was just a child.
Uvogin couldn't help but be impressed.
"Uncle... can you still stand?"
Satsuki's face was pale, his arm torn off and blood flowing freely. In just a few seconds, he was losing too much blood and was on the verge of fainting.
"Rocky... you..."
"You go first, and I'll cover you!"
Hearing this, Satsuki froze for a second, trying to slow the bleeding with his hand on the wound.
"Rocky, what are you talking about?"
Rocky looked at Satsuki with unwavering resolve. "Trust me, go ahead. I'll stop him!"
**Bang!!**
Uvogin took a step forward, and the ground seemed to be crushed beneath him. It sank with an intense force.
"Boy, do you think you can stop me?"
"You're calm, and I appreciate that, but you're being too optimistic."
Raising his hand, Rocky summoned the Wise King Sword, pointing it at Uvogin.
"What? You don't want to fight me one-on-one? I'm a Nen user too!"
Uvogin was momentarily caught off guard.
He hadn't expected a child to be using Nen. It was... unexpected.
"Hahaha! Not bad! You've learned Nen at such a young age, but a beginner like you doesn't truly understand what Nen is!"
At that moment, Satsuki noticed the sword in Rocky's hand. *A sword? A Conjurer? When did Rocky develop this ability?*
How long has he been studying Nen? He actually developed his Nen ability? Didn't the clan leader stop him?
A beginner's Nen abilities shouldn't be that strong. Under normal circumstances, Rocky should have been urged to wait, to become stronger before fully developing his Nen.
However, Satsuki hadn't considered that Rocky might have met the necessary requirements for developing Nen ability, so the clan leader didn't stop him. He had automatically dismissed that possibility.
"Let's go, uncle! Don't waste time. Every second counts!" Rocky's firm eyes filled Satsuki with shock.
"Trust me!"
Hearing Rocky say that twice, Satsuki felt an unexpected trust well up inside him.
"You're not allowed to die!"
After saying this, Satsuki headed for the passage.
But Uvogin didn't move. Rocky frowned. "Aren't you going to stop him?"
"No need! He's just a waste. It's not too late to catch him after I deal with you. You can only delay me for three seconds, at most!"
But Rocky just smiled when he heard that.
He sheathed the sword, and Uvogin's brow furrowed. "What? You're giving up?"
*The little devil actually sheathed his sword? What a stupid choice!*
Uvogin thought to himself.
But Rocky said, "You're much older than me. It's not fair to fight one-on-one. I have another condition. I wonder if you'll dare to accept it!"
It was a slightly provocative statement.
Uvogin sneered, seeing through Rocky's little game. But he didn't intend to refuse—it seemed like an amusing part of the hunt.
It might even be better if the guy escaped earlier. That way, he could catch more of the Kuruta people who managed to slip through this passage.
Uvogin appeared straightforward, but in truth, he was a lot more strategic than he let on.
"Okay! Tell me!"
Rocky pointed toward a spot.
"There's a good venue about 500 meters that way. It'll be more advantageous for me to fight there."
"Okay!"
Uvogin agreed without hesitation when he heard Rocky mention an advantage for him.
If he didn't have a little confidence in the challenge posed by an eight-year-old kid, Uvogin wouldn't be Uvogin.
Even if it were advantageous to Rocky, Uvogin was sure the kid couldn't even scratch his defense.
They arrived at the site that Rocky had prepared.
Now, Uvogin was facing the most ideal opponent.
But the only thing uncertain was time!
It had to be quick. The passage had not been blasted yet. Once other members of the Phantom Troupe discovered it, they could quickly catch up.
Rocky needed to delay things for just a few minutes, then escape and blast the passage.
"Is this the venue that's advantageous for you?"
"Huh! Doesn't seem that special."
Uvogin carefully observed the surroundings but appeared completely unconcerned on the surface.
"You'll see soon enough."
Rocky drew the Sword of the Wise King again.
This was a real fight, a match against a top-tier Nen user.
Now they would see just how vast the gap between them was.
Rocky took a deep breath.
"Hey, kid, is that guy your relative?" Rocky was taken aback for a moment. "So what?"
"Nothing."
Uvogin waved his hand dismissively. "Just curious, you know. He seemed to be trying to save an old man, but my companions already took care of him. I just wanted to know if that old man was your grandfather or something."
What...
Rocky's eyes turned red instantly.
Those were the Scarlet Eyes, the moment his emotions exploded and his control slipped.
An old man... that must mean the clan leader... Grandpa...
"Hahaha!"
"Sure enough, you're angry now. Your eyes are mine!"
In the blink of an eye!
Uvogin was suddenly standing right in front of Rocky, a trail of smoke rising behind him.
Boom!
The sound of an explosion echoed from the movement.
Uvogin's fist was about to smash into Rocky's neck, ready to break it with a single blow.
If he killed Rocky instantly, he could keep those Scarlet Eyes!
As he watched his fist draw closer to Rocky, Uvogin's grin only widened.
Suddenly!
White crystal fragments danced in Uvogin's eyes.
*What is this...*
Bang!!
A sound like glass shattering rang through the air.
In the next instant, Rocky's body shattered into countless crystal fragments.
Then, before Uvogin's eyes, a long sword shot upward.
Uvogin's eyes widened.
A hand suddenly appeared on the sword's hilt, and Uvogin's eyes rapidly shrank.
A figure materialized out of thin air, grasping the sword, turning it, and then punching!
Boom!!
The punch landed directly on Uvogin's face.
However, the punch, despite its force, was blocked by Uvogin's nen.
The recoil sent Rocky's small body flying, bouncing like a ball.
Uvogin stood, touching his nose, which had already turned a little purple.
*Impossible!*
Even without gathering his nen to defend, the strength of a Conjurer's Nen shouldn't have been enough to break through his defenses. And the kid was only eight years old!
Rocky looked at his hand after landing. Two of his fingers had been broken.
That was when he activated his Scarlet Eyes and switched to an Enhancer .
So this was the true strength of the Phantom Troupe. So this was the true power of Uvogin...
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