Chapter 117 Shadow Clone's Growth

At this moment, words were no longer necessary.

Hisoka boldly made his move.

Whoosh!

A blood-stained playing card was thrown towards Moses by Hisoka.

However, before throwing the playing card, Hisoka subtly used his Nen Ability.

Bungee Gum!

This is Hisoka's Nen Ability, which belongs to the Transmutation-Type. It can transmute his Aura with two properties: chewing gum and rubber. Therefore, the transformed Aura possessed excellent stickiness and the elasticity characteristic of rubber.

Hisoka adhered the slender Aura to the playing card and, using the advanced technique In to erase the existence of his Nen Ability from the activation to release, making it undetectable.

At a time like this—

If one didn't have the habit of gathering their Aura their eyes at critical moments to use Gyo to discern the opponent's abilities, then there is a high probability that Hisoka would get the upper hand and win with one move.

Of course, it is impossible for Moses to make such a low-level mistake.

He focused his Aura on his eyes and clearly saw the elongated pink Aura on the playing card flying towards him. Immediately, he swung a wooden stick he had picked up from the roadside, striking the playing card.

With a light snap, the playing card flipped and flew into the air.

Without looking away from Hisoka, Moses, using the backhand, rotated the wooden stick, and nailed the playing cards flying in the air directly to the ground.

"…"

Watching Moses's response, the curve on Hisoka's mouth arched even more, and crisply retracted the Bungee Gum.

Being able to use Gyo at the moment of an imminent battle showed that the opponent was skilled in combat.

"You passed."

Before the words even finished, Hisoka charged directly towards Moses with surging Aura.

His speed is quite fast, and the momentum is particularly powerful.

This frontal charge brought a significant sense of oppression to Moses.

'Confidence.'

'Unparalleled confidence.'

Moses gleaned this information from Hisoka's charging momentum.

'Then, let's face it head-on... I can also use this opportunity to verify the strength of the shadow after it is improved.'

With very fast thinking, Moses made the decision to engage in a risky head-on clash.

Mainly because...

At this moment, the person facing Hisoka is the shadow clone, while the real Moses remained hidden in the shadows, entering Zetsu state.

This allowed him to conceal his Aura while also restoring the little remaining potential Aura he has.

The reason why his potential Aura is not much is because Moses used 90% of his potential Aura to create the shadow clone this time.

In this way, the duration of the shadow clone's Ken is guaranteed, and maintaining high-intensity combat will not be a problem.

Moreover, Moses does not need to multitask now and can concentrate all his consciousness on the shadow clone.

So—

At this moment, although Hisoka is facing his shadow clone, in a sense, Hisoka was facing him.

The difference is that the shadow clone has physical qualities several times stronger than him, including speed and strength, and Moses doesn't have to worry about life-threatening risks.

The combination of these factors led Moses to make the corresponding decision.

He wants to see...

To what extent the current shadow clone could reach? He also wanted to accumulate rare and precious combat experience through this confrontation.

In the brief change of thoughts, Hisoka had already rushed in front of 'Moses' and threw a powerful straight punch aimed at 'Moses's' chest.

Whoosh—

Wherever the fist passed, strong wind surged.

'Moses' was not afraid, and threw a punch to meet Hisoka's attack.

"Oh…?"

Hisoka was slightly surprised, but did not choose to change his move.

Moreover, in this head-on collision situation, he couldn't use Bungee Gum.

The reason is that Bungee Gum transmuted his Aura into the properties of chewing gum and rubber. If he uses this ability at this moment, it would be equivalent to voluntarily turning 'armor' and 'weapon' into chewing gum and rubber.

Naturally, this wouldn't qualify for a direct confrontation.

So…

The fists of the two collided in mid-air.

Bang!

Jellyfish-shaped Aura visible to the naked eye burst out from the point where their fists intersected in all directions, creating a strong wind that lifted gravel from the ground.

'Moses' retreated four or five steps, while Hisoka took just a step back.

In terms of strength alone, there was a quite noticeable gap between 'Moses' and Hisoka.

But this is also a reasonable result.

After all, Hisoka had undoubtedly entered the threshold of Nen training early on and, because of his extreme pursuit, he would engage in battles at any time and place.

So, not only his Nen Ability, but also physical strength, combat skills, experience, and other abilities were honed to a high level through one battle after another.

Even if—

There are still six years left before the original plot starts, Hisoka's strength level will not be much weaker. And there is a high probability that it will be similar to the current Illumi.

If it weren't for the shadow clone absorbing nearly a hundred Swamp People, thereby greatly enhancing its physical strength, this direct collision might have caused the shadow clone's fists to be on the verge of dispersing.

However, this gap is enough to surprise Moses.

If he absorbed another hundred or two hundred Swamp People prisoners, based on their physical fitness alone, his shadow clone may be able to compare with the current Hisoka.

The great progress of the shadow clone is the fundamental reason why Moses is surprised.

The battle continues.

Hisoka's golden pupils with a dangerous luster swept across 'Moses's' face.

The first use of his ability is to test the level of 'Moses'. For this purpose, it does not matter even if the form of his ability is exposed.

After all, Bungee Gum has versatile applications. So even if the opponent guesses that it is a Transmutation-Type Ability, Hisoka could use this 'existing information' to temporarily formulate a more effective combat strategy.

Just now, Hisoka keenly sensed that 'Moses' also wanted to check his level through a head-on collision.

Then, Hisoka readily agreed to 'Moses's' 'request' and, on the premise that he could change his tactics, he chose to collide with 'Moses' head-on.

This was an embodiment of Hisoka's 'extreme self'.

In his world, there was no clear boundary between cleverness and foolishness, only the difference between wanting to do something and not wanting to.

Past, present, future.

All he wants is to do whatever he wants according to his own preferences.

That's all.

"You have to... let me savor this beautiful moment."

The 'communication' between the two sides has officially ended, and Hisoka didn't hide his anticipation for 'Moses'.

Stepping forward with his right foot, Hisoka launched a fierce attack against 'Moses' once again.

However-

'Moses' also moved at this moment, and he also took the initiative to attack Hisoka.

The speed displayed was unexpectedly not slower than Hisoka's.

Or rather…

It was even more agile.

The two of them were only five or six steps apart before, so in just an instant, they met again.

It was Hisoka who initiated the attack first. First, he feinted in the path of his fist, causing 'Moses' to reveal a flaw. Then, he raised his leg and kicked towards 'Moses's' side violently.

But 'Moses' made an oddly contorted movement of his body at a critical moment.

His waist suddenly caved inward, causing Hisoka's direct kick to miss the exposed flaw.

Immediately afterwards,

The body that should have lost balance suddenly righted itself like a spinning top, and at the same time, he throws a punch at Hisoka's chin.

The changes in the blink of an eye made Hisoka's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Bang!

Hisoka was hit in the chin.

Under the force, his body was 'thrown' into the air.

This blow…

If rated according to the scoring mechanism of Heavens Arena, it would be enough to earn the highest two points.