Chapter 79 Terrifying Growth Rate...

Putting aside how to maintain the existence of the shadow Nen Beast in Zetsu state...

Moses's control accuracy of his ability now, as well as the previously criticized speed of mimicry manifestation, has improved significantly from before.

Now, he even has the capability to split his shadow, allowing for multiple manipulations simultaneously.

It seems that the results of the one-month special training have yielded more than just extending the time of Ren and learning Ken.

However, the tactic of creating an opportunity for an attack by turning off the lights in the martial arts hall was really unexpected for Biscuit.

How cunning!

But she likes it.

However, just the sudden blackout alone was not enough to make her expose any flaws.

When facing a sudden dark environment, theoretically, both sides need time for their eyes to adapt to the darkness.

Yet, Moses could apparently maintain the shadow Nen Beast even in the state of Zetsu. This meant that, even in complete darkness, Moses could see the Aura on her body through the shared vision of the shadow.

And she wasn't aware that Moses could continue to use his abilities even in Zetsu state.

This prompted her to react quickly and use Gyo, but she failed to capture Moses's movements even then. Instead, she wasted part of her Aura that should have been used for offense and defense on her eyes.

So much so that when she took action to scatter the shadow Nen Beast that had gathered behind her, and when she listened to the sound to identify the position and launched an attack, the attack and defense of the Nen distributed on her body became slightly unbalanced.

As a result, when she noticed something was wrong after using her palm to disperse the curtain, she failed to block Moses's last blow, that had been prepared with multiple steps, in time.

'The sound of footsteps was actually created by the shadow.'

'Little brother Moses…'

'He really made excellent use of the sudden darkness to maximize the characteristics of his Nen.'

'Probably fractured…'

The pain coming from her ribs allowed Biscuit to make a basic judgment about her injuries.

In her loli state, her physical strength is far inferior compared to her original form.

Although it is unknown how she managed to transform from a muscular woman into an adorable loli, but what is certain is that after the transformation, she also lost the physical strength that had been tempered for a long time.

Perhaps, this is the limitation generated naturally by Nen responding to her own desires.

Adjusting her posture in mid-air, Biscuit landed steadily on the ground.

With her amazing thinking power, she had sorted out all the information before landing.

And this battle is not over yet.

In the darkness, Moses's attack had not ended.

Biscuit looked ahead.

In the pitch-black vision, there is a conspicuous humanoid outline of Nen rushing towards her.

If the opponent is someone else, she can basically confirm the opponent's position and movement at any time through this visible Nen silhouette.

But things were different when her opponent is Moses.

Is it the Nen released by the shadow Nen Beast, or the Nen released by Moses himself?

As the one facing the enemy, Biscuit had to consider this issue.

'Since I can't tell the difference, I'll just wait until my eyes adapt to the dark.'

With this strategy in mind, Biscuit directly retreated, creating distance while closing her Aura nodes and retracting all her Aura.

At this moment…

The movements of both sides are hidden in the darkness.

The sound also disappeared.

Evidently, when Moses saw Biscuit retracting her Aura, he stopped pressing in.

The battle came to a standstill at this moment.

After a while…

Biscuit's eyes gradually adapted to the dark environment, and she vaguely saw Moses, located about 20 meters to her right.

And Moses seemed to have adapted as well. After noticing Biscuit's gaze, he also looked back at her.

The gazes of both parties intertwined in the darkness.

Whoosh—

Moses took the initiative to attack. While charging towards Biscuit, he opened his Aura nodes, releasing the bright light of Nen.

This time, Biscuit did not wait for Moses to come to her, instead, she went to meet him.

Her eyes, adapted to the darkness, clearly saw Moses's approximate appearance, not just a dark silhouette.

As Moses rushed to Biscuit, he threw a punch at her chest.

The punch was straightforward and easy to understand, making it very easy to defend against.

Biscuit promptly raised her palm, accurately hitting Moses's wrist. She intended to knock Moses's arm with this move and then end the fight with a single blow.

However, Moses's punch was just a feint. He suddenly changed his stance and crouched down, swinging his legs to sweep towards Biscuit's lower body.

But how could his little trick deceive Biscuit?

The difference in their martial arts skills was too great.

Biscuit lightly leaped, dodging Moses's leg sweep, and simultaneously delivered a powerful kick to Moses's cheek.

Bang!

Accompanied by a muffled sound, Moses's body flew backward like an arrow leaving the string.

However, at this moment.

The real Moses revealed himself from behind Biscuit.

The Moses who had been kicked in the face by Biscuit just now, is actually a shadow clone that mimics his appearance.

Standing behind Biscuit, Moses gathered all his strength and punched Biscuit's back while she was suspended in mid-air.

However-

As if she had anticipated this, Biscuit turned around and precisely grabbed Moses's wrist when he swung his fist.

Although she didn't know Moses's shadow already has the ability to mimic his appearance, she was aware that to counter the ability of Soul Echo, she needed to be prepared for at least two consecutive attacks. Therefore, taking precautions was the most normal reaction.

"Huh!?"

Moses was immediately startled when his wrist was grabbed by Biscuit.

Before he could react, Biscuit threw him heavily to the ground with a shoulder throw.

Immediately…

A thunderous noise echoed through the martial arts hall.

Moses was thrown so hard that his body is on the verge of falling apart.

And the shadow clone that had been kicked in the face by Biscuit also hit the wall of the martial arts hall heavily, and instantly turned into a muddy black substance.

Both sensations of pain surged simultaneously, causing Moses to gasp in pain.

Biscuit let go of Moses's wrist and looked at Moses lying on the ground with a half-smile.

"Not bad, little brother Moses. When the blackout happened, were you already thinking about how to take me down?"

"Ugh-"

Struggling to catch his breath, Moses said weakly, "I know you would never use Ken against me in a fight. So, at the beginning, my goal was indeed to try to take you down... But after I punched you, I was mentally prepared to be knocked down by you."

"Being able to land a punch on me, you should become more confident and fearless in battle. But why are you so negative instead?"

Biscuit said, half-smiling, as she looked down at Moses's face.

Moses sighed, and said, "Because when you realized the attack was about to come... there was a moment of hesitation. I deduce it's because your almost instinctual combat awareness told you to condense Nen to construct the Ken defense state. But…"

"You always adhere to the rule of only using Ren in our spar, so the momentary collision of conscious and subconscious caused you to hesitate."

"That's the fundamental reason why I could land a punch on you. Realizing this, I gave up the naive idea of ​​slowly accumulating advantages to take you down and, of course, anticipated the only outcome."

After saying that, Moses exhaled and silently endured the pain transmitted through his nerves.

After listening to Moses's narration, Biscuit slowly suppressed his smile.

She stared at Moses's face seriously.

'In the darkness, he can even see such thing.'

"What a terrifying growth rate…'

Biscuit sighed in her heart.