Chapter 296 Hidden Piece

The battle of Nen.

Often, it's not about direct fist collisions, but rather a clash of intelligence.

And 'misinformation' is an important means that can determine victory or defeat.

Mantis and Viper both fell for 'misinformation'.

Their Nen techniques were not weak, and their Nen Abilities were suited for combat, but they couldn't fully unleash their strength in this battle.

All of this was because Moses used 'misinformation' to efficiently end the battles.

So Mantis and Viper couldn't even last a minute in front of Moses.

This is the battle of Nen.

One moment it seems evenly matched, but the next moment, due to the arrival of a certain moment, the battle ends in an instant.

Perhaps even Viper didn't know until his death that Moses had already begun to prepare the next trap after killing Mantis.

Whether it is the non-conjured ordinary long sword, or the 'Shadow Armor' ability attached to his body, as well as the use of various abilities, they are all traps laid by Moses in order to achieve victory.

In fact, after Mantis and Viper saw Moses's strength, they didn't have any feelings of disdain in battle. Instead, one tried his best, and the other used his ability carefully.

Unfortunately-

The mental traps woven by Moses, like a huge spider web, left them with no escape in the inevitable battle.

With Viper falling to Moses's hand, the three-person team of the Erimo Bandit Group who came to the Aragas Mountains to search for the treasure of the Menka Expeditionary Force was left with only Lion, who was still fighting fiercely.

Perhaps this Enhancer would be scratching his head while racking his brains, trying to figure out how Mantis and Viper fell so quickly against a teenager.

"Crack!"

Lion snapped the neck of a Nen User with his bare hands.

At this point, from the five Nen Users at the beginning, only one is left.

After fighting against them, Lion realized that these were all half-hearted Nen Users, and dealing with them was effortless.

So Lion's efficiency in cleaning up these trashes was very high.

However-

Moses is also very efficient at clearing out his teammates.

"Viper…!!"

Lion threw the body away and looked at Viper, who was lying lifeless on the ground, with wide eyes.

'What's going on?'

'What happened while I was dealing with these trashes?!'

'Why even Viper...!!'

Unable to find answers, Lion felt a surge of anger rushing to his head. His eyes turned red instantly, then he turned to look at Moses standing beside Viper's body, exuding extreme killing intent.

Sensing the furious gaze that contained the ultimate murderous intent from Lion, Moses remained unfazed.

'Next, it's time to think about how to deal with this Enhancer.'

Moses raised his hand to support his chin, and the Nen Clone that had been pierced by the [Twin Fangs] and hidden in the lingering smoke silently returned to his body.

'If it is a battle based on strategy and tactics.'

In fact, Moses dislikes facing Enhancer the most.

Because Enhancer has a balanced offense and defense, and even if their weaknesses are targeted, they have a fairly high tolerance.

Regarding this-

Among the previous battle experiences, the one that Moses had the deepest experience with was the battle with Franklin.

But no matter what…

Other Nen types are different from Enhancer, as a single mistake could cost them their lives.

So Moses prefers to deal with non-Enhancer opponents.

'Not only must we get rid of this Enhancer, we must also pay attention to the hidden spider.'

Moses's gaze was calm, and he never looked towards Shalnark's location from beginning until now.

But the Nen Clone that exists as hidden chess piece will always provide him with a picture that allows him to monitor Shalnark.

This is why Moses could control the entire battlefield from the beginning.

Viper's failure is also related to this.

Before dealing with the Enhancer, Moses wanted to see how long Shalnark could endure it.

After all, with the support of Shared Vision, Moses is not worried about being ambushed by Shalnark.

If Shalnark dares to mess around, he will definitely control the 'hidden piece' to deal with Shalnark.

'It's a pity that there was no reward for the victory just now. Was it too easy to win, or was it because Menchi helped me?'

Moses glanced at Viper's body from the corner of his eye.

This battle, which could be described as ending in ten seconds, didn't give Moses any rewards.

Maybe it's because the difficulty of the battle is too low, or perhaps, it was because of Menchi's assistance.

In short, there is no reaction from Perception.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Moses's gaze subtly changed, and his eyes reflected Lion, who was bursting with powerful Aura.

He saw Lion suddenly rushing towards the last remaining Nen User, and the Aura released under his rage frightened the Nen User, making his face pale.

Although the Nen User wanted to escape from the battle, Lion didn't give him any chance at all.

Bang!

With a muffled sound, the head of the Nen User was smashed to pieces by Lion's punch.

The splatter of bone and blood filled the air, and the headless body collapsed softly to the ground.

After getting rid of the last trash, Lion slowly turned to look at Moses.

His face was smeared with blood, matching his fierce and angry expression at the moment, making him look like a demon crawling out of hell.

Shalnark, who had been watching in secret, first looked at Moses, who was standing next to Viper's body with a look of surprise on his face, and then looked at Lion, who was exuding powerful Aura.

Feeling the emotional Aura coming from Lion, Shalnark slowly suppressed his surprise.

'Just start the fight quickly, maybe I won't even have to 'take action'.'

Turning his eyes, Shalnark looked at the pure gold crown that was thrown on the snakeskin bag.

He had considered taking action while Moses and Lion are fighting fiercely. As long as he can insert his antenna into Moses or Lion, he can basically control the situation.

However-

Viper, who was supposed to be guarding the crown, was actually killed by Moses in the blink of an eye.

As a result, Shalnark felt that he could completely take the valuable pure gold crown without participating in the group.

And that's what he planned to do now.

But that had to wait until Moses and Lion started fighting first.

Thinking of this, Shalnark took out the little red bat phone.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[Black Voice]

This is a Manipulation-Type Ability. By inserting the antenna connected to his phone into the target, Shalnark can gain absolute control over the target.

After gaining control, he would use this little red bat phone to manipulate the target.

Shalnark has a total of two antennas.

As a Manipulator, in case of emergency, what he had to do was to immediately control a manipulable puppet to enhance his coping ability.

So, Shalnark's antenna was inserted into an unlucky examinee's body early on as a precaution.

The other antenna is in his hand. He originally planned to take action against Moses or Lion at the right time, but now, it might not be necessary.

Shalnark pressed the button on his phone and controlled the puppet examinee to move towards the position of the pure gold crown.

In order to ensure the control accuracy and the success rate of getting the pure gold crown, he couldn't always observe from too far away. And he must always close the distance.

If he could get the pure gold crown without fighting, that would definitely be the result he would like to see the most.

In the battlefield.

Lion is unaware of Shalnark's existence.

At this moment, all he wanted to do was tear Moses apart.