Chapter 221 I Will Never Fall For It Again

Regarding various abilities of 'Soul Echo'...

In the preceding events of the Eye of Sight's incident, Moses's copy has already roughly demonstrated its capabilities.

Among them, the most lethal offensive ability would undoubtedly be the damage transfer similar to the curse principle.

However, Moses's Hatsu is at best at a C+ level, so even with the 'Vow Effect +1' buff, he certainly cannot smoothly develop such a nearly conceptual ability.

Unless various extremely strict limitations are established, but obviously, there's no need for that.

The current concept for his offensive ability, in Moses's conception, should primarily revolve around 'spatial properties'.

Spatial abilities mostly fall under Emission and Conjuration categories.

If Emission characteristics are the primary focus, Moses's main idea is to 'teleport' attacks through shadows.

The general principle is—

First, create a space pipe that does not exist in the visible world, then set up two shadows as the entrance and exit of this spatial pipe.

Once these prerequisites are fulfilled, Moses can then launch various forms of attacks into the 'entrance', such as the pure punches, or weapons like cold or hot weapons.

Once these attacks enter the 'entrance', these attacks will instantly pass through the space pipe, and then come out from the 'exit' and be applied to the enemy.

For example, if Moses stabs a knife into the 'shadow entrance', the blade will instantly pierce out from the 'shadow exit'.

Or throwing a bomb inside, utilizing the spatial shifting ability of Emission, to directly send the bomb near the enemy before detonation.

On the premise that the 'shadow exit' position can be freely adjusted, this form of attack can be said to be impossible to guard against.

As for another offensive ability idea based on the Conjuration Ability, Moses drew inspiration from the original work's Knov's ability, 'Hide and Seek'.

As long as Moses can materialize a space within the shadow, he can then try to use shadow to attach to the enemy, and then directly send the enemy's body parts and organs into the shadow space, creating partitioned damage.

Compared to the 'teleportation' offensive ability, Moses actually prefers the Conjured spatial ability with 'partitioned characteristics'.

Leaving aside whether this ability can be successfully developed...

The utility of this shadow space ability is definitely diverse, in a sense, comparable to Knov's four-level mansion.

While he has ideas, whether he can develop it in the future remains unknown.

At the moment, his current focus is still on the development of the ability of ''Shifting Shadows'.

'If it can be done... it will be very useful whether it is for attacking or breaking out of a battle.'

Moses slowly opens his eyes.

There are only two types of Emission Abilities similar to swapping positions in the original work.

One is the ability that Chrollo stole from someone unknown, where in the Yorknew City arc, he forcibly teleported Nobunaga to a certain distance.

The other is the White Goreinu and Black Goreinu ability of Goreinu in the Greed Island arc. Within a certain range, Goreinu can instantly exchange places with his Nen Beast, and can also forcibly exchange others' position with his Nen Beast.

This type of ability is exactly what Moses wants most right now.

Several hours later.

Menchi tiredly lies down on the bed, soon falling into a deep sleep.

Moses helps Menchi cover herself with the blanket, then returns to his own room.

Despite having training without rest at Menchi's place for several hours, Moses's current condition is still decent.

He doesn't feel like sleeping at the moment, but rather, thought about developing his abilities.

'Let's give it a try first…'

As his thoughts stir slightly, Moses's Nen flows into the shadow.

After a moment, the shadow swells and takes on Moses's appearance.

After summoning the shadow clone, Moses closes his eyes, entering a state of meditation easily.

Using imagination to outline the outline of abilities, and then use Nen to fill in the skeleton, flesh and blood...

As long as the ability and conditions meet the standards, Nen will respond to the Nen user.

Conversely…

If the ability and conditions do not meet the standard, then no matter how hard the Nen user tries, it will ultimately be a waste of time and energy.

'If the Vow Effect is sufficient, based on my understanding of this ability, it should not be difficult to develop it. The only difference lies in the precision of the ability.'

Moses silently thought to himself.

Perhaps he could smoothly develop the ability of 'Shifting Shadows' smoothly, but he couldn't guarantee the precision of the ability.

For example, the requirement for the distance of swapping positions could be several tens of meters just after it was created, or it could be a pitiful few meters.

All this is unknown.

Moses meditated in the room for a full hour. After feeling it was almost ready, he began to prepare to use his ability.

First, he had the shadow clone retreat to the door ten meters away, then he stirred his Nen and used the 'Shifting Shadows' ability.

Whoosh——!

With the surge of Nen, in the next moment, Moses standing by the bed and the shadow clone in front of the door instantly swapped positions.

"Hmm?"

The sudden change in vision startled Moses, though he didn't feel any force physically.

"So this is what teleportation feels like? Interesting."

Moses's eyes gleamed with excitement, looking at the shadow clone by the bed with a smile on his face.

Every time he develops a new ability, it always feels fresh.

"Let's try again and see if I can switch places from across the wall."

Moses looked back at the door that was just a short distance away. He conjured another shadow clone, which then passed through the crack in the door in two-dimensional state, and then it stopped in the corridor more than ten meters away.

After getting ready, Moses used the new ability again.

Again, he saw a momentary shift in vision.

Moses merely blinked, and he already appeared in the corridor.

'Very good.'

Successfully developing the 'Shifting Shadows' ability, Moses felt a wave of satisfaction.

Afterward, he tried to develop the ability to partially transform his body into shadows, but failed.

'It seems that just by developing the Shifting Shadows ability, the effect of the 'Vow Effect +1' this time has reached the upper limit.'

But even so, Moses was very satisfied.

The development and improvement of Nen abilities itself is a long road.

And the speed at which Moses walks on this road is unattainable by others.

So how could he not be satisfied?

…

Inside a clinic.

Illumi woke up after being unconscious for a while. The moment he opened his eyes, he ignored the severe pain coming from his jaw and quickly entered a combat state.

"Save your energy."

Tsubone's voice timely sounded beside him.

The aura released by Illumi was slightly stagnant, and he slowly looked at Tsubone beside him, and then scanned the surrounding environment.

Obviously, it was Tsubone who saved him from Moses.

Illumi was not surprised by this result.

'I got tricked by him again…'

Recalling the last look Moses gave him, Illumi's face darkened.

'Next time, I will never fall for it again!'

Tsubone looked at Illumi, who was unwilling to accept it, and calmly said: "Silva-sama has seen the 'video', and he wants you to return home immediately."

"Huh?"

Illumi frowned.

It's not because his father saw his humiliating defeat, but because he doesn't want to go home right now.

After all, Moses hasn't been killed yet.

"It's not a request, it's an order."

Tsubone remained calm, implying: "Young Master Illumi, you've been acting recklessly."

"…"

Illumi fell silent after hearing this.

'Is it because of those Needle People...'

'So dad is angry?'