Chapter 342 Moses vs. Hisoka

An hour remains!

The venue was already bustling with people.

Outside the venue, the halls with display screens were also surrounded by an impenetrable wall of people.

These people are the audience who failed to get the tickets and could have watched the live broadcast from home via the city's hotline channel.

But perhaps because of their enthusiasm, or perhaps because of their sense of participation, they insisted on watching the match in the various halls of Heavens Arena.

Inside and outside the venue, countless people are looking forward to the appearance of Moses and Hisoka.

Time ticked away, minute by minute.

The announcer, who has rich work experience, tried to take control of the atmosphere, but no matter how hard she tries, she cannot suppress the noisy voices at the scene.

In desperation, she could only follow the director's instructions and bring out the specially invited big star, Erin.

Sadly, her grand and passionate introduction was drowned out by the noise in an instant.

No audience cared about her existence at all.

"This…"

The announcer had never seen such an exaggerated scene before, so she gave up struggling and asked the director to cut the live situation at Erin's side directly to the giant display screen in the venue.

After a moment.

Erin, who was in the VIP box, appeared on the display screen in the venue wearing a burgundy off-shoulder gown.

There was just a faint smile on her delicately made-up face, but there was a kind of charm that made people's heart beat fast.

"Hello, everyone."

Erin on the screen smiled and waved at the camera.

Her voice was still instantly drowned out by the noise at the scene.

However-

Some of the audiences were able to accurately pick out Erin's voice amidst the loud noise, and immediately looked towards the giant display screen with excitement on their faces.

The reason why this group of audiences could hear Erin's voice so quickly wasn't because their hearing was extraordinary, but because they are fans of Erin.

"It's Queen Erin!"

"Ah!"

After seeing Erin, this group of fans immediately screamed her name with fervor.

As they exerted their strength, more and more audiences noticed Erin on the screen.

Inside the VIP box.

Hearing the cheers and adoration from the crowd, Erin's smile grew even more charming.

Though unclear on how many fans she might gain by coming here as a special guest, but seeing the fans' flushed necks and excited shouts, Erin was already satisfied.

Then...

Using her 'voice' ability, Erin gradually took control of the crowd.

More and more audiences quieted down and listened to Erin's alluring voice that tickled their hearts.

Seeing the moment was ripe Erin directly treated the venue like a concert, and her enchanting singing voice containing a hint of Nen was transmitted to all parts of the venue through the loudspeakers.

The vast majority of the audience was enraptured by it.

This is because her voice carried Emitter Ability.

Soon, only Erin's singing echoed through the entire venue.

In the audience, Menchi, some of the Heavens Arena's contestants who knew Nen, and even Nen User in the VIP box like Koko, all noticed the unusual nature of Erin's singing.

"Brazen."

Koko had no expression on her face.

As time flew by, an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the announcer finally regained control of the scene.

"Everyone, the moment you've all been waiting for has finally arrived."

"After a year-long absence, the undefeated champion has returned and once again achieved ten victories with overwhelming force."

"And this time, the first opponent he chose in the Floor Master battle is the most popular Floor Master in the entire Heavens Arena."

"Their names are—"

"Hisoka!"

"Illumi!"

As the announcer's hoarse voice fell, Moses and Hisoka each walked along the stone path from opposite sides, slowly making their way to the arena.

Although the name announced by the announcer was Illumi, Hisoka didn't care about such trivialities.

During that encounter in Nightless City...

One of Hisoka's small regret was not knowing Moses' name at the time.

"Next time, remember to ask for the name first, otherwise, you won't know who to look for when returning this punch."

These were the words Hisoka heard just before losing consciousness, and they remain engraved in his mind to this day.

Now-

Not only did he want Moses to reveal his name, but he also wanted to return that punch in full.

"After waiting so long, today's finally the day. You must be looking forward to this moment too, right♡?"

Hisoka looked at Moses opposite him, not hiding his genuine and intense fighting spirit.

Moses remained calm and said, "Let's just skip the unnecessary steps."

"Indeed♧."

Hisoka smiled and said seriously, "Let's skip the 'conversation' part and save your breath for the 'screams' to come♤."

"…"

Moses remained unmoved, waiting silently for the moment the match would begin.

Seeing this, Hisoka slightly restrained his smile and immediately entered combat mode.

The two men's gazes met in the air, and in that silent confrontation, they could both sense each other's fighting spirit.

The only difference is-

Hisoka's gaze toward Moses was scorching.

While Moses looked at Hisoka as if he was looking at a leek that had grown again.

"Begin!"

The referee seemed to sense something ominous was going on and stepped back a distance before waving his hand to announce the start of the match.

Countless eyes were focused on the arena at this moment.

The battle begins now!

In an instant, Moses positioned the black sword in his left hand horizontally in front of him and quickly gripped the hilt with his right hand.

Shing-!

As he drew the sword out of its sheath, his left hand suddenly exerted force, sending the scabbard flying towards Hisoka in front of him.

Seeing the scabbard wrapped in Nen through the air, Hisoka casually flipped a playing card and threw it without hesitation, sending it towards the scabbard.

Clang!

The playing card collided with the scabbard in mid-air, producing a metallic clang.

Then, under the impact of the playing card, the scabbard's flight trajectory was forcibly changed, causing it to fly past Hisoka's side.

Then, like a sharp blade, it embedded itself diagonally into the ground of the arena just a few meters away from Hisoka.

With a bang, where the scabbard pierced the ground, gravel flew everywhere, and dozens of cracks spread around it in an instant.

At the same time.

Moses charged towards Hisoka, his swift movements leaving a trail of afterimages behind him.

But it is Zoldyck Family's Rhythm Echo.

"Oh?"

Hisoka watched with great interest, recognizing the footwork technique he had seen Illumi use.

It was indeed quite deceptive, but it had no effect against him.

Hisoka's gaze remained fixed on Moses's real body, always ready for a counterattack.

Yet, at that instant-

There were many afterimages on the stage, but the real body suddenly disappeared out of thin air.

"Hmm!?"

Hisoka was momentarily startled, and his extremely sharp senses instantly detected something.

'Behind me?'

Without any hesitation, Hisoka immediately activated Bungee Gum, and the sticky thread he had prepared in advance suddenly pulled him forward.

Using the shadow hidden within the scabbard, Moses had teleported behind Hisoka and was already swinging his long sword at Hisoka's back.

Slash!

The sharp blade flashed, and blood splattered.

Even though Hisoka's reaction was extremely fast, his body, which was pulled away by Bungee Gum, still could not completely avoid Moses's attack.

The sword cut through the clothes and skin on his back, and the splashing blood left a dense patch of blood spots on the ground.

In just one second after the battle began…

Hisoka was injured, and then he felt a sense of oppression that was on a completely different level compared to their 'last communication'.