Chapter 144 New Reward Channels

In fact.

Menchi has been wandering in the mountains and forests for many years. Not only does she often confront various ferocious beasts, but she also often encounters illegal poachers.

As a result, some fights are inevitable.

It was in this environment and experience that Menchi subtly developed a set of fighting methods that suited her.

Charging forward like a cheetah, and leaning her body forward to reduce the striking surface. In this charging posture, she would directly approach the shadow clone.

Despite the impressive charge and the lack of unnecessary movements, her speed was not enough.

Instead, the shadow clone gained the initiative, delivering a straight punch to Menchi's face in the instant she arrived.

The fierce fist came from the front, but Menchi applied sudden brakes and then maneuvered behind the shadow clone.

The entire sequence of movements can be said to be fluid and seamless.

Her decision not only avoided the direct punch from the shadow clone but also created an opportunity to strike back.

'This might be my only chance!'

Menchi's gaze was intensely focused as she gathered her fingers to form a sharp fist, delivering a powerful blow to the shadow clone's spine.

However-

The shadow clone seemed to have eyes on the back of its head. It reached around its back with its left hand and clasped Menchi's wrist accurately.

"Huh?!"

Menchi was slightly startled, but didn't lose her composure.

At the moment her wrist was caught, she forcefully raised her foot, aiming a kick at the shadow clone's lower body.

Outside the combat circle, Moses couldn't help but raise his brows after seeing Menchi's quick countermeasure, and his eyes showed appreciation.

Within the battle circle.

The shadow clone just closed his legs, causing Menchi's counterattack to hit nothing.

Since it was just a spar, of course Moses couldn't let the shadow clone exert its full power, otherwise, after her leg was caught between the shadow clone's legs, Menchi might have suffered serious injuries.

"I can't pull it out…!!"

Menchi glanced quickly at her right foot tightly caught between the shadow clone's legs, beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

The outcome is already clear.

However, Menchi didn't give up and kept exerting force, attempting to break free from the shadow clone's grip.

At this time.

Moses withdrew his power.

The shadow clone suddenly disappeared into thin air.

Menchi, who was struggling to break free, did not expect this situation at all. She exerted too much force and her whole body flew backwards.

Moses, who was standing behind, opened his hands and immediately caught Menchi firmly to absorb the impact.

Feeling the warmth coming from her back, Menchi was a little confused, and then, she heard Moses's voice coming from behind.

"It's over."

After saying this, Moses let go of Menchi and took two steps back.

Menchi turned around and looked at Moses with some embarrassment.

Originally, she planned to showcase her combat ability as much as possible, but she didn't expect to lose in such an embarrassing way.

However, the details didn't matter, what mattered was the result.

Menchi looked at Moses with expectation in her eyes.

However, what met her eyes was Moses's undisguised disappointment.

Menchi's heart sank instantly.

'Sure enough, it's because my performance was too poor…'

Menchi clenched her fists, lowered her head, and thought bitterly in her heart.

On the other hand.

'Sure enough, it's because the difficulty is too low…'

Moses was a little disappointed.

Even though he had held back his own strength to deal with Menchi, Moses did not receive any reward from Perception after winning the match.

'And the competition with Wright just now...'

'I thought I had won a great prize, but I didn't get the reward.'

Originally, he thought it might be because Wright was not a character that appeared in the original work, so there was no reward. But now, with Menchi as a fresh example, it became clear that his previous speculation was wrong.

'It's because the difficulty of these two battles is too low...'

'Although it might be because the purpose of the battle was to fulfill a certain goal, and it wouldn't endanger anyone's life.'

'In other words, if I want to use Menchi to harvest some rewards from Perception, I must at least wait until Menchi's strength has grown to a certain level. Wait… If I make Menchi hate me, then she might go crazy and become stronger to catch up with me…'

A sudden idea emerged in Moses's mind, leading to the creation of a script titled 'The Foolish Brother'.

The unwilling Menchi shuddered inexplicably.

She slowly raised her head and looked at Moses.

What she saw was no longer Moses's undisguised look of disappointment, but a strange look that she couldn't describe.

"…"

Menchi's heart trembled slightly.

'What kind of look is that...'

'It feels familiar.'

'That's right.'

'It's like the farmer uncle looking at their little piglet...!'

'But, why does he look at me like that?'

Menchi quickly lowered her head.

She lowered her head in confusion, unable to understand the current situation.

"Regarding the matter of taking you as my disciple…"

Moses's voice reached Menchi's ears at the right time.

"I agree."

"…"

Menchi was first stunned when she heard this. After she realized what he was saying, she immediately placed Moses's strange look before at the back of her mind and cheered excitedly.

"Thank you, Master!"

She rushed over and hugged Moses, jumping up and down in excitement.

Moses was somewhat caught off guard.

If he hadn't witnessed the scene fiercely confronting a bear-like man in the market this morning, he might have doubted that the Menchi in front of him was really the same as the one in the original work.

'Perception is expectant of you, Zetsu +1."

At this moment, a familiar voice echoed in the depths of Moses's consciousness.

'It seems I can only choose one...'

'So, if I want to get rewards from Perception, I don't necessarily have to fight to the death with popular characters from the original work.'

'Like now, taking Menchi as my disciple also allow me to obtain reward from Perception, and it's relatively easy."

'In other words, if the target is Killua, Gon, Kurapika, Leorio, or even Tonpa, most likely I can also get rewards.'

'At this point in time, I can forget about Kurapika and Leorio. Gon is still on Whale Island, and Killua... I remember that he was thrown into the Heavens Arena by Silva when he was a child.'

'As for Tonpa, I can just go to the Hunter Exam to see him.'

'Hmm? No…'

'I have interacted with Cheadle, Biscuit, Sanbica, Pyon, and Kan... well, I have also interacted with them, but why have I never received the reward?'

'Could it be that…'

Because of the sudden reward given by Perception, Moses fell into deep thought.

This is his exclusive shortcut to becoming stronger, and it is necessary to gradually understand the whole picture.

'The reason why I didn't get any rewards from Cheadle and the others is because I didn't establish a 'certain relationship'.'

Based on the fact that he accepted Menchi as his disciple, Moses, who was deep in thought, came to this conclusion.

Menchi doesn't care what Moses is thinking.

She was jumping up and down with Moses in her arms, already thinking about asking Moses to start teaching her the relevant knowledge.

"Cough, cough."

Wright came from the side, looked at the two of them with a strange expression, and coughed a couple of times intentionally.

Hearing Wright's cough, Menchi subconsciously let go of Moses, then looked at Moses cautiously.

After seeing that Moses showed no reaction, she breathed a sigh of relief.