If the [Divine Script: Detonation] used to deal with Illumi in the previous Hunter Exam was a directional bomb, then the Divine Script specially prepared for Chrollo this time was a triggered landmine.
And one that was guaranteed to hit.
Just as Moses had expected, Chrollo, who had just come out of the Nen Space, immediately triggered the activation of Divine Script: Detonation, resulting in a clean explosion that sent him flying.
Moses wasn't expecting the detonation to cause significant damage, but after all, it was a landmine set on the ground, so there was a high probability that it would injure Chrollo's feet.
"You're pretty fast."
With his back to the explosion on the arena, Moses muttered to himself.
Exorcising Nen took time.
Moses had anticipated the possibility that Chrollo possessing a Nen Exorcism Ability, but he couldn't predict how long it would take him to complete the removal.
In other words, he had no way of estimating how long it would take Chrollo to escape from the Nen Space.
Otherwise, the Divine Script he prepared on the arena one step ahead would not be Detonation but Teleportation.
Nevertheless, he was somewhat surprised that Chrollo could come out of the Nen Space so quickly.
He doesn't know if it's because the Nen Exorcism Ability that Chrollo stole is more powerful, or because the strength of the Nen Space dropped sharply after Love's death.
'If only that scarred woman could leave a Post-Mortem Nen like that Manipulator did...'
'It would have made things even more entertaining.'
But unfortunately, there is no if.
Moses suppressed these thoughts and did not choose to chase Chrollo who was blown away, but instead turned his focus toward Pakunoda, who was closer.
Before Chrollo could regroup with the others, Moses intended to break another spider leg...
As this thought crossed his mind, the Aura at Moses's right foot surged briefly, signaling his readiness to strike.
Pakunoda felt the killing intent from Moses and had no time to worry about the situation on Chrollo's side, and raised the revolver in her hand without hesitation.
However, instead of aiming at Moses, she pointed the barrel at her own temple.
Seeing this, Moses's eyes narrowed slightly.
Although he didn't know what the other party was up to, he had 'a unit' of shadow clones with him, so he didn't have to worry about the risk of probing her actions.
Moses kicked off the ground and shot towards Pakunoda like an arrow. At the same time, he controlled the shadow to condense under the soles of his feet, ready to move at any time.
Pakunoda stared straight at rapidly approaching Moses, and felt an overwhelming pressure bearing down on her.
Under this intense strain, she found her composure.
'Chrollo is still here...'
'Then what I have to do is to do my best to help Chrollo kill this man!'
'It doesn't matter even if it means losing my life!'
'I won't let the sacrifices of the others be in vain!'
In that fleeting moment, Pakunoda's resolve crystallized into determination.
However, just as she was about to pull the trigger, a piercing roar passed by her ears.
From the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a blazing Nen Projectile tearing through the air, heading straight for Moses.
The Nen was powerful and exuded an extremely dangerous presence.
'Is it Satoga...'
Pakunoda's index finger on the trigger suddenly paused, and the figure of Satoga flashed through her mind.
The only one capable of releasing such a potent Nen Projectile under these circumstances was Satoga, who had been 'warming up' since the battle began.
And indeed, it was Satoga.
Satoga ended his warm-up phase at the critical moment, thus fully unleashing his Three-Minute Heat ability.
At this moment, both his Manifested Aura and physical abilities were significantly enhanced.
Immediately afterwards, Satoga threw a jab at Moses from a distance.
The amplified Aura coalesced into a powerful Nen Projectile, which shot forward, leaving no room for error.
Satoga's timely action not only stopped Pakunoda from pulling the trigger at the last moment, but also blocked Moses's charge toward her.
'No choice then...'
Faced with this sudden Nen Projectile, Moses decisively stopped the charge and stepped on the ground with his right foot that was attached to the shadow.
Boom!
The ground bricks and stones cracked.
The impact shattered the ground beneath him, propelling Moses to the left in a low, evasive glide to avoid the incoming Nen Projectile.
However, just before Moses's feet could touch the ground again, another Nen Projectile shot toward him mid-air.
"Hmm?"
Moses's expression shifted.
'He was able to fire two powerful Nen Projectiles in such a short time...'
Without thinking too much, Moses decisively used Shadow Shift and exchanged positions with the shadow clone that was battling Franklin.
Whoosh-
Moses's body twisted slightly, and in an instant, he turned into the swapped shadow clone.
At this moment, the Nen Projectile bombarded the shadow clone, and a dazzling white light suddenly burst out.
The powerful Aura erupted, easily tearing the shadow clone into pieces.
At the same time…
Moses appeared within the attack range of many diamond-shaped Nen Bullets.
He was well prepared and endured the severe pain coming from his shadow clone. Then, he swung his sword to block several Nen Bullets, then moved sideways and quickly got rid of the Nen Bullets that followed him.
Franklin, who was firing the Nen Bullets frantically, saw a black sword appear out of thin air in Moses's hand, and immediately realized that the real Moses had swapped places with his shadow clone.
Because only the real Moses has the ability to conjure the black sword.
As soon as Franklin made this judgment, he heard a loud explosion coming from another part of the arena.
That was the sound of Satoga's Nen Projectile hitting the wall of the venue.
Before that, this Nen Projectile had defeated one of Moses's shadow clones.
Ratatatatata…
Franklin maintained the firing rate of the Nen Bullets aimed at Moses, and then glanced in the direction of the explosion with the corner of his eye.
He saw Satoga, whose Aura was like boiling steam, approaching him.
'Is the warm-up over?'
Seeing Satoga's current state, Franklin suddenly understood why Moses was forced to come here.
'Chance!'
Franklin's eyes flashed with killing intent. He locked onto Moses with the rapid-fire of his left-hand machine gun, while raising his modified right arm, or more accurately, the mechanical limb equipped with a large-caliber gun muzzle.
Moses maneuvered across the venue, dodging the flying Nen Bullets coming toward him.
Against such pure firepower from an Emitter, the optimal strategy would be to breach the line of fire and engage in close combat, effectively neutralizing the Emitter's advantage.
However, this conventional tactic wouldn't work on Franklin.
Because Franklin is a Nen User who can trained the two Nen Categories to 100%.
While he is an Emitter, but the conversion rate of his Enhancement Category has reached 100%.
Therefore, even if Moses managed to suppress Franklin's Nen Bullets through close combat he'd still have to contend with Franklin's Enhancer-like defense and offensive capabilities.
Not to mention Franklin had teammates backing him up.
How to neutralize the threats and respond effectively would depend entirely on adapting to the unfolding situation.
Dodging the onslaught of Nen Bullets, Moses noticed Franklin slowly raising his modified right arm, but now, he should pay more attention to Satoga, who was coming with surging steam-like Aura.
'Enhancing strength through a warm-up?'
Looking at the formidable Satoga, Moses frowned slightly.
Dealing with an Enhancer has always been a headache for him. Although he has Kyoka Suigetsu that can target Enhancers, due to the activation conditions, the special attack value can usually only be maximized in a one-on-one situation.
Now, he has to deal with Franklin, who is a hybrid of Emitter and Enhancer, and an Enhancer, who was already strengthened by his Nen Ability, in a head-on combat.
Apart from anything else, just thinking about looking for opportunities to 'break the defense' when the tolerance rate is unequal is enough to give Moses a headache.
Fortunately, he had already eliminated Uvogin inside the Nen Space. At this time, his body had fallen out and landed on the arena.
As for the other Enhancer named Wapol, Kastro is holding him back, so Moses doesn't have to worry about him in the short term.
Otherwise, facing three Enhancers plus an Emitter with Enhancer traits would have been nearly insurmountable.
Even if Moses took out the Netero Mask, due to the restriction that it could only exert 40% of the Enhancement-Type Ability and could only last for eight seconds, the probability of turning the tide was very low.