Chrollo still had the strength to fight, but his condition was very poor.
Not only did he suffer multiple physical injuries, but he also suffered mental damage.
This has to do with the life-saving ability he just used.
[Voodoo Doll]
It is a Nen Ability between the Conjuration-Type and the Manipulation-Type.
However, the abilities and effects of the Voodoo Doll, as well as the special way it was created, made Chrollo think that this Nen Ability was more like a Specialization-Type Ability.
What is special is that the original owner of the Voodoo Doll is not a Nen User.
This ability seems to have emerged as a manifestation of the owner's will and faith, born unconsciously through years of sacrifice, prayer, and ritual.
Chrollo had accidentally stumbled upon this ability while collecting Nen Abilities.
At first, he didn't take it too seriously. After all, there were no Nen Users in the tribe where the Voodoo Doll was located.
However, Chrollo was very interested in the so-called 'head-shrinking technique' of this tribe at that time. After a deeper understanding, he learned that the Voodoo Dolls in this tribe were all crafted using living human heads as material, augmented by their head-shrinking techniques.
In Chrollo's opinion, shrinking a human head to the size of a doll would require an extensive and meticulous process.
However, the priest of this tribe unconsciously used his Nen to forcefully shrink the head of a living person, which became the core material for the Voodoo Doll.
This gruesome act of human sacrifice was considered by the tribe to be a devout offering to their gods, a way to ensure divine protection.
This phenomenon aroused Chrollo's interest, but what interested him even more was the semi-formed evil spirits that always surrounded the tribe's priest like an ant colony.
It is not Post-Mortem Nen, but evil spirits in various forms...
So Chrollo found a way to take this ability for himself.
When he put this ability into the Bandit's Secret, the evil spirits that had been surrounding the tribe's priest disappeared.
Furthermore, the nature of this ability has changed. It is no longer the expected head-shrinking ability, but has become a conjured Voodoo Doll.
When Chrollo activated this ability, it granted him a protective effect that mitigated damage, but at a steep cost, he had to sacrifice his life.
To be more precise-
It consumed vast amounts of his own remaining time.
The result was clear: despite the heavy price, Chrollo survived and gained an opportunity to retaliate.
After the series of extremely intense battles, and in the end, with a large-scale Nen Ability like the Golden Guanyin was used...
Chrollo was convinced that Moses must be at his limit at this time, which was why he had rushed back to the upper floor the moment the Golden Guanyin vanished.
Then, he saw Moses in Zetsu state, which undoubtedly confirmed his judgment before coming up to the floor.
However, whether Moses's Potential Aura was completely exhausted or there was still some left, he had to confirm it himself.
The 'coffin plan' implemented before was based on the premise of consumption, and the goal was to wear Moses down little by little.
Although the plan failed, a lot of Moses's Potential Aura was indeed consumed because of the plan.
The deaths of Uvogin, Love, Pakunoda, and Franklin...
Their sacrifices had not been in vain.
Chrollo was determined to settle the score before Moses recovered.
However, he was a little surprised to see Kurapika standing in front of Moses.
"…"
In the tense silence, Chrollo's gaze drifted to the twisted, lifeless body of Bonolenov.
'Bonolenov failed to get rid of this kid…'
Machi, Feitan, and Wapol were each occupied with their own opponents, and none could be relied on to neutralize Kurapika at this critical moment.
The only person who can help Chrollo now is Satoga, who was beaten down like him.
It's just that Satoga didn't follow him up immediately, and Chrollo couldn't waste any more time now.
Right now,
there is no doubt that every second counts.
He must not give Moses a chance to recover!
[Bandit's Secret]
Chrollo silently endured the severe pain coming from all parts of his body. His eyelids drooped slightly, and his Aura surged on his right hand, conjuring a book out of thin air.
Rustle-
The pages of the book flipped rapidly.
Kurapika looked at Chrollo, and his eyes, which had just faded in color, turned scarlet again at this moment.
As Kurapika's eyes turned scarlet, the Aura floating around him increased significantly.
But at the same time, the awakening of his scarlet eyes came with its own price, as a wave of rage and vengeful thoughts flooded his mind.
'This man... is the leader of the Phantom Troupe!'
'Here, now, I will kill him!'
'I'll destroy the Phantom Troupe…!'
'And grant peace to my fallen brethren!'
'I must... attack...'
'I'm going to send him to hell right here with the Contract Chain!'
'Now-'
'Immediately-'
'Kill him!'
In a short moment, Kurapika, stimulated by his scarlet eyes, burst out with an extremely strong desire to attack.
The thought of his deceased parents, friends, and fellow clansmen flashed through his mind, igniting an overwhelming urge to end Chrollo on the spot.
The primal, unrelenting hatred threatened to overwhelm his rationality, urging him to lash out without restraint, like a beast driven purely by instinct.
However, just when Kurapika was about to act on those reckless thoughts-
The scenes of his training in recent months and the scenes of his conversations and interactions with Moses flashed through his mind.
"Don't be a slave to your emotions. Only the weak allow themselves to be controlled by them."
"I understand how you feel."
"But what I hope to see is that you can lead this power, rather than being led by it."
At the last moment, Kurapika managed to suppress his irrational desire to attack.
He didn't know why his master was sitting cross-legged and entering Zetsu state at this moment, and he didn't even react to Chrollo's arrival.
He only knew that if he attacked rashly now, his defenseless master would be put in an extremely dangerous situation.
'No-'
'I can't let that happen!'
Kurapika reined in his rampant emotions, and the fiery red glow in his eyes dimmed slightly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At this moment, Chrollo stopped flipping through the pages of the Bandit's Secret and abruptly made his move.
Whoosh-
In an instant, Chrollo disappeared out of thin air.
At the next moment…
Chrollo had bypassed Kurapika and appeared out of nowhere behind Moses.
Regardless of whether Moses had really run out of Aura, Chrollo had no intention of testing him, nor did he have any intention of laying the groundwork...
In this race against time, he just wanted to kill the defenseless Moses as quickly as possible.
At this time, he had stepped onto Moses's death line.
However, before he could make a move, a cold gleam blossomed in his vision as a lattice of thorny chains radiating Aura unfurled before him like a protective cocoon.
More precisely, the thorny chains encased Moses in a cage, shielding him completely.