I'm Really Not A Nen Exorcist (HxH Fanfic)

'A different kind of application...'

As he hurtled backward through the air, the King suddenly understood why Moses had seemingly recklessly used En during a face-to-face clash.

'Just like that technique of first retracting life force, then exploding into full offensive stance…'

'It was all part of the prerequisites for entering that transcendent state...'

'The difference is that one technique was about internalizing life force, while the other was about externalizing the life force.'

'It must be-'

'These two techniques were born to allow seamless switching between offense and defense.'

Boom!

The King's body was once again smashed heavily into the ruins below, kicking up a storm of rubble and dust.

However, thanks to his strong body and the protection of his terrifying and surging Aura, the King soon emerged from the dust as if completely unscathed.

"Hahaha…"

Suddenly, the King's laughter, which showed no concealment of excitement, came from the smoke.

A regret that had once seemed beyond repair had returned to the King in the exact same form.

Then, the King was overtaken by a surge of emotion.

This time, no matter what, he would seize the opportunity with both hands and pierce through that indescribable realm.

Whoosh!

A fierce wind exploded as the King launched himself at Moses with unstoppable momentum once more.

But this time, Moses entered Zetsu state.

Just as the King had speculated, using En as a prerequisite is for attack, and using Zetsu as a prerequisite is for defense.

But regardless of which path was chosen, both would ultimately lead to the same outcome.

A black sword appeared out of thin air and then slashed out immediately.

The King, who had just reached Moses, was once again sent flying by a single strike.

At this moment, the King realized that he had to speed up the pace to the extreme so as to force out the opponent's flaws.

He adjusted his posture mid-air and used his tail to slow his descent just before hitting the ground.

After this emergency landing maneuver, he prepared to launch another attack at Moses at top speed.

But-

Just as he stabilized himself, Moses's En enveloped him once more.

From Zetsu to defensive counter, and then from En back to proactive offense.

The entire sequence was as fluid as flowing water and impossibly fast.

Strictly speaking, at this level, the speed and execution had surpassed the realm of technique.

"Hmm?"

The King's gaze flicked sharply.

The expanding Aura around him transformed into countless streaks of light like a meteor shower, and then gathered together to form a black sword surrounded by bright Aura.

It was unclear exactly when-

That same black sword which had struck him multiple times was now suddenly right in front of him again.

'No.'

'The blade has extended!'

Just as that thought crossed the King's mind, he felt a powerful impact strike his neck.

It was the extended blade, slashing across his neck.

However, compared to the previous few strikes, this strike, that was delivered from a distance, was obviously less powerful.

'The force of the strike has weakened. The extension must've diluted the force...'

The King withstood the attack with sheer resilience.

"Hmm?!"

Just when the King was about to raise his hand to crush the black sword at his neck, he saw that the blade, which had extended for dozens of meters, suddenly retract.

If something can be extended, it can also be retracted.

It was a basic principle under specific conditions.

Moses can use the [Power of Nyoi Bo] to extend the blade of the black sword, so he naturally can also quickly shorten the blade afterwards.

Just like this moment-

Moses gripped the handle of the black sword tightly, and then set the shortened 'fixed point' on the tip of the sword, so that the tip of the sword could retract the extended blade.

And so, by holding onto the hilt, Moses used the rapidly shortening blade to launch himself toward the King.

This technique bore an uncanny resemblance to Hisoka's Bungee Gum.

Moses wasn't sure if this spontaneously developed tactic was directly inspired by Hisoka's ability.

But what was certain was-

If there had not been the encounter and experience with Hisoka, this style of application wouldn't have come about.

The King had no time to contemplate the variety of Nen applications. Seeing Moses flying toward him with such a strange maneuver, he was only briefly surprised and then attacked Moses without hesitation.

Swoosh-

Accompanied by a shrill sound of breaking through the air, a strip-like afterimage containing a thousand pounds of force was thrown out from behind the King and pointed directly at Moses's face.

At the same time, the King raised both hands and grasped the black sword that was against his neck.

Although he thought it was interesting to use the shrinking blade to quickly close the distance, this method was ultimately just fancy and had no practical value at all.

And indeed,

In a typical scenario, his tail strike should've been an inevitable hit.

However-

How could Moses, who had experienced countless battles, be so foolish as to actively give opportunities to the enemy?

[Shadow Shift]

Moses, who was in the attack path of the King's tail, vanished into thin air.

What remained was a shadow stretched flat across the ground.

This shadow was the shadow clone that pulled out the needle from Killua's head and then raced back here.

Under Moses's control, it had silently crept behind the King.

Controlling two threads of action at once, coordinating both body and shadow.

And using the shadow for a flanking setup.

This is a trick Moses often uses with the Soul Echo system.

And it still produced miraculous effects at this moment.

First, he used his body as bait to hook out the King's tail.

Afterwards, by leaving the black sword in place, he tricked the King into thinking he had an opportunity, and got him to grab the blade with both hands.

This seemingly foolish offensive move was all part of a ploy to drastically lower the King's guard.

And so-

Moses, who exchanged positions with the shadow and came behind the King, got an extremely favorable opportunity to attack.

[Ko]

Instead of wasting time reconjuring the black sword, Moses simply dispersed the Manifested Aura and used an advanced Nen Technique: Ken… gathering all his Aura into his fist.

In an instant,

An extremely bright light erupted from Moses's clenched fist.

The next moment,

That light and his fist slammed into the King's spine.

Bang!

With a deafening blast, a visible white shockwave exploded outward from the point of impact.

The King, who was struck brutally, arched his back and spat blood from his mouth.

And at the next moment, he was hurled forward without resistance.

But perhaps out of sheer pride of refusing to be humiliated by a clean combo, the King actually twisted mid-air and slammed his tail into the ground.

After forcibly stopping his body in this way, the King slowly raised his head to look at Moses, while raising his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

A blow with 112% Enhancement conversion rate had given the King the most painful damage he had ever felt since birth.

Facing the ambiguous gaze from the King, Moses made no attempt to hide his move and just took back the last shadow clone in front of the King.

"Alright, warm-up's over."

"…"

The King's brows twitched slightly, but he remained silent.

Meanwhile,

In the Fourth-Dimensional Apartment.

Palm stared wide-eyed at the image inside her crystal ball.

'Who was the real monster here?!'

She blankly stared at Moses's figure materializing within the crystal ball.

On the bed next to him,

There was a gleam of light in Netero's sunken eye sockets, and a hint of astonishment could be seen.

He noticed...

The power of Moses's attack… was undoubtedly pure 100% Enhancement-Type!

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