'Never planned for this to be a one-on-one fight?'
Moses's mind flashed with possibilities, and a certain scenario began forming in his thoughts.
'But…'
'Is it possible?'
Raising his hand, Moses conjured his black sword, gripping it tightly.
No matter what Chrollo wants to do, now that the 'explanation phase' is over, the 'nullification of attacks' rule should have ended as well.
'Time for a quick resolution!'
Shrugging off his black coat and discarding it behind him, Moses lunged forward like an arrow loosed from a bow.
Without a shadow clone to help him probe the enemy, he can only attack directly.
Speaking of which, ever since he developed Soul Echo, when dealing with various situations, Moses always let the shadow clone test it first, so as to take various potential risks.
Now, without the assistance of the shadow clone, the risk he had to bear suddenly increased.
After all, he has no way to be sure what kind of Nen Ability Chrollo might use next.
Still…
'Looking back at the Nen Abilities that Chrollo has demonstrated in the original work, he primarily relies on Conjuration and Manipulation-Type Abilities...'
'This may be because Chrollo prefers the functionality that the Conjuration and Manipulation-Type Abilities naturally possess, but it may also be related to the fact that Specialist is better at these two Nen Categories.'
'What makes this tricky is that Conjuration-Type Abilities, like Manipulation ones, carry a natural air of unpredictability in unknown circumstances.'
'In that case... I'll probe him first.'
As Moses rushed forward, he suddenly raised his arm and pointed the tip of the sword at Chrollo.
[Super Speed: Bullet]
The black sword flew from his hand, slicing through the dust-filled air like a bolt of black lightning, aimed directly at Chrollo.
"So cautious..."
Chrollo lowered his eyelids and his figure vanished into thin air.
The black sword missed its mark and stabbed into the smoky boundary at the edge of the Land of Exile.
Ssttzz!
The blade's tip pierced into the haze, and its front half suspended midair as if caught in limbo.
At the same time…
Chrollo appeared at the edge of the smoky boundary on the other side.
Facing Moses's attack just now, he decisively used the Emission-Type Teleportation Ability in the book to dodge the attack without any risk.
Chrollo looked towards Moses's side, flipped through the pages, and soon stopped at the page containing Land of Exile.
"Return."
After muttering to himself, Chrollo simply tore off the page from the book.
There are two methods for returning stolen abilities...
But right now, he had no choice but to opt for the costlier one.
Ssttt-
The pages that were separated from the book instantly disintegrated into ash and dissipated into nothingness.
At the cost of permanently losing one page of his book, Chrollo returned the Land of Exile to Love outside the Nen Space.
At the same time, given the special nature of this Nen Space, this Nen Space will not disappear regardless of whether the ability is revoked or directly discarded.
Moses caught sight of Chrollo tearing the page and instantly pieced together the full implications of his plan.
'This guy... really understands the rules and mechanisms of abilities.'
After realizing the extent of Chrollo's strategy, Moses couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Although the Land of Exile can directly select a target and make them enter the Nen Space, it came with strict limitations.
Under normal circumstances, when the user uses this ability, they not only have to allocate a portion of their Manifested Aura to sustain the Nen Space's operations, but he will also not be able to use other Nen Abilities in battle due to the limitations.
However, Chrollo took advantage of the characteristic of the Nen Space that 'will not disappear' and removed the Bandit's Secret.
In this way, he was able to maintain the Nen Space while getting rid of the restriction of the Nen Space that prevented him from using other Nen Abilities.
In this way, he can gain a huge advantage in this 'one-on-one' situation.
This was something only Chrollo could achieve, or more precisely, only Bandit's Secret could achieve.
Moses had initially thought that Chrollo's elaborate series of actions represented the entirety of his plan to eliminate him here.
But no.
'This guy-'
'He never intended to fight one-on-one. Instead, he aimed to overwhelm me with sheer numbers here.'
'So, was the rule about one death being required to exit the Nen Space true or false?'
'Return the ability, and then let the original owner of the ability bring more people in...'
Moses retracted the black sword and re-conjured it in his hand, thinking in his heart:
'In other words, this Nen Space is interconnected? No wonder it has the effect of 'not disappearing'. If he's really bringing someone in, it's most likely going to be Uvogin.'
In the original work, the portrayal of Bandit's Secret primarily focused on Chrollo stealing and using abilities...
So the idea that stolen abilities could be returned wasn't immediately obvious.
However, considering the scenario in the original work where Chrollo borrowed abilities from Shalnark and Kortopi, it does suggest that Bandit's Secret could indeed return abilities to their original owners.
Realizing Chrollo's final step in his plan, Moses couldn't help but marvel at the intricate web his opponent had spun.
'No wonder Hisoka lost so tragically in the original work.'
'Against Chrollo, who meticulously crafted plans and prepared for every eventuality, it was almost impossible to gain an advantage.'
'Just like now-'
'Chrollo had gone to great lengths to ensure my death here.'
'Too bad I'm not Hisoka.'
Anticipating what would come next, Moses once again charged at Chrollo.
Before the original owner of the Land of Exile brings people in, even if it is difficult to catch Chrollo who has the ability to teleport, he can consume Chrollo's Potential Aura by attacking.
Chrollo responded to Moses's attack calmly. But he did not rush to attack, and instead focused on defense.
Ten seconds later…
Two figures suddenly appeared in the Nen Space.
It was none other than Uvogin and the original owner of the Land of Exile, Love.
The position where the two of them appeared just happened to block Moses's attack trajectory.
Seeing Uvogin appear, Moses was not surprised in the slightest. Without hesitation, he continued his relentless pursuit of Chrollo, utterly ignoring Uvogin and Love.
"Huh?!"
Seeing Moses's blatant disregard, Uvogin's forehead suddenly became full of veins. He took a step forward without hesitation and punched Moses, who was so close to him.
However, Moses simply ignored Uvogin's powerful fist.
It's not that he was confident that he could easily withstand Uvogin's punch, but he knew that Uvogin and Love, who had just entered the Nen Space, had to finish the 'explanation phase' in order to make the 'nullification of attacks' rule disappear.
This also means that the two people who have just entered the Nen Space cannot pose a threat to him before they finish their explanation.
Being good at understanding or utilizing the limitations of the enemy's Nen Abilities is also a manifestation of combat proficiency.
Under the influence of the rules of the Nen Space, Uvogin's furious punch felt like striking air, having no effect at all.
And Moses effortlessly bypassed Uvogin's massive frame and continued his assault on Chrollo.
'This guy... is not simple!'
Love, upon witnessing Moses's calm and calculated response, immediately understood why Chrollo had gone to such lengths to deal with him.
Some people's danger wasn't just evident in their strength… it could be seen in the subtle details of their actions.
The other side.
On the other side, Chrollo also noticed Moses's deft handling of the situation.
"Moses Isaac… I really can't underestimate you."
Despite everything being in place, Moses's calm and composed reaction prevented Chrollo from feeling that he had won.
His ability to create Nen Clones was sealed, and the amount of Aura he could manifest was reduced by more than half…
Under this premise, he has to face three Nen Users.
This battle should have been beyond suspense.
They would win, and Moses would die.
Yet-
Chrollo couldn't shake the faint feeling that something was missing.