Since Moses's shadow has the ability to mimic other forms at will, he can easily replicate the effect of the ability to extend the blade, making it look like he is using Nyoi-Bo ability.
It's just that due to limitations, the shadow in its non-human form lacks strength.
If the King had a deeper understanding of Nen, he would be able to discover clues through some subtle differences when Moses conjured the black sword, and make corresponding tactical adjustments.
But the King clearly lacked that experience and failed to catch the discrepancy in that brief window.
And from this moment on, the King had fallen into the spiderweb Moses had carefully woven.
The King believed that-
When he dodged the black sword's extending slash and attacked the exposed left side with full speed,
That was the optimal choice at the moment.
What the King didn't know was that this choice had been given to him by Moses.
It can be said that from the moment Moses used the shadow sword to trick the King, it decided what the King would do next.
'What you saw... was merely what I wanted you to see.'
That was how Moses had managed to strike at the King's neck almost as if he had predicted it in advance.
Because once he offered a 'choice', the King's next move became too easy to guess...
Moses pressed down the blade with force, as if he wanted to use the sharp blade to slice through the King's neck.
However, the King's physical durability and Manifested Aura were still well beyond standard limits, and several fierce offensives, Moses still couldn't inflict a fatal wound.
The King's tolerance for error is ridiculously high...
It made even a successfully executed tactic fail to yield a proportional payoff.
However, Moses has already accustomed to this situation, and all he could do was try to deepen the damage he inflicted on the King as much as possible.
Relying on an unreasonable tolerance rate, the King withstood the attack, and then used all four limbs and the power of its tail to break through Moses's suppression and knock him away.
Afterwards, the King did not chase after Moses, who was flying backwards, but stood there in silence.
The King's knowledge and understanding of Nen is indeed not deep enough.
But he was very smart. During that brief moment of being pinned to the ground, he had already figured out the tactical routines used by Moses in his offense and defense.
His attack, which is powered by the newly awakened ability, wasn't simply being blocked by the opponent.
They had been seen through from the moment they began to unfold.
It felt like playing a game of chess and having all your strategies completely predicted by the opponent.
No-
To be more precise, it was as if the opponent had already laid out the path he would take before he even knew he were going to take it.
This gave the King a sense of frustration that he had never felt before.
Moses didn't know what the King was feeling at the moment. He only noticed from the brief confrontation just now that the King had become immune to the stiffness effect caused by 'electric current'.
'Though rather than being immune…'
'It was more like he'd found a way to counter it.'
When the King was attacked by electric current, he cleverly used the 'pushing' effect of his Aura to control his own body.
This might have been a technique the King instinctively understood when awakening his Emission-Type Ability, and then, he used this technique containing the characteristics of the Emission-Type to resolve the stiffness effect caused by electric current.
And to be able to perform such precise, refined maneuvers right after awakening his ability,
It spoke volumes about how terrifying the King's natural talent was.
'I don't have much time...'
A hint of solemnity flickered through Moses's mind.
He didn't have the King's bottomless Potential Aura, and with all of his abilities being overclocked, there was no way he could drag this into a drawn-out fight.
What's more, it was now clear that the growth of the black tendril would remain constantly suppressed by the King.
After their intense exchanges, although the black tendrils were developing and growing, it was far from what Moses had expected.
Moses could no longer place his hopes on the tendrils blooming into something useful.
Given that he was under a strict time limit, he had no choice but to end this quickly. Not a single second could be wasted in hesitation!
Therefore,
Even if the King stayed still, Moses had to move!
Screee—
A high-pitched screech like a bird's cry rang out through the air.
Moses was wrapped in flashing black arcs of electricity and swung his sword at the King in an instant.
This sudden assault instantly snapped the King out of the strange mood that had come from his earlier sense of failure.
"I understand now… the strength you humans possess."
"But I've also learned how to properly wield this power."
That fleeting feeling of defeat had no real impact on the King's mentality.
He fully acknowledged Moses's power from the bottom of his heart.
And precisely because of that, he had a reason why he must win this battle.
Before he could rule the world as a king, he had to first overcome this crucial step, by defeating Moses.
This shift in the King's resolve caused a slight increase in the Aura surrounding his body, and then he charged straight toward Moses.
The two fierce and overwhelming Auras collided in mid-air.
Then-
Pouf, who was outside the battle zone, looked at the countless sparks colliding in the battle zone with undisguised shock.
As a bystander, Pouf was moved by the King's amazing evolution in battle, but he also couldn't ignore the suffocating intensity of the scene Moses was painting with every calculated step.
'Even so-'
'King,'
'you will definitely win!'
Pouf firmly believed this.
…
Inside the battle zone,
Though their bodies couldn't be seen colliding, countless sparks exploded outward, and waves of pressure trembled through the air.
The sheer intensity of the clash warped the very space around them.
Obviously-
Both sides were giving it everything they had.
And yet, beneath that seemingly evenly matched surface, Moses still had the upper hand.
With the improvement from Godspeed, Moses can sense the movements of the King through his Aura patterns and then directly stimulate his muscles with electricity to react accordingly.
Therefore, even if the King had awakened Emission-Type Ability and gained movement speed comparable to teleportation, it would be difficult for him to gain an advantage in a head-on confrontation.
However…
Although Moses was able to gain the advantage, he was unable to convert that into a decisive blow that truly threatened the King's life.
It seems that superior tactics, experience, and technique alone are incapable of breaking the natural biological barrier between their species.
Not to mention that Moses also has to bear the limitations of 'time'.
After realizing that the current status quo wouldn't work, Moses didn't let himself get complacent in his advantage.
The thrill of dominating the pace of the fight meant nothing compared to the outcome of victory.
Therefore, before Morel and the others could retreat, Moses had to continue trying and persevere...
'It seems there's no other choice.'
With a flicker of thought, Moses deliberately left a glaring opening during their intense exchange.
The King, in his heightened state, instinctively locked onto the flaw and struck out at it.
Shhk!
Amid the constantly flashing sparks, a rapidly spinning arm flew through the air.
That was Moses's left arm that was torn off by the King.
The King had finally scored a meaningful hit, but he wasn't excited or pleased, nor did he go in for the kill.
"Why?"
He stopped and looked at Moses with a frown, obviously realizing that Moses did it on purpose.
Meeting the King's questioning, slightly irritated gaze, Moses didn't seem to care at all about the wound at his severed shoulder. Instead, he answered with a smirk:
"Well, it can't be helped… if I didn't do that, you wouldn't be able to even land a hit on me, would you?"
"…?"
The King couldn't make sense of Moses's words.
And Moses was not generous enough to help the King solve his doubts.
[Pain Packer: Revised]
This is Feitan's Nen Ability, and also Moses's last trump card in this battle.