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

Netero silently began to retreat and headed towards one of the entrances to the Four-Dimensional Apartment.

At this time, he had already mentally prepared himself for the next life-and-death battle.

The King noticed Netero's 'escape', but the Aura surrounding his body didn't change in the slightest.

In his view, prey choosing to flee was a normal behavior.

And he naturally wouldn't let his prey escape, or rather, he was absolutely confident in his ability to keep Netero from leaving.

As for the source of this confidence-

Of course, it's the clear gap between the two sides in terms of 'movement speed'.

But at that moment, the fluctuation of Nen as Moses conjured his black sword caught the King's attention.

[Super Speed: Gun.]

Moses activated his ability, and the black sword in his hand shot towards the King without any charging.

The King saw the flying trajectory of the black sword at a glance, then he raised his hand casually and grasped the arrow-like black sword in his palm.

However, while the King could easily see the Super Speed force imbued in the black sword, he overlooked the shadow that came with it.

This wasn't due to the King's negligence, but rather because Moses had used In to conceal the Nen on the shadow, making it appear as if it were just the sword's shadow.

[Shadow Shift]

The moment the King caught the flying black sword, Moses swapped places with the shadow, appearing in a crouched position right in front of the King. He then slightly raised his arm.

At the same time, the black sword in the King's palm turned into a stream of white light, and then flowed towards Moses's slightly raised palm like stardust, where it instantly reconjured into the black sword.

The seamless conjuration and deconjuration of a Conjurer-

Moses had long since mastered this, so his speed surpassed the King's thought of crushing the black sword with his bare hands.

However, the combination of Shadow Shift, and conjuration and deconjuration inevitably gave the King too much time to react.

The King's emotionless gaze shifted downward and fell on Moses, who was crouched in front of him.

In just one glance, it felt as if a thousand pressures had descended.

However, Moses remained unfazed and swung the black sword at the King, who was now within arm's reach.

But the King's counterattack was faster. Instead of using his injured tail, he abruptly raised his leg and kicked toward Moses, clearly aiming to trade injury for injury.

No-

Given the disparity in offensive and defensive capabilities between the two sides, exchange of injuries was never a possible outcome.

It was unclear whether the King had instantly judged Moses's slash to be non-threatening or whether he possessed absolute confidence in his own offensive and defensive power.

Whatever the truth is, it no longer held any significance.

Because Moses had never intended to give the King a chance for a direct confrontation in the first place.

This sudden attack wasn't just about creating space for Netero's retreat, but also to pave the way for revealing his trump card, Neferpitou.

So the moment the King counterattacked, Moses's objective had already been achieved.

[Shadow Shift]

The instant he sensed the direction of the King's Aura flow, Moses didn't hesitate to activate his ability again.

Swoosh!

Position swap!

Moses returned to his original spot, while his shadow reappeared before the King.

Since the shadow is in a two-dimensional state, the King's kick passed harmlessly through it.

But this round of offense and defense wasn't over.

To be more precise, Moses's attack is not over yet.

'Kyoka Suigetsu, release!'

Moses returned to his original position and looked at the King in front of him.

After Pouf and Youpi, who were behind the King, reacted, their suppressed anger almost burst out, and they immediately released strong killing intent towards Moses!

Only Pitou's killing intent was directed at the King.

In her current perception, the King before her was Moses.

[Terpsichora]

The powerful and evil red Aura transformed into a demonic silhouette, controlling Pitou to attack the vital points of the King.

'This human is too dangerous!'

'For the King's sake, I must eliminate him here!'

'Even if it means sacrificing my life!'

In that fleeting moment where time seemed to slow, Pitou's strike carried a resolve that transcended life and death, as well as her absolute loyalty towards the King.

Ironically,

Pitou had no awareness of what she was truly doing.

Her body, which is driven by self-sacrifice and unwavering devotion, was now hurtling toward the King's fatal weak point.

The abrupt turn of events froze Youpi and Pouf's rampaging bloodlust, and they both showed expressions of disbelief.

Even the King was momentarily stunned.

He could clearly feel Pitou's unwavering loyalty, so why was she aiming to kill him?

With no time to process, the King reacted on instinct.

But the initiative had already been lost.

Pitou's figure, which had been amplified by Terpsichora, seemed to be wrapped in dark killing intent. She put her arms together and sent the sharp claws at the front towards the back of the King.

Squelch!

Her claws, which were covered with condensed Aura, pierced into the King's back, sending blood splattering into the air.

This shocking scene was imprinted in the eyes of Youpi and Pouf. They had no time to think about why Pitou wanted to assassinate the King, as the surging killing intent instantly occupied their minds.

In their blind fury, they failed to notice the King's syringe-like tail that wrapped around Pitou's arms at the last possible moment.

Given the King's strength and his mentality of viewing all other life as mere food, he could have minimized the damage from Pitou's ambush.

But Moses's previous attack severely damaged his tail, resulting in the King being unable to completely stop Pitou even though he wrapped his tail around her arms.

However, his tail still prevented Pitou's attack from hitting his vital points.

[Shadow Shift]

At this moment, Moses returned to the King's side again.

This was the last time he could Shadow Shift.

[Ko.]

Channeling two-thirds of his Manifested Aura into the black sword, Moses slashed toward the King's body.

Clang!

Sparks erupted where steel met flesh.

A thin line of blood appeared...

At the same time,

The King suppressed his shock and looked at Moses again.

This time.

The eyes of both sides met in mid-air.

The line between hunter and prey blurred in an instant.

Meanwhile, Netero, Morel and the others in the distance were all filled with surprise and confusion.

'Why did the cat-girl Chimera Ant suddenly attack the Chimera Ant King?!'

'And how was she coordinating so flawlessly with Moses?'

Many doubts soon pointed to a guess.

'Could this be due to Moses's ability again?!'