Chrollo, Uvogin, and Love entered the Nen Space, leaving the other members of the Phantom Troupe in the arena to deal with Moses's two shadow clones.
To be more precise, their objective was to use the pain experienced by the clones to indirectly cause trouble for Moses, who was inside the Nen Space.
This coordinated 'inside-outside' strategy was the final step of their plan.
Two minutes earlier…
In the audience stands…
Hisoka was slacking off and doing nothing, feeling a deep sense of regret.
He couldn't tell if he had underestimated Chrollo's strategic prowess or overestimated Moses's ability to adapt...
In any case, his favored 'sparring partner' was about to meet his end. Even if a new 'toy' could replace Moses, the sense of loss and disappointment lingered.
"Ah...so boring♧."
Hisoka muttered, ignoring the commotion in the arena as he tilted his head back to gaze at the ceiling, with a trace of regret flickering in his eyes.
He had envisioned himself orchestrating this kind of coordinated ambush and then reveling in the disbelieving expressions of the Spiders.
But such a beautiful dream was now nothing more than an illusion.
Excluding Hisoka who was blatantly slacking off, there are still nine other Phantom Troupe's members in the venue, led by Feitan and Franklin.
They ignored Hisoka, who was watching the show in the audience, and with the main purpose of 'causing pain', they besieged the two shadow clones left by Moses.
In the Nen Space.
Through the shared vision, Moses observed their intentionally restrained attacks and quickly deduced their intent. He also noticed Hisoka's disinterested, bystander approach.
'That Hisoka... when he saw that the situation turns dire, he simply gave up on the fun and chose to just stand by and watch.'
Realizing that Hisoka had given up the idea of 'contributing', Moyu couldn't let it slide.
'That won't do. A tool person should have the consciousness of a tool person.'
Moses, who is trapped in the Nen Space, not only has to worry about the threat from Chrollo and others, but also has to worry about Hisoka, who is watching the show in the venue without doing anything.
'I'll be operating on three fronts, and the opponent is also the entire Phantom Troupe... Let's just give it a try. If it doesn't work, Shizuku and the others will come in later.'
A plan emerged in Moses's mind, one that would allow him to take advantage of the chaos and counterattack.
Due to the difficulty of three-line operation, Moses had made the worst-case scenario plan before taking action.
Perhaps after failure, it may directly affect him who is in the Nen Space, and then he will lose everything.
However,
it's worth a try.
…
Ratatatatat…
The continuous sound of gunfire echoed through the venue.
That was Franklin's Nen Ability. He was using Nen Bullets to force the shadow clones into disadvantageous positions.
Meanwhile, Feitan, the fastest among them, preemptively blocked their escape routes and seized opportunities to strike.
Although their coordination wasn't perfect, Feitan managed to land frequent hits on the clones.
However, he intentionally avoided inflicting fatal damage, ensuring the clones wouldn't completely dissipate.
It's a pity that it's difficult to control the two shadow clones, otherwise, he could use his preferred 'torture techniques' on the shadow clones.
This will definitely make Moses, who is in the Nen Space, live a life worse than death.
Feitan wasn't the only one attempting this.
Machi, who had the ability to create Nen Threads, tried multiple times to restrain the clones.
However, just when she successfully entangled a shadow clone with the Nen Threads thread, the latter immediately shifted between two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms, easily breaking free from the control of her Nen Threads.
Feitan, who had been causing damage to the shadow clone, saw this scene and gave up the idea of restraining the shadow clone.
Anyway, being able to continuously inflict damage to the shadow clone is equivalent to torturing Moses in another way.
'It looks like I'm not needed anymore.'
Kokai, who is in charge of handling intelligence within the Phantom Troupe, also participated in the beginning, but he quickly realized his presence was unnecessary.
So, after trying his best for a minute, he decided to follow Hisoka's example and step back to observe.
He is a hacker, and his Nen Ability belongs to the Manipulation-Type.
Since they have the advantage in numbers, there is no need to use his ability to control the shadow clones.
Under this premise, it is not suitable for him to take part in the battle personally, and the value he can bring is also quite limited.
So, what he can do now is step back and do nothing.
In the same situation as Kokai is Kortopi, who is more inclined to assist in logistics.
His Conjuration-Type Ability was not suitable for combat, and seeing that Feitan and the others were able to handle the situation, he retreated like Kokai did.
"Hey, Kortopi, I suddenly have an idea..."
Kokai looked at Kortopi, who was retreating, and an idea popped into his mind, which immediately made him excited.
Kortopi turned his head and looked at Kokai without saying anything.
Kokai took out the laptop he carried with him and asked excitedly, "Your ability lets you copy objects, right?"
"Yes, and?"
Kortopi had no idea what Kokai was so excited about.
Kokai flipped open his laptop and leaned in eagerly:
"Then, if I can solve the problem of 'mass program command issuance', we could use your ability to control an army of puppets! That is what a true [Matrix] should look like!"
"…"
Kortopi still couldn't understand Kokai's excitement.
But once Kokai had an idea, he acted on it. His hands flew over the keyboard, typing rapidly as he infused Nen into it.
As his programming reached completion, the USB drive plugged into his laptop suddenly began to glow.
Then, as the light spread, it transformed into a man wearing a black suit, with a robust physique and a blank expression.
"Try it now!"
Kokai looked at Kortopi with expectation.
The latter thought about it and decided to satisfy Kokai's request.
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Kortopi stretched out his left hand and touched the black-suited robot created by Kokai.
With a surge of Nen, identical black-suited robot conjured in his right hand.
Upon seeing this, Kokai immediately tried the 'mass program command' function.
Click-
The black-suited robot copied by Kortopi took a step forward.
"It really works!"
Kokai was like a child who had just received a toy, and he excitedly shouted to Kortopi, "Make more copies!"
"Does this even have a point?"
Kortopi casted a sidelong glance at Kokai, but despite his skepticism, he continued to create a second black-suited robot.
Meanwhile, in the Arena…
The two shadow clones that were being chased in the venue suddenly gathered together.
One shadow clone raised his hand to clamp the arm of the other shadow clone, then hurled it with all its might.
The shadow clone that was thrown away flew straight towards the audience seats where Hisoka was.
"Oh?"
There was a flash of surprise in Hisoka's eyes.
But after noticing where the shadow clone landed, he did not take any action.
Boom!
The shadow clone crashed into the stands below Hisoka like a meteor, unleashing a shockwave that stirred up a cloud of dust that engulfed Hisoka.
After a few seconds-
A dull sound of flesh colliding was heard in the dust cloud.
Whoosh!
Then, Hisoka suddenly flew out from the dust cloud, looking like he was hit by the shadow clone.
The direction Hisoka flew was towards Kokai and Kortopi, who were playing with their combined Nen Abilities.
"Huh?!"
They watched in surprise as Hisoka flew over and hit the wall below their section of the stands.
"Maybe this is what happens when you slack off."
Kokai looked at Hisoka, who was partially embedded in the wall, and said with a hint of schadenfreude.
Kortopi didn't look at Hisoka, but continued to copy the black-suited robots.
But at this moment...
Hisoka, who was embedded in the wall, suddenly rushed forward. With terrifying speed, he reached out and tore Kortopi's head from his shoulders.
The abruptness of the scene left Kokai momentarily frozen in shock.
"Hisoka, what the hell are you doing!?"
Kokai shouted angrily.
Nearby…
The other members of the Phantom Troupe looked in the direction of the sound, just in time to witness Hisoka decapitating Kortopi with his bare hands, and they were immediately furious!