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This was a one-time skill reward Moses obtained after killing the Bomber, Genthru, on Greed Island.
However, its effect differed slightly from the original.
The effect of this ability is to conjure a bound bomb on the target by touching it with one's own hands.
Once the ability is activated, the more Aura is poured, the more powerful the bomb's explosion will be.
Conversely, once the user removed their hand from the bomb, the charging phase would be considered complete.
In simple terms-
This was a bomb with a charging feature.
Theoretically, as long as the user had enough Potential Aura, the bomb could achieve unimaginable destructive power.
However, due to the condition that he cannot let go of the bomb when charging, its usage somewhat restrictive.
After all, no enemy would stand there stupidly and let you accumulate power by keeping your weapon in your hand all the time.
However, Moses's shadow clone tactics can overcome this limitation.
Instead of needing to plant the bomb directly on the enemy, he could use a clone to create a suicide bomber.
This was exactly what Moses was doing now.
He first sent out a shadow clone to make preparations for Shadow Shift while staying in a safe location, continuously channeling Aura into another shadow clone tasked with being the suicide bomber.
Inside the battlefield,
The King's personal involvement didn't bring about any significant changes.
The endless palm strikes of the 100-Type Guanyin were like an impenetrable wall, blocking all attacks.
Ten palms?
Hundred palms?
In a short time, the King had endured over a hundred palm strikes.
Facing the 100-Type Guanyin, which represented the pinnacle of technique, even the King couldn't break through the defense in a short time.
But at the same time, facing the King, who has undergone numerous evolutions and concentrated with all the pinnacle achievements of the Chimera Ant species, even if the technique displayed by 100-Type Guanyin have reached perfection, it is impossible to break through his defense.
In the final analysis-
Netero simply represented the pinnacle of individual diversity.
While the Chimera Ant King represented the entire ecosystem of the Chimera Ants.
The outcome of this battle was decided from the very beginning.
There was no room for any variables.
Netero and the King, who are in the fierce battle, might not yet see this result, but Moses, who is standing outside the battlefield, can.
At this moment, only Moses, as a transmigrator, knows what the 'future' will be like.
In the original work, what left the deepest impression on Moses was a line of narration that conveyed a profound sense of helplessness.
Hundreds and thousands of strikes accumulated pain within the King's body.
But-
The King's body did not suffer any substantial damage.
Only at the very end, when Netero exhausted all his strength to unleash the 100-Type Guanyin: Zero Hand, did the King finally sustain visible external injuries across his body.
The natural gap brought about by biology couldn't be bridged even by the pinnacle of technique.
How sad it is for a martial artist who has spent his entire life pursuing the pinnacle of martial arts?
But this was reality.
Moses is well aware of this, which is why he throws himself into this huge vortex that could take his life at any time without hesitation.
But in the end, he was still a step too late.
The shadow clone quietly arrived at the edge of the battlefield and looked at the majestic Guanyin standing above.
Netero was exerting all his strength to unleash palm strikes, while the King, like an indestructible cockroach, would recover and counterattack the moment he was struck by the Guanyin's palms.
Staring at the situation on the battlefield, the scenes in Moses's mind that existed in the original work gradually overlapped with the scene before his eyes.
'The old man's current suppression power is obviously not as strong as in the final battle in the original work...'
After only watching the fight for a few seconds, Moses, who had gained some insight into the realm of Fist That Listens to the Heart, noticed some discrepancies.
In the original work, after confirming the strength of the Royal Guards and the Ant King, Netero didn't rashly initiate the final battle.
He made two preparations before the fight.
One was to spend a month to achieve spiritual unity in order to accumulate strength.
The other was implanting a Poor Man's Rose bomb in his body, which could checkmate the King from the start.
But the current Netero hadn't made these preparations.
Moreover, the most critical point was that the current King had no interest in names, so he naturally wouldn't impose the restriction of 'not taking Netero's life' during the battle, as he had in the original work.
This also leads to-
The King's current offensive being even more ferocious than in the original work.
It was a completely unrestrained display of violence, abandoning all technique and strategy, solely to demonstrate what true brutality was.
This state perfectly showcased the King's natural biological advantages.
Perhaps he could not break through Netero's 100-Type Guanyin in this state, but his deadly and relentless attacks would speed up the consumption of Netero's Potential Aura.
That's right.
This battle, which is affected by the butterfly effect, would not change in its outcome.
The only difference was whether Netero would lose by having his limbs severed or by being overwhelmed and killed in a single strike.
The only thing that could bring change to this predetermined outcome is-
Moses, who is regarded as a variable by Pouf.
'Old man, hold on a little longer...'
There was no emotion in the eyes of Moses's shadow clone. In the dark depths that were as silent as death, he was rapidly processing information about the fierce battle within the battlefield.
He needed to collect as much combat information as possible while the 100-Type Guanyin could still suppress the King.
Even the slightest detail related to 'instinct' or 'habit' could become crucial.
However-
Pouf, who is outside the battlefield, discovered the existence of the shadow clone.
Among the three Royal Guards, Pitou had the sharpest senses, but she was under the influence of Kyoka Suigetsu, and due to the ability's effect of altering consciousness, she didn't detect the shadow clone.
Instead, it was Pouf who first discovered Moses.
It wasn't because Pouf's vigilance was particularly strong, but because he had already deemed Moses a threat that couldn't be ignored.
Under such circumstances, how could he not be wary of Moses's movements?
But Pitou showed no reaction...
This slight incongruity made Pouf, the most complex of the Royal Guards in terms of humanity, feel a hint of unease.
However, he didn't dwell on it too much and instead immediately informed Youpi of the shadow clone's location.
"Deal with that human. We absolutely cannot let him disturb King's enjoyment."
Pouf pointed to the hiding place of the shadow clone, and also used the clone from Beelzebub as a visible marker.
Youpi turned to look at the shadow clone's location.
Although Pouf's words carried a commanding tone, the part about 'not disturbing King's enjoyment' was what spurred Youpi into immediate action.
"Oh oh?"
Youpi exuded a terrifying Aura, and then rushed straight towards the shadow clone like a shark that had caught the scent of blood.