On the barren mountain, the battle of wills between Oboro and Neferpitou created an area of extremely low air pressure.
A man and an ant fought at lightning speed, their movements invisible to the naked eye as they disappeared into the wind. The only evidence of their conflict was the thunderous roar of their collisions, or the occasional black shadow being knocked away and crashing into the mud with a violent impact.
But soon both combatants vanished again.
Neither had time to assess their injuries.
The cat-like Chimera Ant fell from mid-air, her movements still controlled by the puppet master, but when her feet touched the ground, a blood vessel suddenly burst in her swollen thigh muscle. During these brief moments, she had been forcing her Hatsu to dance without stopping.
Whoosh!
In the ghost fog, a soul took this opportunity to pierce through her defenses and enter her body.
The light in Neferpitou's intact eye dimmed momentarily before recovering in an instant.
The damage that her Hatsu intended to inflict upon Oboro began to weaken. This was partly due to the reason Oboro had mentioned earlier, but also because the ghost could erode the soul and spiritual will of its victim.
After the soul entered her body, something foreign appeared in Neferpitou's mind. Her concentration began to waver, and her consciousness became involuntarily distracted.
This distraction was potentially fatal in a life-or-death battle!
Fortunately, her will was strong. The sea of consciousness in her mind the spiritual body she had evolved was quickly erasing the uninvited intruders. This process might only take a minute, and after dealing with the ghosts in her consciousness, her spirit would return to her physical form and continue fighting.
Although she appeared unharmed, the distraction of her will was undeniable. Even with her incredible reaction speed, she would still experience a moment of stiffness and absent-mindedness. Oboro seized this opportunity, finally gaining the advantage to compete with her in both offense and defense!
Because sometimes more than one ghost could enter the body.
At first, humans were unable to dodge or block her Nen abilities it was nearly impossible for them to react.
But in such a short time, Neferpitou realized that Oboro had begun to adapt to her rhythm.
He can barely keep up with my speed
Admittedly, this was also related to the decline in her physical capabilities.
She had to acknowledge that although this man was a mere human, his talent and combat experience were extraordinary.
Bang!
Neferpitou had just destroyed the ghost in her sea of consciousness, and her eyes regained their sharpness. The mist behind her rippled gently as a battle-axe shaped whip kick, fast as thunder, struck her cheek fiercely from behind.
Catwoman jumped away she could have dodged it completely.
However even though she had moved, she remained within Oboro's attack range.
In an instant, Neferpitou's face began to deform as if struck by a hammer. The tremendous force sent her body rolling dozens of times through the air, spinning wildly as she was thrown back.
Oboro slowly lowered his leg, his body covered in blood.
Fighting Neferpitou head-on was definitely not a pleasant experience.
Compared to the damage and number of hits he could inflict on his opponent, her attack efficiency was clearly superior to his.
Logically, this fighting style of trading injuries was very disadvantageous to him, yet Oboro still chose this approach.
"Sure enough there is a psychological shadow!"
A piece of flesh hung from his face, bleeding profusely, looking as if it would fall to the ground at any moment. This wound was from Neferpitou's claws.
Oboro watched the flying ant, curled his lips, and sneered.
Neferpitou had a psychological trauma. If her remaining eye went blind, she would definitely lose!
That's why she had been deliberately protecting her intact eyeball
This was Oboro's psychological strategy!
Neferpitou's body had no weaknesses except for her eyes.
Once fear took hold, her offensive rhythm would inevitably become disrupted.
Jumping on one leg, her lower limbs can no longer bear the weight of her Nen Oboro's mind raced.
Not only was Neferpitou pushing herself, but Oboro too had been in a state of overload. He had used his breathing technique to the extreme madly squeezing every ounce of power from his flesh and blood.
We can only hold on for three minutes I must finish her off within that time!
His eyes hardened with determination.
He immediately rushed toward his enemy.
On the other side, Neferpitou didn't fall to the ground. She used her terrifying body control to dissipate the force of the impact. After traveling a hundred meters, she landed as lightly as a great cat. However, when her thighs supported her weight, another burst of blood erupted from her wound.
Neferpitou remained unfazed. She sensed the direction from which the human was approaching and leapt up like an arrow from a bow. Though floating mist blocked her vision, it posed no obstacle to her senses.
She crossed her arms and slashed with her sharp nails, aiming at Oboro as he emerged from the thick fog. Two scarlet blades of Nen energy sliced through the air!
Too powerful!
Because of the extremely high speed of her attack and the fact that Oboro was mid-air, it was nearly impossible for him to change direction suddenly He was about to be hit by Neferpitou's strike.
The fighting savagery and instinct of this ant were simply abnormal.
In the ghost fog, Oboro could see everything happening within the mist. He could clearly perceive Neferpitou's movements, but even so, it wasn't easy to counter them. By the time he saw her attack, it was already approaching Neferpitou was simply too fast!
Even injured to this extent, she remained lethal!
This time, Neferpitou was determined to kill Oboro!
Although the injuries she had inflicted on Oboro were also healing the recovery was much slower, which made Neferpitou realize that Oboro's Nen ability had limitations and there was no way he could keep reviving himself indefinitely!
Several ghosts took advantage of this moment to infiltrate Neferpitou's body.
But they didn't affect her movements or will at all
An extreme killing intent blazed in her eyes!
She chose not to clear the ghosts from her sea of consciousness for now, prioritizing the severe injury of Oboro, the "manipulator," first!
She was analyzing calculating determining the best way to fight.
"Go to hell!" Neferpitou shouted.
In her assessment, there was no way Oboro could dodge this attack.
She would simply endure the damage caused by the ghosts within her.
But in the next second, the human who was about to be torn to pieces by her claws suddenly disappeared.
It wasn't spontaneous displacement.
Under these battle conditions, no human could achieve such a feat!
Nen!
Neferpitou's expression changed.
Oboro had used Flash
He had too many trump cards and killing techniques!
These had all been deliberately hidden by him, just to maximize their effect at the critical moment.
Again, he prevented her from capturing his information, using his intellect to outfight her.
This wasn't like his previous overwhelming situations. One careless move here meant death
Oboro appeared out of thin air above Neferpitou, twisted his waist, exhaled hot air from his mouth, and his arms suddenly expanded. Bulging muscles displayed a granite-like texture as he whispered, "Too weak"
The heavy punch carrying tremendous force exploded through the air and struck Neferpitou's crown directly!
At this moment, Neferpitou's skull finally made a crisp, cracking sound.
Blood gushed from her forehead as her body drove like a nail straight into the ground.
Dense cracks spread across the surface like a spider web, and then the soil within a radius of nearly 100 meters collapsed, the horizon itself seeming to drop.
It's reached the limit!
A flash of joy crossed Oboro's eyes.
Finally he could finally damage Neferpitou with pure physical strength, rather than just using his Nen.
His Nen was forcing Neferpitou's body to collapse
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Oboro raised his eyebrows.
He discovered that a tail had wrapped around his waist, pulling him down with it.
This was a flash a spatial displacement without any warning signs or movement!
"Although I couldn't react in advance, I can still counterattack at the moment of being attacked" Oboro was shocked as he sank into the mud with Neferpitou. The power transmitted through the cat's tail was overwhelming, pulling Oboro closer to her.
He couldn't break free
There was nowhere to hide!
The thought had barely formed in his mind.
The two arms that Oboro held in front of him were instantly crushed flesh and bones pulverized into powder.
Oboro saw Neferpitou's ferocious, triumphant smile below him.
Whoosh.
All the joints in Oboro's body trembled, and his form contracted in an instant. He suddenly broke free from the restraint of the cat's tail and leapt away with a single stride.
He retreated ten feet from danger.
"Ha ha ha ha"
A moment later, in the depression created by their battle, the puppet master behind Neferpitou disappeared. She released her Nen ability, slowly dug herself out of the soil, stood up, and laughed happily.
With a wave of her hand, the power she created dispersed the dust and haze again.
Her steps were a little unsteady and blood flowed from her forehead, but she didn't seem concerned. Instead, she focused on the man standing opposite her.
At this point, Oboro no longer had arms.
"Your Nen ability is very interesting. It seems quite complex and diverse"
"How did you do that?"
"As far as I know, human Nen development is subject to many restrictions. First, the type of ability, then the transformation and fusion of Nen attributes, including the capacity of the brain Using multiple abilities places extraordinary demands on the mind. I have studied your human brain It is simply not comparable to ours It is absolutely impossible to achieve your level. Even I fear I couldn't do it Is there some trick here?"
Neferpitou stretched out a finger, touched her lips, and asked with apparent sincerity.
The scales of victory had tilted toward her once more.
The same ability, even if humans could use it again, would have no effect on her.
Without his arms, Oboro was a lamb to be slaughtered.
Although she was seriously injured, Oboro had fundamentally lost his fighting capability
"This is my secret How can I tell you so easily?" Oboro raised the corner of his mouth and smiled.
There was no simple explanation he had the system.
For each of his Nen abilities, after developing the idea and framework, the system intelligence evolved the techniques and their derivatives, essentially ensuring success Most importantly, it optimized his Nen abilities by removing unnecessary elements and extra "brain burden," making them more efficient equivalent to expanding his mental capacity.
Another point: after reaching his peak when breakthroughs became difficult, Oboro realized the focus would shift to developing Nen abilities, so he made special preparations.
He had performed surgery on his own brain.
It was euphemistically called "capacity sharing" a unique capability.
But not his alone.
"It doesn't matter" Neferpitou swung her tail. "You don't want to tell me now, but after you die, I will know it."
"Does it hurt?" Oboro looked at her forced smile and suddenly spoke.
Neferpitou's expression darkened.
"Even if you delay for a few seconds before eliminating the souls that have entered your brain, the damage they've caused to your soul cannot be erased In order to kill me, you chose to sacrifice part of your soul That's stupid." Oboro said calmly.
"But in the end, I won."
Neferpitou walked forward step by step. "Your name is Oboro, right? I will remember your name"
"Are you stalling on purpose, hoping to recover from your injuries using that ability?"
"It's useless~"
Neferpitou's words already conveyed the confidence of a victor.
"Are you sure you won?" Oboro met her eyes with a cold gaze.
As he spoke, the space around him suddenly froze, as if time had stopped.
At this moment, not only did Neferpitou stand still like a statue, but even the surrounding wind and particles in the air were 'fixed' in place.
Oboro saw a band of light burst from his body, connecting to a shadow along the path he had walked his own shadow.
At this moment, his shadow was imitating his previous movements, advancing slowly
Right behind Neferpitou.
Before both of his arms were blown off
This was the first time that Oboro had used this particular Nen ability.
Ekko's R skill ultimate move: time and space rupture.
In this state, he couldn't attack Neferpitou, and could only travel back along the time link back!
Back to a previous point in time.
As he walked toward his own figure in time and space step by step, the broken arms on his shoulders were instantly restored.
That's right recovery, not regrowth!
Additionally, his other injuries were healing as well, which was the healing effect that accompanied the skill.
When his real body overlapped with his shadow, the flow of time seemed to return to normal, and everything became alive again the pause button turned into play.
Oboro disappeared from in front of Neferpitou. To her, it was just like his flash technique from before he suddenly appeared out of thin air behind her.
Catwoman immediately turned around and attempted to counterattack.
But an invisible wave like a tide swept toward her instantly.
The power resembled a missile detonating right before her eyes.
Neferpitou was hit hard and thrown backward.
Time and space rupture was an area damage skill.
Perhaps it wouldn't cause huge damage to Neferpitou in her normal state, but in her current condition, this unexpected attack was enough to catch her off guard.
Oboro seized the advantage and sprinted to intercept Neferpitou as she was about to land.
Seeing that she was still trying to struggle, Oboro's hand suddenly grabbed Neferpitou's head.
His current condition was better than Neferpitou's!
"Once the soul is lost, the consequences are very serious" Oboro said indifferently.
Neferpitou's pupils contracted when her head was grabbed, and she raised her nails to pierce the back of Oboro's hand.
The man stood motionless as a mountain.
Immediately afterward, Neferpitou turned pale her intuition suddenly warned her that death was imminent!
The ghost fog nearby surged and began to shrink and condense like rolling waves. Finally, behind Oboro, a tall figure shrouded in clouds and mist materialized, exuding an aura of profound mystery.
Countless ghosts flew and spun around the figure, howling with particular excitement.
This figure was none other than Thresh, holding the Lantern of Rig!
Two green lights shone from his hazy eyes, and simultaneously, the arm that gripped Neferpitou's head began to transform into pure soul energy.
Burning ghost fire
"I accept your soul"
"Welcome to Hell."
After these words, all the densely packed ghosts hovering in the sky suddenly swooped down.
Thousands of streams of light poured into Neferpitou's body.
"Ahhhh!!!"
Under the cover of night, a shrill and desperate scream tore through the darkness.
The sound shattered the sky.