Until this moment, the two sides were finally colliding head-on.
The Mender was wary of the black streaked Nen used by Law.
Law was also wary of the upper limit of Nen that the Mender possessed.
If either was truly hit, neither would gain any advantage.
Focusing on the charging Law, the Mender raised his branch pen, shook it upward twice, and traced it downward three times, like a musical conductor.
Following the up-and-down movements of the branch pen, within the white space filled with countless light fragments, pitch-black cracks, their edges crackling with electric light, suddenly split open. Like cracks spreading inch by inch during an earthquake, they raced rapidly towards Law's position.
In the air, on the ground.
Tuffaceous rocks visible everywhere along the way, and the milky white light emanating from the ground, were all torn into the pitch-black space.
Space... had split open!
In terms of area and speed, both were several notches above Knov's [Scream]. No, it was beyond being described as several notches higher... they were simply incomparable.
Among all types of Nen Abilities, only spatial attacks were the most unavoidable.
It was like a universal eraser... one swipe over your body, and the result was certain death.
No matter how strong a Nen User's defense was, no one could withstand a spatial attack.
The Mender himself couldn't, let alone Law.
Watching the alarmingly dense spatial cracks spreading towards him, every nerve in Law's body was stretched to its limit in that instant.
The pitch-black spatial cracks, carrying electric light, completely sealed off all avenues he could advance. The cracks on the left and right spread even faster and more urgently, like a giant opening hand about to embrace Law tightly.
At this moment, the logical move for Law was to retreat as fast as possible to avoid the Mender's terrifying ultimate move.
However, Law did not want to retreat.
His current combat mindset differed from ordinary people.
When others encounter this kind of large-scale, enclosed spatial ability attack, they would only think of dodging it first.
But what Law thought of was an offensive opportunity.
He speculated that summoning the Mirror Spirits had already expended a significant portion of the Mender's Manifested Aura. Additionally, materializing Stargie at her peak would also consume a considerable amount of Aura.
On top of these, the Mender had unleashed such a terrifying large-scale spatial attack, which would surely deplete the vast majority of his Manifested Aura.
Thus, the Nen the Mender could allocate to his own defense at this moment was certainly pitifully small.
So, this was an opportunity!
In an instant of accelerated thought, where time seemed to stand still, a hint of madness appeared in Law's eyes.
Inside the Hide-and-Seek Dimension, using the ability of the little fox to transmit real-time images, the support members anxiously watched the battle outside.
Seeing the large-scale spatial attack unleashed by the Mender, each person showed an expression of horror. In their experiences, when had they ever witnessed such a terrifying attack?
Knov, in particular, completely lost the color in his face.
He was a spatial Nen User, and understood better than anyone how difficult it would be to execute an attack like the Mender's.
No, it should be said to be utterly impossible.
No Nen User could ever achieve such a level. Absolutely none!
"Law...!"
Sanbica's hands unconsciously twisted together.
"Why isn't Law retreating? Retreat quickly!"
Seeing Law show no sign of backing off in the image, some of the support members became anxious.
Then, they witnessed an even more insane scene.
Not only did Law not retreat, he actively moved forward!
Yes, faced with that seemingly inevitable large-scale spatial attack, Law did not retreat. He advanced.
'If I can just get through...'
Law's eyes narrowed. He raised his hand and flicked a drop of ink-like Nen towards the narrow gaps between the lines of spatial cracks.
Then, without retracting his outstretched hand, he drew a circle in the air, opening a portal to the Hide-and-Seek Dimension.
Hesitating not a moment, Law leaped through, his body passing into the entrance of the Hide-and-Seek Dimension.
Before the spatial cracks could reach him, the portal shrank to a small black dot and vanished.
The Nen droplet he had thrown earlier, capable of creating an entrance to the Hide-and-Seek Dimension, precariously threaded its way through the gaps between the spatial cracks, heading straight for the Mender.
In that extremely dangerous situation, Law had not only planned to take the initiative but had also calculated the droplet's trajectory, finding the optimal path through that complex and intricate network.
No one had expected this, including the Mender.
The Nen droplet arrived in front of the Mender and then expanded into a black circular exit.
The next moment, Law emerged from the exit. His right hand gripped the hilt of Shin, his left hand formed a palm pressed against the pommel. Thus driving the blade tip, he slanted downward, stabbing towards the Mender's eye.
Just as Law had judged, the Mender's materialization of the Mirror Spirits, Stargie, and this large-scale spatial attack consumed the vast majority of his Manifested Aura.
At this very moment, the Mender's defense had dropped to its lowest point, presenting an excellent offensive opportunity.
Law seized this opportunity that could have slipped away in an instant.
The Mender had never anticipated Law closing the distance in this manner. By the time he reacted, the tip of the blade, wreathed in streaked black Nen, had already pierced his eye.
Shhk!
The graffiti-like eye abruptly split open with fine cracks.
The rusted blade of Shin pierced straight through the Mender's body, from top to bottom, plunging into the ground shrouded in milky white light.
'Got him.'
Law's body paused in mid-air, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
His focus was on Shin, which had pierced the Mender. He did not notice that the hand holding the branch pen was moving slowly.
At that moment, Law's mind stirred. He significantly mobilized the black energy stored in the White Smoke Font space.
To be safe, even though this black energy was not easy to gather, he decided to expend it all now, just to ensure he could subdue the Mender.
On other fronts, the replicas created from the mirrors suddenly stopped moving. This included the directly materialized Stargie.
Everyone, except Tonpa, was momentarily stunned.
Inside the Hide-and-Seek Dimension, there was dead silence.
Knov tilted his head slightly. A layer of light reflected off his glasses, masking his eyes.
Two streams of deeply moved tears slid down from behind the lenses, gathered at his chin, and dripped to the floor like mountain spring water.
"That my Nen... can be used this way... is my highest... honor!"
Knov's mind was fixated on Law's technique of using the Hide-and-Seek Dimension to rapidly close the distance.
The scene, replaying endlessly, pierced his heart like an arrow.