Looking at Pakunoda not far away, Leo stepped forward with his right foot.
With the point where he stepped as the center, spiderweb-like cracks spread in all directions, and the entire street trembled under this single step.
In the next instant, he had appeared in front of Pakunoda, his right palm pressing towards her head.
Pakunoda didn't even have time to pull the trigger.
"Don't even think about it!"
Machi's Nen threads descended like a net, and she struggled to climb up from the ground.
But those Nen threads, capable of cutting through steel, emitted a sharp friction sound against Leo's body, sparks splattering in the night.
Although they failed to cause substantial damage, they successfully disrupted Leo's attack rhythm.
Pakunoda closed her eyes, ready to welcome death.
But the expected impact did not come.
"Bang!"
A muffled sound came from the side.
Pakunoda opened her eyes and found that Leo's palm strike had been blocked—by a suddenly appearing bone shield covered in spikes.
It was Shalnark!
He had stood up again at some unknown moment, using his last bit of Nen to activate "Battle Cantabile: Bone Shield," blocking in front of Pakunoda.
The surface of the bone shield was covered in cracks, and Leo's palm force passed through the shield, shaking Shalnark until blood spilled from his nose and mouth, his arms trembling violently.
"Go quickly..."
Shalnark squeezed out two words with difficulty.
"No!"
Pakunoda wanted to push him away, but Machi had already rushed over from behind, using Nen threads to wrap around her waist and pull her back.
Just at this moment.
"Cough... don't underestimate people!"
Nobunaga crawled out from the rubble; he was covered in blood, his left hand hanging limply, while his right hand tightly gripped a broken blade.
Nobunaga injected his remaining Nen into the broken blade, and the blade emitted a faint but pure white light.
"Iai: Crescent Moon!"
A crescent-shaped Saber Qi slashed through the air, pointing directly at Leo's back.
This was a strike where Nobunaga abandoned defense and exhausted his energy; the Saber Qi was condensed like substance, and the sound of it tearing through the air was sharp and piercing.
Pincer attack!
Red light flared in Leo's eyes.
Using his left foot as an axis, his body spun like a top, and his right palm, which was pressing on the bone shield, changed from pressing to pushing, shoving Shalnark—along with the shield—toward the incoming Saber Qi, while his left fist struck first despite being launched later, the fist tip condensing dark red Qi, meeting the Saber Qi head-on.
"Boom! Boom!"
Two explosions sounded almost simultaneously.
Shalnark was knocked flying, and the bone shield shattered completely.
The shockwave generated by the collision of the Saber Qi and the fist energy completely razed the surrounding ruins to the ground, and gravel shot out like raindrops.
Dust and smoke rose into the sky, obscuring the moonlight.
When the dust and smoke dissipated slightly, the battlefield was a mess.
Pakunoda was pulled away by Machi, and both had suffered varying degrees of impact injuries, barely standing.
Shalnark lay not far away, his breath weak.
Nobunaga knelt on one knee, supporting his body with the broken blade, panting like an ox, clearly unable to fight anymore.
And Leo—
He stood in the center of the battlefield, the sleeve of his right arm shredded, and a wound deep enough to see bone appeared on his forearm, blood dripping down his arm and pooling into a small puddle at his feet.
But the wound was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye; flesh squirmed and joined, and skin covered it again.
The super-speed regeneration ability of "Instant" was taking effect.
"Truly... a nice combination."
Leo looked at the wound on his arm that had already mostly healed, his tone carrying approval.
"It almost hurt the bone."
Machi's heart sank to the bottom.
Such a combined attack, gathering the power of three people, actually only caused this level of damage?
And it was still recovering at an astonishing speed?
What kind of monster is this!
"Time is running out."
Leo glanced at the black markings slowly fading on his arm—there was one and a half minutes left.
Must end the battle.
He turned his gaze to Morex; this initial target had quietly retreated during the chaotic battle just now and was already approaching the edge of the Xililike Auction House ruins, clearly wanting to take the opportunity to escape.
"You can't run."
Just as Leo was about to pursue, suddenly, an astonishing killing intent came from afar.
That killing intent was so intense, so pure, that it almost made the air solidify.
"Tsk tsk tsk What an intense scene"
A bewitching and joyful voice sounded, the tone rising and falling strangely, as if chanting some kind of bloody poem.
"It really... makes my blood boil, I can't help but want to join in~"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.
They saw a figure twisting their waist, stepping with elegant and strange strides, slowly walking out from the shadows at the edge of the street.
The moonlight outlined his slender figure; the star and teardrop makeup on his face was particularly eye-catching in the night, and his red hair was as flamboyant as flames.
Hisoka!
Hisoka's golden eyes, at this moment, were like a viper eyeing its prey, flickering with extremely excited light, locking tightly onto Leo, who was emitting a powerful aura.
He stuck out his scarlet tongue and slowly licked the corner of his mouth, as if tasting the blood and Battle Intent permeating the air.
That action carried a morbid elegance, making people shudder.
Leo raised an eyebrow, his heart jolting.
Hisoka!?
Even he suddenly popped up... won't there be any other monsters appearing later...
The smile on Hisoka's face became increasingly bewitching, and he had already clamped several playing cards between his fingers at some unknown moment.
Nen flowed over them, the card surfaces emitting a dangerous metallic luster, making a faint buzzing sound.
"Come~ Let us..."
He took a step forward, his waist swaying slightly.
"...have fun~"
Before the words had even faded.
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
Three sharp sounds of air being torn apart ripped through the dead silence!
The playing cards infused with Nen turned into three streams of silver light, shooting towards Leo in a triangular formation, one aiming for the throat, two blocking the left and right evasion routes.
Leo was expressionless; in the moment before the playing cards were about to hit, his right hand raised like lightning, five fingers spreading—the three playing cards were firmly caught in his palm, as if blocked by an invisible wall.
He closed his palm, and the playing cards shattered in his hand.
Hisoka's figure flickered.
Flashing forward like a ghost, left and right, his speed was extremely fast, leaving several afterimages behind him.
When he approached within three meters of Leo, another playing card appeared in his hand, the card edge gleaming coldly in the moonlight, drawing a lethal arc, aiming directly for Leo's throat!
Leo didn't retreat but advanced, his left foot stepping forward half a step, his right fist slamming directly toward Hisoka's face like a cannonball!
Hisoka performed an extreme backbend, his body almost parallel to the ground, barely dodging this punch.
The wind of the punch grazed his nose, taking with it a few strands of red hair.
He took advantage of the momentum to lift his right foot, a tricky upward kick, toes straightened, aiming directly for Leo's jaw!
Leo's left hand reached out like lightning, accurately grabbing the ankle of Hisoka's incoming right foot.
Five fingers tightened like iron pincers, then he pulled hard, dragging Hisoka's whole body closer, while simultaneously raising his right fist, striking violently at Hisoka's upper body!
Hisoka reacted extremely fast; the moment he was pulled closer, his hands were already crossed in front of his chest.
A layer of pink, elastic Nen membrane instantly covered his arms—Bungee Gum!
Leo's fist slammed solidly into Hisoka's chest!
"Bang!"
In the muffled sound, the fist sank into that layer of elastic Nen membrane, the force absorbed, dispersed, and weakened by at least fifty percent.
But the remaining power was still astonishing; Hisoka's whole body was knocked backward as if hit by a heavy hammer!
He adjusted his posture in the air, a graceful backflip, and after his feet landed, he slid backward for three meters, his soles rubbing against the ground, emitting a harsh sound.
Leo used "Gyo" to look at his right fist, clearly seeing a layer of pink Nen sticking to his fist like chewing gum.
He knew Hisoka's tactical routine very well.
"Bungee Gum" had both elasticity and stickiness; Hisoka wanted to use the Nen stuck on his fist to suddenly contract at a critical moment, disrupting his rhythm or creating a surprise attack opportunity.
Leo's right arm muscles bulged, dark red Nen erupted on his fist, and he pulled hard—
"Rip!"
That layer of adhering Nen was ripped off forcibly, and in Hisoka's surprised gaze, it turned into pink light spots and dissipated.
Hisoka steadied his figure, seeing Leo's reaction, narrowed his eyes, and a more excited smile appeared on his face.
"Oh my my I've been found out"
He licked his lips, the Battle Intent in his golden pupils becoming increasingly intense.
Leo thought to himself.
"Time is running out, can't drag it out anymore, must finish it quickly!"
If Chrollo returned at this time, he, with his Nen exhausted, would undoubtedly die.
He hesitated no longer, rushing directly toward Hisoka twenty meters away, his speed so fast that it left a string of afterimages behind him!
At the same time, his right fist pulled back, his arm muscles taut to the limit like steel cables, veins bulging under his skin.
Nen crazily gathered, compressed, and compressed again toward his fist—the light changed from white to incandescent white, and finally to an almost blinding golden color!
A light sphere with a diameter close to thirty centimeters condensed and formed in front of Leo's right fist, the energy inside rotating and colliding crazily, emitting a low, thunder-like buzzing sound!
The surrounding air distorted due to the energy gathering, and the light refracted into strange halos.
Hisoka's expression changed, keenly sensing the terror of this strike.
He kicked off the ground, dodging to the side, while his toes lightly tapped the ground, using the elasticity of "Bungee Gum" to instantly pull away a distance of five meters.
But Leo's target was not Hisoka.
His gaze passed over Hisoka, locking onto the ground beneath Hisoka's feet.
Hisoka instantly understood Leo's intention—area attack!
His own reaction and mobility were extremely fast, making it hard for straight-line attacks to hit.
Only an area attack could possibly cause unexpected damage.
"Super Destruction Fist—!"
Leo roared, and the golden light sphere, along with the swing of his fist, smashed toward the ground beneath Hisoka's feet like a meteorite!
The moment the fist made contact with the ground, time seemed to freeze.
Then—
Shatter.
Boom—!!!!!!!!!!!
With the point of the fist's impact as the center, a giant crater with a diameter of over thirty meters and a depth of seven meters formed in an instant!
The shockwave expanded spherically in all directions; wherever it passed, streetlights were uprooted, benches turned into fragments, trees in the green belt were snapped in half, and parked cars were tossed away like toys, disintegrating in mid-air!
Although Hisoka reacted extremely fast, at the last moment, he released the Nen stuck to his soles, and at the same time, used "Bungee Gum" to rapidly pull himself toward a streetlamp pole in the distance that hadn't collapsed yet, but he was still a half-beat too slow.
He was swept by the edge of the shockwave, as if hit by an invisible giant hammer, and his whole body flew sideways, crashing through two walls before stopping.
The surrounding Machi, Nobunaga, Franklin, Pakunoda, Omokage, and Shalnark were all affected.
Already heavily injured, they were like fallen leaves in a gale, instantly blown ten meters away by the explosion, falling heavily onto various obstacles.
The glass curtain wall on the front of the Xililike Auction House was completely shattered under the impact, and shards fell like a rainstorm!
The main body of the building shook violently, and several huge cracks appeared on the outer walls.
The ground was trembling, as if experiencing a small earthquake.
Dust and smoke rose into the sky like a mushroom cloud, seven or eight meters high, slowly rising, obscuring the moonlight and starlight.
The entire block fell into an eerie silence, with only the pattering sound of gravel falling and the faint groaning of the building structure coming from afar.
After the dust and smoke gradually dissipated, Leo stood at the bottom of the deep pit, kneeling on one knee, gasping for breath, sweat mixed with blood dripping from his forehead.
This strike exhausted his remaining Nen.
Super Destruction Fist was inherently a Move with huge consumption; using it forcibly when the "Instant" state was about to end almost drained him.
He stood up with difficulty, his hands and feet trembling slightly from exhaustion, his vision somewhat blurred.
When he staggered out of the bottom of the pit and stepped onto the broken ground at the edge of the pit, less than thirty seconds remained of the "Instant" duration.
Leo looked around.
In the distance, Hisoka slowly struggled to get up from the ruins; his flamboyant clothes were severely damaged, the star and teardrop makeup on his face was contaminated by dust and blood, but those golden eyes were still bright, even more excited than before—that was the look of finding rare prey.
Further away, the members of the Phantom Troupe lay in various ruins; Machi was trying to help Nobunaga, Pakunoda was crawling toward the unconscious Omokage and Shalnark, and Franklin was embedded in a wall, his life or death unknown.
And Morex—
Was long gone.
That cunning guy, taking advantage of the chaos and explosion just now, had completely escaped the scene.
Leo took a deep breath, suppressing the feeling of weakness and the severe pain in his body.
He really wanted to kill all these spiders on the spot, but unfortunately, there wasn't enough time, and there was still Hisoka causing trouble.
If Chrollo returned at this time, he would be in danger; once the ability ended, he would be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Time was tight; he had to leave immediately.
He turned his head and looked at the struggling Phantom Troupe members, his voice raspy but clearly spreading across the dead-silent street.
"You don't even have the qualifications to die by my hands."
He paused, enunciating every word.
"In the future, wherever I appear, you are not allowed to appear again."
The night wind blew over his tattered hem, blowing up the black hair on his forehead soaked with sweat.
"Because there—"
Leo turned around and stepped toward the direction where Morex escaped.
"—is the Spider Forbidden Zone."
As the words fell, his figure disappeared into the night at the end of the street.
Leaving behind a devastated battlefield and a group of heavily injured spiders.
And, the increasingly excited smile of that red-haired clown in the distance.