When Cheadle heard Moses still had some Black Clay, she hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "I'd like to study the Black Clay. Could you spare a little for me?"
"Sure."
Moses agreed without hesitation, and even thought that Cheadle was being overly polite.
After hearing this, Cheadle's face, which had been tense all night, finally softened into a smile. Then, she said, "Just a little bit will do, no need for too much."
She understood the significance of Black Clay. In a sense, it was something that could provide Moses with a safety net for healing. So she wouldn't take too much.
However, Moses was never stingy with those he considered his own, and he directly summoned out Rat Jewel.
Because there was no need to worry about exposing Rat Jewel's abilities in front of Netero, Pyon, and Kanzai, Moses had Rat Jewel retrieve one and a half portions of Black Clay for Cheadle.
Qiduo was naturally reluctant to take so much.
But in the end, she couldn't withstand Moses's insistence.
"With your abilities, Cheadle, you might just crack the secrets of Black Clay and mass-produce it one day. When that happens, you'll be a 'Great Figure of the Era'."
Moses said this half-jokingly, half-seriously.
Hearing this, Cheadle was speechless.
A while later-
Moses was too lazy to pursue the matter of the special directive. After rejecting Pyon's invitation to 'fight until dawn', he returned to his room to catch up on sleep.
Half an hour passed.
Beans returned to the airship and wanted to report back to Moses about delivering the Black Clay, but upon hearing that Moses was already resting, he decided to drop the matter.
Time passes slowly.
Night faded, and dawn arrived.
The gentle morning sun pierced through the thin mist, casting golden light over the airship.
Buzz-
The airship's propellers slowly began to rotate, gradually picking up speed as swirling currents of air whipped around them.
Eight o'clock.
The airship took off on schedule.
Moses, who had already woken up, stood in the corridor of the cabin, gazing out the window at the empty tarmac.
For some unknown reason, Botobai and the others who had given him trouble last night hadn't shown up at the airport..
Even Ging was absent-
If it was because their injuries were too severe, Moses had specifically sent Beans with a portion of Black Clay for them.
Moses didn't know the reason and didn't plan to ask. He simply watched as the airship rose higher and higher into the sky.
At noon.
The airship landed on a red rocky mountain.
This rock mountain is a hundred meters high and covers a large area, which is about the size of ten football fields.
When this red rock mountain was seen from a distance, it looked like a giant red pudding lying across the earth.
This was the chosen site for Netero and Beyond's duel.
Just a few minutes after the Hunter Association's airship landed, another airship approached from the distant sky.
After getting off the airship, Moses and the others looked at the airship that was flying straight towards them.
It's Beyond's airship.
Under their watchful eyes, the airship descended smoothly and touched down.
Moments later-
Beyond was the first to emerge from the airship, striding confidently down the ramp.
Moses immediately focused on him.
The other person was burly, and the Aura covering his body was steady and powerful.
In terms of appearance, he bore a striking resemblance to Netero, but with long hair and a flowing beard.
His upper body was clad in armor, giving him the look of a general straight out of ancient China.
As Beyond got off the airship, more than a dozen people came out of the airship behind Beyond.
Moses's gaze shifted away from Beyond and turned to look at the dozen or so people following closely behind Beyond.
They are all Nen Users.
And judging from the state of their Aura, they were undoubtedly all elites.
Such a thing is actually normal, since anyone who is favored by Beyond certainly wouldn't be weak.
After all, the goal of this group of people is-
The Dark Continent!
'Aside from Beyond, the strongest among them is...'
Moses quickly looked at the group of people getting off the airship, and soon locked his eyes on a girl wearing a sailor suit and with shoulder-length hair.
Though 'girl' might not be accurate. Given her electronic-style eyes and the robotic definition of her jawline, she seemed more like an android.
Regardless, whether in terms of Aura or presence, this girl android-like girl stood out the most in Beyond's team.
Moreover, judging from her distinct 'visual traits', she was likely a Transmuter or Conjurer, and it is even more likely to be a Dual-Category Nen User.
Because this style made Moses intuitively think of Tsubone, the most senior butler in the Zoldyck Family.
Tsubone was a Dual-Category of Transmuter-Conjurer. Her Nen Ability, [Rider's High], allowed her to transform her body into seven different vehicles, including a heavy motorcycle and an aircraft.
The first time Moses saw this sailor suit robot girl, he vaguely felt that this girl had the same style as Tsubone. And maybe she could transform directly in battle.
Of course.
This is just Moses's speculation based on initial impressions, so its reliability wasn't high.
Marione noticed that Moses's gaze stayed on her for several seconds, so she mechanically turned her eyes and slowly looked at Moses.
In those eyes, a small square-shaped light flickered silently, as if to frame Moses's figure in this square of light for analysis.
Moses became even more curious when he saw the electric light in Marione's eyes.
However, he did not continue to pay attention to her. Instead, his attention suddenly shifted to the airship behind Beyond's group.
Hidden in that airship was another presence whose Aura was no less powerful than Marione's.
While Moses was sizing up Mario Nete and the others, Beyond had already stopped about seven or eight meters in front of Netero.
"Yo, long time no see, Beans."
Instead of addressing Netero first, Beyond greeted Beans with a grin.
Then, without waiting for Beans to respond, Beyond glanced at Moses and the others, and felt a little strange that only a few of the Zodiacs came.
"What, only a few of you showed up?"
Beyond habitually raised his hand to stroke his flowing beard and grinned:
"Did the other Zodiacs get hit by a car on the way here or something? Oh, wait… could it be they couldn't bear to see their beloved Chairman lose, so they stayed home?"
"…"
Hearing Beyond's provocative words, everyone fell silent.
Beyond observed their reactions and raised his eyebrows, "It can't be that someone suddenly ambushed them and broke their legs, right?"
"…"
Another stretch of silence, except that Beans and Kanzai instinctively glanced at Moses.
Beyond keenly caught Beans and Kanzai's little movements, and couldn't help but look at Moses, whom he'd been keeping an eye on for a while.
"It seems that like something interesting happened that I don't know about..."
Beyond's grin widened, utterly unbothered.