Even after seeing Hisoka and Kurapika struggling in battle, Moses didn't immediately intervene. Instead, he deliberately asked for Hisoka's opinion first.
After all, if he stepped in, it might come off as stealing their prey.
But before Hisoka could respond, the man wrapped tightly from head-to-toe suddenly assumed an attacking stance.
In that case, Moses couldn't be blamed for what happened next.
Before arriving at the scene, Moses had already prepared a backup plan, so that his Black Sword was ready to take action at any time.
And use the ability of [Texture Surprise: Modified], he granted the Black Sword the power to blend into the environment, rendering it completely transparent.
The order he gave to Black Sword was to take decisive action once the enemy revealed a flaw.
Therefore, when Code Four shifted most of his Aura to his right hand in preparation for an attack, the rest of his body inevitably left gaps in his defense.
At that moment, the Black Sword, which is lying in wait, faithfully carried out Moses's order and pierced straight through Code Four's heart from behind.
This outcome couldn't be blamed on Code Four's carelessness.
In the final analysis, while the synergy of [Texture Surprise: Modified] and In can certainly deceive people, but what truly mattered was Moses's overwhelming presence, which is radiant and oppressive like the sun.
As a result, Code Four had to focus most of his attention on Moses, leaving him wide open for the Black Sword's ambush.
Code Four stared blankly at the bloodstained, transparent blade protruding from his chest.
Countless questions swirled in his mind, but he no longer had the strength to voice them.
His body grew weaker, colder...
The light in Code Four's eyes dimmed quietly and his body, having lost its strength, fell heavily to the ground with a dull thud.
The Black Sword, which is still in disguise, pulled out of Code Four's body, then shook off the blood attached to the blade and flew back toward Moses.
But from Kurapika and Hisoka's perspective, the whole process seemed a little weird.
'A transparent sword drenched in blood-'
'Is this another new ability of Moses?!'
Kurapika was momentarily stunned, but he quickly regained his composure.
At this point, he wasn't surprised when something like this happened with Moses.
From the very beginning, he knew that conventional concepts like 'Memory Capacity' did not apply to Moses.
Hisoka reacted similarly. He had long grown accustomed to Moses casually unveiling new abilities from time to time, not to mention his ridiculous talent for copying others' abilities outright.
So, after seeing the transparent sword that had instantly killed Code Four, both of them accepted the reality of the situation within seconds.
At this time, Hisoka still didn't know yet-
The ability that gives the Black Sword its transparency was derived from his own Texture Surprise.
It was only after Moses's improvement that the ability became even more powerful and versatile than the original.
Moses raised his hand and caught the flying Black Sword.
"Good job."
After praising the Black Sword softly, Moses quickly reviewed the first kill just now.
One of the most fascinating aspects of the Nen System was the ability to instantly kill a formidable opponent using an unknown ability.
Moses had harvested a Cornerstone from the strongest leek, Hisoka, and with the help of Memory Capacity +1, he can not only easily replicate the Texture Surprise Ability, but also make partial improvements before replicating it.
However, the most critical factor is the Nen Attribute Correction Rates.
Moses's six-dimensional diagram of Nen Categories is stronger than Hisoka's, so there is more room for improvement in the expandability of his Nen Abilities.
That is to say-
Thanks to his Nen Attribute Correction Rates, Moses could utilize copied abilities in far more diverse ways than their original users.
For example, while Hisoka was limited by his Transmutation-Type Affinity when using Texture Surprise, preventing him from maintaining the ability's effects at a distance-
Moses had no such restriction.
This was the fundamental reason why the Black Sword could strike Code Four from a considerable distance.
This is something Hisoka could never achieve.
And if Moses could further increase his Nen Attribute Correction Rates through Perception's rewards in the future, then the Nen Ability he replicates would inevitably surpass the original owner's.
That was the truly terrifying part.
With the first battle concluded, Moses finished his review and felt that this improved Texture Surprise was quite practical and had considerable tactical value.
Meanwhile, Black Sword, which is still in a transparent state, was acting restless next to Moses, but because Moses was reviewing the process of using his abilities just now, he did not notice Black Sword's actions.
Black Sword thought that Moses ignored it because of its ability to make it transparent, so-
When Hisoka and Kurapika walked towards Moses, Black Sword angrily threw off the thin veil covering its form, revealing its true body midair.
After the transparent veil left Black Sword's body, it gradually regained its original color, just like a piece of white paper that touched ink.
Kurapika saw this but didn't react.
But Hisoka, who was a step behind him, suddenly froze for a moment, and silently watched the veil that was thrown away by the Black Sword and slowly fell from mid-air to the ground.
'Texture… Surprise?!'
Hisoka slowed down his pace, stared at the veil that finally fell to the ground, and a strange look gradually appeared on his face.
Just as Moses finished reviewing, he happened to notice that Hisoka had been staring at the veil on the ground, and said seriously: "This is not Texture Surprise."
"Oh~?"
Hisoka raised an eyebrow.
Moses nodded seriously, then showed Hisoka a harmless smile and further explained: "This is a modified and improved Texture Surprise."
"…"
Hisoka's cheek twitched imperceptibly before he fell silent.
Moses watched his reaction with amusement, then turned his gaze to Kurapika and slowly restrained his smile.
"Kurapika, you go ahead. As for the one inside... I'll handle it."
"Mm."
Kurapika nodded.
'Finally-'
'May the others rest in peace...'
Moses glanced at Kurapika, then stepped over Code Four's corpse and strode toward the luxurious suite deeper inside.
The situation on the entire floor was already under his control.
And now, in that obscenely expensive suite, only the isolated and helpless Fourth Prince of Kakin Empire, Tserriednich Hui Guo Rou, was left.
As for this character from the original work...
Moses remembered him quite vividly.
From the perspective of a reader, this man named Tserriednich was a soul of pure evil, and in terms of talent in Nen, he surpassed even Killua and Gon.
Not only could he awaken to his Nen in a moment through meditation without the help of external forces, he also managed to grasp the basics of Gyo within half a day.
What did that mean?
Take Gon and Killua for example. They are undoubtedly geniuses among geniuses, but if they were to attempt awakening to Nen through meditation alone, it would take them about a week.
However, it only took Tserriednich a moment to feel the existence of Nen, and then he awakened his Nen naturally.
This level of talent could only be described as a monster among geniuses.