Nen was unable to withstand the damage from the Death Aura.
In other words-
Once a Nen User steps into the range of the Death Aura emitted by the tombstone-carrying tortoise, they will be like Morel's smoke soldiers, melting away like spring snow in an instant and turning into lifeless, ash-white remains.
This is the horror of the Dark Continent.
There are indescribable huge creatures, and there are also creatures like the tombstone-carrying tortoise that possess bizarre and incomprehensible abilities.
Compared to the huge creatures that stand hundreds of meters tall and are visible to the naked eye, the most dangerous things in the Dark Continent are these unknown abilities that can inexplicably steal one's life.
However-
The slow speed of the tortoise carrying the tombstone gave the team an opportunity to gather information.
While avoiding it outright is an option, they will inevitably encounter more tombstone-carrying tortoises in the subsequent explorations.
Therefore, it's necessary to take this chance to understand the tombstone-carrying tortoise's abilities, and if possible, even find a way to counter them.
If a solution can indeed be found, perhaps they could even obtain something with extraordinary effects from the tortoise's body.
Just like the Time Sand Moses's team acquired during their first expedition to the Dark Continent.
With this in mind, Moses signaled the team to maintain a safe distance before conjuring Black Sword with a wave of his hand.
"Morel, use your smoke soldiers to test the range of that green tortoise's ability."
Holding the Black Sword tightly in his right hand, Moses glanced at Morel and reminded him.
After hearing Moses's words, Morel immediately understood his intent and swiftly blew out several smoke soldiers.
Under the premise that it is uncertain whether the range of the tombstone-carrying tortoise's Death Aura could expand, relying solely on surrounding inanimate objects as reference points would still leave some uncertainty.
So, it was better to keep the initiative in their hands.
Morel quickly produced a large number of smoke soldiers and positioned them over thirty meters away.
In this way, they could serve as an early warning system for the tortoise's Death Aura's range.
With safety measures in place, Moses began his experiment-
He raised his left arm horizontally and rested the Black Sword against his elbow.
[Super Speed: Crossbow]
A powerful and condensed Aura enveloped the entire Black Sword, exuding an overwhelming pressure.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but glance at the Black Sword resting against Moses's elbow.
With such immense Emission-Type Aura supporting it, this mid-to-long-range Nen Ability became even more intimidating.
Hum-
The charged Aura erupted instantaneously.
The Black Sword resting against Moses's elbow vanished in the blink of an eye.
The next moment-
A faint spatial distortion appeared in front of the tombstone-carrying tortoise's emerald-green head.
But afterward, nothing happened… except for a few streaks of emerald-green blood slowly seeping from the tortoise's head.
When everyone saw this scene, some were surprised and some were stunned.
"Did it hit?"
Someone couldn't help but ask.
Though they didn't see the Black Sword successfully strike the tortoise, judging from the wound on the tortoise's head, the Black Sword thrown by Moses just now should have managed to inflict damage to the tortoise before it melted away.
"Outrageous."
Looking at the tortoise carrying the tombstone still moving slowly, Ging raised an eyebrow.
The Black Sword's speed was so fast, yet it was melted in an instant.
This shows that the ability of the tombstone-carrying tortoise is already within the realm of 'Rules'.
Moreover, if even Moses's [Super Speed: Crossbow] couldn't outpace that Rule-based power-
Then there was no hope for any other speed-based methods.
"It doesn't matter."
Moses stared at the head of the tombstone-carrying tortoise, which was oozing blood, and said calmly: "I'll try something else."
The wound was tiny, almost negligible.
But this result proves that [Super Speed] had the potential to threaten the tombstone-carrying tortoise.
"Use this."
When Cluck heard what Moses said, she suddenly pulled out a brown branch about fifty centimeters long.
As a Botanical Hunter, Cluck mostly focused her attention on the surrounding plant life in the forest.
This particular branch was something she had stumbled upon during their journey.
Though it appeared to be a branch, but in fact it is a dead twig that has fallen to the ground for who knows how long.
Yet, for some reason-
A fresh sprout had grown from it.
It was because of this phenomenon that Cluck picked up this dead branch.
Later, she discovered that this branch was as hard as iron, which further piqued her interest, so she kept it with her.
Now, it might just come in handy.
Moses took the dead branch from Cluck and immediately noticed its unusual texture. He instantly understood why Cluck wanted him to use this dead branch.
"It's fine if it breaks, right?"
He glanced at Cluck and asked.
Cluck rolled her eyes at Moses when she heard that.
It was just a random dried branch she had picked up casually. Although it is quite strange, it is not worth treating as a treasure.
Moses chuckled at her reaction.
He asked this question because he was thinking of Cluck's profession.
Since Cluck didn't mind, he didn't need to overthink it. He immediately channeled his Aura and began inscribing Divine Script onto the branch.
"Ging, give me a hand."
"Sure."
Upon hearing this, Ging stepped forward and helped Moses draw the Divine Script with strengthening effects.
The two of them had painted several Divine Script together on the Purple Smoke, so their coordination and proficiency were impeccable.
One started from the top, the other from the bottom.
And in the end, they seamlessly connected their work.
In less than a minute, the two of them had meticulously engraved intricate and aesthetically pleasing Divine Script onto the dry branch.
"As long as this branch can hold on for even half a second longer..."
Moses gripped the branch inscribed with Divine Script in his hand, and then looked at the tombstone-carrying tortoise in front of him.
While the Death Aura involving the power of Rules is indeed strange and terrifying, the tombstone-carrying tortoise in it is like a Nen User who is maintaining En, so its own defense is very weak.
Ssstt-
A surge of powerful Aura erupted from Moses' right hand, which was clutching the branch.
Then, with a move of his thought, the surging Aura instantly condensed onto the surface of the branch, shifting from a turbulent flow to a state as steady as bedrock.
[Super Speed: Hard]
With the team covering and guarding him, Moses had no reservations. He closed the Aura Nodes across the rest of his body, concentrating all of his Emission-Type Aura into the branch in his right hand.
The next moment-
Moses's wrist flicked violently and he hurled the dry branch forward.
In an instant-
the dead branch, which is wrapped in formidable Aura, vanished without a trace, and another fleeting ripple of distorted space appeared before the tombstone-carrying tortoise.
Immediately afterwards, everyone saw the head of the tombstone-carrying tortoise shook violently, and then its thick limbs gradually came to a stop.
'Did it work...?'
This question crossed through everyone's mind.