"Not good!"
When the Kappa was being shot at, Porcupine naturally noticed, but he didn't stop. Instead, he tried to get closer to Blake and the others while the Kappa was drawing the enemy's fire.
So, when the Kappa died tragically and Shiba redirected his firepower toward him, Porcupine was caught off guard and had no time to dodge.
Chi chi chi…
In a moment of danger, Porcupine quickly activated his Nen. Thick hair sprouted across his body and curled around him as a defensive shield.
Da da da…
A violent storm of real bullets rained down on Porcupine, colliding wildly with the curly hair covering his body.
Unlike the Kappa's direct confrontation, Porcupine's hair defense was incredibly flexible. The bullets striking it felt as though they were hitting soft cotton.
When Porcupine transformed his hair into sharp spikes, even an Enhancer-type Nen user like Uvogin would have his fists pierced.
But in its flexible, curled state, the hair provided formidable defense.
However, Shiba was not Uvogin.
Their attack methods were vastly different.
Although the bullets lost some of their power upon hitting the flexible curls, the sheer force of the barrage still lifted Porcupine off the ground, sending him flying backward until he crashed into a wrecked car.
And with Shiba's rate of fire—over 3,000 rounds per minute—the accumulating impact soon overwhelmed Porcupine.
The curly hair clinging to his body began to collapse under the pressure, and its defensive effect vanished.
"Ah!!!"
Just like the Kappa before him, Porcupine couldn't hold out for long. Soon, he too was riddled with bullets and reduced to a bloody mess.
Shiba had eliminated two members of the Shadow Beasts in quick succession.
Naturally, the other two members of the Shadow Beasts did not simply stand by. They launched their attacks as well.
While Shiba was suppressing the Kappa with relentless firepower, the Ghost Bat soared high in the sky, flapping his wings as he glared down at Blake.
"Let me show you the power of sound waves…"
With a murderous glint in his eyes, Ghost Bat opened his mouth, ready to attack.
Just like his appearance suggested, Ghost Bat's Nen allowed him to emit deadly ultrasonic waves.
It was an extremely dangerous ability.
Ultrasonic waves couldn't be defended against by conventional means. And combined with Ghost Bat's ability to fly, it became very difficult for opponents to stop his assault.
Zheng!
Just as Ghost Bat was about to strike, a flash of sword light suddenly bloomed from a gap in the air behind him.
Slash!
The blade cut cleanly across Ghost Bat's neck.
The sudden ambush gave him no time to react. His aura-based defenses alone were not enough to stop the strike.
Blood sprayed, and a head went flying.
Ghost Bat felt a sharp pain in his neck—and then his world spun.
"Is that… my body?"
That was his final thought as he saw his own corpse falling and the world turned to darkness.
The sword that struck him then withdrew.
The source of the sword light was revealed to be a narrow gap in the void—a space portal.
The scene then shifted to where Blake and his team were. Mia, who had been standing beside Blake, had vanished without anyone noticing.
"Mia's control over the Gate Fruit keeps improving!"
As Ghost Bat's corpse fell from the sky, Blake glanced up at it and smiled.
Compared to Bruno from another world, Mia had not only developed the Gate Fruit more effectively, but had also merged it seamlessly with her Nen to create impressive results.
Even Blake couldn't help but admire her.
Just then, a figure darted in from the side—swift and deadly.
Its sharp fangs glinted, coated with terrible toxins.
It was none other than the Sick Dog of the Shadow Beasts.
Unlike the Kappa and Porcupine, who attacked from the front, Sick Dog used a flanking route to reach Blake.
His speed was impressive—even after taking an arcing path, he still managed to reach Blake in seconds.
Whoosh!
Blake didn't seem to notice the approaching Sick Dog, but that didn't mean the attack would land.
In an instant, the creature sitting on Blake's shoulder—Dilumon—vanished.
"Cat-Claw Strike!"
Reappearing like a flash, Dilumon intercepted Sick Dog mid-pounce and struck with a powerful claw swipe.
"What?!"
Sick Dog's pupils contracted to pinpoints. When he saw Dilumon appear out of nowhere, his expression twisted in horror.
It was too late to dodge or counter.
"Ah!!!"
Flesh and blood flew. Dilumon's claw tore off Sick Dog's right arm and shoulder in one powerful slash, causing blood to gush out.
But the attack wasn't over yet.
As Sick Dog crashed to the ground, Dilumon unleashed another claw swipe—shattering the beast's legs with terrifying force.
His screams intensified.
Now legless and bleeding heavily, Sick Dog writhed and howled in agony on the ground.
Whoosh!
After inflicting serious injury, Dilumon leapt back gracefully, landing on Blake's shoulder once again.
"Meow~ Master! Why did you tell me to spare this human instead of finishing him off?"
Dilumon's claws glowed with lingering Nen as it flicked away the blood and looked curiously at the writhing Sick Dog.
It wasn't that Dilumon lacked the ability to kill.
On the contrary, it could've easily slashed Sick Dog's neck during the first strike.
The only reason it had spared the vital areas and gone for disabling blows was because it had received a secret order from Blake.
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