The gruesome wound continued to bleed profusely...
In just a few seconds, Razor's white shirt was already dyed red.
The alarming amount of blood loss clearly indicated the severity of the injury.
'I went too hard...'
Moses stood on the beach, not far from the waves, glancing at Razor's injury. His brow furrowed slightly, though he tried to hide it.
This wasn't his intention.
It's just that he regarded Razor as a formidable opponent, and in the heat of battle, holding back wasn't an option.
"You should probably tend to that wound first."
Moses lowered the black sword and looked at Razor calmly.
He had come here to help Biscuit obtain the Blue Planet in the most efficient way possible. While he had Ging's permission, that didn't mean he could cross the line and do something as extreme as killing a 'Game Master'.
Hearing Moses's words, Razor opened his eyes and stared at him, feeling even more surprised.
After being wounded by such a bizarre and unpredictable ability, he had been puzzled as to why Moses hadn't pressed his advantage and launched another attack after retreating.
'So, it was because he wanted me to stop the bleeding first?'
'What a strange young man.'
Meeting Moses's gaze, Razor acted as if the wound on his back was of no concern.
"No need to worry about that."
After saying that, he took out a card from his inner pocket.
Seeing Razor took out another card, Moses remained unfazed.
His earlier probing had already confirmed that Shadow Shift and Teleportation Divine Glyph could negate the effects of the Eliminate Card.
For Moses, unless Razor suddenly uses this kind of card in battle, it will not cause any trouble to him.
Razor noticed Moses's calm reaction.
This was the first time he had encountered an intruder who could resist the Eliminate Card's effect, and it was also the first time he had been so severely injured by an intruder.
But this is his home ground after all, and he couldn't allow intruders to run amok.
With that in mind, Razor flipped the card, revealing the front side to Moses.
At this time, Moses finally got a clear look at the card's number and name.
It wasn't the Eliminate Card with the number -003 from earlier, but rather the Repair Card, numbered -006.
"Repair, On."
Without waiting for Moses to read the card's description clearly, Razor directly activated this special card.
Crack!
The card shattered like glass, transforming into a soft white light that enveloped Razor's muscular body.
The next moment-
The gruesome wound on Razor's back and even the cut white shirt were instantly restored to their original state.
Feeling his body fully healed, Razor turned slightly and generously presented the Repair Card's results to Moses.
This small gesture was also meant to subtly suggest that Moses should give up.
Moses quickly glanced at Razor's back, which had returned to normal, and revealed an 'extremely shocked' expression at the right time.
"Even the clothes...!"
"That's right."
Razor nodded and said meaningfully: "You don't need me to explain what this means, do you? So... as I said before, if you had come to the island through proper means, we would have welcomed you."
"Damn privilege-hogging dog."
After slightly suppressing his 'shocked' reaction, Moses gritted his teeth in 'anger' and spoke in a deep voice.
The smile on Razor's face froze slightly. The term 'privilege-hogging dog' sounded familiar to him. He seemed to recall Ging using it during an argument with 'Pe'. (T/N: It's only written as Pe in the RAW. Maybe it referred to Ickshonpe Katocha.)
From a literal interpretation, and from Moses' perspective, Razor, who could use Game Master's exclusive cards, was indeed a 'privilege-hogging dog'.
However, while enjoying the privileges of his position, he also had to bear various restrictions tied to Greed Island.
Razor wasn't about to explain all this. Seeing Moses's indignant expression, he calmly said: "So, do you want to continue?"
"Of course."
Moses raised his arm, held the black sword horizontally in front of him, and said through gritted teeth: "I'm the type who won't give up until I see the coffin. Besides... I bet you don't have a second Repair Card in your pocket."
Upon seeing this, Razor said no more and released his Aura to the maximum extent.
Having paid the price of severe injury to learn about the Nen Beast's abilities, Razor now had a clear understanding of its capabilities.
With this knowledge, he wouldn't fall for the same trick again.
Seeing Razor enter full combat mode once more, Moses immediately prepared himself for battle.
The reason why he came over on the black sword in the first place, instead of directly exchanging positions with the shadow, was to bring out the 'first sight of intelligence' effect of his Nen Abilities.
But he hadn't expected the Game Master of Greed Island to have such an overpowered authority card.
It wasn't a healing-type ability, but a repair!
This also suggested another possibility: Razor, with his home-field advantage, might not have to worry about the depletion of his Potential Aura.
Fortunately...
The black tendrils have been implanted.
Due to the restriction that the target using Zetsu would cause the black tendrils to completely disappear, the black tendrils could remain intact even as the wound was 'repaired'.
That's enough.
No matter how many authority cards Razor has...
The 'shocked' and 'angry' reactions earlier were just Moses improvising on the spot.
Without paying too much attention to the black tendrils on Razor's back, Moses prepared for a drawn-out battle.
However, Razor was not aware of the existence of the black tendrils. Seeing that Moses wouldn't back down until he was utterly defeated, he had no choice but to continue playing along with him.
However, his killing intent toward Moses had significantly diminished.
Sstztz——
Accompanied by a unique sound, a red Nen Sphere emitting a dangerous presence quickly formed in Razor's right hand.
Moses held his black sword horizontally in front of him, ready to take the attack.
From here on out…
All he needed to do was 'perform normally'.
He didn't necessarily have to inflict another wound on Razor, but he had to keep the battle intense and relentless until the black tendrils grew into Eye of Sight.
The outcome of this battle had been decided the moment Razor pulled out the Repair Card.
Then-
The sounds of battle echoed across the beach.
Moses and Razor clashed fiercely.
Time passed minute by minute.
Black tendrils spread across Razor's body.
A few minutes later, Moses could see the buds of the Eye of Sight beginning to emerge from the black tendrils.
'Almost there…'
Moses leaped back and landed firmly. Raising his black sword vertically in front of him, he looked at Razor in front of him.
Razor swung his hand, and the red Nen Sphere suddenly twisted and deformed, then flew towards Moses.
[Zetsu]
Moses lowered his eyelids, and the Aura in his body shifted from stillness to motion. The black sword in his hand transformed into a sharp arc of light, cleanly splitting the red Nen Sphere in two.
Boom! Boom!
The two halves of the sphere landed far behind Moses, causing massive explosions.
Whoosh-
A gust of wind came from behind, blowing up Moses's hair and clothes.
"You've already lost."
Moses maintained the posture of drawing the sword and said so.
Razor's eyelids twitched when he heard this.
In the next instant-
Pfftt!
The sound of a sharp sword piercing flesh suddenly rang out.
Razor's body stiffened, and he instinctively looked down at the blood-stained sword protruding from his chest.
"When…?"
His widened eyes filled with astonishment.
'Even if there was a third Nen Beast...'
'I had already known about its abilities and had been on constant guard.'
'How could this have happened?'
'Where had I slipped up?'
Razor's eyes trembled.