Oboro's terror was something that Saiyu was very clear about.
The reason why he thought that Oboro was someone he could fight was that a year ago, when the Zodiacs were invited to Hero Island, Ging Freecss had assessed Oboro's strength.
It was about the same as their Sheep Zodiac, Ginta.
But among all the Zodiacs, the only one who dared to say that he could defeat Oboro with 100% certainty... In terms of strength alone, it was probably the Dragon Zodiac, Botobai.
Naturally, Ging was speaking to them, and didn't count himself in.
At that time, after they had witnessed the real-life game that Oboro had created with his own hands, it gave this sentence a certain degree of credibility.
Putting aside pure strength, from a comprehensive level, there was no one who could win against Oboro...
Even Ging himself couldn't guarantee that he would definitely win if he fought Oboro...
Because there were many factors that affected the battle, such as the environment, design, and mind. Oboro might be a little weaker in strength, but this person's mind was unfathomable.
Moreover, he was very familiar with the members of the Zodiacs.
Among them was Saiyu, the Monkey Zodiac.
Beyond had said that among the Zodiacs under the Chairman, the only two people that he could take seriously were the Rat and the Pig... It also indirectly showed that Ging's ability was far above them, and Oboro was a threat to both Ging and Pariston.
In addition, Oboro knew his details, which made Saiyu even more convinced of the words that Ging had warned them before.
Therefore, based on Ging's judgment of Oboro, even if Oboro's strength was stronger than him, he would at most not be able to surpass Botobai. At least holding him back wouldn't be a problem... Next, he just had to wait for the allies sent by Beyond to enter the battlefield.
This was the true thought in Saiyu's heart.
It was reasonable, well-founded... And even more prepared!
Ging Freecss deduced that Oboro's Nen ability was related to the game... But it had mostly undergone some kind of change.
"What are you still waiting for... Make a move quickly!" On the opposite side, Oboro stared at him with excitement in his eyes.
This made Saiyu feel very uncomfortable.
According to what he knew, Oboro didn't have this kind of personality, but was cold and strong.
Why did he want him to make the first move?
Why didn't he launch an attack first?
"Does he want to use stillness to control movement?" Saiyu frowned.
Without thinking too much, he was highly tense, and wholeheartedly put himself into the battle in front of him.
Whoosh!
Then, he shot towards Oboro together with the three Nen monkeys.
Oboro acted as if he was responding, and took a step forward.
It was this action that immediately made Saiyu change his route. Thinking that he was going to counterattack, his entire body turned into a blurry black shadow that ricocheted back and forth on the nearby ground, making it impossible to figure out where he would land.
When Oboro took another step, Saiyu was as if he was facing a formidable enemy, and directly darted into the surrounding trees, and his person turned into a wisp of afterimage constantly returning between the trees.
"There's no need to be so nervous..."
Oboro muttered.
His face showed displeasure.
It was as if he was expecting Saiyu to fire at him with all his might, but he didn't expect him to be so cautious, and felt disappointed.
Pa pa pa...
All around the battlefield, the sound of Saiyu's rapid ricocheting kept coming from all directions. It was completely impossible to capture the trajectory of his movement with the naked eye alone.
A wisp of hot white breath overflowed from the corner of Oboro's mouth, and he performed the breathing technique.
Saiyu, who was still flying between the trees, originally wanted to use his super-high movement speed to put pressure on Oboro, and force his opponent to expose some flaws... He didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, the man in his vision had disappeared.
Almost at the same time... The hairs on Saiyu's back stood on end, and he felt the heat of his breath on the back of his head.
He was still gliding in the air, and a face appeared behind his shoulder.
"Let's just start directly... Since it's a fight... There's no need to do this kind of foreplay. You should know that I won't give you too much information to analyze and process." Oboro's cold voice entered his ears.
Saiyu's pupils shrank, and the staff in his hand suddenly turned around, wanting to turn around and strike.
Oboro hadn't gotten close to him yet... His reaction was very fast!
But as soon as he twisted his waist, Saiyu's raised arm trembled, and five bloodstains that seemed to have been across by a sharp knife appeared on his chest out of nowhere. They ran from just below his neck all the way to his abdomen, and were nearly a meter long.
The splashing blood dyed the monkey man's vision red...
Saiyu fell from mid-air, with an expression of disbelief.
Above his head, Oboro was standing on a tree branch, with the five fingers of his right hand drooping, dripping with blood... That face was full of disappointment.
"Is this... All you've got?"
Oboro was questioning him.
His Nen...
Saiyu's brain went blank.
His own Nen ability defense had been torn to pieces easily... This kind of body strength, and the power that had erupted from his fingertips.
It was the pressure that he had only felt when fighting the Chairman!
Ging's judgment was wrong. Oboro was definitely not someone that Ginta could compare to!
Or perhaps, it wasn't wrong... But in this past year, the other party's strength had improved again, but this was a bit too bizarre, and beyond common sense.
"Don't hide it. Use all the things at the bottom of your box... Otherwise, you'll die."
Oboro on the tree didn't take advantage of the situation to attack. Instead, he said it in a tone that urged him.
It was obvious that he was giving Saiyu time to adjust...
Otherwise, this kind of gap where he was hit hard and fell to the ground was an opportunity that no strong person would let go of in this kind of death battle.
Oboro hadn't done this.
It made Saiyu feel that Oboro didn't simply want to kill him. Instead, he was craving something...
"He's using himself to experiment..."
A thought flashed through Saiyu's mind.
A sense of shame and anger arose spontaneously.
"Ah!"
He shouted softly, and the amount of Qi that erupted from his body suddenly increased.
"Yes, yes, yes... That's right... Stronger, stronger!" Oboro's eyes also lit up.
His tone had changed.
Instantly, the ground where Saiyu was lying was lifted up by a burst of dust, and he disappeared.
Three sharp lights swept towards Oboro's front and back from different directions like lightning. It was the three Nen monkeys that had been intentionally hidden and covered by Saiyu, and had launched a surprise attack.
However, when these three living things approached the space within five meters of Oboro, they only saw his fingers twitch a few times, and a sharp light like a blade instantly tore through the air, and cut into the Hear-No-Evil Monkey, causing this monkey to shatter and explode in an instant.
It was immediately wiped out... The other two monkeys dodged in time, and weren't hit.
However, Saiyu himself also took this opportunity to find a chance, and a heavy and powerful muffled stick flew over, and struck Oboro's left face, pressing his head down slightly.
Saiyu's weapon was very peculiar. It could freely change in size, and change in length... It was very similar to the wish-fulfilling golden cudgel that Oboro knew.
Moreover, changing from short to long was almost instantaneous.
If the enemy wasn't careful, they would be hit by a dislocation from a distance, which was also a pseudo-method that ignored distance in disguise.
It was just that after hitting Oboro, Saiyu hadn't had time to be happy before he involuntarily increased the force on his hand, and his expression was horrified.
Grumble grumble...
He gripped the weapon tightly, but the stick was shaking, and making strange noises.
On the opposite side, Oboro's head, which was slightly tilted down, was resisting the force he was wielding, and was resetting little by little, which caused the stick to bend.
The most horrifying thing was that this strike had hit the vital point... Which was the brain.
But Oboro didn't seem to have been injured at all... "You can do it... But... It's still not enough... I still don't feel threatened."
Oboro looked at Saiyu, whose expression had changed drastically, stretched out his hand, grabbed the other party's weapon, and said word by word.
"Can you... Try a little harder?"
"!!!"
Hearing these words, and looking at Oboro's expression, Saiyu's scalp went numb.
He felt that what he was facing... Wasn't a person.
But some kind of... Unknown creature wearing a human skin.
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