Nen Abilities come in all sorts of bizarre configurations. Depending on the setup, the abilities displayed can vary… some ordinary, some peculiar, some downright unbelievable.
On this foundation, Nen Beasts' abilities and characteristics also have many manifestations.
For instance, Nen Beasts capable of passing through walls, Nen Beasts that are physical yet invisible to ordinary people, Nen Beasts only visible to specific people under certain conditions, Nen Beasts that can freely switch between physical form and Nen energy.
Amid such complex setups, if a Nen Beast wishes to possess multiple characteristics, it must undoubtedly bear significant limitations.
Earlier, the Spider Mother unleashed only a seemingly ordinary wave of attacks, yet it contained many characteristics.
The characteristic of a Nen Beast controlling lesser Nen Beasts.
The recycling-type characteristic where controlled lesser Nen Beasts, when damaged, transform into Aura and return to the main body.
The characteristic of lesser Nen Beasts freely switching forms, turning into Nen energy to pass through physical objects.
The characteristic of lesser Nen Beasts remotely detonating the Nen contained in their conjured forms.
So many characteristics appeared on one Nen Beast, and on the lesser Nen Beasts controlled by that Nen Beast no less, with an exaggerated quantity at that...
Law, who had pulled Uvogin to his side from a distance, calmly watched the explosions caused by the miniature Spider Mothers.
'The power is strong, undoubtedly 100% Emission-type. But such precise control can only be achieved by 100% Manipulation-type. The problem is, all these things were displayed by a Nen Beast.'
Law shifted his gaze to Nasubi, standing motionless.
With just this one Nen Beast, even if Nasubi remained motionless, his strength was enough to rank among the top tier.
Earlier, Law integrated a weakened version of his Domain with the En, probing underground, allowing him to immediately confirm whether Uvogin's punch had eliminated the remaining miniature Spider Mothers.
Because of this, he could quickly relocate and use a combined Manipulation and Emission ability to pull Uvogin to his side from a distance, avoiding the self-detonation attacks of the miniature Spider Mothers.
When Uvogin was pulled over, he was still in a mid-punch pose, looking bewildered.
Seeing Law and Uvogin were fine, Hakuro felt slightly relieved.
No matter what, he had to perform well now. Even though the disadvantage was clear, he wasn't willing to give up and die.
On the other side, Nasubi looked at Law, narrowing his eyes.
He had witnessed Law's series of actions earlier.
In battles between Nen Users, guessing the opponent's Nen type is a crucial and important tactic.
But in some battles, you can never accurately guess the enemy's type.
Like now, when Law perfectly displayed Manipulation and Emission attributes, Nasubi couldn't pinpoint Law's true type.
'That speed... if he were to simply flee...'
Nasubi considered this point. Law was one of the important cornerstones he valued, so how could he let him escape?
At that moment, the shrunken meat balls on the Spider Mother, depleted after releasing the miniature spiders, swelled up again to fullness, then cracked open once more.
Again, twenty-two miniature Spider Mothers emerged from the meat balls, heading towards Law and the others.
"Can you handle it?" Law looked at the rapidly approaching spider swarm.
"Of course."
Uvogin was caught off guard earlier because he didn't know the miniature Spider Mothers' abilities. Now that he understood, he was naturally confident in dealing with them.
"Then be careful."
Law nodded, then vanished from the spot using Instant.
Almost simultaneously, Hakuro seemed to act in tacit understanding, avoiding the miniature Spider Mothers and aiming straight for the Spider Mother behind Nasubi.
"This suits me perfectly."
A faint smile appeared on Nasubi's fleshy face. His rock-steady Aura firmly covered his body's surface.
Moments later, Law abruptly appeared before Nasubi, arriving without a trace, leaving no evidence.
However, among the many characteristics possessed by the Spider Mother, which had devoured many Nen Beasts, was an extremely high perception ability. As soon as Law appeared, it had a countermeasure ready.
Its ten human arms instantly gathered their fingers into sharp points, stabbing towards the nearby Law.
With a sharp sound of tearing air, Law raised his left hand to meet the ten arms stabbing from the Spider Mother.
A cluster of Nen floated above Law's left hand, transforming into the book of God Hand.
Clang!
The ten sharp points were blocked by the book, not even budging Law's body.
Without Kuro's space, Law couldn't freely retrieve weapons. To block the Spider Mother's attack, he could only manifest the book, temporarily using it as a shield.
As Law used the book to block the attack, Nasubi finally stopped standing still.
The abundant fat on his body abruptly contracted, displaying an ability similar to Biscuit's transformation, instantly reshaping his body into a structure suitable for close combat.
The terrifying amount of Manifested Aura rapidly converged on Nasubi's right arm. Then, Nasubi thrust his palm, fingers pointed, towards Law's abdomen.
He wanted a live capture, hence aiming for the abdomen instead of the heart.
At this moment, Law was being pressed by the Spider Mother's ten arms. Given the Manifested Aura Nasubi released, even an Enhancer's defense would likely be unable to block this palm thrust.
At that moment, Hakuro, rushing towards Law, used his ability… Regression.
His running figure blurred, becoming like a data entity, stretching out countless thin lines forward before disappearing into thin air.
Almost simultaneously, countless thin lines appeared beside Law, reassembling into Hakuro's body.
This sudden change made Nasubi's cheek twitch, but he didn't retract his momentum.
Hakuro also had no intention of blocking Nasubi's attack for Law. He directly pounced on the Spider Mother, sending it flying.
With the Spider Mother's ten-arm pressure removed, Law didn't need to allocate additional Aura. He simply withdrew the book. As Hakuro and the Spider Mother flew away together, Law clenched his right fist, meeting Nasubi's thrusting palm.
Boom!
A shockwave of Aura erupted.
The ground behind both parties was directly cracked by the erupting aura force. It seemed as if a wave-like force pushed through the sandy ground, instantly extending into the distance, rolling up dust and sand into smoke dragons billowing to the left and right.
An extremely dull booming sound transformed into visible sound waves, spreading out in all directions, passing through the arriving trio of Beyond.
Seeing the commotion from this clash, Marione's pupils mechanically contracted to pinpoints, while Pariston narrowed his eyes.
Beyond's cape was lifted by the sound wave as if about to fly into the sky. He merely watched Law and Nasubi calmly, a look of admiration in his eyes.
In the distance, ordinary people affected by the sound waves had blood flowing from their ears, their ears ringing, unaware of what had happened.
In the field, Law's fist and Nasubi's palm pressed against each other, forming a bridge. The considerable Nen Forces from both sides collided back and forth on this bridge.
Both of them sensed the arrival of Beyond's trio but paid them no mind.
"I've only seen Manifested Aura this strong on magical beasts, it's a level humans can't reach. And there are no traces of modification on your body," Law still had the leisure to speak.
He was curious about how Nasubi achieved Manifested Aura that transcended human limits.
"Are you praising yourself?"
Nasubi looked at the astonishing Manifested Aura on Law's body and replied in a deep voice.
"No, I just think there's something abnormal about you," Law said seriously.
Nasubi remained silent, a cold look in his eyes, inner ripples gradually stirring.
'Even with the Kakin Empire's inheritance ritual, combined with the power gathered from the Spider Mother devouring offspring and Nen Beasts, I still couldn't overpower him.'
'Who is this person... exactly?'
'Normal people simply can't possess such power.'
Law didn't know Nasubi's inner thoughts. Looking at Nasubi's impassive face, he said, "Your Nen Beast is impressive. It probably belongs to... external factors, right?"
"In that case, I might have to apologize to you."
"Your Nen Beast ran into me… it's just its bad luck."