Before Hisoka pulled the stone slab back, Law had infused it with his Aura, ensuring that it would leave some damage on Hisoka.
Law steadied himself after losing his balance and looked at Hisoka, who was lying outside the ring.
At this moment, Law could have pressed his advantage and used a punch powered with Ko to hit Hisoka on the head. However, since Hisoka hadn't agreed to a death match, Law couldn't do that.
The referee quickly came to Hisoka's side. After confirming that Hisoka was still conscious, he raised his hands, made a scissors gesture, and shouted: "Critical Hit!"
This means that Law had scored two points.
If the match ended with a knockout, these points would be meaningless.
Hisoka lay on his back with his heels stuck to the ground. Then, he used the strength of his waist and abdomen to slowly straighten up.
His arms were covered in abrasions, which looked quite severe but were only superficial.
Just before the stone slab was about to hit him, Hisoka had managed to block it with his arms in time, avoiding more serious injuries.
Not only did the Bungee Gum fail to work, but it was taken advantage of by Law. That situation was like raising a fist and punching himself in the face.
'His eyes are constantly using Gyo, and he never shifts the Aura in his eyes when defending or attacking. So, even if I used In to eliminate my Nen's presence, it couldn't hide from his eyes.'
Hisoka slowly walked back toward the ring.
Bungee Gum has the properties of both rubber and gum. It uses the properties of gum to stick to the target or object, and then uses the elastic contraction of rubber to perform various actions.
Hisoka knew exactly how to maximize the effectiveness of Bungee Gum, which was to use In to eliminate the Bungee Gum and make it more concealed.
However, Law was willing to weaken his defense and offense slightly to maintain Gyo in his eyes at all. In this way, it would be meaningless to use In.
By using Gyo to counter concealment, the effectiveness of Bungee Gum was greatly reduced.
Hisoka was much stronger now than he had been in Meteor City, but the same was true for Law!
'Law... you're truly impressive!'
Hisoka reached the edge of the ring and lightly jumped back onto it.
He assumed that Law wouldn't deactivate Gyo in his eyes until the match was over. Therefore, there was no point in using In. To make Bungee Gum work, he would have to use it outside Law's line of sight or increase its quantity.
For now, Hisoka saw no chance of winning this fight, but he could try creating one. But if he couldn't, he would surrender and make a quick escape.
Watching Hisoka standing on the edge of the ring, Law didn't move. It's because at this distance, the accuracy of long-range attacks was practically zero.
'Twenty meters… no, within ten meters. That's the range where my Nen Bullets have a 90% hit rate.' Law thought calmly as he looked at Hisoka, who was approaching step by step.
Even within a distance of ten meters, there is no guarantee that the Nen Bullets can hit the target 100%. Therefore, the purpose of using the Nen Bullets beyond ten meters is to provide cover and harassment.
In other words, for the rest of the match, any Nen Bullets fired beyond ten meters didn't need to be infused with much Aura. Conversely, within ten meters, even with a 10% miss rate, it was worth injecting enough Aura to make them count.
As Hisoka walked, he raised his hands and produced a dozen playing cards.
These weren't conjured with Nen but were hidden using [Texture Surprise]. When he needed them, he would simply remove the illusion.
Holding a stack of playing cards, Hisoka suddenly increased his speed, launching into a rapid sprint.
The distance between them closed in an instant. Hisoka flicked his wrists, sending the playing cards in his hands spinning forward.
There were a total of sixteen playing cards. The moment they were thrown out, they spun like a boomerang. Instead of heading straight for Law, they split into two groups, flying toward his left and right.
With this flight trajectory, the sixteen cards would fly past Law and curve behind him.
Since he knew that Law's Nen Ability could stop the playing cards, why would Hisoka waste his Aura on such a meaningless attack?
His goal was... to create an opportunity through sheer numbers. Even if Law could see them, it wouldn't matter.
'Sixteen threads, and he's not even using In.'
Seeing the Aura attached to the cards, Law's mind raced.
'I could fire ten Nen Bullets to sever ten of the Nen Threads, or I could use my Domain to stop eight cards on either the left or right.'
'But no matter which choice I make, there is no way to sever all sixteen Nen Threads.'
'In that case…'
Law pushed off the ground, ignored the playing cards, and rushed straight towards Hisoka. He closed the distance to within ten meters and fired ten Nen Bullets at Hisoka.
"Huh?"
When Hisoka saw that Law so decisively ignored his little trick, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes. He reacted extremely quickly and instantly attached the sixteen Nen Threads connected to the playing cards in his hand onto the stone slabs in front of him.
In this way, the sixteen Nen Threads connected the playing cards and several stone slabs, and the sixteen playing cards that bypassed Law gathered together at this moment.
In an instant, Hisoka activated the elastic property of his Aura, causing the sixteen cards to snap back toward Law's back. At the same time, the stone slabs flipped up, blocking the path of the incoming Nen Bullets.
Boom!
The Nen Bullets shattered the slabs, sending debris and dust flying.
If... Law's Nen Bullets couldn't cut through Hisoka's Nen Threads, Hisoka's approach would have been different.
He was very confident, so even at such a short distance, he would have tried to attach the Nen Threads onto the Nen Bullets to form a straight line between the two points.
Then, he would have used the speed of the Nen Bullets to pull the cards back even faster, aiming to strike Law from behind.
This plan, however, was based on a big 'if'.
Because Law's Nen Ability was special and somewhat countered his, Hisoka could only attach the Nen Threads to the stone slabs.
As the slabs shattered and dust filled the air, Hisoka took advantage of the chaos, charging into the cloud.
At the same time, Law sensed the cards flying back toward him and sidestepped to the right, easily dodging them.
At this moment, Hisoka's figure emerged from the dust, closing the distance and throwing a punch at Law.
Law raised his right elbow and blocked the punch.
With his fist blocked, Hisoka immediately followed up with a knee strike aimed at Law's abdomen.
Law's leg shot up, bending to block the knee strike, while he simultaneously threw a punch that landed on Hisoka's stomach, forcing him back several steps.
His Nen was countered, and his physical combat skills were outmatched by Law. This should have been a fight with no chance of winning. But… finding a sliver of darkness in a world full of light was where the fun of battle lay.