Chapter 263 An Arm

Atomu used his Nen like fuel for propulsion, suddenly increasing his speed and attack power. It was like a gift box filled with explosives, causing significant trouble for Law.

'He actually kept up!'

Atomu's face darkened slightly. After exchanging blows, he realized that Law's growth over the past year was truly terrifying. Setting aside physical fitness, Law's use of Ryu had allowed him to keep up with Atomu's offensive.

'A year ago, he clearly didn't even know how to use Ryu properly, but now, he can use it so skillfully and fluently.'

'This level of talent...'

Atomu's killing intent grew even stronger!

In their previous fight, Law lacked the ability to fight head-on against Atomu and could only resort to tricks. That approach was merely a slow death.

Now, Law has the ability to confront Atomu head-on, but he still couldn't easily defeat Atomu.

After nearly fifty exchanges, Law realized that a safe approach would not be able to break through Atomu's defense. In that moment, he thought of Uvogin's approach to combat.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Wherever the two fighters moved, the hard stone slabs first cracked slightly, then turned into full-blown fractures. Every time they stepped over a place, the stone slabs there shattered, and in less than a moment, most of the ring became unrecognizable.

This is the venue on 230th floor. The higher the floor, the higher the quality of the materials to create the ring. But even then, these materials were being destroyed like tofu under the intensity of their battle.

Fortunately, the building's structure was sturdy. Otherwise, with the way they were fighting, they might have broken through the floor and fallen to the 229th floor.

After more than fifty exchanges, the situation was still not clear enough. Even Biscuit, with her vast experience, couldn't immediately determine who had the upper hand.

'Given Law's current strength, there's no better whetstone than Atomu.' Biscuit watched the fight between the two sides on the ring intently, 'As long as Law wins this battle...'

Sitting next to her, Uvogin, Machi, Nobunaga, and Buhara had serious expressions on their faces. After seeing the intense battle between Law and Atomu, they subconsciously put themselves in Law's place and came to a sobering conclusion.

The Aura released during their physical clashes was blindingly intense. Even Uvogin wasn't confident he could last more than thirty rounds, or even twenty, against such a relentless assault.

On the ring, the fierce exchanges quickly escalated to sixty rounds.

At this moment, Law's offensive underwent a subtle change. He no longer focused solely on defending against Atomu's extremely oppressive attacks, but began to shift toward a more aggressive approach.

Playing it safe was indeed a good strategy, but it wasn't suitable for a stalemate. A change was necessary, shifting the focus to offense!

Law suddenly expanded his Domain and set up a zone of resistance within a one-meter radius around himself, which meant that he allocated 30 points, or even more, of his 100-point Manifested Aura to maintaining this Domain.

The resistance within the Domain could slow Atomu's attacks, but it also meant Law's attack and defense stats were capped at around 70 points.

"Hmm?"

Atomu was very perceptive and immediately noticed the resistance. He also noticed that the Aura flowing in Law's body had weakened, and immediately understood the situation.

Although he only had a superficial understanding of Law's Nen Abilities, he could still see a see that Law was sacrificing a portion of his Aura to create a resistance environment that favored him.

However…

'The key isn't speed… it's whether you can deal damage!'

A cold glint flashed in Atomu's eyes. In his opinion, slowing him down was meaningless. As long as his Aura output surpassed Law's during their clashes, he could inflict damage!

The confrontation between the two sides suddenly became intense.

Atomu didn't mind the Aura consumption at all, and kept using Aura as fuel for propulsion, thereby speeding up his attack in an attempt to overwhelm Law. But the resistance environment that always targeted him was indeed a nuisance.

However, when Law created the resistance environment, Atomu had already seen the light of victory.

What he did not realize was that Law is still hiding his trump card.

The resistance within the Domain is a factor that instantly changed the dynamics of the battle.

Atomu was affected by the resistance, which weakened his offensive slightly and also slowed down his attacks.

However, he also gained absolute initiative, that is, he could hurt Law, but Law could not hurt him.

On the other hand, Law had lost his key to victory, but now seized the rhythm point.

Both sides had their gains and losses. On the surface, Atomu's advantage was more obvious. After all, at the moment when Law's Domain was released, his spear could penetrate Law's shield, but Law's spear could not penetrate his shield.

This was the most critical gap and the most intuitive manifestation of Ryu.

If the Aura you mobilize is not as strong as the enemy's, you could only endure their attacks.

How could Law not know such an important thing? In order to seize the rhythm point, he had indeed made his spear unable to penetrate Atomu's shield. With their techniques being roughly equal, it was equivalent to losing his key to victory.

However, he not only has a spear, but also a rusty sword named Shin!

The number of exchanges had surpassed eighty, and there was no intact stone slab left on the ring.

The referee, who was far away from the ring, was filled with dread. After all, in a fight of this level, even if he stood near the ring, he could be killed by the flying rocks, let alone standing on the ring.

'Got him!'

Law thought to himself. He had discarded his spear and finally brought Atomu into his own rhythm, 'Now...'

At this time, Atomu, who was on advantage, did not know that Law had gradually revealed his trump card.

In the commentary booth, the female commentator felt completely numb. She always felt that her commentary was stuck in a vicious circle, with just one punch after another!

But at this moment, the situation suddenly changed!

Law finally managed to slightly overpower Atomu with speed. At the next moment, a rusty sword suddenly appeared in his right hand, and before anyone could react, he slashed at Atomu's neck.

By releasing his Domain, Law had reduced Atomu's attack speed but also lowered his own attack power. However, Shin's sharpness was a strengthened attack in itself!

This sword was also something that Atomu had not expected.

'That sword... is it a conjured weapon?'

There was a flash of astonishment in Atomu's eyes, and he just managed to raise his left arm to block the sword's trajectory.

Ssshh…

The sound is so light that it is like the buzz of a mosquito.

The rusty sword sliced through Atomu's elbow, severing most of his left arm.

At the same time, Atomu quickly retreated, which is a correct move after having his arm severed, as the sword could bypass his defenses.

"You…!"

After putting distance between them, Atomu glared at Law, unable to voice his frustration.

He would never have thought that the rusty sword was actually a weapon conjured by Law.

After all, Law's Nen Ability was obviously not related to Conjuration at all.

"Checkmate."

Law smirked coldly. He pulled Atomu's severed arm back, and at the same time, put Shin back into Kuro's flame tattoo. Then, he summoned his book.

What happens next is simple. Either Atomu gives up his left arm, or Law keeps draining away his Aura until he lost the ability to fight.

The situation seemed to be the same as one year ago, but this time, Law was full of confidence. The moment he severed Atomu's arm, he knew he had won.

The audience in the venue were stunned when they saw Law suddenly produce a sword and cut off Atomu's arm.

Meanwhile, at Kukuroo Mountain.

Silva sat on a soft couch, looking at the huge screen in front of him, which was the live broadcast of the battle between Law and Atomu.

When Law summoned the book with the Chinese Character, 'God Hand', written on it, Silva was slightly stunned, as he felt that the font looked familiar.

At this moment, the door opened and Zeno walked in. He had received a troublesome mission and wanted Silva to join him.

"Father."

Seeing Zeno coming in, Silva raised his hand and pointed at the screen.

Zeno immediately suppressed what he wanted to say and looked at the screen. The camera was focused on Law at that moment.

"Hmm?"

Zeno let out a low sound of surprise.

His gaze fell on Law's book, or to be more precise, on the characters written on it. (T/N: Actually, the words inscribed at Law's book cover is Chinese Characters. I thought it's not important, so I changed it to English words. But now, it seemed important, so I'll now regard it like that.)