Chapter 53 - 13: End of the fight (2/2)

A Nen spike pierced the air at full speed towards Philip who had to stop his transmutation and hit the Nen spike (for Philip the Nen spike is invisible but the attack causes fluctuations in the air, so James's attacks look like an alchemical attack of the wind types).

Nen's spike burst, pushing Amstrong back again.

”Using Cannon Balls consumed about 200 aura units, KO cost me 200 units, the alchemical Nen explosion I used cost me 300,

now Long Shot cost me 100 units, I still have about 500 units left so I have to finish it in one go.” James thought as he ran to Armstrong who had just been attacked by Long Shot.

But when he was only a few meters away from Philip, he had time to make a transmutation before hitting the ground again, dozens of sharp spikes came out of the ground and headed towards James.

James joined his two palms and blue flashes came out of his arms, then he opened them again, revealing for a brief moment two circles of transmutation, a slight wind coming out of his left hand and a small spark from his right hand.

*Boom*

A shock wave with a warm wind swept away all the projectiles that attacked him, pushing Philip Armstrong back again, James advanced without stopping and came in front of Philip and tried to cut his throat with his knife.

”Don't underestimate me! Intruder!”

Philip deflected James' knife from his hand and threw a punch to his stomach, James grabbed Philip's fist and also deviated his trajectory with his palm before kicking him.

Philip blocked James' kick with his right thigh, before throwing a punch, James then instantly lowered his centre of gravity and threw a punch as well.

”Hyakumaigawara-Seiken”

The two fists collided, but Philip, despite his strong muscles, was forced backwards by the power of James' fist.

And without giving Philip time to react, James stepped forward again and kicked Philip, who tried to block the attack with his gloves.

”Leg Blade”

Although the blow was stopped by Philip's gloves, he immediately noticed that his gloves were sliced in half before falling to the ground and a wound appeared on each of his hands which distracted him for a brief moment.

But this brief moment was enoug for James to hits him with his palm with his last reserves of aura.

”Palm Shock”

The Nen in James' palm was abruptly released on Philip's chest causing him to spit blood and fall as his eyes turning completely white.

The soldiers who had just recovered were stunned by this result..

The great alchemist and general Philip Gargantos Armstrong was defeated, but James did not give them time to come to their senses, for he could hear the heartbeat of several soldiers coming towards him.

He quickly retrieved his knife that had fallen to the ground and rushed towards the soldiers and started the massacre again, which had been interrupted earlier by Philip.