His head-on combat strength was average, but his tactical skill was exceptional.
That was Franklin's assessment of Moyu.
Yet the scene before his eyes brutally shattered that assessment.
Perhaps only at that moment did Franklin belatedly realize that his understanding of Moyu was still stuck more than a year in the past.
That was right.
In just over a year, Moyu had undergone a tremendous transformation that shook Franklin to the core.
Such improvement, such a rate of growth...
No matter what, he had to kill him here!
As Franklin's pupils contracted sharply, he swung his raised left hand toward the Shadow Clone.
A second earlier, he had used his ability to help Uvogin out of trouble. The Black Blade also let him identify the real Moyu, so he had already prepared to pin Moyu's real body down with One-Handed Machine Gun.
But before he could act, Phinks darted behind Moyu's real body to attack, forcing Franklin to redirect his muzzle toward the Shadow Clone instead.
Of course.
Franklin could also have disregarded Phinks's situation and simply poured his Nen Bullets into both Phinks and Moyu.
With the strength of Phinks's Enhancer abilities, taking those Nen Bullets would, at worst, leave him severely injured.
That was nothing, provided they could kill the enemy.
But Franklin ultimately chose to turn his muzzle on the Shadow Clone.
Considering Moyu's ability to swap positions with his shadow, this was the safer choice. It would support Phinks's attack and cut off Moyu's escape route.
But Franklin had never expected that Phinks, despite gaining the initiative, would fail to corner Moyu and instead get blasted away in their very first exchange...
That unexpected development distracted Franklin for a moment.
Now that he had realized how much Moyu's strength had changed, he quickly returned to combat