The moment that indescribable aura and the pain in his right shoulder converged on his nerves, Kite understood just how terrifying Neferpitou was.
With one arm gone, defeating a monster like her was utterly impossible.
That was what Kite had thought at the time.
So he had already prepared himself to die buying time for Killua and Gon.
But Neferpitou had given him a chance to catch his breath.
Bang, bang, bang...!
With the muzzle pressed down toward Neferpitou from above, Kite kept pulling the trigger.
The incessant muzzle flashes at close range flickered across his face.
There's a chance...
Gunfire was reflected in Kite's eyes.
Curiosity killed the cat...
The monster before him had proved that saying through her words and actions.
Naturally, Kite had to seize the opportunity she had given him.
Judgment, timing, and... the luck to roll the Magic Wand.
Kite would make the most of those advantages, then do everything he could to bridge the gap and finish off the monster beneath his gunfire!
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Kite's pupils contracted sharply. He bent his elbow in an instant, bringing the unusually shaped, hefty gunstock across his body.
Boom!
A whip-like black blur lashed viciously against the gunstock held across Kite's body. With a deafening, muffled crash, an overwhelmingly powerful impact traveled through the stock into his arm.
In an instant, needle-like pain spread through the nerves of Kite's entire arm, and the force sent him flying backward.
Her tail...?!
As he flew backward, Kite barely managed to make out what that whip-like black blur really was.
Even that slender, delicate tail was this powerful...?
Shocked, Kite adjusted his posture in midair, then landed steadily, sliding more than ten meters before coming to a stop.
As he went from motion to stillness, his hat flew off. Once