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'Amazing.'

'Amazing.'

Theo looked at the wire user for a moment before sensing another movement coming from the opposite side. It seemed that the enemies had regrouped after getting scattered by Aurora's arrow rain.

At the same time, he was a bit worried. 'From the looks of it, there are two spirit users among them. The wire user and that weird box floating in the air. Should I use my illusion? But they seem to have studied me… no, instead of studying me, it's more like… expecting me to have this kind of power?'

There was a difference between the two analogies. If the enemies had studied him, they would be able to handle the clown or his illusion even better. But because the enemy only expected him to be able to do that much, they only tried to stop depending on his power. Once Theo surpassed their imagination, it would be the time they lost.

'I guess, a bit of my information has been shared by the school as well as Aurora's stories. And the mastermind must have shared the information with his subordinates… It seems that the mastermind has a higher rank than I imagine.'

Theo's expression became grim. As he considered their next move, Jayden clashed with the other guy next to the wire user earlier.

Meanwhile, Aurora continued sniping the three coming from the left while the twins protected her. Theo had been stopping the attacks from the wire user, the right side, and even the bombardment.

However, the situation will definitely change soon.

At a single glance, it was clear that the students weren't at the level of fighting these experts.

While Jayden looked like he was suppressing his opponent, the other party was actually studying his power and would turn around the situation soon. The twins had a hard time blocking the enemies, and Aurora's arrows continued to miss.

If they didn't do anything, the students would definitely lose.

Theo could escape from here easily, but he had assured his students that he would protect them.

'I want to use the second authority again, but the assimilation is still not enough… The agreement was only for one time. Toon World is also not that effective in this type of environment.' Theo's expression darkened. 'Since they have expected me to do all kinds of illusions, I guess it won't work easily like the Marei. So, the only way to get out of this is escape.'

Although he didn't like the idea, it seemed that he had no other choice. If he was alone, he could probably defeat all these people, but he was with his students now.

After a brief sigh, Theo shouted, "Luca and Lucas will hold the rear. Jayden and I will open the path. Aurora will help the twins. Let's go!"

"!!!" The students instantly acknowledged the order, but they didn't know where they were supposed to go.

However, Theo made the first move by changing the shape of his weapon into a spear before throwing it to Jayden's opponent.

"Wha—!" The guy panicked and took a step back before blocking the spear that was flying toward him. Now that his movement had been restricted, Jayden could finally move.

It was at this time Jayden saw Theo's opponents coming toward him. They took advantage of the opportunity when Theo helped his students to launch a surprise attack.

Jayden saw a tree before him and kicked it. The force was strong enough to shatter the trunk and launch the upper part toward the opponents.

The first one noticed it because his line of vision wasn't blocked by Theo's body. He stopped in his tracks to avoid the trunk.

However, the second one didn't see the trunk and charged toward Theo, stabbing him in the stomach.

"Kh." Theo placed his hand on the stomach as if he was trying to cover his wound. When their gazes met, the opponent was smiling evilly as if he had been waiting for this moment.

Unfortunately for him, the trunk actually blasted Theo's upper body as if it was going through a screen before hitting him in the face.

'A tree? Gah' He almost lost consciousness. His nose was broken, and his body went numb. It turned out Theo had turned himself into an illusion this whole time, allowing the trunk to pass through his projection.

As for the real Theo, he had gone straight toward the other enemy who managed to avoid the tree. He appeared before him and waved his blade.

Unfortunately, the enemy managed to block it, but Theo's plan was to escape, so he simply kicked him in the stomach and blasted him into the sky.

With this, the path had been opened. Just a single glance from Theo and Jayden were enough to give them the same conclusion.

If they were going to escape, it was better to head toward the original destination. In other words, they were going to the right side and continued to the duchy.

'With those bombardments earlier, the duchy should be aware of the situation. It's not like we're that far from the city. And this guy won't have a lot of time. So, it's better to go there.' Jayden thought while running next to Theo.

The others followed him while shooting down the people from the rear.

Just a moment of carelessness was enough for them to escape. However, their opponent this time wasn't just a nobody.

Before they could escape, the wire user managed to avoid the clown's attack and jump toward them. He used the wire to pinpoint the location and swing himself to their front.

After that, essence began to erupt from his body as more and more of it was poured into the wires.

The wires instantly flew in all directions, attaching themselves to the bushes, soil, and trees to create a spider web. Even Theo wouldn't be able to do anything about this.

"You're still underestimating me." Theo swung his sword from below. Instead of any physical attacks, the illusion cut all the threads without being visible.

That illusion even reached the wire's user and cut his right eye.

"Aaaahhhh!" The guy screamed in pain while closing his right eye. There was a sword wound appearing on his eye, but when the wire user immediately placed his hand over the wound.

The wires seemed to be stitching the wounds, albeit they failed. In that instant, the illusion broke apart, leaving only a long bruise around that area. If he took longer to recover from that illusion, he would definitely lose his right eye.

But even though he realized it was an illusion, the threads had memorized their broken state and were unable to recover.

The wire user had no choice but to reprogram the wires. But Theo was approaching him. He panicked and shot out the wire to another tree before pulling himself out of this.

Due to the pressure of facing Theo, the wire user forgot that the direction he was going was actually where the clown was.

Before he reached his destination, a giant foot had kicked him.

"Guh…" The guy was dumbstruck, but there was nothing he could do as his body was launched away.

The force contained in it was different from what he had experienced so far. His body actually spun like crazy, making him unable to shoot out his wire to stop himself. At the same time, he crashed into a lot of trees and broke them apart.

By the time he reached the ground, he was already seventy meters away, half-dead. He couldn't move his body or release his essence. In fact, his consciousness was starting to fade.

After clearing up the path, Theo could finally send the clown to the rear.

"Tsk." The enemies realized that they were on the verge of failing. The clown was already next to them and swept his hand, trying to stop them away.

To Theo's surprise, the clown's arm was stopped by something. When he glanced back and saw the amount of energy, he recognized it to be the cube.

'What? Does the cube manage to stop it? I am applying my illusion to break that cube apart, but it's not falling apart. Is that cube immune to my illusion?' Theo couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows.

If there was actually a power out there that could render illusion useless, Theo knew that he might not be able to fulfill his promise to protect everyone here.

'I see. The spirits are so unique, I can't wait to have one.' Theo took a deep breath. Although the clown was stopped, it could still hinder those kidnappers.

The clown simply tossed its body to the ground and became a giant wall that blocked the enemies' path.

"Tsk." The enemies looked frustrated. They climbed the clown body easily, but those few seconds were enough to create an almost impossible gap between them.

The only way to shorten their distance was to use the bombardment.

And Theo had predicted it as he asked, "Aurora. Go up there and shoot down the bombardment. They will have to resort to that."

After a nod, a pair of wings appeared on Aurora's back as she leaped into the sky. As Theo predicted, she saw a few of them in the sky.

"Shoot them down, Elkiseis." Aurora aimed at them, but before she could release her arrows, a blue light flew from the side and pierced through the first giant light ball. After that, it bounced to the second light ball as though it was deflected by a mirror. The process repeated a few times until all the light balls were shot down. "That's…"

Aurora turned her head around, finding a lone elf standing in the middle of the plain. Just like her, she also wielded a bow and was most likely the one who shot down the bombardment.

She was wearing a plain shirt and pants that were easy to move. She wore a military mantle that only signified her position as if she was just doing it for formality. Unlike Aurora's gracefulness, she had the feeling of a wild beast.

Aurora recognized her and couldn't help but smile. "Master!"