Chapter 134: White World.
The illusions hadn’t ceased and several surrounded them at that moment. Some of them had targeted her master before, but only now did she sense that he was in imminent danger. She became convinced that the real assailant was behind her and so she made the split-second decision to turn around and face him.
That was when the jian of what she thought was a fake connected with the shaft of her spear, which she had raised to block, and feeling the weight behind it, she froze.
In her moment of hesitation, she noticed the devilish smile on the handsome man’s face and came to a realization-- the clones weren’t mere illusions.
"Ma-"
The entire world went white.
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’Shadow clones?’
Mark knew with utmost certainty that the enemy boss, Zhang Tianmu, wouldn’t leave without making one last attempt at his life. The impression he got from the clearly Chinese man removed the possibility of him making the sensible solution in such a situation.
Still, knowing he would do something and stopping him were two different things. The latter seemed like it was going to be much trickier once the robed man began attacking with copies of himself.
At first, Mark thought it was just that; illusions used to distract them while the real one would deliver his strike while remaining invisible. He then gave it some thought and realized that might not be the case.
’One thing doesn’t change...’ Mark thought while watching Elya parry one attack after the other. ’The distraction...’