Dracko looked up at the setting sun, casting a golden orange glow in the sky. In a calm but meaningful tone, he said, 'Primo, it's your turn.'
Natali, who was standing beside him, smiled slightly as she turned to Primo. 'How would it be if Primo were to lead the team? What would we do?' she teased as she folded her arms across her chest, her eyes sharp.
Primo, who had looked calm before, now smiled widely. 'Definitely, I'll beat you guys!' he exclaimed excitedly. His tone of voice showed great confidence.
With instructions from Primo, the squad members began to position themselves. Primo stood at the front, leading his team. 'Don't hesitate to attack Natali and Draco. We must focus and work together,' Primo said in a firm tone, her voice full of confidence.
When the battle began, Primo wasted no time. 'Fire Ball, Water Ball!' he shouted as he unleashed two opposing magic balls, fire and water, which shot rapidly through the air, towards Natali and Draco. The two elements collided in front of them, creating a huge explosion and a thick haze of smoke that immediately enveloped the battlefield.
'Natali, stop! The mist is about to explode!' exclaimed Dracko suddenly, as Natali was about to move forward. She was forced backwards as the smog exploded, creating a strong shock.
Natali chuckled, panting slightly. 'Primo, that's okay, I almost got hit,' she said with an amused smile.
Dracko who was standing next to her just nodded slowly, a look of pride in his eyes. 'That's Primo, always coming up with clever new ideas,' he said.
Primo looked at his comrades and said in a calmer tone, 'Now we must find their blind spots to attack. Don't just defend.'
One of Primo's team members, in doubt, asked, 'But how do we find their blind spots?'
Primo smiled slightly, 'I'll create that blind spot.'
He then took out his sacred weapon-an electric spear that glittered in the twilight. With one swift movement, he threw it straight at Natali. The spear shot out at high speed, ready to strike.
However, just before the spear reached Natali, Dracko stepped forward, his fire axe raised high. 'Hold!' shouted Dracko as he blocked the electric spear's attack with his holy weapon. The impact between the electric spear and the fire axe created a powerful burst of energy, making Primo's weapon bounce into the air.
Without hesitation, Primo immediately jumped up and caught his spear in midair. With a swift movement, he launched a new attack, 'Lightning Slash!' This lightning attack aimed straight at Dracko.
But Dracko, with incredible agility, immediately blocked the attack with his 'Fire Slash'. The two attacks clashed, creating vibrations in the air. While they focused on the fierce battle in the air, Primo seized the moment to attack from below. Rocks from the ground suddenly lifted up and slammed into Dracko from below, dealing an unexpected blow.
Dracko was momentarily shaken, but quickly recovered. 'Awesome, Primo, you hit me,' Dracko said with a proud smile.
However, before Primo could continue, Natali took the opportunity. She took out her holy dagger and moved quickly towards Primo, trying to slash him. Primo managed to dodge and jumped backwards towards his comrades.
'Hey, Primo, look at your men now!' shouted Natali with a light laugh.
Primo looked around and was shocked. His team members started fighting each other, attacking each other for no apparent reason. He soon realised that they were under the influence of Natali's illusions.
'Good job, Natali,' Dracko said with a meaningful smile.
Natali then doubled herself with two other illusions, creating three Natali that attacked Primo from various directions. Primo could only defend, deflecting attack after attack, while looking for an opening to counterattack. Meanwhile, Dracko stood behind, waiting for the right moment to attack Primo when he was caught off guard.
Dracko, who was still on the spot, stared at the situation calmly. He watched Primo's every move carefully. 'Can I come?' asked Dracko in a teasing tone, but he remained motionless, waiting for the right moment to strike.
Primo was aware of Dracko's tactics. He knew Dracko was waiting for a blind spot to launch an attack. Because of this, Primo moved more cautiously, avoiding any traps and staying alert to Natali's illusory attacks.
Primo decided to change his strategy. He jumped high in the air, then threw his electric spear again at Dracko. However, this time, the spear did not shoot straight. Using the chain tied to his spear, Primo pulled on the chain, making the spear's trajectory take a sharp turn in the air. Dracko raised his axe to block the attack, but this time, the spear suddenly veered through the air, hitting his left arm.
'Damn, I was caught off guard,' Dracko said to himself, realising Primo's trick of using the chain to direct the spear.
Just then, Natali managed to get close to Primo. Her shadows kicked Primo in the stomach and neck with a crushing blow, knocking him to the ground. Before Primo could get up, Natali was already sitting on top of her, with a dagger held to her throat.
'Surrender,' Natali said with a big smile.
Natali explains, 'The illusion can be broken if your core flow is irregular. If you're with a team, one of the members can flow their cores to you. If you're alone, you have to press on the centre of your core to break the flow. However, this will let the enemy know where your cores are.'
All the team members listened carefully, beginning to understand the technique Natali was explaining. Dracko then gave the signal, 'That's enough for today. Let's head back to Spring Colony. It's getting dark.'
They walked back together, chuckling. 'Today's training was exhausting,' said one of them, breathing heavily.