When the black mist swept over them, Lilia had also been left dizzy and disoriented.
Now that she had recovered and found Rhode "knocked" against the wall, she naturally rushed to help.
But the assassin in black robes reacted just as quickly.
She swiftly used Blink to move aside, dodging Lilia's Charge, then chanted a spell, and then came a "baa."
Baa?
Yes, baa.
Lilia had turned into a little sheep and was bleating away.
Polymorph!
This was a powerful control spell that temporarily robbed people of their ability to act freely.
Apparently, the assassin had no intention of wasting effort on anyone else. Her only target was Rhode.
But when she turned back toward the wall where Rhode had been, she found him already facing her and conjuring a fireball!
Although Lilia's Charge had barely made it past the "char," it had still bought Rhode time. Now he was ready to strike back!
The fireball in Rhode's hands grew larger and larger, until even the air around him became scorching hot.
Then...
Rhode's vision blurred.
What was going on?
Standing before him now was not one assassin, but... one, two, three, five, nine...
Why were there suddenly so many? Where had they popped out from?
No, wait.
They all looked exactly alike.
Although they all wore masks and black robes, Rhode could still tell at a glance that they were actually the same person!
After all, finding nine women with identical figures was hardly likely, was it? Especially when their figures were all that good!
In other words, this was some sort of Shadow Clone ability!
Uh, in mage terms, it should be Mirror Image.
This woman was probably a mage specializing in arcane magic: Arcane Missiles, Blink, Polymorph, Mirror Image.
A mage who could use so many spells