335 The Chase (8)

At the same time, as the others fought, Jacob raised his fists, preparing himself for the attack to come. Suddenly, his opponent charged, wielding a glowing mana lance.

The Red Palace student could feel the energy emanating from the weapon, and he knew he was in for a tough fight.

Immediately, he created two clones, as he did in the Thornton high school tournament, but this time he had a trick up his sleeve: he could make a third one.

The thug charged at him, his mana lance held high. Jacob quickly ordered the two clones to get on one of the thug's sides.

The clones attacked from both directions, forcing the thug to defend himself and back down, but aside from the numerical advantage and the fact that the thug didn't know who the real one was, it was clear that Jacob didn't have much. The disparity in physical strength was too much.

The thug thrust his mana lance, but Jacob and his clones managed to avoid the strikes despite the difficulty.