Angor wasn't so optimistic about Filo's plan. "It's possible, but it won't be easy to fool the robot head while you're accumulating the fireballs."
In Filo's plan, Angor would control the fake "Filo" to distract the robot head while he stored up more fireballs in his illusion. Once he had enough fireballs, he would use a fire spell to trap the robot head and finish it off.
Everything sounded reasonable, but he would need a lot of luck to pull it off perfectly.
First of all, the fake "Filo" would have to stall the robot head for at least one minute without being noticed. The possibility of this was actually relatively low. With the dense rain of water bullets, and the fact that the illusion could not use fire spells, the robot head would definitely notice that something was wrong. It was very likely that it would expose the fact that it was an illusion.
Second, Filo had to stay hidden while accumulating the fireballs.
This was still very difficult to achieve because the Fire Spell Ground was not an ordinary Fire Spell Ground. It involved the veins of fire.
Angor wasn't confident that he could hide the ripples of the sequence of fire using illusions. After all, he had never sensed the sequence of fire before.
Even if he could use illusions to hide the ripples, he would need to use a lot of illusion nodes. The robot head might not notice the sequence of fire, but it would most likely notice the illusions.
Third, Filo's Fire Spell didn't have a large effective range. If he wanted to trap the enemy with a fire spell, he would have to use it at close range, which would expose him more easily.
Even though Filo's plan seemed perfect, there were still a lot of loopholes in it.
"You're right. But we don't have any other choice. Unless we expose ourselves and directly distract that iron lump." Sunders shook his head.
"But once we do, the metal lump will quickly melt into the water. Besides, I'm sure there's someone controlling it. They'll come up with a plan when they see us. "
Therefore, it was better for them to stay hidden for now. They would only push Filo to the forefront, while the rest of them would remain hidden as secret weapons, waiting for the right time to reveal themselves.
"We don't need to think too much. Maybe the heavens are on our side."
After Ness finished speaking, he turned to look at Reynolds. His meaning was obvious.
John's "Lucky Boy"!
With this person here, Filo's flawed plan might actually succeed.
Angor understood what Ness meant. He also considered using Reynolds as a lucky pendant, but he didn't think it was a good idea.
It was true that Reynolds was lucky, but it seemed he was the only one lucky. And this time, Reynolds had merely been a spectator to Filo's plan. He hadn't participated at all. Would luck really favor Filo because of this?
"What do you suggest we do then?"
Angor didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at the fake "Filo" who was still dodging the water bullets.
The robot's head was still raining water, but it wasn't as concentrated as before, giving "Filo" more room to dodge.
Angor's's plan's's plan.
If the robot head was still focusing its attacks on the fake "Filo," that meant that it hadn't discovered that "Filo" was a fake. However, it was beginning to decrease the number of attacks and expand the range of its attacks. This meant that it was beginning to suspect that "Filo" was real.
Once the "Filo" was confirmed as a fake, the "Filo" would change its way of fighting, regardless of whether the "Filo" was an outsider or not.
This wasn't good for them.
"That robot head is trying to see if Filo is real or not." No one was stupid. Even Nausica could tell what was going on.
Ness nodded and said, "Yes."
"So what do we do now?" Reynolds asked.
Ness glared at Reynolds. "I was going to ask you what we should do. Isn't this iron lump from your lab? Why do you look so unfamiliar?"
Reynolds tapped his cheek awkwardly. "I didn't know there was such a thing in my lab. Or maybe … I just forgot about it."
While Ness and Reynolds were talking, Angor looked into the distance and muttered, "If only my illusion can cast real fire spells …"
Ness's eyes lit up. "That's right. If your illusion can cast real fire spells, it should be able to fool that metal lump. Also, the thicker the fire aura around us, the more likely it is that Filo's fire techniques will be concealed. That way, everything will go according to Filo's plan. This is killing two birds with one stone! "
"… Too bad I can't use fire spells."
As an alchemist, Angor knew a lot about fire spells. However, his fire spells were mostly supportive spells rather than offensive ones, so he couldn't use them in this battle.
More importantly, he wasn't good at controlling fire. Once he used it, his opponent would notice it right away.
"I don't know either," Ness said in frustration.
Just as the atmosphere was gloomy, a voice suddenly entered everyone's ears.
"Fire spells? Of course!"
When Xiao Chen turned around, he saw that it was Dankros, who was hanging from the Blood Night Shelter, who spoke.
Everyone was stunned at first, but soon, they seemed to have thought of something, and their eyes slowly lit up as they looked at Dankrose.
…
"Let's go!" Ness looked at Dankros. "We'll see what you can do today."
Dankros was still a little confused. He didn't expect to be dragged into the battle so quickly. He just wanted to show off his existence.
This was what it meant when the stage ran to their feet while they were watching.
"I, I …" Dankros looked at Angor and Toby in fear.
Angor hesitated and patted Dankros' shoulder. "If you don't want to, we have other plans. You can refuse. No one will blame you."
Angor had a plan to protect Dankros as much as possible. However, nothing was absolute. There were still risks. Furthermore, in the first few seconds when Dankrose replaced the illusion, the risk factor was extremely high.
If Dankros refused, Angor would understand and respect his decision. Dankros wasn't their pet, after all. There was no reason for him to take such a big risk for them.
Angor thought Dankros would back down after hearing his words. To his surprise, Dankros didn't back down. Instead, he made up his mind and proposed a condition.
"I'll do it. But when we're done, I want you to answer a question. "
"What is it?"
Dankros hummed. "I'll tell you then."
"Alright." Angor considered and nodded. With Dankrose's knowledge, the question he raised should not be too difficult.
Time was of the essence, and the robot head was getting more and more suspicious of the fake "Filo", so Angor didn't waste any time.
"Later, I'll control the fake" Filo "and turn him into Elementization. Then, I'll create a cloud of steam. You'll turn into" Filo "and replace the fake" Filo "on the other side. Do you understand?"
Dankros bowed seriously with his palm and nodded his head in agreement.
"The first few seconds after the replacement are the most critical and dangerous. You need to release fire as fast as you can to deal with the water bombs.
"Once its attention is attracted to you, pretend to use Fire Summoning immediately, and then I will have Elmi turn into a summoned creature to protect you."
At that time, with Elmi's protection, Dankros would be much safer.
In addition, Elmi could also help Dankros expand the fire area and fill the area with fire elements, which would provide cover for Filo's fire spells.
In other words, Dankros would be in the light while Elmi was in the dark.
This was the overall plan. He did consider using Elmi to replace the illusions. However, Elmi's Realm of Fear was too obvious, and it was too easy to get exposed. Dankros' fire was purer, which made him more suitable to play "Filo".
After explaining the key points, Angor immediately controlled the fake "Filo" to enter Elementization.
Dankros would only be able to play the role when "Filo" entered Elementization. Otherwise, the difference between a real person and an elemental creature would be too obvious.
"Filo" roared at the robot head, "Damn you! I'm going to melt you, you piece of metal!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all of the flames around "Filo's" body were absorbed into his body.
His skin seemed to be coated with a layer of light, with the flowing light of the flames slithering about. In the blink of an eye, his entire body was covered in red flames.
In the next second, his body turned into an energy form! He turned into a flaming man! At least, that was what it looked like to the naked eye.
As soon as the flame man was born, a hissing sound could be heard from the surroundings. White steam rose around the man's body, which looked like water droplets turning into mist due to the high temperature. But in reality, it was just an illusion created by Angor's illusion nodes.
When the white steam grew stronger, Angor looked at Dankros. "Go!"
Without hesitation, Dankros used the white mist as cover and leaped forward to reach "Filo" as fast as he could.
Under the cover of the mist, Dankros controlled the flames inside him and turned them into Filo's image, which replaced Angor's illusion.
At this point, the replacement was complete.
The next step was to use the real flames to create a big commotion and attract the robot head's attention.
Without hesitation, Dankros unleashed the flames that he had been storing inside him for many years.
Under the control of Dankros, the flames turned into a continuous red cloud of fire that went against the scattered water bombs.
White steam rose into the air, and a hot gust of wind swept across the area.
That wasn't all. The fire cloud wasn't completely destroyed by the scattered water bullets. Instead, the remaining flames began to rise and transform into streaks of red light that rushed toward the robot head.
The robot head was surprised.
Perhaps it was because "Filo" had been avoiding attacks all this time, so it didn't know how to react to the sudden attack.
While the robot head was still in a daze, one of the streaks of red light reached the water bubble around it and shrunk it by a lot.
The heat of the fire penetrated the bubble, and the robot head finally came back to its senses.
It stared intently at "Filo" and began to conjure up a large number of water bullets before hurling them at Filo.
This time, the water bullets didn't scatter.
This meant that the robot head was focusing on "Filo" again.
His plan worked again, but he wasn't completely relieved. This was the most dangerous moment.
Dankros had to survive this wave of water bullets.
At least, he had to survive the first half.
Dankros didn't try to dodge the water bullets. Instead, he raised a hand, put his index finger and middle finger together under his lips, and puffed up his cheeks like a balloon.
A large amount of fire came out of his mouth and spread into the air.
This time, the fire cloud was even bigger than before. It reached dozens of meters!
The water bullets that landed on the fire cloud were all vaporized. The fire cloud was getting smaller, but it was enough to withstand the first wave of water bullets.
As the water bullets and the fire cloud collided, Dankros began his "performance".
He made a strange pose and drew a strange flame symbol in the air. The symbol glowed brightly as soon as it appeared.
As the light flickered, a creature covered in flames slowly crawled out of the symbol.
To those who didn't know the truth, this creature was summoned by Filo using some kind of fire ability.
But in fact, it was Elmi, who had been hiding underground all this time.
Thanks to Dankros' "performance", this "awakened demon from the Realm of Terror" slowly appeared on the scene.
On the other hand, Angor felt relieved when he saw Elmi's appearance.
He was worried that Dankros wouldn't be able to survive the first wave of water bullets. The water bullets were as powerful as a spell, and Dankros wasn't a wizard yet. Angor even planned to let Elmi come out earlier to protect Dankros.
He did not expect Dankros to be able to withstand it.
Angor couldn't help but look at Dankros in a new light.
Elmi was only an elemental spirit, but its performance was probably one of the best in the entire Fire Domain.
Angor didn't think too much about it. He turned to the real Filo. "Let's begin. The fire energy has reached this area. If you start gathering fire now, that robot head won't notice you."
Filo nodded and took a deep breath. Without hesitation, he quickly entered his "Fire Domain".
As more and more balls of flame appeared around Filo's body, a strange ripple of energy began to emanate from his body.
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