Before any of them could react and bolster their mental fortitude, a wave of fatigue washed over their minds, making most of them instantly sluggish, while making a few of Kujaku's men immediately fall asleep.
But their assailant misjudged the people she was dealing with, and a few recovered in seconds before the enemies waiting at the edge of the glade could even rush in.
Alex, Kary, Violette, David and Yeoja, whose weapon forced her mind awake, all snapped back to full awareness as the three groups of four rushed at them from the south, east and west respectively.
Alex immediately dashed east, which he was closest to, aware that the illusion cast by Kujaku was both pointless now and most likely about to dissipate, anyway. There was no time to waste on intimidation tactics anymore.
David launched toward the four coming from the south, his scythe jumping up from his shadow into his hands, and clashing against the shield of one of his foes.
