Emery watched intently as his three friends gave their all, fighting against the combat puppets Magus Silica had provided for them. Simply put, the three fights were equally fierce and exciting. He could even glean some useful things from observing how his friends responded and coped with the stuff the combat puppets did.
Chumo and Julian were fighting against the same opponent, a level 7 combat puppet. Meanwhile, Thrax had already defeated his level 7 puppet, so he went ahead and fought against a level 8 combat puppet.
Even though the difference between their opponents was merely one level, the difficulty of fighting a level 8 combat puppet rose exponentially.
At the moment, Chumo could be seen fighting while using his special skill: he turned himself into six clones and attacked at the same time from different directions. However, the combat puppet was also able to create six clones of itself to match his aggression.