Sam immediately senses danger. He quickly crouches down. Max had already approached Sam and thrown knives at him.
Sam quickly uses the movement technique to escape the situation and then attempts to attack Max.
Unfortunately, there are also fake Maxes present. When Max realised Sam was going to attack him, he gathered those fake Max around him again.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, he attempted to flee the scene. Max is proficient not only in illusion techniques, but also in the use of draggers and knives.
The density of white smoke around that location begins to increase. Sam can already see his visibility fading. He also experiences dizziness on occasion, which is undoubtedly caused by the mental illusion technique.
Max intended to use his mental illusion technique to influence Sam. If he becomes affected by the mental illusion, his greatest fear will become a reality.