Despite had been learning the art of combat without the use of magic tirelessly to cope with unexpected and ever-changing situation, Mikaela had no confidence to cross swords with a hulking creature that clearly had severe anger management issue in close range because she was, first and foremost, a wizard. Someone who specialized in weaving mana to create powerful magic, not in physical confrontation.
The alluring and irresistible lady's inherent advantage laid in her tremendous amount of mana and creative imagination, which enabled her to perform continuous magical bombardment using various elements to assault her opponent from a secure distance. And, she had been applying that strategy dutifully from the beginning and magic damages were apparent to the village, and in the party making pursuit.
