The smell of the air changed after that, and a powerful heatwave got unleashed in the immediate vicinity of the area of impact, spreading fast from that point. I saw everything vibrating over there, and it wasn't due to the earthquake, since that stopped completely.
I kept moving, shadow walking from place to place, as I made a big circle around the mountain of sand, looking where that stupid mage was hiding, but I couldn't spot anything despite constantly changing my angle.
The whole battle was put on hold, as we were clearly looking for one another.