The standoff between Mirage and the strange hybrid creature was still ongoing.
Only less than a second had passed since Mirage finished his telepathic conversation with Bella.
After hearing Bella's reassuring words, Mirage didn't look at her any longer and focused on doing what he could do instead.
He divided his attention between casting her spell while aiming the spell towards the cracked walls, at the same time he was also paying close attention to the movements of the creature.
Mirage's eyes narrowed in anxiety when he saw how fast the creature reloaded an arrow on its longbow.
The moment a whole second had passed, it had already started to aim its bow towards them.
Mirage had a tight frown plastered on his face when he saw this.
He could feel that he still needed a second more before he could finish his spell.
