At the scene, the police had already cleared all civilians from the vicinity, leaving only officers who were hiding behind their cars to shield themselves from the barrage of ice spears and magic unleashed by the rogue mage. Several police officers lay injured, their limbs pierced by shards of ice, with one of them suffering a stomach wound from an ice spear and clearly in critical condition.
"Surrender! You're surrounded!" The police shouted through their speaker at the rogue mage.
The rogue mage's face contorted in anger at the audacity of the officers shouting at him. His hand swiftly waved towards the police, summoning a barrage of ice lances that flew towards them.
The officers quickly ducked down and hid behind their cars, but the vehicles were pierced by the onslaught of ice, causing the rogue mage to laugh in satisfaction.
