Galdon underestimated her, and Hilia gave him the illusion that she was just a harmless little rabbit.
The farther the distance, the more time a Mage has to react; only by getting close can you make the target fail to respond in time.
At the same time, while Hilia pretended to be scared and tried to run, standing right up against the Array barrier, she was quietly infiltrating the courtyard's Array.
The ice mist bursting from low-tier Magic was the setup for the Magic she was about to cast.
Tier Four Magic—"Freeze All Things"… in its weakened form, "Freeze One Thing."
High-tier Magic is formed by fusing and strengthening low-tier Magic. Theoretically, as long as you're not afraid of the side effects of forcibly using Tier Four Magic, anyone can use high-tier Magic.
