Asher landed on a tree branch, but the moment he landed, he felt the basilisk's gaze settle upon him once more, however, he didn't look directly into its eyes. Both of them seemed to be locked in a silent standoff at the moment as a few seconds passed in silence. Asher finally decided to look into its eyes to test out a theory he had.
The moment he looked into the basilisk's eyes, he immediately felt the same sensation, without missing a beat, Asher shot to the side, as he was prepared this time, the moment he dodged, the trees behind him became petrified yet again.
'I see,' Asher thought to himself.
He had guessed how the basilisk's petrification ability worked after just experiencing it once and confirming his suspicion after experiencing it a second time.
