you cannot directly target the mist without setting it off. You might be out of range, but the billions of people you are trying to protect. But then again, you are from doom squad...

And really, we are in better shape then Troas. Nearly everybody is still in fighting condition on our team.

I mean, you could ignore them and help paladin witch hunt the last cruxi. Put more effort into fixing Mai? Perhaps Paladin could go after the big bad guys?