With more wires. Or scaring it in the opposite direction.

[ Does he have food on him? No. But does he have the courage (read: blatant disregard for danger) for electric wiring to be the next best bet? Yes. Electrocution is too banal of a threat for him to find it intimidating, and if the mole-creature finds that the most enticing, then so be it. ]

If it's easier, I'm not opposed to killing it. [ He clarifies, boldly peering into the room a little further. ] But in that case, we'll need to get closer.

[ You know... he thinks. Illumi's sure if he was forced to, he could kill this thing with brute strength alone, but that'd be messy, and he'd really prefer not to put himself in the line of fire if it isn't necessary. After he speaks, something strange happens; the sensation of him being there next to her sort of... vanishes, as if the only way for her to tell he's even there is by sight alone. His presence suddenly evaporates, even though he's still crouching there all the same, and he turns his head back only to offer more words her way. ]

We could ambush it while its distracted. For now.

[ And, as if on cue, the mole's munching causes a sharp zzzap! sound to echo from the room, the lights above them flickering out. ]