Nope, I'm not buying it, it has to be some kind of illusion.
I am glad you're not doing the new chapter 1 right after that cliffhanger though. The wait would be terrible.
The art is excellent as always.
EDIT : Oh by the way, on page 9, is he suddenly going the opposite way, or simply sprinting forward ? This arch makes me think it's the latter but I'm not sure.