Bab 356: Secret move

With Ninth somehow spurred on to fight the dragon instead of fleeing, the rest of her team was revitalized upon seeing how reliable their leader was. They thought that she would want to leave like them, but due to some circumstances, she was able to overcome her fears against the dragon.

They didn't know that it was all thanks to Tulip.

"What are we going to do?" asked the Scout. "They're getting closer. Since they're coming to us, I think it's time for us to create a trap for them."

The rest of the team agreed. They usually weren't on this side of the battlefield. Usually, they were the ones who stormed into Canzers territories, where the Canzers laid out a trap for them. 

Now, they were on the defensive.

"Shall I create a spiked crevice?" asked the mage. She was ready to create an invisible giant hole in the ground where Canzers would fall to their deaths.