Novi listened to Moss, her eyes widening slightly.
She quickly turned her head toward the battlefield and stared intently at the situation there.
"A feint? But..."
Novi's brows furrowed as she muttered under her breath.
Then Fred's voice came through the communication crystal, which had already fallen silent.
"A feint! Little girl, how did you determine that?"
"Just because they don't have any high-level combatants? That can't be used as evidence."
Korelinus immediately joined in.
"That's right. That alone isn't enough to make such a judgment!"
"So Little Molly must have another basis for her conclusion, right?"
Moss slowly turned around. A faint smile appeared on her face as she looked at the crystal and said lightly:
"Who knows... But there is one thing we can be certain of."
"That Rockscale Dragon definitely isn't nearby."
"Putting aside the fact that the Rockscale Dragon is an experimental subject of the Boundary God Cult and has already gone out of control, there's no way it would still obey the Boundary God Cult's orders."
"Just considering its enormous, mountain-like body, the commotion caused by its movements alone couldn't possibly be concealed."
Moss gripped the railing and lightly pushed herself up, then stood atop it and continued speaking as she watched the distant battlefield:
"But in truth, who can always guess what the enemy is thinking?"
"Whether they're launching a feint or simply delaying our actions..."
Moss had barely finished speaking when, as if to prove her words, the sky suddenly darkened!
A massive red pillar of light suddenly rose from the distant mountains, its crimson radiance instantly illuminating everyone's faces!
"What!"
"It really is..."
The other squad leaders' exclamations came through the communication crystal, while a grave expression appeared on Novi's calm face.
"That's the Blood Sacrifice Ritual. It really is the Boundary