The moment that Blaze destroyed the mask a sudden announcement was heard
"Blaze has been hit, 1 hit point lost"
This infomation startled Blaze causing her to quickly push off the ground, diving behind cover as fast as she could
"It was a trap, they seem to be using the masks not only as a way to scout the area but are keep in eye on them at the same time, if you see a mask take it out from a distance and try to remain behind cover while you do" Blaze communicated to the group
"Koneko, how many of the masks are there remaining?" Rias questioned
"There are still 9 left, and no more seem to be appearing" she answered
"My best guess is that since Azazel has only just started making artificial scared gears they must have limits with this one being limited to making 10 masks within a certain time period" suggested Blaze
"Although that is possible we should be wary, Sona is the type of person who won't show off her entire hand so early in the battle" Rias remarked "Blaze, for the time being take cover so that Caspera can restore the hit point you lost"
"Got it" Blaze acknowledged
"Buchou, I have just managed to find my second pistol, I'm going to head over to Blaze to back her up" Kiba informed the group
"Leave Blaze on her own for now, she has the hit points to spare, go assist Xenovia, Koneko you go too, if things go well not only will we be able to get Koneko the armor but we might be able to take out some of Sona's group" Rias ordered
"Do you want me to try and take out some of the guys on my side?" Blaze asked
"That depends" Rias replied "Koneko, how many people are near Blaze?"
"Currently only two, the knight seems to have changed direction and is heading towards Xenovia senpai, with two people already near to her location, other than that there are 2 people that seem to still be in their base"
"The base is most likely Sona and Tsubaki, it is the safest place for them, most likely they the rook and a bishop waiting near the armor and are taking a similar stance to us of waiting for the other side to make a move to get the armor, but once the knight gets there they may change their plans if she has a second gun, this means that it is most likely Saji and the other bishop that is near to Blaze's location" Rias deduced
"If that's the case want me to try and take out Saji and the bishop? I have enough hit points to be able to trade hits with them" Blaze asked as she prepared her weapon
"Try to use hit and run stratigies, use your speed to out maneuver them and try to focus on the bishop in order to put you and Saji in a one on one situation" Rias stated
"Trying to give Blaze some one on one time with a guy Rias, I thought you didn't like sharing" teased Akeno
"Could you please be serious" Rias sighed, a small chuckle able to be heard over the communicators "alright, is everyone in position?"
"All good on our end" Kiba confirmed
"All healed up and ready to go" added Blaze
"Then go forth and win" Rias declared
"Yes" everyone cried out as they all moved
Blaze perspective
Jumping high into a tree Blaze focused her senses as much as she could, keeping her eyes and ears open for any traces around her
"Blaze has been hit, 1 hit point lost"
Hearing the leaves rustling Blaze immediately figured out where the shot had come from, dashing forward to the location the shot had come from
"Blaze has been hit, 1 hit point lost"
Being hit again from another angle Blaze knew that it must be the other member trying to throw her off, continuing to head towards the first target, diving into the bushes, only to find a gun with a tentacle wrapped around it to hold it in place and another to fire it
"A trap" Blaze exclaimed
"Exactly" cried out a voice as more tentacles burst from the ground in a net shape as the gun was pulled backwards into the waiting hands of Saji, firing another shot that hit Caspera on Blaze's shoulder
"Crap" Blaze shouted as another shot hit Caspera from behind her as she forced herself to jump as hard as she could to avoid being caught in the net, firing at Saji causing him to take a hit
"And this will deal with your healer" Saji declared as he attached a line that he seemed to have set up earlier to his sacred gear, using it to pull himself back into the bushes, firing off a final shot before he disappeared which hit Caspera, dealing her final hit point and teleporting her back to the base in a quarantined zone
"Sorry guys, I let them take out Caspera" Blaze apologised into the communicator as she took cover
"Don't worry about it and focus" Rias commanded "get revenge and take out your enemies, but if you get low return, if you get taken out even once we lose one of our main players for a long time and that could lead to our loss"
"Will do" replied Blaze, taking a breath to calm herself and refocusing "Herm, you got anything that can help us in this situation?"
"What do you think I am, the goddess of lazer tag or something, I might be able to do alot of things but I'm afriad you're on your own this time as you're not in a relationship with any of the people on the opponents side" Herm chidded
"Can you blame me for asking, you seem to be able to do so much weird stuff I thought that there was a chance you would have something for this situation as well" Blaze groaned "well since you don't guess I'll just have to do what I can, time to show them what happens when I get really serious" Blaze declared, touki and lightning covering her body as she got ready to move.