The advance had begun.
And at the same time, so had the retreat.
The moment the subjugation force charged, the enemy spun around and fled in a panic that looked like sheer terror, but Levis could only bite her lower lip.
They fled as if they'd planned it. As if luring them in. The "instinct" that had guided her all the way here was telling her something.
They had been waiting for her to give the charge order.
'A stalling tactic?'
It was possible. If this was a feint to buy time while the orcs safely moved the humans into the dungeon, that made perfect sense. She'd been told that the Killer Raven unit, the Andras, weren't actually a particularly strong species.
'No. This is a lure.'
The enemy was trying to draw them in. Whether it was into Zabiyaba, the city they'd occupied, or into the dungeon, they were trying to pull her forces deeper.
'I need to turn back.'
