"RAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!"
Even as "weakened" as the creature was, the thermal blast fucking hurt! Sarada took the full brunt of it for Ishtar's sake, and as a result, was badly burned on her arms and legs. Her armor had melted away, and the skin at the points of impact were badly blackened and peeling away. That the pain only lasted a second before dulling away wasn't a good sign, but it did benefit her for the moment.
Nerves must be burned away. Shit!
Meagan and Ishtar moved to engage the creature, with the latter headbutting it to give the former and Asha'rah an opening. While they did that, Sarada dropped to her knees.
Okay. Taking a blast like that head-on wasn't smart. A thing to remember for next time.
So, she fucked herself up pretty badly there. This wasn't the first time, and honestly, wouldn't be the last either. The last thing she needed to do, though, was wallow in pain while everyone else was getting their ass kicked.
Alright, think. What to do? She'd have to be clever and do something it wouldn't expect.
Which, fortunately, was pretty much anything.
Perfect.
'On my signal, haul ass for cover,' she alert Ishtar and Meagan before moving to prepare.
She moved as swiftly as she could, darting from spot to spot and placing her hand down on the molten ground for only a brief second to charge it with ki. Again and again, dozens of spots were charged with crimson ki left over by
Cardinal Touch. She moved around the creature while it was distracted, only moving in close when she was certain she'd be able to get away easily and safely.
Lines of ki interconnected each spot until it all formed a glowing web under Lasair's feet.
Alright, that'll work. Her hands were pulsing with pain. Her gloves had long since burned away from touching the ground, causing her to touch the molten ground with her bare hands. The skin melted and blackened, same as her legs and arms.
She shot into the air and drifted away from what was soon to be ground zero.
'Move your asses now!' The amount of time Ishtar and Meagan would have to move wasn't long. If she lingered too long, Lasair would immediately know something was up. As such, she only gave them a second. Then, the ground under the fire creature decompressed, sinking down like a sinkhole.
Then, a flash of red was all the warning they received.