Whoa! Erza has carried out a preemptive strike with an omni-directional attack!

No. By doing an omni-directional attack, she learned the responses, the abilities, and the defensive capabilities of each type.

Where now?

It's not an all-round shield! We'd be shot down!

Target coordinates have been identified.

Unless you've already used one of these without help, while moving, while taking fire from all directions. And still managed to hit something.

Then we'll bugger Horst up, down and sideways. All together.

Because of me. You see… I've spent months searching for Ciri. Using locating spells, haruspicy, geomancy, anything, really. I knew the Wild Hunt might sense it, perhaps even find me, but… I thought I'd tricked them.