Of the original 7 members present, 2 of them had died, exactly Katsuo and Yato. Their deaths had arrived so suddenly that the others weren't able to react in time. Even if they could, it wasn't like they wouldn't. The monster was obviously far stronger than the 7 of them combined.; facing it was beyond suicidal.
As Sato and the rest evacuated from the area, the green-eyed kobold didn't just standstill and stare at them. Having taken down two of the players, it still wasn't satisfied enough. In honour of its fallen father, it had sworn to decimate the entire team; there was no stopping at two.
"Spread out!"
[1] Blaze Movement : Active Skill : Switch places with a flame set up at a different location at an earlier point in time. Limit is at 30 metres radius.
MP Cost : 50 MP Cool-down : 3 hours.
[2] Chapter 9
[3] Chapter 193 first paragraph.
Infinite Facts :
The idea to use both the scroll and the implosion ability of the array formed the team's Plan B, which was to be used in the scenario where the kobold horde defeated Azure Dragon's and Soran’s combined forces before Sato's team eliminated the kobold chief.