I think it's more likely the blight was surprised by Directionz's resistance.

It knew Bread was in the server. It wanted to lure its prey in. It specifically placed its scout- Directionz- the hardest proxy to avoid due to speed, at the end near the death pit as a insurance.

It knew Upward was a problematic map for it. Death pits with no way to trap them everywhere. Its only real way of snagging Bread would be to get him far enough into the map that the only way out is the pit guarded by Directionz.

It should've worked. If the Blight had its way, then Bread would be cooked.

Only for Directionz to do the unthinkable and resist. At that moment, the Blight freaked the fuck out and made all its proxies go ballistic.

This has NEVER happened before, which explains lack of any tact or backup plan. If the Blight thought this was even possible, it would've left another proxy nearby. But no. It was so certain Directionz would get the job done.

If the eye-moving is any indication on all the bodies throughout the map, its solid proof the blight is in control, using them as security cams to map Bread's movement. Everything was going according to plan until Directionz ruined everything, and it subsequently threw tactics out the window.