In the early hours two days ago, when the foul spirits were at their most lax, they had believed themselves to hold an absolute advantage deep within the cavern. They had never imagined that humans possessed a weapon filled with fire elements. Their understanding remained rooted in past experience; they believed humans were incapable of shaking this cave. Yet Ang and his team's surprise attack completely shattered their expectations.
The foul spirit guards at the cave entrance monitored the outside as usual, but they were wholly unprepared and never expected disaster to strike with such ferocity. When Ang detonated the gunpowder, the deafening blast sounded like heaven and earth collapsing, instantly rousing every foul spirit in the cave. The shockwave thundered through the cavern, followed by a searing heat saturated with fire elements, as though it would burn the entire mountain to ash.
The cave's structure became extremely unstable under the violent explosion. The connection between elements and matter was instantly severed, and the mountain began to tremble uneasily before partial collapses followed. Once-solid rock split apart, the cavern continued to cave in, and broken stone and soil surged in from every direction like a tide.
The foul spirits guarding the teleportation array were the first victims. Before they had fully recovered from the tremendous noise, they discovered that the entire cave was collapsing, while deadly heat continuously poured in through the cracks. The teleportation array—the crucial magic array they relied upon to transport more foul spirits here—developed terrifying fissures under the explosive impact. The cracks spread rapidly, as if an invisible hand were tearing it apart. Soon, amid piercing cracks, the entire teleportation array disintegrated.
The destruction of the teleportation array meant the foul spirits' plan had failed completely. This vital facility vanished before their eyes, and all their