The reserve team did not need to act. The powerful official team members quickly dealt with all the bandits, their corpses strewn throughout the entire cavern.
Seeing that the official team members had eliminated all the bandits, Wang Yan led the seven reserve members onward.
Unexpectedly, just as the two had taken a few steps, a piercing howl rang out from the depths of the cavern.
"Who dares oppose the God of Death's Emissary? You will all die and become my corpse slaves."
Before anyone could react, the corpses beneath their feet began to swell and turn red at an astonishing rate.
"Not good! Use Soul Power to protect yourselves!" With no time to direct the team into defensive positions, Wang Yan could only shout for everyone to protect themselves.
Unexpectedly, the moment Wang Yan's words fell—
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom... Violent detonations instantly echoed through the entire cavern as horrifying explosions sent blood and flesh flying everywhere.
The terrifying explosive force became a powerful invisible shockwave, scattering dust and smoke from the ground in all directions.
Warned by Wang Yan, Xu Sanshi of the reserve team reacted extremely quickly. His fourth soul ring lit up, and he instantly switched positions with Beibei, who had been at the front of the formation.
Teleporting to the front, Xu Sanshi's small black shield expanded into the Black Tortoise Shield, standing as tall as a person and blocking the way ahead.
The invisible shockwave, carrying airborne flesh and blood, crashed into the reserve team. Standing at the very front, Xu Sanshi bore most of the impact for them.
Even so, the force unleashed by the horrific explosions still sent the reserve members flying.
Six dull impacts rang out as the students who had been blown away slammed heavily into the cavern walls.