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As a means of seeking survival and minimizing losses.

The reason those Subterranean Beasts had chosen to self-destruct was, in essence, to protect themselves.

Therefore.

They certainly would not completely self-destruct.

That kind of action.

Would simply be suicide, not a bid for survival.

At present.

As non-humanoid lifeforms.

Without even needing to make any movements, the thick scales still remaining on their bodies shot outward at incredible speed!!

It felt somewhat like launching some kind of missile!!

As though they intended to directly withstand those incomparably sharp sword lights!!

However.

The next moment.

Before they could formally collide with the sword lights, those scales exploded on the spot!!

Then, vast amounts of energy surged forth from within them!!

Although those explosions could not cancel out the sword lights, they could still immediately slow their movement speed.

If, before this.

Those sword lights had been somewhat like bullets freely streaking through the air at high speed.

Then.

Under the interference of the massive explosions, the situation now was somewhat like moving the environment from air into flowing water—

Yet, faced with the continuous interference of that energy.

No matter how swift and impenetrable they were, those sword lights inevitably revealed some gaps—

Seeing that things matched their expectations.

Without any hesitation.

The eight Subterranean Beasts, whose defensive power had temporarily plummeted after they voluntarily shed their hard body surface armor to protect themselves, decisively chose to retreat.

At the same time.

The demonic beasts and human cultivators in the surrounding area likewise all chose to retreat at extreme speed!!

They were afraid those incomparably sharp sword lights would turn toward them instead.

After all, judging by the conduct the owner of that Floating Rune Warship had just displayed.

That person was simply a madman.

Presumably, he would not mind attacking