With the Axe King's arrival, preparations for the assault began at the passage.
After some discussion, the five great grandmasters finally decided to launch a direct assault and drive all the Earth Cave's high-ranked warriors out of the energy passage.
The mid-ranked warriors would remain inside to finish off the enemy, after which the grandmasters would return through the passage and disrupt it.
Faima, standing at the front, transmitted a message directly into everyone's ears using mental power.
"Everyone, prepare for battle. Rank Eight warriors will enter ten seconds after the five great grandmasters, and Rank Seven warriors after twenty seconds. The mid-ranked warriors will enter one minute after the Rank Seven warriors. All grandmasters must drive every enemy grandmaster out of the energy passage within one minute.
"Leave a fair battlefield for the mid-ranked warriors. Wait until they have cleared out the enemy Earth Cave warriors, then return to the passage and disrupt it."
As Faima spoke, Faima looked at the dozens of grandmasters nearby, expression turning solemn. "Our objective this time is not to kill our opponents, only to drive them out of the passage.
"When the time comes, do not hesitate. Everyone must withdraw from the passage. Once the appointed moment arrives, we will not wait even a second longer. When the passage closes, your survival will be left to fate."
Everyone's expression grew grave. This would not be an easy battle. They would have to judge their own timing carefully. One mistake, and even if they survived the fighting, pushing too deep and failing to withdraw in time could still put their lives at risk.
While the grandmasters had to fight the Earth Cave warriors inside the Earth Cave, Lu Hao and the others had a much simpler task. They did not even have to leave