At that moment, the Second Battalion Commander staggered out of the cave, panting heavily, gravely wounded, and wearing shattered armor.
He looked utterly bedraggled.
Having narrowly escaped death, he felt little joy. Instead, his heart was filled with grief.
Too many Jonin-level undead had ambushed them. Aside from him, the strongest among them, every one of his comrades had died covering his escape.
But when he escaped the cave and reached the soldiers who had fallen back to the rear of the camp,
the magnificent sea of fire before him made his eyes widen.
Under the torrent of flames, countless undead were crushed mercilessly, as insignificant as gnats.
"What the hell is going on?!" The Second Battalion Commander swallowed.
A ninja beside him pointed to Luo Yu atop the high wall. "Reporting, Commander! That Imperial Capital University freshman unleashed Majestic Destroyer Flame."
"Even the undead army has stopped advancing because of it."
"A freshman? Majestic Destroyer Flame?" Disbelief covered the Second Battalion Commander's face.
Did they think he had never sparred with students from Imperial Capital University?
Forget freshmen-even among the extraordinary geniuses on the university's rankings, few could wield a two-star ninjutsu with such power.
Just as Luo Yu's arrival was restoring everyone's confidence,
a dense aura of death swept across the entire camp.
Recognizing that familiar atmosphere, the Second Battalion Commander's expression changed, his brief relief vanishing. "Those greater undead have come out of the cave!"
"They surrounded me. I barely fought my way out alive."
Only then did the soldiers notice how severely wounded their commander was. He could barely stand, let alone keep fighting.
In an instant, horror swept through them.
Apart from the two engaged in that clash of titans with Qin Yuan, their commander was the strongest fighter they currently had.
Yet even he