Deafening explosions kept ringing out underground.
Blazing fire instantly engulfed the five Burrowing Earth Dragons in separate areas.
Heat, shock waves, and shrapnel rampaged through the cramped underground spaces.
The Burrowing Earth Dragons' shells were torn apart in an instant, their flesh blasted to pieces.
The explosions hollowed out an enormous cavity underground.
The massive shock waves left the Demon Clan members in the tunnels behind the Burrowing Earth Dragons as though trapped inside a sealed pot, shattering their internal organs.
Blood sprayed out, staining the pitch-black tunnel walls red.
Only those above the Fifth Order survived, howling in agony.
Meanwhile, on the surface-
"Rumble!"
A dull tremor came from underground.
The ground jolted slightly, kicking up a cloud of dust.
In the distance, the soldiers monitoring the underground situation steadied themselves and stared nervously at the ground beneath their feet.
A few seconds later-
The tremors stopped.
The Portal still stood silently, the Magic Circle's patterns completely intact.
"Report! The Burrowing Earth Dragons have been killed!"
"The Portal is undamaged!"
Excited voices came over the communications channel.
Inside the command center, Long Zhan let out a long breath.
His back was already drenched in cold sweat.
"Good thing we prepared a range of explosive loads and controlled them properly."
He murmured to himself.
Had the blasts been any stronger, even the Portal might have been damaged by the shock.
Just then-
High in the sky, Wukong, the Winged People guard who had remained on alert, suddenly narrowed his eyes.
He turned toward the sea.
There, a terrifying presence was rapidly rising toward the surface.
"Seventh Order."
Wukong spoke under his breath.
Without hesitation, he darted toward the sea.
In principle, he could have simply waited for the enemy to attack before making his move. His task was only to