"Yuhao... what's so interesting about a corpse?"
Wang Dong looked at Huo Yuhao, who was holding up a bandit's corpse, and asked in embarrassment.
Huo Yuhao rummaged through the dead bandit's clothes and said, "I'm looking for clues."
Wang Dong asked in confusion, "Clues? We've already found the bandits. What other clues do we need?"
Huo Yuhao fired off a string of questions. "Then why did they become bandits? Where were they from? Did they do it willingly, or were they forced? Soul masters can make a good living anywhere, so why become bandits? Have you thought about any of that?"
"No..."
Just as Huo Yuhao was trying to see whether he could find any clues linking these bandit corpses to the Sun Moon Empire, an eerie shriek rang out from deep within the cave.
"You dare oppose the great Death Messenger? Die, all of you!"
At that shriek, the surviving bandits swiftly retreated, scrambling over one another to escape.
Huo Yuhao's usually cold eyes widened, revealing a trace of horror.
The corpse in his hand was swelling and turning red at an astonishing speed. It wasn't just that one, either. Through his Spiritual Detection, he discovered that every bandit corpse lying around him had begun to swell. A terrifying aura of danger was rapidly building.
"Fall back!"
Huo Yuhao raised his voice in a rare shout, sharing the warning of imminent danger directly into everyone's minds.
He grabbed Wang Dong, who was closest to him, with his other hand. With no time to worry about courtesy, he hurled her behind him with all his strength.
Boom, boom, boom, boom-
Violent blasts rang out throughout the cave, one after another, sending flesh and blood flying.
Thanks to Huo Yuhao's warning, everyone immediately defended themselves or dodged. But the Corpse Explosions