In a short while, everyone cautiously advanced again, moving deeper into the cave.
Outside the cave, Xuanzi was eating a chicken leg while keeping an eye on the situation inside.
If there was even the slightest hint of danger to the students, he would intervene!
"Soul tools, just a bunch of tricks."
"Did the Martial God rely on soul tools to achieve such power? Pfft~"
Xuanzi sneered, facts speak louder than words. The image of the Martial God was still vivid in his mind, and he hadn't seen any use of soul tools!
Only true strength comes from oneself.
At the same time, within the Golden Ancient Tree, a stunning figure frowned, a flash of anger crossing her face.
After a while, she calmed down, a look of relief appearing on her face.
This calamity could have been avoided by these children. They had many opportunities to escape it.
Those invincible shields and fixed soul cannon shells, any one of them could have helped them avoid this disaster.
But... their persistence was so laughable and rigid.
You don't consider hidden weapons as tricks, but soul tools are?
Shrek Academy and Tang San were indeed at fault, but these children were innocent. She had tried to guide them to avoid this calamity, but in the end, she was powerless.
As the consciousness of the plane, she could only guide living beings, but she couldn't change their thoughts or their nature.
For example, if she wanted someone to obtain a certain treasure, she would guide them to it, but the final outcome was beyond her control.
The Golden Ancient Tree swayed gently, the rustling of its leaves sounding like a mournful cry.
The scene shifted to inside the cave.
Ma Xiaotao and the others were still advancing. The cave wasn't very deep, only about a hundred meters, but it took them several dozen minutes to traverse.
Every step was taken with extreme caution.
"Almost there, almost there!"
The Death Messenger wasn't in a hurry; instead, he looked confident of victory.
Once these people entered the trap, they would never return!
As for the loss of corpse slaves, he didn't care. These people could easily replace them.
Unlike bandits and thieves, these were top students from Shrek Academy!
"My strength will surely advance further!"
"These little fools are so easy to deal with!"
"Ke ke ke~"
Corpse slaves delivered to his doorstep, why not take them?
These days, it's not easy to find evil people to kill.
At the front, Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng suddenly stopped, their expressions turning serious.
In such a narrow space, dozens of corpses had appeared at once.
With their previous experience, these corpses must be the Death Messenger's corpse slaves.
"Damn it!"
"Hey, don't blame me. Those outside were indeed innocent people, but these corpse slaves are different. They were bandits and thieves. I killed them and turned them into corpse slaves. This is justice!"
Everyone: "..."
A dark soul master, claiming to be doing justice?
This joke wasn't funny at all!
"They were still people. How could you be so cruel?"
This left the Death Messenger at a loss for words.
If these people didn't die, would the dark soul masters die instead?
"Enough talk. Today, I will definitely turn you all into corpse slaves!"
The Death Messenger appeared in everyone's sight, which was part of his plan.
He was at the deepest part of the cave, where there was a narrow space only large enough for one person to pass through.
He appeared because he was certain that these top students from Shrek Academy wouldn't let him go. Once he showed himself, they would quickly deal with the corpse slaves.
Sure enough, upon seeing the Death Messenger in person, Ma Xiaotao and the others stared at him intently, afraid he would escape through the passage behind him.
To make the act more convincing, the Death Messenger first sent a dozen corpse slaves to their deaths...
"Good, good, good..."
"As expected of Shrek Academy's top students. Today, I, the Death Messenger, have been defeated!"
"I'll be back!"
After saying this, the Death Messenger entered the passage behind him.
Hearing this and seeing his actions, Ma Xiaotao and the others exclaimed, "Don't let him escape!"
Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng took the lead, passing through the corpse slaves and chasing after the Death Messenger.
Chen Zifeng, Xi Xi, Yao Haoxuan, Ling Luochen, and others also bypassed the corpse slaves.
"You deal with these corpse slaves. They're not very strong, just be careful of the corpse poison."
Gong Yangmo said to Dai Huabin and the others, then followed.
"Yes, senior!"
The corpse slaves were indeed not strong and were easy to deal with.
Little did they know, the Death Messenger inside the passage was almost laughing out loud.
Indeed, indeed!
These foolish Shrek top students...
If he really wanted to escape, he would have done so long ago. Why wait until now?
"Ahahaha~"
"Shrek Academy's top students, it's time for you to... depart!"
As soon as the Death Messenger finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed drastically!
Outside the cave, Xuanzi was momentarily confused, but the next moment, he understood.
"Die, Corpse Explosion!"
Including the already fallen corpses, all the corpses seemed to be cursed, beginning to swell...
"Be careful!!"
It was too late. The tall young man, who had been prepared, immediately activated an invincible shield and also triggered the one in Zhu Lu's hand.
Ling Luochen, who was at the front, was stunned. Without hesitation, she unleashed her strongest defensive soul skill, separating Xi Xi from the corpse slaves.
She then activated her invincible shield...
Everything happened so fast, even Xuanzi couldn't react in time!
The Death Messenger had feigned weakness, used himself as bait, and trapped them...
"You dare!!"
Xuanzi exploded with power, charging into the cave...
"Boom..."
"Boom..."
Almost simultaneously, all the corpse slaves exploded, turning into a mist of blood.
In such a narrow space, there was no way to avoid it. Moreover, because they were chasing the Death Messenger, the substitute members were also directly facing the corpse slaves.
"Boom..."
The sound of the explosion made Xuanzi's heart sink to the bottom, his face pale.
Who would have thought the Death Messenger had such an evil technique!
Corpse Explosion?
After the explosions subsided, the Death Messenger's evil laughter rang out again.
"Ahahaha... As expected of Shrek Academy's top students. Even after such an explosion, a few of you managed to survive!"
At this moment, the few who were still alive were in shock. Just a moment ago, everything was fine, and in an instant, everyone... everyone was gone?
He Caitou and Zhu Lu, who had activated their invincible shields in time and were positioned further back, were unharmed.
As for Dai Huabin and the others, they were completely obliterated.
The current Shrek Seven Monsters suffered even greater losses.
Gong Yangmo was instantly reduced to nothing, and Yao Haoxuan lost half his body, clearly beyond saving.