He could only barely hold his breath and look around.
The dense fog shrouded the light of Stars and Moon, plunging the surroundings into complete darkness, and in the darkness, the traces of the Sand Thieves were nowhere to be seen, though painful groans occasionally came through.
Earlier, more than twenty Fire Giants were released, creating explosions that could cover an area almost the size of two football fields, but that was merely light and shock waves, the actual destructive range was much smaller. Around, Sand Thieves were mostly just injured, with actual deaths being few.
Shock waves above Level 15 were hardly effective, mainly relying on the flame damage in the core area to inflict damage, but that range was quite concerning. The Sand Thieves' levels were mixed, but averaged at least equivalent to Xiangzi and Parker from two or three months ago, typically over Level 16.
