From the time the soul explosion happened to when the first team appeared on the scene was exactly 5 hours.
The explosion drew them, but everyone was cautious about coming directly to the scene in fear that the attacker was still around. However, some came, but many left before the attack from the beast arrived.
Some ran and were chased.
Some died before the battle even began, with some even killing themselves using life-saving treasures that promised to send them to safety, but they would lose one stage of their cultivation, and it would be twice as hard to recover it.
However, Commander Agnes's team was unfortunate. They were caught in the assault of four deadly beasts, each a powerhouse that no mere Spirit Lord could handle.
Perhaps, if they were attacked by only one beast, they would have killed it like they had many times over. However, this time things were different, and they each had to fend for themselves.
They did, but things went downhill from there.
