Zhao Changhe's follow-up was inherently a sweeping move, designed to prevent that group of potentially invulnerable, insane devotees from causing a disturbance.
Otherwise, everyone in this hunt, which was already lacking in confidence, was prepared to fight desperately; if a group of fanatics who disregarded their own lives charged in to block moves, it was highly likely to cause the battle to skew.
It wasn't just his responsibility; Yuan Cheng and Gui Chen were with him on this.
It's just that those two old folks were more interested in Bodhisattvas and wanted to have a shot at one; well, go ahead, just don't get caught and squashed inside... They should know when to withdraw and sweep the field.
Gui Chen was formerly ranked twenty-ninth on the Earth List and rose to twenty-seventh after He Lei and Cai Wenque were killed. His strength was just right for suppressing this group of protectors.