The smoke cleared and all of the players died as a result of the explosion. In fact, it is what they want to do as the heavy decrease in their stats is making them take forever to kill the Two Headed Dragon of the 62nd Devil God.
The players soon revived in the safe zones that were not affected by the fire and fumes of the Two Headed Dragon of the 62nd Devil God. Just as they surmised, the effects of the Dragon Roar and Dragon Fear all vanished upon their death.
The only difficulty now is that the area around them is either a burning inferno or a toxic area that will melt any living thing in the vicinity. The players had no choice but to rely on their mounts in order to escape the safe zones or tip toe their way towards the Two Headed Dragon of the 62nd Devil God.
The part 2 of the mass release will be at the end of the month.