The area Seth stood, kept being barraged with many explosions that came from the suicidal attacks from the various human puppets. As they arrived inside a certain range from their target, they initiated a process of self-destruction, inflating and exploding into a mix of Mana and Ethereal Energy.
Clearly, none of them had any remaining sentience, only functioning under remote orders from the one who controlled them.
But even though they were "just" remote puppets, the power they released with that final blast, could decimate any Profound Mana Realm cultivator in less than a fraction of a second. Even if a practitioner at that realm of power were to luckily survive that powerful explosion, they would still be infected by ethereal particles, which would in turn, throw them into a sensorial nightmare that would result in their demise.