However, after a series of fierce attacks by the beasts, Xiao Ruiyuan's side had only thirteen guards and four Young Masters from prominent families with enough strength left to continue counterattacking. Facing hundreds of fierce beasts, hoping to hold out for a moment until reinforcements arrived was increasingly difficult.
Aside from Xiao Ruiyuan, the others had injuries, ranging from minor to severe, and could only barely protect themselves, unable to care for Prince Heng and others lying behind them.
The beasts didn't care for the dozens of people lying behind; their hate-filled gaze was fixated on Xiao Ruiyuan and others who kept killing their kin. Xiao Ruiyuan, being the strongest, became the target of the beasts' attacks, surrounded by six wolves, three tigers, and a giant python; the pressure on him multiplied, and he found it extremely difficult to cope.
