"They definitely won't be able to maintain the medicine powder for long, and to save their lives, they won't leave the circle they've drawn. Now is the best time to attack."
Just as the situation grew increasingly tricky, the guard leader spotted a weakness; he gave an order and the crowd thought to draw their swords and charge forward.
However, they hesitated on seeing the swarm of snakes and stopped in their tracks.
The leader quickly thought, "Use crossbows."
People might not get through, but weapons can! This revelation woke them up from their stupor: the guards started to aim their hidden weapons and crossbows at the Seven-Person Team.
There were hidden weapons flying overhead and poisonous snakes at their feet. It was fortunate that Xiao Chan and their crew were highly skilled, otherwise they would have been turned into a beehive of stings. But, ultimately outnumbered, Ah Dao commanded, "Retreat."
