In that brief span of time...
The battle had already claimed casualties.
Although the convoy leader possessed superb swordsmanship and formidable strength, he could not withstand the endless stream of monsters emerging from the donkey-riding woman's wine gourd. Nor were those monsters weak; fighting them took considerable effort.
The donkey's divine ability was equally troublesome.
Its water arrows seemed alive, precisely targeting his weak points. Forced to neglect one side while defending another, he could not protect everyone. After several exchanges, three carriage drivers and a guard had been killed by the monsters.
The chests, however, were all still there.
No one knew what was inside them. They seemed extremely heavy, could not be lifted far above the ground, and could not be stored in spatial treasures. Carrying them off would not be easy.
Apart from the one that two monsters had nearly carried away earlier, which now lay outside the guards' protective ring, the rest remained on the carriages.
Thus, no one had lost yet. Rather than rush into the scenario, they continued watching.
"Dao Ziqing."
After another wave of attacks, neither side could overcome the other. The donkey-riding woman stopped attacking and called out the guard leader's name.
She said coldly, "You may be exceptionally powerful, but you cannot protect this shipment. Have you never wondered what sort of things even the Falling Jade Disk cannot hold? Yet you still pretend you're transporting ordinary goods. Aren't you simply deceiving yourself?"
"I advise you not to wade into these muddy waters. However high the payment, you still need to be alive to spend it."
"You know me?"
The guard leader held his sword across his chest and scrutinized the donkey-riding woman's face.
"You look quite unfamiliar. But if you know who I am and still dare to rob this