Li Shuyi, Qiao Rui, and Cecilia had summoned two Elite Direwolves to fight the Snakefolk elites aboard the Ghost Dreadnought. The battle was deadlocked.
In terms of sheer strength, this dreadnought carried nearly all the elite forces of the Snakefolk Tribe's Portnu Tribe. They were led by Skolata, a Rare Boss Tier powerhouse, while the prayer leaders and generals under his command, including Hogg and Flax, were all Leader Tier fighters. On paper, they far outmatched Li Shuyi's group of three women and two wolves.
But war was not a simple matter of adding up combat strength. The conditions of the battle mattered.
The Ghost Dreadnought's narrow deck kept the Portnu Tribe from making full use of its greatest advantage: numbers. At any given moment, only a few dozen Snakefolk could fight Li Shuyi and the others head-on. The rest of the Snakefolk and slave warriors stood behind them with weapons raised, able to do little more than glare and cheer their allies on.
Besides, the three women made an ideal team: a controller and support fighter, a melee fighter, and a ranged physical attacker. Together, they were worth far more than the sum of their parts. Qiao Rui's wide-area weakening ability was invaluable in a group battle. With the Slaughter Maniac title and both of her major passive abilities fully stacked, Li Shuyi tore through the crowd. Almost no one could withstand a single exchange with her.
Even when elite Snakefolk Halberd Warriors surrounded Li Shuyi, Cecilia's Killing Shot Arrow could clear a path for her.
But there were too many Snakefolk aboard. Under High Priest Alberta's supervision, each group that fell was replaced by another, with no end in sight.
Skolata was far shrewder than the other high priest, Harper. He had seen how formidable the three women