Outside the sword formation,
The Xia Family's arrival instantly turned the tide of battle.
Using their masterful illusion techniques, they instantly controlled and trapped large numbers of low-ranking Wolf Bandits across a wide area.
Bewitched by the illusions, these Wolf Bandits temporarily lost their ability to fight and could only let others do as they pleased.
Meanwhile, stirred by the battle song, the Soul Masters at the North Gate felt their fighting spirit ignite.
In this fierce battle, the Xia Family fought shoulder to shoulder with the North Gate's defending Soul Masters, resisting the Wolf Bandits' attacks together.
Their coordination was flawless, their seamless teamwork leaving the Wolf Bandits no opening to exploit.
Fearlessly, they launched a counterattack against the Wolf Bandits. Guided by the battle song, their attacks grew sharper, every swing carrying the force of a raging gale.
Shaken by this momentum, the Wolf Bandits began retreating, trying to escape the battlefield.
However, trouble also erupted behind the Wolf Bandits. Old Black emerged with his seventy or eighty Black Moon Shadowkiller Wolves, leading over a thousand Soul Beasts from the Black Moon Forest.
The Wolf Bandits were not only humanity's common enemy, but the Soul Beasts' enemy as well, especially in small Soul Beast habitats like the Black Moon Forest. The reason was simple: there were too many Wolf Bandits, and they needed enormous amounts of "food," leaving the Soul Beasts in smaller habitats in grave danger too.
After a surprise attack by Gale Wolves, Old Black's little tribe had originally been reduced to twenty or thirty members. Later, he had requested another fifty from "back home." He had backing of his own!
During this raid on the village, the Wolf Bandits had avoided clearing out the Soul Beasts in the Black Moon Forest for fear of beating