The surroundings were filled with the sounds of clashing weapons.
Most eyes were focused on the two leaders of the group, whose fight was deemed the most consequential, since both had a sufficiently higher cultivation in the 5th level of Essence Gathering Realm, thus capable to tip the scales of the battle among their subordinates who were mostly in the 4th to 6th level of Essence Awakening Realm.
They were, however, evenly matched, which locked their battle for the time being. It was, in fact, true for the entire battlefield.
The passengers who chose to join the fight and ordinary guards of the transport beast were extremely passive, as were the pirates who faced them, more so keeping up an appearance of a fight - stalling for time and exchanging probing blows - than actually engaging.
