More and more arrows flew past the team as they continued, and Kuei only became more and more tired as he went on. Although well armored, the Armadillo-Lion could still be hit. It wasn't very long after that when Bato was hit with an arrow. who cursed under her breath quickly before crying out in pain. Bato was strong, and although the arrow hurt, she wrenched it out of her skin and cursed again. She couldn't stop herself from bleeding, but she just wanted the arrow out of her. Slowly but surely, Sozin ran out of arrows and did his best to clean up the wound on Bato All four of them could feel that Kuei was slowing down, and Barrok knew that they'd have to fight all of the hunters off. Another arrow made it's way into Kuei's skin, causing the Hybrid animal to stop and fall over in pain. Barrok and Nala jumped off, and Sozin grabbed Bato and made sure to use his body to break her fall.

Kuei panted heavily as he looked at his human friend, silently apologizing for not doing better. Barrok looked back at Kuei and shook his head before pulling out some water from it's pouch. The water surrounded his hands and a few droplets floated and shifted around in the air. He was more than lucky to know how to use his element, and much to his surprise, he had a great amount of control with it when he first started to learn. Nala readied herself, pulling out a blade that she had come across during their travels. Sozin didn't have any more arrows, but he could still fight with his hands, and Bato was useless at the moment since the arrow had pierced her thigh and she couldn't even stand up right without assistance. All four of them were preparing to fight to the death.