On the human side, whether NPCs or players, after seeing the level difference between John and his opponent, everyone felt that John had no chance of winning.
They could not see John's modified stats. What they could see was only the system panel that a level 100 player should have. Because of that, they believed John had absolutely no way of defeating that Moonfolk Elder!
After seeing this, the citizens of the various main cities of the Eaglecrest Empire all shook their heads.
"Alas, the Hero may be strong, but compared to this foreign race, he's still far from enough."
"Why did it have to be the Hero who went up there? If even a level 150 city lord had gone instead, this fight wouldn't be so difficult."
"Who knows? Maybe the other side specifically targeted us."
"Forget it. We should just prepare ourselves to accept a poor starting position in the Battlefield of All Races. No matter how strong the Hero is, there's no way he can defeat that foreign creature."
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