It’s far from fine

"It's far from fine," Justin thought with a smirk, glancing at the pioneers standing behind Damian. As expected, their faces were dark with exhaustion and tension. It was only natural—most of them were far too under-leveled to handle the rock golems they had just faced.

"Most of them are in their late teens level-wise, or just entering the 20s," Justin observed. For an average pioneer, that was certainly a decent level. But this wasn't just an average situation. For a force from a large territory with over a thousand civilians, considered elite, they fell short. By comparison, Justin's own pioneers were all in their early 20s in level.

"They're making up for their lack of levels with excellent teamwork and Damian's buffs, but that has its limits when facing stone-type monsters with no blood or flesh," Justin mused.