They assumed that William's defenses weren't very strong, but then they saw a group of Sandicores cast a dozen Earth Spikes in William's direction from behind. William turned his head ever so slightly, dodging the first Earth Spike with hardly a millimeter of space in between.
He didn't even bother guarding with the unique Spirit Aura reported in his list of abilities.
"What do we do about him?" one of the Elders asked nervously. They were just as worried as the Mayor that William would kill them and take over Blue Moon.
No one responded, instead focusing on the situation of the battlefield. Their attention shifted to Sections One and Five, which were the furthest from William's position and had the most trouble taking on the Golden Core Enemies.