That day, the atmosphere inside Vivel was even livelier than it had been over the past two days.
One citizen after another made their way to Vivel's arena, chatting excitedly along the way.
Meanwhile, the spectator stands at the arena were already packed.
To watch today's match, many citizens had flocked here. Even those who had not come in person could still watch the match as it unfolded.
That was because numerous cameras had long since been set up around the arena. In addition, huge video walls had been installed to showcase the representative competitors' performances, allowing the match to be broadcast live not only throughout Vivel, but also across the other Floating Cities.
In other words, today, everyone in the world was watching this match.
Only a stage like this could determine who would claim the title of the strongest in the world.
Naturally, once someone seized the title of strongest here, the victor's name would reach the ears of everyone across the world.
Thus, there was a reason Anneroj and Jess wanted to treat this match as a proxy war.
If the human-representative squad won here and defeated the Humanoid Demon Scarabs' squad, Anneroj would certainly seize the opportunity to tell everyone in the world that humanity possessed the power to resist the Demon Scarabs and should not abandon the struggle.
If the Humanoid Demon Scarabs' squad won here and defeated all the humans, Jess would certainly use the opportunity to reveal his identity before the entire world and declare that he meant humanity no harm. So long as humanity submitted, the Humanoid Demon Scarabs could guarantee their safety. If humanity wanted to resist them, it would merely be a foolish act.
That was the importance of the proxy war.
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