Although they had support from the system, players still grew at a much faster rate when compared to NPCs, but Jom and Terry still weren't that high-leveled, they still had a long way to go before they reached the level 'Extraordinary', unbound by the restrictions of the mortal plane.
Jom and Terry were happy that the villagers rushed back to help after changing their minds, but really, they couldn't help that much—with weapons from the stone age and non-specific equipment, the cavalry units would completely overwhelm their foot soldiers.
After their initial shock from the sudden appearance of the villagers, the mountain bandits once again began their charge!
Most of the villagers were only equipped with hoes, sickles, and pitchforks as weapons and had basically zero armor, a few hunters had bows as weapons, but even then the bows they used definitely weren't made for battle...