Alexander and his group quickly rushed towards the area where a suspicious Bivorch Level 1 group was said to be located.
The place that was said to have the suspicious Bivorch Level 1 group was not far from the place where they had defeated the Bivorch Level 0 group.
Grion Ash, as the leader of the group in this mission, walked in front cautiously to lead the group towards the place the mission indicated.
"Don't take any actions that will attract their attention. Our mission this time is only reconnaissance, and we will report it back to the guild leader," Grion Ash instructed, ensuring that his team would not make any moves that would attract the attention of the Bivorch Level 1 group later on.
Soon enough, Alexander and his group finally reached the place where the suspicious Bivorch Level 1 group was said to be. From a distance, Alexander could see a group of ferocious wolves with black fur and glowing red eyes, showing their fangs.
This was the suspicious Bivorch Level 1 group mentioned in the mission received by Alexander's team.
Alexander was not surprised by the Level 1 bivorch because he had faced them before, but his attention was drawn to one bivorch that was twice the size of the others.
"Hey, isn't one of them slightly different?" Alexander asked without choice.
"This is bad; we need to get back and report this to the guild master immediately," Grion Ash said, not answering Alexander's question, and then quickly instructed his team members to leave the area.
"What's going on, leader?" One of the team members couldn't help but ask Grion Ash about what was happening.
"Let's just get out of here!" Grion Ash ordered, leading the team away from the area where the Bivorch Level 1 group was located.
"AWOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The howl of one of the Bivorches could be heard, indicating that they had noticed Alexander and his group.
"Run quickly!"
Grion Ash immediately shouted the command, and the bewildered team members started running away from the area.
"Bang!"
Before they could escape, one of the team members, who was a Warrior Mage, was hit by an attack from the bivorch that had quickly caught up to Alexander's fleeing group.
Alexander and his team had no choice but to face the Bivorch Level 1 group because they could no longer escape.
"Ah, darn it! Everyone, get into our usual formation." Grion Ash immediately gave the instruction, and his team quickly clashed with the Bivorch Level 1 group.
"Leader, why do you look afraid? Even though they are Level 1, we should still be able to win, even though it will be difficult."
One of the team members noticed something strange about their leader's behavior and couldn't help but ask.
"If it were just a Level 1 group, we might have a tough time but still win. However, did you notice that one of the bivorches was different, with a body twice the size of the others? That is King Bivorch Level 1. We need at least a Rank 2 Warrior to win," Grion Ash finally explained the situation.
"What?!"
All the team members, except Alexander, shouted in shock.
"So that's the Bivorch Level 1 King. This is bad, but if I can level up by defeating the others first, maybe I have a chance to defeat the Bivorch Level 1 King,"
Alexander thought about his situation. On one side, it was a dire situation for him, but on the other, it was an opportunity to level up.
"Bang!"
"Clang!"
"Bam!"
The battle had started and could no longer be avoided. Alexander had now fused and joined Skeba.
He then unleashed his Skull Sword Slash skill; a long bone sword appeared in his hand, and he started slashing at the Bivorches.
"Slash!"
"Slash!"
"Slash!"
Alexander attacked the Bivorch Level 1 group with his team, always delivering the final blows to finish off the Bivorches.
"Slash!"
"Slash!"
"Slash!"
Alexander continued delivering finishing blows to the Bivorches, and now Skeba's body was covered in the blood of the Bivorches killed by Alexander.
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[Ding!]
[Congratulations! The host and partner have leveled up.]
[5 stat points added]
[Ding!]
[Congratulations! The host and partner have leveled up.]
[5 stat points added]
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After defeating many of the Bivorches with his finishing blows, Alexander had now leveled up twice. However, King Bivorch Level 1 still showed no signs of moving.
On the brink of exhaustion from delivering so many finishing blows, Alexander quickly allocated his stat points as usual.
"System, add the stat points as usual."
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[Ding!]
[Stat points have been added as requested.]
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Alexander now felt stronger with the stat increase. He continued to finish off the remaining Bivorch Level 1, as he could now defeat them with ease, just like he had with Level 0.
"Bang!"
While Alexander was busy with his level-up, the previously unmoving King Bivorch Level 1 suddenly began charging towards him and launched an attack.
Without having time to dodge, Alexander was thrown several meters away by the attack, causing blood to spill from the corner of his mouth.
"Alexander, are you alright?" Grion Ash asked upon seeing Alexander hit by the Bivorch Level 1 King's attack.
"I'm fine. Now, only this King Bivorch Level 1 remains. Let's attack it together," Alexander replied.
Alexander was fortunate to have leveled up twice and added his stat points, so his body could withstand the attack. Now, all the remaining Bivorch Level 1 members had been defeated by Alexander's group, leaving only King Bivorch Level 1, who had not taken any action until now.