All of them stopped in their tracks, but Alex didn't.
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[Spotted 12 Small-Knights Ahead]
└ B-Rank
[Deity]
└ The Armor Deity
[Slain: 0/12]
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While the territorial space itself was A-Rank, there were still B-Rank creatures scattered within.
This wasn't a mistake; everything flowed exactly as intended.
The rank of a single beast doesn't measure a dungeon, but by the overall difficulty it presents. Does that mean an A-Rank individual could clear it alone?
Absolutely not. It simply reflects the overall danger level, which is why the principal split everyone into groups of three while the scouts observed from afar.
Ezra and Alexia remained frozen, one out of fear, the other putting on an act.
Alex walked forward, calm and steady, as the creatures ahead, roughly his height and clad in metal armor, rushed toward him.
Beams of light burst from the darkness behind their masks and shot directly at him.
