As soon as she sent the invite, Malina received a system notification.
"Damn it!" she cursed inwardly, glaring at John.
This was the first time in her life that someone had so blatantly refused her.
Her impression of John soured even further.
John, however, was unfazed. He had agreed to help defend against the monster tide to level up quickly.
Partying would split the experience points, severely impacting his leveling speed. Even Sini wasn't in the party with him.
...
The monster tide came in wave after wave.
From the initial fourth-tier elemental Dragon Monsters, the assault had now escalated to powerful fifth-tier beasts—giant elemental dragons. But with their mere hundred thousand hit points, they still couldn't withstand John's magical attacks.
"Just how strong is this guy?" Malina wondered, conflicted. She admired strength, but John's first impression had been so poor that she felt he didn't deserve such overwhelming power.
