Through this test, Alex judged that the opponent’s strength was on par with hers, not at Monarch level.

Alex breathed a sigh of relief. However, even with the scythe’s double attribute boost, she could only barely match her opponent. This meant the dwarf was at least lv8 or lv9 Commanding level.

Fortunately, it wasn’t a Monarch level. Monarch level beings were extremely powerful; it was unlikely to encounter them every time.

The dwarf was equally surprised by the strength of this extraterrestrial visitor girl, marveling at the rapid growth of these visitors.

The small, irregularly shaped flat area on the mountaintop felt like a makeshift arena for the two of them.

The dwarf’s deep blue armor seemed to activate, sending arcs of lightning from his hands into the spiked mace, increasing the force Alex had to withstand.

In an instant, Alex turned into black mist, evading the dwarf’s attack. She reappeared among the other dwarves. She couldn’t let that dwarf hold her back; all these dwarves had to die to prevent them from reporting back.

“Kill her!” the dwarf leader commanded, seeing Alex appear behind them. He ordered the surrounding dwarves to attack the human girl.

He could sense that Alex’s strength was on par with his, so he planned to use the other dwarves to wear her down, giving him a chance to kill her.

The surrounding dwarves, wielding war hammers, charged at Alex, surrounding her. Some dwarves’ war hammers crackled with lightning as they swung at her, while others leaped from their mounts, attacking from different directions.

Alex’s right eye displayed a frost pattern, and the entire mountaintop was instantly frozen, exuding a bone-chilling cold.

Countless ice spikes shot out from around Alex, striking the surrounding dwarves and forcing them back.

Some dwarves shattered the ice spikes, while others were injured by them.

Alex swung her scythe at one of the dwarves in front of her, shattering his war hammer and sending him flying with a single strike.

Apart from the dwarf with the spiked mace, Alex found the others weren’t very strong.

One-on-one, Alex could easily kill any of them.

“Cough, cough…”

The dwarves injured by the ice spikes suddenly started coughing, struggling to breathe.

“There’s poison in the ice!”

The dwarves noticed a faint green glow beneath the ice.

Though the poison wasn’t lethal, it significantly weakened their combat abilities.

Countless ice spikes shot out again, and this time the dwarves didn’t dare to take them head-on, scattering to avoid them.

Two dwarves, poisoned and unable to dodge in time, had their feet frozen, and black flames quickly consumed them.

In just a few breaths, Alex had killed three of the nine dwarves. The dwarf leader, seeing this, could no longer stand by. He had hoped they could hold Alex off, but she was killing them too quickly.

The dwarf leader, wielding his spiked mace, leaped into the air, aiming to smash Alex from above. The ground shattered, sending ice shards flying.

Alex teleported away, reappearing beside another dwarf and killing him instantly.

The dwarf leader, enraged, found Alex’s teleportation speed too fast for the other dwarves to react.

Alex used 50 Mana Points to cast a curse on the remaining five dwarves.

The first-level curse magic had only one skill: physical curse, similar to a weakening effect, unable to kill enemies of the same level.

The five dwarves spat blood, their faces pale.

Alex was about to kill the five dwarves when she sensed a strong wind behind her.

Clang!

Alex turned and blocked the spiked mace with her scythe, her feet sliding back on the ice.

“Leave here. I’ll handle this girl!” the dwarf leader ordered the remaining five dwarves, who immediately prepared to ride their lizards away.

Suddenly, a melodious flute sound filled the air, and the five lizards inexplicably ran towards Alex instead of fleeing.

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The dwarves quickly dismounted, trying to escape on foot.

Alex reappeared behind one dwarf, her scythe easily cutting through his armor and killing him.

Dark magic formed a spear, piercing another dwarf, while the ice on the ground surged, freezing another.

The last two dwarves tried to run, but Alex intercepted them. They stopped, gripping their war hammers, too scared to move.

The dwarf leader charged at Alex, who met him head-on. As she passed the two dwarves, she lightly touched them, freezing them in despair.

These nine dwarves were all between lv1 and lv3 Commanding level, considered low-level Commanding. Alex, at lv6, could easily kill them.

Hearing the continuous clash of weapons below, Sophie, riding her griffin in the sky, was stunned. It was her first time seeing Alex fight at full strength; she was incredibly powerful.

Sophie put away her flute, silently praying for Alex. She could see that the dwarf with the spiked mace was very strong.

The dwarf leader, seeing the nine dead dwarves, was furious but helpless. He couldn’t stop Alex.

Alex’s teleportation made her very agile. However, to quickly deal with the dwarves, she had used a lot of magic, leaving her with only half her Mana Points.

Alex considered deactivating her pseudo-domain to save mana, but then she saw the dwarf leader’s armor glowing blue, with lightning arcing from his spiked mace.

A field of lightning elements formed around him, making Alex feel a tingling sensation all over.

A domain? No, it was also a pseudo-domain!

The dwarf leader’s spiked mace, now crackling with more lightning, swung at Alex. Even his armor was covered in lightning, glowing blue.

Alex met the attack with her scythe, her hands numbed by the electricity, almost dropping her weapon. She quickly retreated, not wanting to take another direct hit.

She couldn’t dispel the electric elements for now. The more they fought, the more electricity would accumulate in her body, eventually paralyzing her.

Alex began dodging the dwarf leader’s attacks, knowing that the dwarf’s pseudo-domain must consume a lot of mana. He wouldn’t last long.

It was a matter of who would run out of mana first.

To Alex’s surprise, the dwarf leader could also attack from a distance with his pseudo-domain. Seeing Alex constantly dodging, he started launching lightning attacks at her.

Alex countered with ice pillars rising from the ground, blocking the lightning.

The dwarf leader, enhanced by his pseudo-domain, moved much faster, almost matching Alex’s usual speed. But Alex could teleport, remaining more agile.

“Extraterrestrial visitors!” the dwarf leader shouted in anger.

“Hello!” Alex responded politely.

He chased, she dodged.

They continued this dance until Alex felt the electric elements in the air diminishing. She guessed the dwarf leader’s Mana Points were nearly depleted.

Alex suddenly stopped, turning to strike with her scythe. Black flames clashed with blue lightning, and they both stepped back. Alex noticed the numbness in her arms had lessened.

Even so, Alex wasn’t entirely at ease. Her whole body was still numb, to the point where pinching her thigh wouldn’t hurt.

At that moment, the dwarves Alex had frozen earlier died.

Alex gained 120 experience points, leveling up.

The level-up increased her attributes slightly, but it didn’t restore her state or remove the negative effects.

The dwarf leader felt a strange sensation. The girl before him seemed stronger and quicker.

He couldn’t understand it, but he had no interest in human girls. He preferred sturdy, bearded dwarf women. Human girls seemed too frail to him.

“Now it’s my turn!”

Alex swung her scythe, pushing the dwarf leader back. Countless ice pillars shot at him, but he shattered them with his spiked mace.

Alex could only rely on her dark magic now. But dark magic couldn’t create a domain, a current limitation.

The dwarf leader’s lightning pseudo-domain was fading. He canceled it, channeling all the electric elements into his spiked mace.

The lightning turned from blue to purple, becoming thicker and more powerful.

It seemed slow, but the dwarf leader absorbed the lightning in an instant. Alex wasn’t foolish enough to take the hit head-on and used her speed to dodge.

The dwarf leader suddenly pulled out a flintlock pistol and fired at Alex. She hadn’t expected this move.

“Damn, sneak attack!”

Alex’s defense wasn’t strong. Even a firearm, which armor could block, forced her to dodge.

She teleported away from the unexpected shot, while the dwarf leader, veins bulging, shattered the ice and charged at her, spiked mace crackling with purple lightning.

Alex had just landed from her teleport when the dwarf leader reached her. She barely had time to teleport again, narrowly avoiding his attack.

Bang!

The dwarf leader’s spiked mace struck Alex’s scythe, sending it flying. Alex quickly enveloped herself in a Dark Barrier, but the impact still sent her crashing to the ground.

Sophie, watching from above, was terrified. She saw Alex take a direct hit and immediately wanted to dive down to rescue her.

“Big Shot, please be okay!”

Alex hit the ice hard, shattering the surface. The Dark Barrier protected her from external injuries.

She felt sore all over, her stomach churning, and a metallic taste in her mouth. Her hands were numb from the lightning, completely losing sensation.

Alex struggled to move, surrounded by scorched earth from the lightning attacks. Only the spot where she lay was untouched.

The dwarf leader wouldn’t miss this opportunity. He charged at Alex again, but she teleported away, landing near her fallen scythe. With the double attribute boost, the numbness in her body lessened.

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