Chapter 26: World Announcement!
[Ding! You have killed the 1st Goblin Commander, obtaining 473% experience points and acquiring +10 str, +8 agi, +9 phy, +6 sense, +5 mana, +5 magic.]
[Ding! You have leveled up to level 23, obtaining 5 free stat points.]
[Ding! You have leveled up to level 24, obtaining 5 free stat points.]
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[Ding! Due to your level that was higher than the skeleton goblin, your skeleton goblin has also leveled up to level 23.]
[Ding! Due to your level that was higher than the skeleton goblin, your skeleton goblin has also leveled up to level 24.]
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'Not bad at all.' Kai smiled as he glanced at the new notifications, then turned toward Cedric when he sensed the latter had advanced to a 1st-Echelon Awakener.
Cedric had been able to advance by 'killing' the Goblin Commander alongside Kai because the system considered that feat more difficult than his own mission to reach 1st-Echelon rank.
Thus, the system must have given an option to Cedric, whether he wanted to use this reward for his advancement to the 1st Echelon rank or not.