[Blazinjsin]

Your quote only says you have to finish the combat not win it. I was basing that thought on a ruling made relatively recently that if you auto defeat a monster when other monsters are present, and someone steals the combat with a Transferral Potion, you still get the level for the monster you auto killed, regardless of the outcome of the combat. Did a quick search and couldn't find it, but you may remember which one I'm talking about.