"Ten Golden Lions? Ten Golden Lions were enough to hire an Awakened of this level?" Marcus was somewhat stunned. He had never imagined that the caravan had gained the protection of a Level 1 Awakened for merely ten Golden Lions. It was simply unbelievable.
He then realized that the man before him was most likely toying with him, and anger appeared on his face. "So, Your Excellency is determined to protect this caravan?"
Marcus could sense Duke's strength, but he still believed the gap between their strengths was not that great and that he had better odds of winning.
He had quite a few Apprentice Awakened on his side. Working together, they were more than enough to deal with the man before them.
Duke looked at the Gray Forest Bandits before him and said softly, "You have two choices: retreat or die. If any other words leave your mouth after this, then all I can grant you is death."
Hearing those arrogant words, Marcus immediately snorted. "Such big—"
Before he could finish, the Sand Barrier before him moved, transforming into a towering wave of yellow sand that swept toward them.
Marcus had not expected Duke to be so decisive, to actually attack without hesitation. This man intended to face their two hundred men alone. He was absurdly arrogant.
"Get him! Take this man down first!" Marcus showed no fear and directly ordered all his subordinates to attack Duke.
He believed that as long as he held Duke back while the others looked for openings from the sides, even the strongest Level 1 Awakened would eventually reveal a flaw.
What Marcus could never have imagined was that the person before him was not an ordinary Level 1 Awakened at all, but a Level 1 Wizard.
The arrows fired by the Gray