'Brute force alone won't be enough,' Marcus thought. Besides, the Sea Lion King was still asleep, completely unaware that a dangerous predator had already set its sights on him, and that gave Marcus all the time he needed to prepare.
Only an idiot would waste an opportunity like this. Why would he let a free opening slip through his fingers?
In the span of a heartbeat, several attack plans flashed through his mind. If what Silas the Wanderer had said was true, and the Sea Lion King really was a level seventy Golden Boss, then whatever happened next was bound to be spectacular.
Still, beyond the sleeping king, past the shimmering blue gateway, lay the Sea Lion's Tomb, their true destination. Whatever waited inside was completely unknown, and blowing all of his long-cooldown trump cards just to put on a flashy display here would be shortsighted if it left him with nothing for whatever came next.
'No. I have to think several steps ahead.'
