There was a huge wall with a small entrance gate. Beside the gate, two guards are sleeping, and this is midnight. What would Mark does in this situation?
Option A: He will knock them out and get the keys to open the gate
Option B: He will kill them and get the keys to open the gate
Option C: He will kill one and threaten the other to open the gate
Option D: …
There's no need to analyze what Mark might do. It is obvious. If Alina had been here, he might choose one of the first three options but since she isn't there, then, he was only left with one option, which is to destroy everything in its path as he goes towards his destination.
But then again, he understood the quest objective very well. This isn't simply rescuing Shen Niu. He also needed to find him, break him out, and replace him as the king once again while keeping him alive until the completion. He can neither let him become collateral damage nor should his opponents know that this specific prisoner is the target.
