Men like these were used to violence and power, and Elias had not hidden the fact that he was a low-level Fury Forge still at Level 0 since he had not allocated any of his points to his attributes at this time.
He was not surprised that they attacked him first, as Aris, their leader, lunged at him, his blade focused on Elias's throat.
Elias nearly rolled his eyes in frustration at such a pathetic and over-telegraphed attack, as he sidestepped the move that he saw coming from a mile away,
He caught the man's wrist and twisted until the bone snapped. The move was so quick and sudden that Aris stared at his broken arm for a moment before he opened his mouth, but the scream that was about to emerge was blocked as Elias's other hand closed around his throat and squeezed, not enough to crush his throat but to severely bruise his windpipe, and he let go, causing Aris to collapse to the floor and gag in pain.
