The enemy cast his spell. Meanwhile, Auron had already gone closing him. The enemy was completely surprised by Auron's move. He never thought that Auron would move close to him.

Fortunately, the enemy was cautious. He only cast a lower-level spell, so it didn't require a long time to chant. Auron was only 10 steps from the enemy when the enemy had finished casting his spell.

A [Fire Bolt] was coming out from the mage's staff and went towards Auron. However, Auron didn't move to the side to dodge the [Fire Bolt]. Instead, he shot out his own [Fire Bolt].

During moving forwards, Auron also didn't idle. Accidentally, he had also chosen the same spell as the enemy, [Fire Bolt].

Auron had decided to show his full capability as a mage in this recruitment. So, he didn't hold anything back from his capability to fight in close combat until his [Walking Chanting] skills.

A [Fire Bolt] shot from Auron and went into the enemy. The two [Fire Bolt] met midway and produced a mini-explosion.

The dust scattered because of the explosion. From within, Auron emerged with a little bit of injury. It turned out that the enemy focuses on the mage's attributes, intelligence, and dexterity. And, the enemy inclined more towards the intelligence attributes.

So, the enemy's [Fire Bolt] was more powerful than Auron. However, thanks to Auron's [Fire Bolt]. The enemy's [Fire Bolt] was reduced significantly. With the enemy's spell's power reduced, Auron only suffered a minor injury.

Auron marching speed didn't reduce because of the spell. He had arrived in front of his enemy and stabbed his dagger in the stomach. The enemy could not prepare well for the attack. In the end, his stomach was stabbed by the dagger.

However, Auron didn't stop there. He pulled the dagger then Auron turned 360 degrees clockwise with a quick speed. With the dagger in his hand, Auron intended to slash the enemy's neck.

The enemy could not catch up with the quick battle phase. He was a mage that never fought in close combat. Usually, there would be guards a.s.signed to protect him. So, when he fought in close combat, he was fl.u.s.tered.

A dagger coming towards his neck. However, he could not react in time. Time seems to move slowly for the enemy.

Surprisingly, Auron stopped his dagger right when it was about to connect to the enemy's neck. The dagger grazed the enemy's neck's skin a little bit. Blood seeped out from the injury and flew down from his neck.

However, it was not a fatal injury. His stomach's injury was more severe than his neck. Auron turned over and looked at the merchant caravan's guard's leader, "I am the winner, right?"

Auron's enemy had a cold sweat poured out. After Auron's question, he slumped down weakly. Then, the pain from his stomach's injury kicked in. He screamed in pain.

Auron's question also snapped the spectator and the leader. The spectator and the leader were actually caught in surprise as well. They never thought that the duel would progress like this.

The leader immediately announced the winner, "Savage Sickle is the winner!"

Then, he hinted at the cleric team to heal the losing mage. The spectators were cheering loudly as the battle was so entertaining for them.

While the spectators were entertained by the duel, the mages who were not selected by Auron was relieved that it was not them. Moreover, the mage who was originally a member of the leader's team. He sighed relief and thought that it was so fortunate that he didn't have to fight against Auron.

Then, the leader called up the next applicant. And, it continued until all of the applicants had their turns.

There was no duel that was as entertaining as Auron's duel. Besides, after Auron showing off his prowess, there was no other challenger that dared to fight against him even though the enemy had a higher level than Auron. They didn't confident to fight in close combat as a mage.

When the recruitment was finished, the leader gathered all of the pa.s.sed applicants and said, "Congratulations! You have pa.s.sed the test and become one of the members of the guards. Prepare well, we will depart tomorrow morning!"

"Please gather here at 5 tomorrow morning!" The leader finished his speech and dismissed all of the members.

The leader looked at the dispersing member and caught of Auron in his sight. He smiled and happy that he got such a capable member.

The leader looked behind him and saw the mage who was the original member, "You are lucky that you cannot be challenged by that guy."

"Yes, brother. Although I have a higher level than him, I don't have the confidence to win against him. We get a capable member."

The mage was actually the leader's younger sibling. He didn't have the confidence to win against Auron. Fortunately, he had the privilege of could not being challenged.

"Be good to him. If you can, you should get a favor from him. If not, just don't make him an enemy. I believe he will soar high." The leader advised his brother.

"Yes, big brother!" The mage nodded obeying.

Auron had successfully get the opportunity to enter the caravan. He went back and report it first to the military. Actually, Auron didn't have to report it. However, since this was the Auron's first mission, he felt that he had to report almost everything to the military.

After that, Auron researched everything. He learned about the geography of the destination and the road he would take. He also tried to search which path was filled with dangerous monsters or bandits.

Auron also bought a map of Mischelvin and tried to create an escape plan in case something wrong happened. Then, at 5 am the next day, Auron had gathered at the designated place.