Sword God in a World of Magic

Thunk!

Alex's mind was thrown into disarray suddenly. It was like he had just received a punch to the head.

Alex's hand went to his butt out of reflex since he felt some pain coming from it.

That's when he felt grass.

'Grass?' Alex thought.

Alex opened his eyes and looked around.

Forest.

This was the only word that appeared in his mind when he saw his new surroundings. Thick pine trees were all around Alex. Alex could hear some birds chirping, and he heard the buzzing of insects. The smell of nature also immediately assaulted him.

'Sure enough, I have been sent somewhere, probably that God's main world or something,' Alex thought as he looked around.

Alex stood up, and while doing so, immediately noticed something peculiar.

'Standing up is easier than before,' Alex thought.

Alex looked down at his body, and his brows furrowed.

'My big belly is gone,' Alex thought.

As Alex looked at his own body, he noticed that he had a slim build. On top of that, he wore different clothes now.

Right now, Alex wore black cloth pants and a black shirt.

Surprisingly, the fabric felt rather nice.

However, Alex noticed something else that he didn't like one bit.

'I'm smaller,' Alex thought with narrowed eyes.

Previously, Alex had been 187 centimeters tall, but now, he barely reached 160 centimeters, according to his estimations.

Alex touched his face and noticed that it was also rather slim.

'I'm smaller, my unnecessary fat is gone, but my muscles are also gone,' Alex thought. 'This is either the body of someone that only does cardio, or I'm in the body of a teenager. I don't think that this God would send me into a grown body that's only 160 centimeters tall. After all, he wants me to become powerful, and height is an insane advantage in physical combat.'

'So, I'm probably in the body of a teenager. Assuming that I will reach a height of above 180 centimeters in my adulthood, my current height of 160 centimeters means that I still have quite some growing to do.'

'This means that I'm probably in the body of a 14-year-old,' Alex thought.

Something on Alex's head tickled him, and he moved it to the side.

It was hair, and when Alex noticed some strands of his hair, he also noticed a different change.

'Well, seems like my blonde hair is gone,' Alex lamented as he saw his new black hair.

After getting familiar with his new body, Alex looked around himself and noticed two things.

and the other was the black cube the God had given

bag and looked inside. These were probably some basic things that the God had prepared for

thought as he looked at the sack. 'Basically, the bare necessities to survive in the

in the flask was a vibrant red, and the liquid was rather viscous. 'Could these be health potions? I mean, I kind

sure, but he assumed that

Alex picked up the black cube and put it in

his hand halted as he

he thought as he moved the black cube around a bit. 'Probably not, but it does

mind tried to find the reason. 'My old body was out of shape, but I still had quite

Is this the effect of being in a world that's bathed in this mysterious energy that's all around me in the air? The guy said that most people call it Mana, so I should probably also

Alex thought. 'I should test that. The guy said that I can't push Mana into my soul, which means that something in my body is different from a normal human body. The inability to do something that everyone else can do basically means that I'm disabled

a body that can't become more powerful.

'Now's not the time to think about these things,

was suddenly droning. It felt like he had

going on now!? Can't you give me a

the headache only increased, and Alex fell to his knees as he

the God had told him, and Alex quickly found the

with frustration and anger. 'You won't

No answer.

'Fine, fine. I'm Shang!'

just like that, the headache had

it really is like this,' Alex thought with a bitter expression. 'Fuck, this is so annoying! Can't even retain

was nothing that Alex or Shang

around for a safe spot. I don't know where I am, and if I

trees. Does this mean that I'm in a colder climate? Now that I think about it, the sun is high in the sky, but it's a bit chilly. I can still deal with this temperature, but it will

can use my spare clothes for bedding and a blanket. However,

looked at a tall tree beside him. 'With this body, I should be able to

and went

slung the sack

smell the jerky

went to the tree and slung

I don't want

the height of the branches, it became far easier. The needles of the pine tree were

Alex was relatively high up and could

with gritted teeth. 'Forest

was on top of a sea

I can somewhat

horizon, probably 20 kilometers away or so. According to his estimations, the

the mountains were encircling him

that I'm probably not below sea level. I'm probably just surrounded by

idea, and a skeptical expression appeared on

kind of tutorial area or starter location?'

his head awkwardly when he had

game, but the God sure as hell structured it like one. Alex

that I should try surviving in the wilderness, and when I no longer feel any danger,

Then, Alex noticed something.

'Smoke!'

mountains! It was hard to notice, but if one looked hard enough,

and they're living just beyond