Sword God in a World of Magic

"The Old Ice Octopus? Do you mean that gigantic octopus in the lake?" Alex asked.

The man slightly narrowed his eyes as he heard Alex's words.

"Yes. What happened to it?" the man asked.

Acting like Alex hadn't seen anything would be too obvious of a lie. After all, the octopus had died, and the destruction it had caused had been massive and loud.

"It was killed by the huge hedgehog," Alex said.

The man raised an eyebrow. "Killed by the Earth Fruit Hedgehog? What happened?" he asked.

"I wasn't there for the entire fight, but I was near the lake. I heard a loud explosion and saw a gigantic octopus jump through the air!" Alex explained animatedly.

"However, something shocking happened after that! Tens of gigantic, long needles punched through the octopus, and I saw it land towards the north of the lake, in the middle of the forest. I saw the gigantic hedgehog charge over to that area, and after a couple more explosions, everything quieted down. I'm pretty sure that the hedgehog has killed the octopus," Alex explained.

The man stroked his beard in thought.

"What you say makes sense, but I need to verify it. Wait here for a bit."

Alex nodded.

Alex wouldn't want to take the risk and flee while the man was away. The man probably had many ways to find Alex again. Fleeing would only awaken suspicion.

The man spoke several words, and this time, it took him nearly ten full seconds to recite them.

Obviously, the spell he was casting was very complex.

Alex felt a storm of Mana coming to the man, and after he finished his spell, the man suddenly started to levitate!

An actual storm picked up around him, and Alex was nearly thrown into the distance.

However, the storm only surrounded the man and lifted him upwards.

The trees violently shook around him due to the storm, and eventually, the man shot into the distance, right above the forest.

Alex's eyes widened in shock.

'He can fly! A human can actually fly in this world!' Alex thought.

Alex had seen the powers the God had shown him, which were obviously superior to this man, but Alex would have never believed that the first human he would see could fly!

Flying!

was something every human dreamed

symbolized freedom and power beyond one's

thirst for power

had just seen, the man arrived at the lake and descended

a big area with destroyed trees, and the man

lake since the Old Ice

for an octopus

his gaze, and he saw a gigantic

wasn't a

couldn't eat something like that, which was

months, the beak still lied there, in the middle of

ascended again and flew back to

nearly blown back as the

landing, the man nodded at Alex. "You spoke the truth. I couldn't find the Old Ice Octopus, but I found its beak and several holes that are about as wide as the needles of the Earth

hedgehog acted this uppity towards me this year," he muttered. "It thinks after becoming a High-Rank Earth

"Stupid animal."

and sweat ran down his back as he heard the

Alex remembered a peculiarity.

hedgehog hadn't visited him in three

Did this man…?

happened to the hedgehog?"

it to you?" the man asked with

I exchanged meat for the hedgehog's fruits several

raised an eyebrow. "Sentiment? For

Alex didn't answer.

only traded with you because you are in the First Realm. It has killed plenty of humans in the Second and even some in the Third Realm. If you were in the Second Realm, it would have killed you as soon as

smell. If the odor you give off has a certain density of Mana, its hunting instinct gets triggered. The hedgehog even

the hedgehog had always smelled him

that cute action no longer

had always sniffed Alex several times when they

kill someone that fed it

ran down Alex's

you for your warning, sir," Alex said politely.

the man fly, Alex had

The man nodded.

helped me in solving the mystery of the missing Old Ice

has the ability to shoot fireballs

man scratched his

didn't have an

a Fire Tree Lizard hatchling," the man said. "Fire Tree Lizards normally are not in the basin but in the mountains surrounding the basin. I'm guessing that it accidentally wandered into the basin after being born in one of

that they will reach the Second Realm as soon as they become adults. And you