Sword God in a World of Magic

Alex started the next day by continuing to pull his sled wagon along the road.

As always, it was very exhausting and boring.

About two hours later, Alex saw the first merchants pass him again on their fancy carriages. The merchants introduced themselves, and the guards following the carriages also shot a short greeting to Alex.

Luckily, no major event took place for the next couple of hours, and Alex safely arrived in the Southern Wild.

As Alex saw the gates of the town, he rubbed the sweat off his forehead.

However, Alex quickly stopped as he noticed his own action.

'Sweat?' Alex thought as he looked at his left sleeve. 'It's been a while since I actually sweated from exertion. The surroundings are always cold enough that I didn't need to sweat.'

Alex pulled his right hand out of his cloak and felt the surroundings.

'It's getting warmer,' Alex thought. 'Even more, it almost feels too hot under my coat.'

'Seems like I'm close to leaving the Ice Wyvern Zone.'

Alex continued pulling the sled wagon towards the Southern Wild. The town didn't really look special. It was like a town after it had gotten warmer after a heavy snowfall.

In short, it looked muddy and dirty.

When Alex came to the northern gate, the guards stopped him and looked through his stack of Ice Wood for anything illegal. Their investigation was pretty thorough, taking nearly five minutes.

"Why do you want to enter the Southern Wild?" the guard captain asked with practiced ease.

in Warrior's Paradise for my entrance exam," Alex answered. He had noticed that several people knew about the Warrior Academy and its entrance exams, which was why he didn't add

surprise at Alex's face and squinted his

at first glance," the guard captain said. "Alright, you

a question," Alex

the guard captain said

here and Warrior's Paradise?" Alex asked. "I've spent the last night in the wilds between here and the Central Wild,

as Alex got his attention.

spider," Alex said, "and not the weak General Stage kind. It was azure and had eight icicles for legs. It moved very quietly through

eyes narrowed. "You saw an Icy Grave Widow?"

know the

Grave Widow. We've been searching for the cause of the nightly disappearances for a while now,

pest a couple of months ago, but apparently, we missed some of the young," the guard captain added. "Thanks for the intel. You've been a

"No problem," Alex said.

in taking part in the hunt for the Icy Grave Widow? You seem pretty

suicidal. If that thing were in the earlier levels of

captain added. "We generally send several warriors in the General Realm to deal with Icy Grave Widows. It's not about if we get it or if we win

I still have to decline," Alex answered. "I've lived in the wilds for a long time, and I'm still not very comfortable around other humans. The thought of putting my life

guard captain only sighed. "Fine, it's your decision after all. Anyway, as a reward for telling us about the Icy Grave Widow, I'll give you some information for your

"Thanks," Alex said.

will have to travel for about two days to reach the next town.

in the atmosphere, and beasts don't like that. You will, at most, see

Alex nodded.

beasts makes this place a haven for bandits. There's a known bandit camp

people himself. He has lackeys for that. The most powerful bandits you have a chance to meet

eyes narrowed while the