Sword God in a World of Magic

Alex looked towards the area where he had seen the shadow. He had been certain that the shadow had had the shape of a human.

'I really didn't want to do this,' Alex thought with narrowed eyes.

Nervousness crept into his heart as the thought of killing a couple of kids reared its ugly head.

SHING!

Alex took out his sword and held it beside himself.

The light of the moon slightly reflected off the black sword, making it just barely visible in the dark.

The forest returned to silence as Alex stood silently on top of the sled wagon, his head turned to the place where the bandits had just been.

The wind made Alex's coat wave in a rhythmic fashion, giving him the appearance of a creature ready to strike at any time.

Alex's appearance was essentially warning everything and everyone in the surroundings that they shouldn't attack him.

Alex knew how effective intimidation could be if someone didn't want to fight. He didn't need to appear aggressive like a bloodthirsty beast. He only had to look like something that wouldn't give up without a fight.

He hoped that the bandits would find an easier target.

Alex wasn't afraid for his life, but for their lives.

For nearly a full minute, only silence reigned in Alex's surroundings.

Then, two minutes passed.

Three minutes.

Five minutes.

After seven minutes, Alex put his sword away and sat down again to meditate.

The bandits were gone.

Alex took a deep breath and entered meditation again.

However, just 40 minutes after entering meditation, Alex heard several tiny noises.

'They returned, and there are more of them,' Alex thought with narrowed eyes.

Alex slowly stood up again and drew his sword.

Ten seconds of silence passed again.

"Go!"

A loud shout echoed through Alex's small clearing, and Alex narrowed his eyes.

SHING! SHING! SHING!

In an instant, over 15 people darted out of the trees as they ran towards Alex's sled wagon.

Yet, Alex gritted his teeth as he saw their appearances.

The bandits came from all walks of life. Alex could see some teenagers, but he could also see young adults, middle-aged men, and one older man.

They were all dirty, and they didn't wear any noteworthy armor. At most, some of them wore vests made of coarse leather and riddled with holes. The others wore raggy and old clothing.

However, the worst part was that none of them carried weapons.

They all charged out of the trees without weapons, and even more, they didn't even look at Alex.

They fully focused on the Ice Wood on the sled wagon.

They never intended to attack or injure Alex, and he knew that.

They only wanted the Ice Wood, and they wouldn't attack or hurt Alex while stealing from Alex's sled wagon.

why they

So, they came out without any weapons

the fact that I'm

a split-second decision and jumped towards the closest

BANG!

of the bandit, throwing him at a

BANG!

impact, and the sound of

Silence.

bandits stopped moving as they looked at

at the other bandits with narrowed eyes, but his

shocked,

gazes were

was like they wanted to see what

that Alex had punched away coughed and took a deep

He was still alive.

bandits needed, and they immediately continued

others would share their loot with them, which would make all of

didn't die, it

sled wagon and began to tear at the cage holding the Ice

he

SHING!

"AAAHH!"

bloody arm flew

cut off the arm of one of

bandits paused for a second

then, they continued tearing

CRK!

part of the cage was torn off as the

with one arm grabbed his arm, put it under his other arm, and also continued clawing at the Ice

became bloodshot due to the stress and his

let them get away with the

become powerful! I want to reach heights that would have been impossible on

of the guard captain shot through Alex's

life or

SHING!

Silence.

bandits looked over in

fell to

gripped his sword

'It was so easy.'

through his body

just ended

as his nervousness and fear turned to

him to take a path of no return, and he hated

already killed one, and it didn't feel as bad as

no immediate feeling of regret or

like Alex had just

and

SHING!

diagonally bisected the torso

was so sharp that the torso might as well not

deep fear. They quickly grabbed any Ice Wood

SHING!

Alex killed another bandit.

you

None of them listened.

the Ice Wood was more important than

Alex gritted his teeth.

SHING! SHING!

two bandits before they

the Early Stages of the Soldier Realm, at most. Some

"Drop it!" Alex shouted.