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 were doing

not comfortable with killing people. So, they came out without any weapons or armor and

on the fact that I'm unwilling to kill

a split-second decision and jumped towards the closest

BANG!

the chest of the bandit, throwing him at a tree behind

BANG!

the sound of bones being broken reverberated

Silence.

as they looked at

at the other bandits with narrowed eyes, but

weren't shocked,

gazes

to

that Alex had punched away coughed

He was still alive.

needed, and they immediately continued charging towards the

their loot with them, which would

as they didn't die, it

and began to tear at the

he

SHING!

"AAAHH!"

arm flew through

arm of one of the bandits, who

second to

continued tearing with

CRK!

part of the cage was torn off as the bandits greedily gathered the Ice

his arm, put it under his other arm, and also continued clawing at the Ice Wood

due to the stress and his

them get away with the Ice Wood! I need

powerful! I want to reach heights that would

of the guard captain shot

life or

SHING!

Silence.

over in shock as they

headless body fell to

his

'It was so easy.'

went through his body like

ended a

as his nervousness and fear

him to take a path of no return, and

it didn't feel as bad as

no immediate feeling

felt like Alex had just lost

hard right now, and his

SHING!

bisected the

the torso might as well not have

deep fear. They quickly grabbed any Ice Wood they could carry and ran

SHING!

Alex killed another bandit.

you can remain alive," he

None of them listened.

was like the Ice Wood was more important than

Alex gritted his teeth.

SHING! SHING!

killed two bandits before they could even

bandits were in the Early Stages of the Soldier Realm, at most. Some of them even had bodies on the same level as the humans on

"Drop it!" Alex shouted.