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.

they were

realized that I'm not comfortable with killing people. So, they came out without any weapons or armor and without any intention of

that

and jumped towards

BANG!

bandit, throwing him at a tree

BANG!

and the sound of bones being

Silence.

as

with narrowed eyes, but his heart shook when he saw

weren't shocked, terrified, or

gazes were

wanted to see what happened to their

that Alex had punched away coughed and took

He was still alive.

they

share their loot with them, which would make

die, it

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

as he gritted

SHING!

"AAAHH!"

arm flew

arm of one of the bandits, who had just clawed

for a second to look at what had

tearing with

CRK!

part of the cage was torn off as the

arm grabbed his arm, put it under his other

eyes became bloodshot due to the stress

get away with the

I want to reach heights

of the guard captain

your life or

SHING!

Silence.

bandits looked over in shock as they

body fell to the

his

'It was so easy.'

through his body like

ended a human

nervousness and fear turned

bandits had forced him to take a path of no return,

one, and it didn't feel

immediate feeling of regret or

only felt like Alex had just lost

now, and his anger was all the reason

SHING!

bisected the

sharp that the

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

SHING!

Alex killed another bandit.

you can remain alive," he said

None of them listened.

the Ice Wood was more important

Alex gritted his teeth.

SHING! SHING!

they could even

Some of them even had bodies on the same level as

"Drop it!" Alex shouted.