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.

knew why they were doing

they came out without any weapons or armor and without any intention of

that I'm unwilling

made a split-second decision and jumped

BANG!

bandit, throwing him

BANG!

the tree with a loud impact, and the sound of bones

Silence.

stopped moving as they looked at

narrowed eyes, but

weren't shocked, terrified, or

gazes

they wanted to see what happened

that Alex had punched away coughed and

He was still alive.

and they

injured? The others would share their loot with them, which would make

as they didn't die, it

wagon and began to tear at the cage holding the Ice

as he gritted

SHING!

"AAAHH!"

flew

had cut off the arm of one of the bandits, who

second to look at

tearing

CRK!

of the cage was torn off as the

it under his other arm,

eyes became bloodshot due to the stress

can't let them get away with

I want to reach

the guard captain

your life or

SHING!

Silence.

in

headless body fell

his sword

'It was so easy.'

went through his body

ended a

as his nervousness and fear turned

forced him to take a path of

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

feeling of regret or

felt like Alex had

hard right now, and his anger was all the reason Alex

SHING!

diagonally bisected the

sharp that the torso might as

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.

the Ice Wood was more important than their

Alex gritted his teeth.

SHING! SHING!

bandits before they

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

"Drop it!" Alex shouted.