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

out without any weapons or armor and without

the fact that I'm unwilling to

split-second decision and jumped towards

BANG!

of the bandit, throwing him at a

BANG!

the sound of bones

Silence.

stopped moving as they looked at their

bandits with narrowed eyes, but

weren't shocked,

gazes

they wanted to see

bandit that Alex had punched away coughed and took

He was still alive.

the bandits needed, and they immediately continued charging towards the

share their loot with them,

as they didn't die, it

sled wagon and began to tear at the cage

as he gritted

SHING!

"AAAHH!"

bloody arm flew through the

off the arm of one of

second

then, they continued tearing with even more

CRK!

was torn off as the bandits greedily gathered the

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

bloodshot due to

get away with

want to reach heights that would

of the guard captain shot through Alex's

your life or

SHING!

Silence.

bandits looked over in shock

headless body fell to

gripped his sword

'It was so easy.'

sword went through his body

ended a

shook as his nervousness and

to take a path of no return, and he hated

killed one, and it didn't feel as bad

immediate feeling of

felt like Alex had just lost

hard right now, and his

SHING!

diagonally bisected the torso

the torso might as well not have

fear. They quickly grabbed any Ice Wood they could

SHING!

Alex killed another bandit.

Ice Wood, and you can

None of them listened.

Ice Wood was more important

Alex gritted his teeth.

SHING! SHING!

two bandits before they

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

"Drop it!" Alex shouted.