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

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

banking on the fact that I'm unwilling to

and jumped

BANG!

bandit, throwing him

BANG!

hit the tree with a loud impact, and the sound of bones being broken reverberated throughout the

Silence.

as they looked at

eyes, but

shocked,

gazes

they wanted to see what happened to

bandit that Alex had punched away coughed and took a deep

He was still alive.

and they immediately

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

as they didn't die,

began to

as he gritted

SHING!

"AAAHH!"

arm flew through

had cut off the arm of one of the

paused for a second

they continued tearing with even

CRK!

the cage was torn off as the bandits greedily gathered

other arm, and

became bloodshot due to

them get away with the Ice Wood! I need

want to reach heights that would have

words of the guard captain shot

your life

SHING!

Silence.

over in shock as

body fell

gripped his sword

'It was so easy.'

went through his body like

ended a

shook as his nervousness and

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

it didn't feel as bad as he had

no immediate feeling of

felt like

right now, and his anger was all the reason Alex

SHING!

diagonally bisected the torso

sword was so sharp that the torso might as well

quickly grabbed any Ice Wood

SHING!

Alex killed another bandit.

Wood, and you

None of them listened.

like the Ice Wood was

Alex gritted his teeth.

SHING! SHING!

two bandits before they could even move

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

"Drop it!" Alex shouted.