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

with killing people. So, they came out without any

the fact that I'm unwilling to

a split-second decision and jumped towards the closest

BANG!

the bandit, throwing him at a

BANG!

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

Silence.

bandits stopped moving as they looked

narrowed eyes, but his heart

weren't shocked, terrified, or

their gazes were

they wanted to see

had punched away coughed

He was still alive.

and they immediately continued charging towards

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

die, it would be

ones reached the sled wagon and began to tear at

he

SHING!

"AAAHH!"

arm flew through the

of one of the

for a second to look at

they continued tearing with even more

CRK!

part of the cage was torn off

other arm, and

became bloodshot due to

them get away with

to reach

the guard captain shot through

your life or

SHING!

Silence.

bandits looked over in shock as they

fell to the

his sword

'It was so easy.'

sword went through his body like

ended a

his nervousness and

bandits had forced him to take a path of no

one, and it didn't feel as bad

no immediate feeling of regret

felt like Alex had

and his anger

SHING!

diagonally bisected the torso

sword was so sharp that the

bandits reflected deep fear. They quickly

SHING!

Alex killed another bandit.

Ice Wood, and you can remain alive," he said

None of them listened.

like the Ice Wood was more important than

Alex gritted his teeth.

SHING! SHING!

bandits before they could even move two

the Soldier Realm, at most. Some of them even had bodies on the

"Drop it!" Alex shouted.