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

So, they came out without any weapons or

on the fact that

decision and jumped towards the

BANG!

bandit, throwing him at

BANG!

loud impact, and the sound of

Silence.

as they

looked at the other bandits with narrowed eyes, but his heart shook when he

shocked, terrified, or

gazes were

they wanted to see what happened

Alex had punched away

He was still alive.

the bandits needed, and they immediately continued charging towards

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

they didn't die,

sled wagon and began to tear at the cage holding

increased as he

SHING!

"AAAHH!"

bloody arm flew through the

one of the bandits, who

other bandits paused for a second to look at what

they continued tearing with even more

CRK!

was torn off

grabbed his arm, put it under his other arm, and also continued

due to the stress and

them get away with the Ice Wood! I need

become powerful! I want to reach heights that would have been impossible on

guard captain shot

life or

SHING!

Silence.

over in shock

body fell to

his sword

'It was so easy.'

went through his body

ended a human

arm shook as his nervousness and fear turned to

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

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

feeling of regret or

it only felt like Alex had just

that hard right now, and his

SHING!

diagonally bisected the torso

sword was so sharp that the torso might as

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

SHING!

Alex killed another bandit.

and you can remain

None of them listened.

was like the Ice Wood was more

Alex gritted his teeth.

SHING! SHING!

before they could even move

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

"Drop it!" Alex shouted.