Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang looked at the guard with narrowed eyes, and many thoughts immediately went through his mind.

First of all, the guard wore a slightly different armor from the others, which meant that he had a higher standing.

Second, the guard had easily called the others on the wall.

Third, he felt quite powerful.

However, he didn't feel too powerful.

Shang had seen physical fighters in the Second Realm, but the guard didn't feel like he was in the Second Realm, which meant he was probably in the First Realm, the Soldier Stage.

Shang had seen the leading officer of the Central Wild, and that officer had been in the Second Realm, the General Stage.

Was Blizzard's Edge weaker than the Central Wild?

Probably not.

Just based on the gigantic Mana Austerum, this town was probably even more important than the Central Wild.

So, what did that make this guard?

He was probably a sergeant or something akin to a supervisor.

He wasn't actually the true person in charge.

"I won't enter the town," Shang said with narrowed eyes.

The guard in front of Shang only huffed. "You don't have a choice," he said.

"I do," Shang answered. "I have the choice to remain outside. You have several crossbows pointed at me, and I can't flee. There should also be several more powerful soldiers in the town. Right now, it doesn't matter where I am. I can't flee anyway."

"You're right," the guard said with narrowed eyes. "So, obediently enter the town. You said that you can't flee anyway."

"I want to stay out here," Shang said.

The guard raised his right hand, and the guards on the wall pointed their crossbows at Shang. "You don't have a choice."

The atmosphere became tenser. Some carriages had already arrived, but when they saw the guards with their drawn crossbows, they decided to stop. They didn't want to get involved.

"I will stay out here," Shang answered slowly.

The guard's eyes narrowed.

"At this moment, it's not even clear if I am some sort of thief or not. I know I am innocent, and I don't need your approval for that."

"Are you willing to risk a battle for such an uncertainty?" Shang slowly asked.

The guard only looked at Shang with narrowed eyes.

"If you don't comply, we don't need to investigate the source of the Ice Wood. Your resistance proves that your method of procuring the Ice Wood wasn't legal," the guard answered.

Shang heard that, a glimmer

are so convinced of my guilt, what would even

think that I will be

the case, why would you want me inside the

intending to do something that you shouldn't

a law-abiding soldier, and a mere thief is not allowed to question my sense

me inside the town so

standard protocol," the guard immediately answered with gritted teeth. "Suspicious individuals have to be taken into

am in custody right now," Shang answered. "I can't possibly escape. We are both in agreement about

the issue with

A tense silence arrived.

guard, while

Several seconds passed.

Clank.

wall when they

of the guards on the wall had retrieved his crossbow and

others remained without moving and kept targeting

the leading guard saw the leaving guard on

with annoyance. "We can wait

right arm, and the other guards

the leading

because of the leaving guard

allowed to leave their posts

Except for one reason.

leave their posts if they were about to report to someone of higher rank than

of this to be quite suspicious, and he decided to report to the actual officer about what

happened as

and he had made quite some money with some underhanded means, but if these

the wall had left, the leading guard knew that

Shang relaxed.

"Thanks," he said evenly.

expected that the guard would do something underhanded, which was why he had been so adamant

had decided to

On what?

the leading guard actually being

Why smart?

who wasn't actively resisting and whose guilt wasn't even conclusive, he would have gotten into

confrontation, the leading guard could have ordered an

stood there and calmly

weaker, the leading guard could have simply

quite powerful to the leading guard. On top of that, Shang had claimed that he had killed a Peak Frozen

them into custody was not considered

counted as a confrontation if the

could maybe injure or kill some guards

that was already too

the higher-ups would get

had to find out why that happened so that the same thing wouldn't happen again in the