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.

heard that, a glimmer of

with not investigating the issue?" Shang asked. "If you are so convinced of my guilt, what would even be the point of threatening me with

think that I will be proven

would you want me inside the town that

intending to do something that you shouldn't

soldier, and a

me inside the town so

immediately answered with gritted teeth. "Suspicious individuals have to be

"I can't possibly escape. We are both

what's the issue with remaining

A tense silence arrived.

the leading guard, while the leading guard glared

Several seconds passed.

Clank.

wall when they heard the sound

guards on the wall had retrieved his crossbow and vanished

remained without

saw the leaving guard on the wall,

annoyance. "We

guard slowly lowered his right arm, and the other guards put their

had the leading guard suddenly

was because of the leaving guard

normal guards were not allowed to leave their posts

Except for one reason.

were about to report to someone of higher rank than the

and he decided to report to the actual officer about what

had happened as soon as he

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

on the wall had left, the leading guard knew that this opportunity to make

Shang relaxed.

"Thanks," he said evenly.

underhanded, which

had decided

On what?

leading guard actually being

Why smart?

to attack someone who wasn't actively resisting and whose

had initialized the confrontation, the leading guard could have

stood there

leading guard could have simply knocked him out

the leading guard. On top of that, Shang had

out a normal human and taking them into

a confrontation if the other

short, Shang could maybe injure or kill some guards before dying

that was already too

actual conflict broke out, the higher-ups

and they had to find out why that happened