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.

glimmer of

convinced of my

think that I will

the case, why would you want me inside the town that

you intending to do something that you

"I am a law-abiding soldier, and a mere

want me inside

guard immediately answered with gritted teeth. "Suspicious individuals have

"I can't possibly escape. We are both in agreement about

issue with

A tense silence arrived.

looking at the leading guard, while the leading guard glared

Several seconds passed.

Clank.

and the guard glanced at the wall when they heard

wall had

others remained without moving and

saw the leaving guard

"We

lowered his right arm, and the other

leading guard

of the leaving

to leave their posts without being

Except for one reason.

report to someone of higher rank than the

found all of this to be quite suspicious, and he decided to report to the actual officer

happened as soon as he saw

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

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

Shang relaxed.

"Thanks," he said evenly.

something underhanded, which was why he had been so adamant

decided

On what?

guard actually being

Why smart?

guard had ordered to attack someone who wasn't actively resisting and whose guilt wasn't even conclusive, he

leading guard could have ordered an attack without any

had only stood

if Shang had been weaker, the leading guard could have

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

normal human and taking them into custody

counted as a confrontation if the other side could damage the resources of the

Shang could maybe injure or kill some

was already too

soon as an actual conflict broke out, the

all, several guards would have been injured or killed, and they had to find out why that happened so that the same thing wouldn't happen