Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang looked at the grand gates for a while.

Then, he took a deep breath and walked towards them.

As Shang came closer, he saw someone sitting right beside the gate. It was a middle-aged man, probably in his forties.

What was he doing?

Sleeping.

He was sitting on a chair, and his entire body was just lazily splayed on the chair.

Was this the nightshift William was talking about?

Shang looked at the sleeping person for a while with a complex expression.

For some reason, this person didn't feel dangerous to him.

However, Shang was certain that he couldn't trust his perception in this case. After all, this person was guarding the gates alone.

Shang stopped a couple of meters away from the sleeping person with an awkward expression.

Should he wake him?

Well, he was supposed to be working.

"Excuse me," Shang said quietly.

The person didn't react.

"Excuse me," Shang said again as he stepped closer.

The person still didn't react.

Shang looked around at the dark city. He didn't want to wake the sleeping residents, so he couldn't just shout.

Shang scratched his chin. That guy was probably a powerful warrior, and if Shang just stepped forward, the guy might be startled awake. Who knew what the guy would do when startled? The reflexes of a warrior were dangerous.

Then, Shang got an idea.

He stopped a couple of meters away.

Then, he slightly moved his sword before moving it back into its original place.

The person didn't react.

"Are you awake now?" Shang asked.

Shang saw the chest of the person expand as he took a deep breath. Then, he slowly sat up in his chair with a groan as he ruffled his hair.

"That was smart, boy," the man said with some annoyance.

"You were awake the entire time, right?" Shang asked.

The man sighed. "Yeah. Heard you since you walked closer. Simply didn't want to deal with you."

"Sorry, but it can't wait until tomorrow," Shang said.

The guard let out another annoyed sigh as he stood up. "Thanks to you, I'm fully awake now. Thanks a lot," he said sarcastically.

"I had to get your attention some way," Shang answered.

What was the man talking about?

Well, a seasoned warrior had a terrifying perception and terrifying reflexes. Someone talking to them or someone walking around might not wake them, but the silent sound of a moving weapon definitely would get their attention.

Their mind would immediately go into full alert as soon as they heard that silent and deadly sound.

"What do you want?" the man asked with annoyance.

join the academy,"

looked with annoyance at Shang. "There's still quite a few months until the next trials

want a special exam,"

"Got the gold?"

out his sack of

he

SHING!

the man appeared right in front of Shang. Shang's hairs rose in an instant, and he

SWISH!

pulled back before they could hit each other. At the same time,

them silently shouted in whispering

Silence.

idea how loud two clashing swords are?!" the man shouted in a whispery voice. "You would've woken

me!" Shang shouted back with a whispery voice.

obviously only testing you!" the guy shouted back in a whispery voice. "If I really wanted

testing me?!" Shang asked with a very annoyed

the same thing

"I didn't attack you!"

triggered my

deep breath to

Shang said. "So, are you happy with

but also

your way of moving your sword was weird, and it definitely needs work. It's like you've never seen a human swing a sword," the man

any form of training,"

surprised the man, and he looked at Shang with a very skeptical

no sense,"

the

"How?"

asked with annoyance. "You go ask.

never undergone training, how is your body already in

Mana,

Silence.

Several seconds of silence.

"What?" the man asked.

it food. It gave me its Earth Fruits. I eat one fruit, jump from a tree, nearly

Silence.

"What?" the man repeated.

That's what happened!" Shang shouted back in a

spouting bullshit," the man said with a

I'm not

was

"What's that? Is that

like bro, man, or similar stuff, but that doesn't

deciding to postpone the topic for

then what about your sword? How did you learn how to swing it?" he

ways to deal as much damage as possible. I pushed the power, speed, and precision as far as possible. Additionally, I tried to make them flow into each other without a gap.

"Alright, that would explain your weird movements.

"My what?" Shang asked.

You know, a choreographed showcase

of times. "I don't

don't have that?" the man

a couple of the same swings. Then, I do some other swings. Then, I combine swings from time

to Shang, he began to

a house and saw the house in

the

do I even begin

were probably his

his nose. "We'll deal with this tomorrow. I can't

relaxed. Talking with this man had frustrated him quite

man sat down on his chair

moving to the other side of the

you doing?"

tomorrow,"

"Here?"

"Yes, why not?"