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,"

Shang. "There's still quite a

want a special

"Got the gold?"

out his sack of gold and

an eyebrow. "Okay," he said with a bit

SHING!

Shang. Shang's hairs rose in an instant, and he pulled

SWISH!

they could hit each

both of them silently shouted in

Silence.

loud two clashing swords are?!" the man shouted in a

the one attacking me!" Shang shouted back with a

in a whispery voice. "If I really wanted to kill you,

a better way of testing me?!" Shang asked with a very

payback for doing the

"I didn't attack you!"

still triggered

a deep breath

Shang said. "So, are

slightly disappointed but also slightly

fast, and you immediately went for your weapon while evading. However, your way of moving your sword was weird,

form of training," Shang

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

no sense," he

the truth," Shang

"How?"

annoyance. "You go ask.

never undergone training, how is your body already in the Peak Soldier Stage at

lot of Mana, jump from trees,"

Silence.

Several seconds of silence.

"What?" the man asked.

I gave it food. It gave me its Earth Fruits. I eat one

Silence.

"What?" the man repeated.

what happened!" Shang shouted back in a whispery

spouting bullshit," the man said

I'm not

was

"What's that?

just a phrase. It's something like bro, man, or similar stuff, but that doesn't matter now. I

silent hmph, deciding to

sword? How did you learn how to swing

it around in 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. Essentially, I'm trying to get rid of all the

raised an eyebrow. "Alright, that would explain your weird movements. Show me

"My what?" Shang asked.

set. You know, a choreographed showcase of your

couple of times. "I

you don't have that?" the man asked with frustration. "Then,

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

began to rub the side of

person that went into a house and

the mind

even begin to

were probably

tomorrow. I can't let you in since you're not a student yet,

relaxed. Talking with this man had

sat down on his

other side of the gate to sit

you doing?"

for tomorrow," Shang

"Here?"

"Yes, why not?"