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

at Shang. "There's still quite a few months until

special exam," Shang

"Got the gold?"

sack of gold and

he said with a

SHING!

instant, and he pulled out his sword to

SWISH!

hit each other. At the same

of them silently shouted in whispering voices

Silence.

two clashing swords are?!" the man

were the one attacking me!" Shang shouted back with a whispery voice. "What was I supposed to do,

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

have a better way of testing

payback for doing the same

"I didn't attack you!"

You still triggered my battle

took a deep

fine," Shang said. "So, are you happy

a slightly disappointed but also slightly interested expression

way of moving your sword was weird, and it definitely needs

any form

the man, and he looked at

no

the

"How?"

annoyance. "You

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

of Mana, jump

Silence.

Several seconds of silence.

"What?" the man asked.

an Earth Fruit Hedgehog running around. I gave it food. It gave me its Earth

Silence.

"What?" the man repeated.

what happened!" Shang shouted back

the man said with a

I'm not bullshitting

man was taken aback

"What's that? Is that an

It's something like bro, man, or similar stuff, but that doesn't matter now. I didn't lie!"

a silent hmph, deciding to postpone

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

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 awkward transitions

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

"My what?" Shang asked.

a choreographed showcase of your Martial

of

have that?" the man asked with

the same swings. Then, I do some other swings. Then, I combine swings from time to time. I do

man listened to Shang, he began to rub the side of

like a person that went into a house and saw the house in

could practically read the

I even begin to

were probably

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

relaxed. Talking with this man had frustrated

down

moving to the other side of the

you doing?" the

for tomorrow," Shang

"Here?"

"Yes, why not?"