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,"

still quite a few months until the

special exam," Shang

"Got the gold?"

of gold and

"Okay," he said with

SHING!

Shang's hairs rose in an instant, and he pulled out his sword to block the sword coming for

SWISH!

block missed as the sword pulled back before they could hit each other. At the

crazy?!" both of them silently shouted in

Silence.

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

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

testing you!" the guy shouted back in a whispery

of testing me?!" Shang asked with

payback for doing the same thing to

"I didn't attack you!"

You still triggered my battle

took a deep breath

fine," Shang said. "So, are

a slightly disappointed but also slightly interested expression

your weapon while evading. However, 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

never had any form of training," Shang

the man, and he looked at Shang with a

no

it's the truth," Shang

"How?"

what?" Shang asked with annoyance. "You

man's brows furrowed. "Alright. If you've never undergone training, how is your body already in the Peak Soldier

a lot of Mana, jump from

Silence.

Several seconds of silence.

"What?" the man asked.

wilderness. There was an Earth Fruit Hedgehog running around. I gave it food. It gave me its Earth Fruits. I eat one fruit, jump from a tree,

Silence.

"What?" the man repeated.

Shang

bullshit," the man said with a

not

man was taken aback

that? Is that an

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

released a silent hmph, deciding to postpone the topic

then what about your sword? How did you learn how

the power, speed, and precision as far as possible. Additionally, I tried to make them flow

"Alright, that would explain your weird movements. Show

"My what?" Shang asked.

choreographed showcase of your

couple of times. "I don't have

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

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

to rub the side

went into a house

could practically read the mind of the

begin to fix

were probably

the bridge of his nose. "We'll deal with this tomorrow. I can't let you in since you're not a student yet, so you have

Shang said as his posture relaxed. Talking with this man had frustrated him quite a

down

saw Shang moving to the other side of the gate to sit

you doing?"

tomorrow," Shang

"Here?"

"Yes, why not?"