Sword God in a World of Magic

Stars didn't know how to react. His strongest member had left just like that.

Why?

So what if that guy was strong? They were five! Why did he leave?!

On top of that, this guy was their age! How powerful could his body possibly be? Even if he somehow managed to get a body in the Middle Soldier Stage, the older student had several years of battle experience on him.

"And what will you do now?" Shang asked.

Stars turned to Shang when he spoke, but he noticed that Shang wasn't talking to him but to the other three students.

"Someone more powerful and more experienced than you realized that it's not a good idea to attack me. Will you mindlessly follow your leader's orders, or will you make the sensible decision and leave?"

"Don't listen to his empty words!" Stars shouted with a furious expression. His polite and civil demeanor had completely vanished as he realized that Shang was threatening the group of people he had built up with so much work.

"Jarem was a coward! We were five people, and he's several years older than him! So what if this guy is strong?! We are four! He is one! How strong can he be?! He's just as old as us!" Stars shouted.

The other three students were no longer calm. They had no idea what they should do now. They didn't have the experience or instincts to feel another human's power! They were simply new students from middle-ranked families! They didn't know how powerful their opponent was!

Two conflicting streams of logic collided in their minds.

Their squad leader had given up without a fight, which meant that this guy had to be really powerful.

However, he was also only 14 and 15. So, how powerful could he possibly be?

These were the two thoughts that collided with each other.

Which one was right?

They had no idea!

Meanwhile, several other students had stopped at the side. They had noticed that something interesting was going on, and they came to watch.

The more experienced one of the students felt Shang's power and became shocked. Someone that young had such a powerful body?! How was that even possible?! Did he come from some high-ranking noble family!?

But when they overcame their shock, they only grinned.

Oh, this was going to be good.

Stars noticed all the students stop around them to watch. As Stars saw all the eyes watching, his anxiety shot through the roof.

He couldn't humiliate himself in front of so many students!

academy was watching! Stars had already begun to suspect that going against Shang might not have been the smartest idea, but he couldn't back down now. If

the end! At worst, he would have to receive a slight beating. His family name would

he looked at his lackeys. "Don't forget, you signed a contract. Jarem didn't. You can't disobey a reasonable order," he said with

all, it was important that one's underlings liked the leader. If they didn't, lots of problems

underlings were already starting to hesitate.

three heard Stars' words,

He was right.

they broke the contract, they would have to pay back everything they had received from Stars. Compared to Jarem, these three had joined Stars way

sold the wares they had purchased again, they wouldn't

many options to make a ton

of them gritted their teeth

would sacrifice their health today. Being beaten

expressions, he narrowed his eyes. "I don't care if you are under orders. You are free to disobey said orders. If you attack me, I will treat you like

could only grit their teeth. Yes, they could decide to disobey the order, but the cost would be

three of them had realized that they probably had zero chance against Shang. If even their squad leader, whom they couldn't win

of that, it didn't matter how they fought. As long as they

the three students gritted his teeth and readied

he threw his punch at

Pack!

arm with

had several Water Mages, which meant

that no one else

power, breaking the radius

through flesh rung throughout the courtyard as the face of the student widened in

student's hand with his

RRRRIIIP!

the hand out of the forearm and threw it

took a deep breath

BANG!

Shang kicked

BANG!

of the main building with a resounding impact. More sounds

his body spasmed in place, thick bloody gurgling out of his mouth.

courtyard was

but in a way, most of the

kicking them was normal. Getting bruised or one or two

But this…

was not normal for

was legitimately

was suffocating on his