Sword God in a World of Magic

In a way, Shang didn't like hearing that, but he also knew that she was right. At the moment, he was an embarrassment to the class. He had the highest level out of everyone, but he wasn't even close to being the strongest. There were at least two people in this class that could jump levels against him.

Losing to someone of a lower level was always a shameful affair. Sadly, Shang just hadn't had enough time to train.

But hey, that was why he was in the academy.

He specifically came to this academy because he knew that he wasn't experienced when it came to fighting against humans.

Teacher Loran called out the next two pairs, who began to fight pretty quickly. From what Shang saw, teacher Loran was going from strong to weak.

"I will start now. Don't disappoint me," Sarah said with a dark voice.

Shang narrowed his eyes and readied his weapon.

BANG!

And Shang shot forward. He had already learned that taking it easy against these people was a bad idea. They were all warriors, and they had a lot of experience.

Shang closed in on Sarah with incredible speed. However, instead of releasing a strike, he only held his sword in a flexible position. He was using the advantage of his speed by forcing Sarah to act first. With his superior speed, he could react very well against any of her attacks.

Sarah's expression didn't change. Her right hand pulled the huge hammer back, readying it for an attack.

However, her left hand was moving towards Shang and his sword.

Only now did Shang realize that Sarah was wearing gauntlets. Usually, the students only wore their uniforms and their weapons. They didn't wear additional armor. Yet, Sarah did just that.

Why?

For what purpose?

Shang quickly slashed at Sarah's hand. Since she had already offered her arm to him, he might as well accept.

However, just before Shang's sword cut Sarah's arm, Shang felt a feeling of fear and terror come from his sword.

The feeling was nearly as powerful as when Astor was about to hit it with his sword.

Shang very quickly realized what was happening.

Shang knew the nine Affinities, and he also knew that hair color was very often an indicator of one's Affinity.

Shang hadn't seen grey hair before, but he could imagine what Affinity it represented.

Metal.

If Shang could absorb Ice Mana with his left arm, could Sarah absorb Metal Mana with her left arm?

if Shang's sword hit her

immediately pulled

had thought that Shang

experience in fighting with humans. His ability to make the correct choice came from the voice of his

back his sword, Sarah unleashed a strike with her

had some kind of additional power that he hadn't felt before. It didn't feel as dangerous as Astor's attack, but it had a unique feeling of danger to it.

BANG!

Sarah's eyes widened.

had just kicked the

power, he managed to divert the hammer. Its trajectory changed, barely missing Shang's lowered

one holding the hammer. As long as he could

had to stop his attack again. Sarah had managed to put her other hand in the way again, and Shang couldn't afford to lose his

swing of her hammer and put more power

BANG!

the side of the hammer again, breaking more of his bones. Luckily,

close to being depleted. If he made that move again,

BANG!

hammer landed on the ground beside Shang, shaking the

this moment, Shang's mind was going

as soon as it touches it. I can't attack her right arm because her left arm is threatening my sword. As long as her left arm is free, I can't attack her

nearly impossible to evade the normal way. I have to use something to divert the force, which

arm is a perfect defense,

Shang

towards Sarah's right arm again, and just as predicted, her left arm quickly extended towards

then, Shang flicked his sword to the

of the watching students widened in surprise.

second

Teacher Loran frowned.

hand and pulled

Shang stepped to the side until he was behind

her torso and his arms around her

BANG!

he wanted to. However, before he could, Shang felt a force push him

surprise. She knew what would happen, but

confusion, she turned around to see Shang on the ground a

now, teacher Loran

"This is a lesson, not a competition! You are supposed to

can do that stuff when you have

was on his face. "Well, what am I supposed to do? Her left arm destroys my weapon. Her weapon destroys my weapon. By forcing me to only use my sword, you are forcing me to

teacher Loran said with a snort. "Our weapons are just as important as our bodies and techniques. All

said with frustration. "How am I supposed to gain experience when I can't even use my weapon? All of my attacks and defenses are unusable since my weapon will be

have to sacrifice your weapon," teacher Loran said. "This is about learning, not winning. If you have such a problem, use the fights to train your defensive capabilities. So what if you can't win? Being able to live longer under a barrage can be a viable way to win since the opponent might become exhausted before you, giving you