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?

sword

immediately pulled back his

thought that Shang had

with humans. His ability to make the correct choice

pulled back his sword, Sarah unleashed a strike with her

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. It

BANG!

Sarah's eyes widened.

had just kicked the underside of her

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

arm, the one holding the hammer. As long as he could get rid of that, he would

put her other hand

swing of her hammer and put more power into

BANG!

his bones. Luckily, thanks to his warrior's body, he

Mana was close to being depleted. If he made that move again, he would have to

BANG!

the ground

moment, Shang's mind

keeps telling me that it will be destroyed as soon as it touches it. I can't attack her right arm because her left arm is

is about countering weapons. Her right arm unleashes devastating and long-reaching attacks. That makes it nearly impossible to evade the normal way. I have to use

the same time, her left arm is a perfect defense, keeping

Shang got an

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

then, Shang flicked his

widened in surprise. Shang

had just finished his second fight, also looked with surprise

Teacher Loran frowned.

pulled her forward with

her balance, and Shang stepped to the side

up. He put his legs around her torso and his arms around her head

BANG!

Shang felt a force push him to the

surprise. She knew what would happen, but for some reason,

bit of confusion, she turned around to see Shang on the

teacher Loran

a lesson, not a competition! You are supposed to learn from each other, not do everything

anything?! You can do that stuff when

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 fight with a

teacher Loran said with a snort. "Our weapons are just as important as our bodies and techniques. All of you have enough power to earn enough

said with frustration. "How am I supposed to gain experience when I can't even use my weapon? All of

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