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

pulled

pulled back his sword. She had thought that Shang had no experience in fighting with humans, but this action

was that Shang truly had no experience in fighting with humans. His ability to make the correct

back his sword, Sarah unleashed

power that he hadn't felt before. It didn't feel as dangerous

BANG!

Sarah's eyes widened.

the underside of

power, he managed to divert the

Sarah's extended arm, the one holding the hammer. As long as he

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

of her hammer and put more power into it,

BANG!

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

of Mana to regenerate, and Shang's Mana was close to being depleted. If he made that move again, he

BANG!

on the ground beside Shang,

moment, Shang's mind was going

attack her hammer since my sword 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 threatening my sword. As long as her left arm is free, I

unleashes devastating and long-reaching attacks. That makes it nearly impossible to evade the normal way.

is a perfect defense, keeping all

then, Shang got an

and just as predicted, her left arm

then, Shang flicked his

in surprise. Shang was throwing

finished his second fight, also looked

Teacher Loran frowned.

and pulled her forward with all

and Shang stepped to the side until

legs around her torso and his

BANG!

However, before he could, Shang felt a force push him to the side, throwing

what would happen, but for some reason, Shang's

to see Shang

now, teacher Loran was standing

shouted with annoyance at Shang. "This is a lesson, not a competition! You are supposed to learn from each other,

anything?! You can do that stuff when you have to win no matter what, but you're here

a look of annoyance was on his face. "Well, what am I supposed to do? Her left arm destroys my weapon. Her weapon destroys my weapon. By forcing

handicap of your own making," teacher Loran said with a snort. "Our weapons are just as important as our bodies and techniques. All of you have enough

Shang 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

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