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

immediately pulled

even further when she saw that Shang had pulled back his sword. She had thought that Shang had no experience in fighting with humans, but this action of his

His ability to make the correct

his sword, Sarah unleashed a

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 underside

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

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

Sarah had managed to put her other hand in the

Shang had stopped his attack, she followed the swing of her hammer and put more power into it, pulling it around again to attack

BANG!

more of his bones.

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

BANG!

on the ground beside

moment, Shang's mind was going

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

entire fighting style 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

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

Shang got

arm again, and just as

flicked his sword to the

the watching students widened in

had just finished his second fight, also looked

Teacher Loran frowned.

hand and pulled her forward with all of his

balance, and Shang stepped to the side until he was behind

put his legs around her torso and his arms around her head

BANG!

least, he wanted to. However, before he could, Shang felt a

what would happen,

see Shang on the

Loran was

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

don't learn anything?! You can do that stuff when you have to

supposed to do? Her left arm

just as important as our bodies and techniques. All of you have enough power

my weapon yet!" 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 weapon

So what if you can't win? Being able to live longer under a barrage can be a viable