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?

Shang's sword

immediately pulled back

that Shang had pulled back his sword. She had thought that Shang

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

back his sword, Sarah

hammer 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

BANG!

Sarah's eyes widened.

kicked the underside of her

power, he managed to divert the hammer. Its trajectory

Shang slashed towards Sarah's extended arm, the one holding the hammer. As long

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

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

BANG!

again, breaking more of his bones. Luckily, thanks to his warrior's body,

bones needed a lot of Mana to regenerate, and Shang's Mana was close to being depleted. If he made that move again, he would have to

BANG!

on the ground beside Shang, shaking the

moment, Shang's

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 can't attack

right arm unleashes devastating and long-reaching attacks. That makes it nearly impossible to evade the normal way. I have to use something to divert the force, which will

left arm is a perfect

Shang got

as

his sword

students widened in surprise. Shang

who had just finished his second fight, also looked with

Teacher Loran frowned.

and pulled

balance, and Shang stepped to the side until

He put his legs around her torso and his arms

BANG!

a force push him to the side, throwing him

remained open in surprise. She knew what would happen, but for some reason, Shang's

she turned around to see Shang on the

now, teacher Loran was standing behind

Shang. "This is a lesson, not a competition! You are supposed to learn from each other, not do everything

the point of winning when you don't learn anything?! You can do that stuff when you have to win no matter what, but you're here

up, and a look of annoyance was on his face. "Well, what am I supposed to do? Her left arm

our bodies and techniques. All of you have enough power to earn enough money to increase the power of

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

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