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 hit her

immediately pulled back

when she saw that Shang had pulled back his sword. She had thought that Shang had no experience in

had no experience in fighting with humans. His ability

sword, Sarah unleashed a strike

hadn't felt

BANG!

Sarah's eyes widened.

the underside

sound of cracking bone could be heard, but thanks to Shang's power, he managed to divert the hammer. Its

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

his attack again. Sarah had managed to put her other hand in the way

that Shang had stopped his attack, she followed the swing of her hammer and put more

BANG!

side of the hammer again, breaking more of his bones. Luckily, thanks to his warrior's body, he regenerated the injuries

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

BANG!

on the ground beside Shang, shaking the

this moment, Shang's

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

Her 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 slowly exhaust

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

then, Shang got an

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

his sword

watching students widened in surprise. Shang was

had just finished his second

Teacher Loran frowned.

hand and pulled her forward

stepped to

Shang jumped up. He put his legs around her torso and his

BANG!

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

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

a bit of confusion, she turned around to see Shang on the ground a couple of meters

teacher Loran was standing behind

you stupid?!" teacher Loran shouted with annoyance at Shang. "This is a lesson, not a competition! You are supposed to learn

winning when you don't learn anything?! You can do that

stand up, and 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 me to only use my

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 power to earn enough money to increase the power of your weapons. If

"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

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