Sword God in a World of Magic

At the end of the lesson, teacher Loran informed all the students about stuff he had noticed during the fights. He informed them where they had made a mistake and where they should have performed better.

That also included Shang.

"I can't say much about your fight with Sarah, but I can give you some feedback on your fight with Astor," teacher Loran said.

Shang nodded.

"Ignoring the first fight, in your second fight, you haven't paid any attention to your surroundings. The ground is rather hard here, but it isn't unbreakable. The academy could have made the ground unbreakable for Soldier Stage warriors, but that wouldn't reflect a realistic battlefield."

"You might have also noticed that the training field isn't without obstacles," teacher Loran said as he pointed to a column near the edge of the arena.

Shang looked over and saw a column about a meter wide and two meters high. It was made of an unknown material that looked a bit like metal.

"The edge of the training field belongs to the training field, and these columns are included. They have been placed in the arena as obstacles. In your fight against Astor, you should have realized that his sword needs a lot of room to swing."

"Usually, being with your back against a wall is a bad idea, but if it's only a column, it can help you. Astor would have only been able to attack you with the tip of his sword and not the entire thing if the column was right behind you. If he extended too much and you stepped to the side, his sword would hit the column and bounce off or crack it, essentially robbing him of all his momentum."

"Additionally, you could have moved around it and use several stabs from the sides. Eventually, Astor would need to step away from that place and gain distance. At the moment when he steps away, you should use the column as a foothold to throw yourself at him to continue the fight with you on the offensive. If your offensive gets broken, retreat to the column."

"Another good way to win the fight is to retreat when Astor releases his swing. Every swing of his takes a lot of power and drains his stamina considerably. You have the advantage in speed, and by jumping in and out, you can exhaust him. Of course, you can't allow yourself to make any mistakes. If Astor sees your feint, he will use his swing to further his momentum instead of using it."

"When you closed in on Astor, you noticed that he is very good at defending his vital points. Attacking someone's vital points is a big undertaking and will leave you open if you fail. Astor only has to hit you once to win the weapon due to his sheer power."

"Usually, going for the kill is the quickest way to end the fight, but the quickest way isn't always the safest or best way. When you slid beneath Astor's sword, you shouldn't have tried to attack his heart but his legs. You could have tried to flee beneath his legs to avoid his strike. He has a lot of power and great defense, but his flexibility is a weakness that you have to exploit."

Shang took note of all of teacher Loran's lessons, and he learned a lot.

Earlier, he had thought that he had already lost after falling for Astor's feint, but there had actually been a way out. Now, Shang knew what he could have done.

"As you've seen, Mattheo is using pressure and relentless offense to deal with Astor. You don't have the ability yet to release such an explosive offense, which is why you should avoid doing that. Instead, try to win in the long run by slowly exhausting and injuring him to death."

is theory, and I only gave you a way to fight better against the abilities Astor has shown. He has plenty more abilities for all kinds of situations, but you

with opponents. That's why I'm explaining to you what you should have done in your fight. If you want feedback on your specific techniques, you should enter Mervin's lesson. He's

that, he went to the next student without even waiting to see if Shang had any

student the chance to ask questions.

Loran left the training field rather quickly, leaving the students

quickly. He seemed

talked and laughed with a couple of other

green-haired boy that insulted Shang, looked at Shang, snorted, and walked

questions?" Sarah asked Shang with

hadn't seen Sarah smile yet. Even when she had proclaimed her excitement at learning new things, her face hadn't shown even a hint of a smile. It was like she was

a Metal Affinity,

Please keep your questions about my person as

I am most interested in your knowledge of metals,

Sarah answered. "Your weapon is your biggest weakness currently. What do

ore should I use to create

over it," Sarah answered. "There are weapons that can gain additional power with certain Affinities as long as they

what he

that case, he wouldn't know what he should do

case, questions would appear about what kind of Affinity Shang

Shang's hesitation with a neutral expression. "Both it is

bit guilty for having to

you don't have an Affinity, it's simple. The more powerful the metal, the better," Sarah explained. "However, you have to pay attention to what kind of powerful

rather thin, which means it needs metal that can bend by a bit. Going all-in on hardness could

know what kind of ore you

Shang nodded.

that's a bit more complex. In terms of a Pure Affinity, it isn't much of an issue. You simply want a

Impure Affinity, which is a mixed Affinity created out of two or more Pure Affinities, you will have it much harder. However, the issue with creating such a weapon isn't the

run across a fitting piece of ore with an Impure Affinity, you can also give that to the blacksmith. However, those kinds of ores are

store and unleash Mana. In the Soldier Stage, that is not something you can freely use during a fight since we lack the