Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang's eyes narrowed.

'Is that thing following me? Why is it continually circling me? Am I near its nest?'

After a bit of deliberation, Shang continued walking towards the northeast.

Sure enough, the thing kept circling above him.

'Shit! That thing's actually following me! Why is it following me when it doesn't attack me!?' Shang thought with frustration.

Shang moved around in senseless patterns to test if that thing was truly following him, and, sure enough, it kept following Shang, no matter where he went.

Shang's frown intensified. He definitely didn't feel comfortable with something like that circling above him.

'If it decides to attack, I have to be ready. If I don't notice the very moment it charges down, I won't be able to react.'

'The thing is very fast, but it doesn't displace enough Mana to be a General Stage beast. It feels a bit stronger than the beasts I saw before, but it doesn't give me the feeling of overwhelming dread that a General Stage beast does.'

Shang remembered that spider he had hidden from on his way to Warrior's Paradise. That thing had been in the General Stage, and Shang had felt absolutely helpless.

In comparison, the thing circling above him felt more like an extremely powerful Soldier Stage beast.

Shang guessed that the thing was probably just like Astor, someone a level below him that could threaten him.

However, in comparison to Astor, this thing was a beast, not a human.

While Shang knew that he couldn't win against Astor, everything was different when his opponent was a beast.

Shang specialized in killing beasts.

If Astor were a beast, Shang was confident in winning, but he would have to be very careful and not make any mistakes.

So, even though the thing was very fast, Shang knew that he had a chance. If it was a flying creature with a lot of speed, its defense and pure power probably weren't that powerful. That meant that Shang could end the fight with one strike. He only had to hit it when it charged at him.

And what if the beast was on the blacklist?

Fuck that!

Shang could run from all manners of beasts, but that thing was far faster than him. Running would most likely end in his death since one wrong dodge would kill him.

So what if he had to pay a huge fine?

He had to stay alive!

Suddenly, Shang stopped.

Another Vanishing Snake had appeared.

Shang continued standing on the spot and concentrated on his Darkness Vision.

His instincts were shouting at him, and Shang saw the Darkness Mana being displaced.

WHOOOSH!

Shang frowned.

Just like last time, the thing above Shang swooped down and killed the Vanishing Snake.

had barely looked in the direction of

see much detail, but he

'A green bird, huh?'

moment, Shang thought of the

'Capture a Spear Stork.'

Storks could reach the Commander Stage, and Shang had guessed that this might

In fact, he hadn't seen any beak due to

features, and a long beak would have been a prominent feature, but since he saw nothing, it meant this thing didn't have a long

event, Shang also had an inkling as

me as bait to catch Vanishing Snakes,' Shang thought. 'It only strikes when I can feel the Vanishing Snake

when they hide, which is why it follows me. The Vanishing Snakes see me as

a deep

the green bird really is terrifying. Vanishing Snakes are at the Late Soldier Stage in general, and

thought. 'I came here to hunt Vanishing Snakes, but if this

well go to the northwestern forest if the

Shang weighed his options.

a ton of time. I might as well hope that the green bird gets

multiplying by being eaten? Does

with furrowed brows. 'Why

isn't eating the Vanishing

concentrated on his

the surroundings for places with

of seconds later, Shang

was the headless corpse of

heads? I mean, the eggs should be in the belly at the

that it can't eat

Then, Shang sighed.

has obviously been killed by a beast, and the

my head the entire time, but it probably

this a

Probably not.

a huge unknown factor that could potentially end their lives. It was too

reason, Shang enjoyed

on the edge of a

He felt alive.

Shang a unique feeling that he had missed inside the

What was this feeling?

sure, but it was

seem to be related to

meant that Shang's destiny was

out here, it would be

on Earth. On Earth, other, higher-ranked people often decided one's fate. If Shang were the most competent person for a job, he still wouldn't get

have been easily enough to succeed, but

abilities to enter the MNFA. However,

had it

how he had won

this wilderness, everything was

abilities were the only things

Shang was confident in

knew that

he wanted to prove

wanted to prove that he

the more powerful he would

He only knew that he wanted to be in