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.

Shang had been prepared this time, he had seen the thing move. He had barely looked in the direction of the Vanishing Snake before he saw

see much detail, but he had seen green

'A green bird, huh?'

thought of

'Capture a Spear Stork.'

Stage, and Shang had guessed that this might be

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

have seen it. He had only been able to see prominent features, and a

Shang also had an inkling as to

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

it follows me. The Vanishing Snakes see me as their prey, which gives the green bird

took a

is terrifying. Vanishing Snakes are at the Late Soldier Stage in general, and the green bird should be on the same level. Yet, the Vanishing Snakes

this thing keeps killing them, I won't be able to

the northwestern forest if the most

Shang weighed his options.

already too far in the northeastern forest. Turning around now would waste a ton of time. I might

being eaten? Does that mean that the bird

with furrowed brows.

it isn't eating the Vanishing

his

he searched through the surroundings for places

seconds later,

the headless corpse

mean, the eggs should be in the belly

bird knows that it can't eat the

Then, Shang sighed.

killed by

flying above my head the entire time,

a smart

Probably not.

have turned around. After all, the green bird was a huge unknown

some reason, Shang

edge of a cliff made Shang

He felt alive.

terror, uncertainty, and excitement brought Shang a unique feeling

What was this feeling?

but it

seem to be

meant that Shang's destiny was

Shang died out here, it would be due

were no external factors like 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 it

and abilities would have been easily enough to

he had had the abilities to

had it taken

how he had won every

everything was up to

the only things

Shang was confident in

that he

to prove that to

prove that he was in control of

surroundings, the more powerful he would feel

only knew that