Sword God in a World of Magic

Knock, knock, knock.

Shang opened his eyes. He had finished his routine training a couple of hours ago, and he had been concentrating on his Affinity ever since. He felt like he was close to achieving another breakthrough with his Affinity.

Shang stood up and walked to the door.

After opening it, Shang saw Vice-Dean Soran in front of him.

The hall was very dark, and Shang's inner clock told him that it was about two hours before dawn.

"Follow me," Vice-Dean Soran said with a solemn tone.

Then, Vice-Dean Soran walked over to the stairs.

Shang followed.

After they arrived at the stairs, Vice-Dean Soran walked to an empty wall and put his emblem on it.

A complicated pattern appeared on the wall, and a second later, the wall parted.

Now, there was a set of stairs in front of Shang that led downward.

Apparently, the main building of the Warrior's Academy also had a basement.

Shang followed Vice-Dean Soran into the underground, and the wall closed behind them. At the same time, several crystals on the wall began to shine.

Shang could feel Light Mana coming from them.

The two of them walked down the stairs for around a minute in silence before they arrived in front of another door.

"This is the place where the academy stores its most valuable wares," Vice-Dean Soran said. "You are encouraged to keep this place a secret."

Shang only nodded.

Vice-Dean Soran opened the door, and the two of them entered.

A dimly lit hallway was in front of Shang now with several old wooden doors at the side.

As soon as Shang entered the hallway, he felt like he had been submerged in a wave of Elemental Mana.

Surprisingly, the majority of the Elemental Mana was Darkness Mana.

'I've already suspected that the academy also sells Darkness ore,' Shang thought.

"Surprised?" Vice-Dean Soran asked.

"By what?" Shang asked.

Affinity," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Are you surprised

Soran knew of his Affinity, he became a

biggest fan of

saw Shang's reaction,

are high that they also can't be trusted? Deceptive

Shang didn't answer.

you that I have no reason to do anything to you and that I'm someone

the side of belief?" Shang asked with furrowed

someone than to disbelief them, wouldn't he open himself to all kinds

called confidence, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So what if someone lies to me or betrays me? I'm confident enough in myself that I know I can deal with

Soran said. "So, let me put you at ease with words that might resonate with

only looked

lifelong

up by the verbal attack, but on the other hand, Soran's

was not even close to

Soran said. "If we were

asked with a

walked down the hallway. "The Warrior's Academy is barely 30 years old. I was already a

long Vice-Dean Soran had already been a Commander Stage

last year, Shang had learned about the extended longevity and increase

Stage warriors lived as

Stage warriors lived to be around 150

Commander Stage warriors lived to be around 250 years

the True Path

an unknown. After all, the Dean

but that was due to a multitude of methods to extend their lives. These ways simply weren't applicable

additional difference between the foundation the warriors

Shang hadn't known that Vice-Dean Soran had been the Dean's student for

for a while, Vice-Dean Soran opened a seemingly random, old door at the side and

after Vice-Dean

the room, a cold, oppressive feeling

wasn't much in the room. It essentially was only a rather large

metal in

of an

a small, scaly mass. He couldn't see the entire thing since it had its back turned

could see was that the thing was around 30 centimeters wide and that

soon as Shang saw it, he

half a day ago, Shang had felt

was the feeling Shang had felt just before he

felt dangerous to Shang, but he also felt like it was familiar, even though he

thing, the thing suddenly began to move, and it turned its head to

It was still alive!

finally

Face?