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.

your peculiar Affinity," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Are you surprised that you can

of his Affinity, he became a bit

wasn't the biggest fan of Shang, and

saw

everyone, chances are high that they also can't be trusted? Deceptive people assume that everyone

Shang didn't answer.

that I have no reason to do anything to you and that I'm someone that errs on the side of

err on the side

to believe 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

and I do not have the same ideology, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So, let me put you at ease

only looked at

lifelong teacher and the Duke," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Less nervous

a bit riled up by the verbal attack, but on

to him was not

one thing in mind, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "If we

with a

hallway. "The Warrior's Academy is barely 30 years old. I was

when he heard how long Vice-Dean Soran

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

as long as very healthy

to be around 150 years

Stage warriors lived to be

the

was an unknown. After all, the Dean was

couple of decades longer, but that was due to a multitude of methods to extend

between the foundation the warriors and Mages

Vice-Dean Soran had been the Dean's

while, Vice-Dean Soran opened a seemingly random,

after

room, a cold, oppressive feeling washed over

It essentially

furniture of note was a table made of cold metal in the middle of the room with dried stains of blood

Shang of an operating

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

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

Shang saw it, he felt

half a day ago, Shang had felt

the feeling Shang had felt just before

felt dangerous to Shang, but he also felt like it

saw the thing, the thing suddenly began to move,

It was still alive!

Shang could finally see

Face?