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.

Vice-Dean Soran said. "Are you surprised

heard that Soran knew of his

fan of

saw Shang's reaction,

someone is very distrustful of everyone, chances are high that they also can't be trusted? Deceptive people assume that everyone around them is deceptive since

Shang didn't answer.

to do anything to you and that I'm someone that errs

the side

inclined to believe someone than to disbelief them, wouldn't

confidence, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So what if someone lies to me or betrays me? I'm confident enough

Soran said. "So, let me

only looked at

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

hand, Shang's emotions were a bit riled up by the verbal attack, but on the other hand, Soran's words had

not even close to being worth

Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "If we were wildly chasing

with

answered as they walked down the hallway. "The Warrior's Academy is barely 30 years old. I was already a Commander Stage warrior back then, and the Dean had already

Vice-Dean Soran

last year, Shang had learned about

lived as long as very healthy

lived to

to be around 250

for the

unknown. After all, the Dean was

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

the foundation

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

a seemingly random, old door at the side

followed after Vice-Dean

room, a cold, oppressive feeling

It essentially was only a rather

made of cold metal in the middle of the

Shang of

see the entire thing since it had its back turned to

see was that the thing was around 30 centimeters wide and that its scales were

Shang saw it, he felt

a day ago, Shang had

Shang had felt just before he

also felt like it was familiar,

Shang saw the thing, the thing suddenly began to move, and it

It was still alive!

could finally see

Face?