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 that you

Shang heard that Soran knew of his Affinity, he

the biggest fan of Shang, and he

Vice-Dean Soran saw Shang's

so mistrustful and skeptical," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Did you know that if someone is very distrustful of everyone, chances are high that they also can't be trusted?

Shang didn't answer.

good person, I would tell you that I have no reason to do anything to you and that

err on the side of belief?"

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

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

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

looked

are not nearly worth it to betray my lifelong teacher and the Duke," Vice-Dean Soran

by the verbal attack, but on

doing something to him was not

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

asked with a

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

was surprised when he heard how long Vice-Dean Soran had already

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

warriors lived as long as very healthy

Stage warriors lived to be around 150 years

Commander Stage warriors lived to be

for the

the Dean was the first True Path

decades longer, but that was due to a multitude

the foundation the warriors

hadn't known that Vice-Dean Soran had

walking for a while, Vice-Dean Soran opened a seemingly random, old

followed after

Shang saw the room, a

room. It

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

Shang of an

mass. He couldn't see the entire

thing was around 30 centimeters wide and that its

soon as Shang saw

Shang had felt the

Shang had felt just before he had seen the

in the corner felt dangerous to Shang, but he also felt

thing suddenly began to move, and it

It was still alive!

Shang could finally see its

Face?