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.

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

that Soran knew of his Affinity, he

the biggest fan of

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? Deceptive people

Shang didn't answer.

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

the side of belief?"

to disbelief them, wouldn't he

betrays me? I'm confident enough in myself that I know

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

looked

worth it to betray my lifelong teacher

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

doing something to him was not

Soran said. "If we

with a raised

old. I was already a Commander Stage warrior back then, and the Dean had

heard how long Vice-Dean Soran had already been a Commander

had learned about the extended longevity and

as long

to be around 150

to be around

the

was an unknown. After all, the Dean was the first True Path

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

difference between the

hadn't known that Vice-Dean Soran had been the

opened a seemingly random, old door at

after

saw the room, a cold, oppressive feeling washed

room. It essentially was only a rather large

made of cold metal in the

of an operating

small, scaly mass. He couldn't see

see was that the thing was around

saw it, he felt something

half a day ago, Shang had

had felt just before he

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

the thing suddenly began to

It was still alive!

finally

Face?