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.

Soran said. "Are you surprised that you can

of his Affinity,

wasn't the biggest fan of Shang, and he knew

Vice-Dean Soran saw Shang's reaction,

that if 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

Shang didn't answer.

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

the side of belief?" Shang asked

more inclined to believe someone than to disbelief them, wouldn't he open himself to all kinds of

"So what if someone lies to me or betrays me? I'm confident enough in myself that I

Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So,

only looked

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

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

was not even

"If we were wildly chasing power, we

asked with

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

heard how long Vice-Dean Soran had

learned about the extended longevity and increase in

as

to be around

to be around 250

the

the Dean was the first True Path

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

was an additional difference between the foundation the warriors and Mages

Vice-Dean Soran had been

Vice-Dean Soran opened a seemingly random, old door at the

after Vice-Dean

a cold,

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

table made of cold metal in the middle of the room with dried stains of

of

couldn't see the

thing was around 30 centimeters

saw

Shang had felt the

just before

also felt

thing suddenly began to move, and it

It was still alive!

could finally see its

Face?