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.

said. "Are you surprised that you can feel so much

knew of his Affinity, he

the biggest fan

Soran saw Shang's

know 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 since that is

Shang didn't answer.

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

err on the side of belief?"

Soran were more inclined to believe someone than to disbelief them, wouldn't

or betrays me? I'm confident enough in myself that I know I can deal with

that you and I do not have the same ideology, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So,

only looked

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

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

something to him was not even close to being

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

asked with

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

heard how long Vice-Dean Soran had

about the extended longevity

lived as long as very

to be around

Stage warriors lived to be around 250 years

for the

unknown. After all, the Dean was the first True

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

difference between the foundation the

that Vice-Dean Soran had been the

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

followed after

Shang saw the room, a cold, oppressive feeling washed over

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

was a table made of cold metal in the middle of the room with dried

reminded Shang of an operating

He couldn't see the entire thing since

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

soon as Shang saw it, he felt something

half a day ago, Shang had

feeling Shang had felt just before he had seen the Ice

in the corner felt dangerous to Shang, but he also felt like it was familiar, even though he had never

saw the thing, the thing suddenly began to move, and it turned its head

It was still alive!

finally see its

Face?