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

Shang heard that Soran knew of his Affinity, he became a bit

fan of Shang, and he

Soran saw

know that if someone is very distrustful of everyone, chances are high that they also can't be trusted? Deceptive people assume that everyone

Shang didn't answer.

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

you err on the side

Vice-Dean Soran were more inclined to believe someone than to disbelief them, wouldn't he open himself to all

or betrays me? I'm

ideology, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So, let me put you at ease with

only looked

not nearly worth it to betray my lifelong teacher

verbal attack,

doing something to him was not even close to

"If we were wildly chasing

with

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

Vice-Dean

had learned about the extended longevity and increase

warriors lived as long

to be around 150 years

to

for the

the Dean was the first True Path

in each Realm generally lived for a couple of decades longer, but that was due to a multitude of methods to extend

an additional difference between the foundation the warriors and Mages

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

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

followed after Vice-Dean

the room, a cold, oppressive

It essentially

of cold metal in the middle of the room

reminded Shang of an

He couldn't see the entire thing

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

as Shang saw it, he felt

ago, Shang had felt the same

felt just before he had seen

felt dangerous to Shang, but he also felt like it was familiar,

thing, the thing suddenly began to

It was still alive!

finally

Face?