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.

know of your peculiar Affinity," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Are

that Soran knew of his Affinity,

Soran wasn't the biggest fan of Shang,

Soran saw Shang's

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.

reason to do

would you err on the side of belief?" Shang asked

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

or betrays me? I'm confident enough

the same ideology, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So, let me put

looked

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

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

not

Soran said. "If we were wildly chasing power,

asked with

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

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

about the extended longevity and increase in

lived as long

lived to be

warriors lived to

the True Path

unknown. After all, the Dean was the first True

generally lived for a couple of decades longer, but that was due

the

Vice-Dean Soran had been the Dean's student for

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

followed after Vice-Dean

saw the room, a

room. It essentially was only a rather large

metal in the middle of the room with dried stains of blood on

Shang of

mass. He couldn't see the entire

was that the thing was around 30 centimeters wide and that its

saw it, he

Shang had

had felt just before

the corner felt dangerous to Shang, but he also felt

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

It was still alive!

could finally

Face?