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.

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

knew of

wasn't the biggest fan

saw Shang's reaction,

of everyone, chances are high that they also can't be trusted? Deceptive people assume that everyone

Shang didn't answer.

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

you err on the side of belief?" Shang asked

to disbelief them, wouldn't he open

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

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

looked

not nearly worth it to betray my lifelong teacher and the Duke," Vice-Dean Soran

bit riled up by the verbal attack, but on the other hand,

him was not even close to being

Vice-Dean Soran said. "If we were wildly chasing power, we wouldn't

asked with a

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

he heard how long Vice-Dean

year, Shang had learned about

Stage warriors lived as long as very healthy

lived to be

lived to be around 250

for the True

all, the Dean was the first

longer, but that was due to a multitude of

the foundation the warriors and Mages

Soran had been the Dean's student for that

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

after Vice-Dean

Shang saw the room, a cold, oppressive feeling

wasn't much in the room. It

furniture of note was a table made of cold metal in the middle of the room

of an operating

scaly mass. He couldn't see the entire thing since it had its back

the thing was around

Shang saw

a day ago, Shang had felt the

was the feeling Shang had felt just before he had seen the Ice

dangerous to Shang, but he also felt

the thing, the thing suddenly began to move, and it

It was still alive!

finally see

Face?