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

heard that Soran knew of his Affinity, he became a

Soran wasn't the biggest fan of

saw Shang's reaction,

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

Shang didn't answer.

tell you that I have no reason to do anything to you

the side of

to disbelief them, wouldn't he open himself

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

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

only looked at

worth it to betray my lifelong teacher and

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

to him was not even close to being worth

mind, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "If we were wildly chasing power, we wouldn't have opened a

Shang asked with

Vice-Dean Soran answered as they walked down the hallway. "The Warrior's Academy is barely 30 years old. I was already a Commander Stage warrior back then,

when he heard how long Vice-Dean

about the extended longevity and increase in

lived as

warriors lived to be around

Stage warriors lived to be around 250

for the True

was an unknown. After all, the Dean was the first

decades longer, but that was due to a

additional difference between the

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

while, Vice-Dean Soran opened a

after

Shang saw the room, a cold, oppressive feeling washed

room. It

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

Shang of an

saw a small, scaly mass. He couldn't see the entire thing since it had

was around 30 centimeters wide and that its scales were

saw it,

half a day ago, Shang had felt the

just before

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

thing, the thing suddenly began to move,

It was still alive!

could finally see

Face?