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 you surprised that

of his Affinity, he became a

biggest fan

Vice-Dean Soran saw Shang's reaction, he

are high that they also can't be trusted?

Shang didn't answer.

no reason to do anything to you and

side of

Soran were more inclined to believe someone than to disbelief them,

confidence, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "So what if someone lies to me or betrays me? I'm confident enough in myself that I know

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

looked

lifelong teacher and the Duke," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Less

riled up by the verbal attack, but on the other

something to him was not even

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

Shang asked with a raised

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

how long Vice-Dean Soran had already been a

about

lived as long

warriors lived to be

lived to be around 250 years

for the True

Dean was the first True Path

longer, but that was due to a multitude of methods

between the foundation the warriors and Mages

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

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

after Vice-Dean

room, a cold, oppressive feeling washed over

wasn't much in the room. It

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

of an

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

around 30 centimeters wide and that its scales

Shang saw it, he felt something

ago, Shang had felt

just before he had seen

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

the thing, the thing suddenly began to move,

It was still alive!

finally see

Face?