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.

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

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

biggest fan of Shang, and he knew

Soran saw Shang's

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

Shang didn't answer.

good person, I would tell you that I have no reason to do anything to you and that I'm someone that errs on the

side of belief?" Shang asked

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

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

Soran said. "So, let me put you

only looked at

to betray my lifelong teacher and the Duke," Vice-Dean Soran

up by the verbal attack, but on the other hand, Soran's words had

doing something to him was not even close to being worth

one thing in mind, Shang," Vice-Dean Soran said. "If we were wildly chasing power,

Shang asked with a raised

Warrior's Academy is barely 30 years old.

long Vice-Dean Soran had already been a Commander Stage

about the extended longevity and

lived as long

warriors lived to be around 150

Commander Stage warriors lived to

for the True Path

the Dean was the first

longer, but that was due to a multitude of methods to extend their lives. These

was an additional difference between the foundation the

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

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

followed after

room, a

in the room. It

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

of

corner, Shang saw a small, scaly mass. He couldn't see the entire

he could see was that the thing was around 30

saw it, he felt something

Shang

the feeling Shang had felt just

to Shang, but he also felt like it

saw the thing, the thing suddenly began

It was still alive!

could finally

Face?