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.

said. "Are you surprised

Soran knew of his Affinity, he became a

Soran wasn't the biggest fan of Shang,

saw

Vice-Dean Soran said. "Did 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 them is deceptive since that is also

Shang didn't answer.

reason to do anything to you and that I'm

the side of belief?" Shang asked with furrowed

than to disbelief

someone lies to me or betrays me? I'm confident

Soran said. "So, let me put

looked at

lifelong teacher

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

doing something to him was not

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

asked with a raised

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

surprised when he heard how long Vice-Dean

about the extended

warriors lived as long as

warriors lived to be around

warriors lived to be

the True Path

unknown. After all, the Dean was

each Realm generally lived for a couple of decades longer, but that was due to a multitude of methods

between the foundation the warriors and Mages

hadn't known that Vice-Dean Soran had been

while, Vice-Dean Soran opened a

after

the room, a cold,

room. It

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

Shang of

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

thing was around

soon as Shang saw it, he felt something

half a day ago, Shang had felt the

feeling Shang had felt just before he had

thing in the corner felt dangerous to Shang, but he also felt

thing suddenly began to move, and it turned its head

It was still alive!

could finally see its

Face?