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.

Soran said. "Are

of his Affinity, he

wasn't the biggest fan of Shang, and he

Soran saw

so mistrustful and skeptical," Vice-Dean Soran said. "Did you know that if someone is very distrustful of everyone, chances are high that they also can't

Shang didn't answer.

person, I would tell you that I have no reason to do

would you err on the side of belief?"

Vice-Dean Soran were more inclined to believe someone than to disbelief them, wouldn't he open himself to all kinds of

me or betrays me? I'm confident enough in myself that I know I can deal with all the

Soran said. "So, let me put you at ease with words that might

only looked at

lifelong teacher

the verbal attack, but on the other hand, Soran's

something to him was not even close

Soran said. "If we were wildly chasing power, we wouldn't have opened

asked with

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

heard how long Vice-Dean Soran had

Shang had learned about the extended longevity and

as long as

to be

to be around

the True Path

all, the Dean was the first True Path Stage

but that was due to a multitude of methods

difference between the foundation the

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

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

followed after

saw the room, a cold, oppressive feeling

wasn't much in the room. It essentially was only a rather large

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

Shang of

see the entire thing since it had its back turned to

he could see was that the thing was around 30 centimeters wide and that its scales were

Shang saw it,

ago, Shang had

just before he

the corner felt dangerous to Shang, but he also felt like it was

thing, the thing suddenly began to move, and it

It was still alive!

finally see its

Face?