Sword God in a World of Magic

The young man opened his eyes, and when he saw his opponent, he lifted an eyebrow with a confused smile.

Then, he looked around and didn't see anyone else.

He looked back at the nearly-dead Shang lying on the ground.

After some seconds, the young man put the butt of his spear to his head and scratched it in a mix of helplessness and confusion.

And then, he simply walked over to Shang.

Shang continued to breathe heavily. His entire body was beyond exhausted, and his passive regeneration wasn't nearly powerful enough to heal it in a short amount of time.

Shang could only barely manage to stay alive. Sure, if given enough time, he could recover, but he wouldn't get that time.

Shang only heard the sounds of light footsteps slowly coming closer.

He didn't even look at this executioner.

After some seconds, a face with long green hair entered Shang's vision.

"Man, that last opponent sure did a number on you," the green-haired man said with a smile.

For a second, Shang was surprised that his opponent could speak, but he quickly remembered that his opponent was a human. It wasn't actually strange for him to speak.

"I lost the last fight," Shang said with difficulty.

The man scratched his head in confusion. "But you won, right? Otherwise, I wouldn't be here."

Shang tried to chuckle helplessly, but he had to cough violently.

"I cheated."

"Cheated?" the man asked. "In what way?"

"I used a power I wouldn't normally use," Shang said. "My power permanently cripples me, but since I will die in this trial, I will resurrect without any lasting damage."

"If the drawback of my power were real in here, I wouldn't have used it."

"Therefore, I cheated."

The man hummed a bit.

Silence.

"Eh, it's too much to think about," he said with a chuckle. "It's definitely a grey area, but I can't be bothered to find out if it is blacker or whiter."

"Anyway, I should do my job," the man said as he readied his spear.

"Can I ask you a question?" Shang asked.

The man smiled.

"No."

BANG!

The man's spear penetrated Shang's brain, killing him instantly.

Then, the man vanished with a smile.

…

slowly opened his

only looked at

"Dick," he muttered.

as bad this time, mainly because it had arrived

had expected that he would live for a bit longer,

able to feel the approach

as he sat

as Shang took hold of it

bit and noted that

he said. "Teacher only managed to get ten, and I still have the Mage category ahead

that moment, a new wheel

had Affinities,

probably won't get

Weak Initial

wheel began

against a powerful

The wheel slowed down.

the air. No idea if I will win

wheel stopped on the Fire

24 points. At worst,

of light, Shang's

man with a beautiful face and long, flowing hair.

a bit of Mattheo, but when it came to power,

was a

This guy?

lifted his hammer and struck

his eyes

of disdain appeared on his

A warrior?

have to fight a

BANG!

forward with

Adept was a bit surprised by Shang's speed,

was only a

was only

Peasants couldn't touch him.

summoned his Mana Shield without

was only 40

Adept began to create his first

Mana Step. He only needed to take one attack

It couldn't be easier.

put his left arm onto his sword, and his arm

BANG!

forward with even more speed, his back

a stupid idea to injure oneself at the beginning of a long

hit the Mana

BOOOOM!

of the sword, and for a split second, one could see Mana gushing in to counter the black

didn't pay any attention and focused on

back his sword and attacked

Adept

But then…

His Spell was interrupted.

eyes opened