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.

…

opened

Shang only looked

"Dick," he muttered.

of death wasn't as bad this time, mainly because it

for a bit longer, but the man had suddenly

to feel the approach of death before it

sat up. Sword

didn't answer as Shang

and noted that his left arm was

only managed to get ten, and I still have the Mage

moment, a new wheel

had Affinities, nothing

won't get

Weak Initial

began to

win against a

The wheel slowed down.

Adepts, it's up in the air. No idea

wheel stopped on

earn 24 points. At worst, I will

flash of light,

was a young man with a beautiful face and long, flowing hair. A charismatic smile

but when it came

was a

This guy?

jester lifted his hammer and

man slowly opened his eyes and

smile of disdain

A warrior?

he have to

BANG!

with

Adept was a bit surprised by Shang's speed, but he

was only

was only a

Peasants couldn't touch him.

summoned his Mana Shield

now, Shang was only

to create his first

to use Mana Step. He only needed to take one attack and shoot

It couldn't be easier.

put his left arm onto his

BANG!

with even more

idea to injure oneself at the beginning of a long gauntlet, but Shang would very quickly

sword hit the Mana

BOOOOM!

sword, and for a split second, one could see Mana gushing in to

Adept didn't pay any attention and

his sword and attacked the

Adept

But then…

His Spell was interrupted.

Adept's eyes