Sword God in a World of Magic

The officer looked at the student. "Does this answer your question?"

The student nodded and stepped back.

The student hadn't thought that these three masked men were most likely traitors from Duke Mithril's side.

Their status also explained their need for a mask.

Everyone hated traitors, no matter to which faction they belonged. Someone that backstabbed their home was very easy to hate.

One of the masked men slightly lifted his hand in a nonchalant fashion.

The officer gestured for him to speak.

The man looked at the student. "Not everyone wearing a mask is wearing one because of the reason you might think."

"Some of us are just not interested in getting embroiled in politics."

"We are here to do our job. Nothing more, nothing less."

The man stepped back and went silent again.

"Of course," the officer said with a smile.

Then, the officer took out his spear and turned around. "We need to get going. We have to reach our goal by nightfall. Since we don't have much time to spare, I will be dealing with all the different beasts we find."

The group of soldiers gathered their things and prepared themselves.

Then, the officer charged forward at an impressive pace, and the soldiers followed behind him.

All of the soldiers were running at around 80kph, which wasn't their top speed, but still very tiresome.

This was probably a test from the officer to see which of his soldiers were worth anything.

The group ran towards the northwest, completely ignoring the road, and after just a bit, they had already entered the Wild Forest.

Some of the students became nervous. The group was charging through the wilderness without any care for safety. This was far too reckless!

However, the other warriors didn't care.

They were 30 warriors at the General Stage. The only thing that could endanger them was a Late General Stage beast or stronger, and those didn't exist this far to the north of the Wild Forest.

"Why don't we introduce ourselves while we run?" the officer shouted from the front. "Let me start. I'm Lance, and I'm a sergeant in Duke Whirlwind's personal army."

the soldiers, even though

the soldiers that was obviously here to make

a voice brimming with

him, the other guards that wanted to make

and masked people quickly

group of soldiers that

Bootlickers were done introducing themselves,

students managed to appear competent and smart, but the other half seemed nervous to speak

former bandits and masked people

introducing themselves, no one spoke for a

officer shouted from the front with

the initiative, but he

fake name and said that he was here to earn

suit, giving out fake names and seemingly

were disgusted by the clear disrespect coming from these barbarians,

masked individuals, which were, by

interest in being scouted by

just introduced himself, Zero, was around 185 centimeters tall and had long black hair. He wore a black mask with elaborate designs

wore a gigantic, curved sword. It was wide and was seemingly made of rough, black stone. His

to find out my identity. I don't want to drag my family into this conflict. Just like the person before me,

was around 175 centimeters tall, had short black hair, and wore a

as massive as Zero's sword, but it was just as long. His weapon spoke of a battle

Two. I'm here for the money, and I'm wearing a mask because I

soldiers threw curious glances at

himself with the very identity that a masked

What was his plan?

180cm tall, and wore a star-shaped, black mask that only revealed his

to most spears, it didn't have

the introduction, the other groups of soldiers dubbed the group of masked

the front. "Now that we all know each other, I will be telling you about your job

of the battlefield and what

the group left the Wild Forest and

noticed some weaker General Stage

this group of people definitely

later, the group passed a

later, the group passed another

hours, many of the soldiers began to talk to each other while the officer briefed everyone from the

some hours later, some of the weaker-willed soldiers

at such speeds was draining their concentration, and they didn't