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."

soldiers, even though

one of the soldiers that was obviously here

soldier introduced himself with a voice brimming with confidence and

that wanted to make a good impression spoke up,

masked people quickly

this day forth, the group of soldiers that

introducing themselves, the students

but the other half seemed nervous to speak to so many foreign people while

former bandits and masked

introducing themselves, no one

to introduce yourselves," the officer

the initiative, but he didn't say

obviously fake name and said that he was here

names and seemingly random reasons

were disgusted by the clear disrespect coming from these barbarians, which gave this group the nickname

time for the three masked individuals,

have no interest in being scouted by any faction. I don't care about your beliefs. I don't care about

Zero, was around 185 centimeters tall and had

gigantic, curved sword. It was wide and

to find out my identity. I don't want to drag

second masked individual was around 175 centimeters tall, had short black hair, and wore a blank, black mask, which covered

sword, but it was just as long.

and will take on the name Two. I'm here for the money, and I'm wearing a mask because I don't want

curious glances at

a masked individual tried

What was his plan?

180cm tall, and wore a star-shaped, black

to most spears, it

other groups of soldiers

from the front. "Now that we all know

to the history of the battlefield and

group left the Wild

soldiers noticed some weaker General Stage beasts from time to time, but none of the beasts attacked

this group of people definitely

later, the group passed a

later, the group passed

of the soldiers began to talk

soldiers stopped talking as

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