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."

even though they were loudly

next," one of the soldiers that was obviously here to make a good impression shouted.

a

guards that wanted to make a

people quickly gave this group of

group of soldiers that wanted to impress their superiors was dubbed the

done introducing themselves, the

students managed to appear competent and smart, but the other half seemed nervous to speak to so many foreign people while charging through the

former bandits and masked people dubbed

last student was done introducing themselves, no one spoke for a

the officer shouted from the front with

the

name and said that he

followed suit, giving out fake names and seemingly

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

was time for the three masked individuals,

can call me Zero. I'm here to earn money, and I hate politics, which is why I'm wearing a mask. I have no interest in being scouted by any faction.

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

wide and was

a mask because I don't want people to find out my identity. I don't want to drag my family into this

black hair, and wore a

one edge. It wasn't nearly as massive as Zero's sword, but it was just as long. His weapon spoke of

of the other two and will take on the name Two. I'm here for the money, and I'm wearing a mask because I don't want my former colleagues to know

curious glances at the last

very identity that a masked individual tried

What was his plan?

black hair, was around 180cm tall, and wore

back was a rather short, black spear. In comparison to most spears, it didn't have a wide head, making it resemble a giant needle more than

soldiers dubbed the

to all of you!" the officer shouted from the front. "Now that we all know each

continued running, the officer introduced everyone to the history of the battlefield and what had happened in it ever since the Ice Wyvern had taken over the

the explanation, the group left the Wild Forest

noticed some weaker General Stage beasts from time

stupid, and this group of people definitely

later, the group

the

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

of the weaker-willed soldiers stopped

long at such speeds was draining their concentration, and they