Sword God in a World of Magic

Over the next hour, everyone started doing their work.

The officer was watching everyone from the hill, ensuring no one was slacking off.

Just ten minutes into the hour, the Rookies began to engage the first beast.

They were all attacking a single beast, which was only at the Early General Stage.

Of course, since there were only four Rookies that weren't doomed to mine stone the entire time, the fight was still relatively even.

The officer watched the Rookies attack the lone Early General Stage beast with disdain.

Four warriors were evenly fighting with a beast on their level.

That was way below the officer's standards.

He wanted powerful soldiers, not average ones.

But for now, he let them gain some experience.

After around two minutes, the beast died, and the Rookies rested.

"Get moving! Don't make me come down there!" the officer shouted loudly from atop the hill.

The Rookies looked with shock at the officer.

They had just killed a beast! Weren't they allowed even a second of pause?!

In the end, they went to the next beast with gritted teeth.

Five minutes later, they killed the second beast, and the officer shouted at them to continue going.

Over the next 30 minutes, the Rookies killed two more beasts.

While they were walking to the next one, the officer snorted.

"These idiots," he said just loud enough for the three Numbers to hear him. "I don't know if they are just not paying attention or if they can't see what's in front of them."

"Let one of them die," the officer ordered the three people standing behind him. "They have to learn."

"Understood," One said as he charged forward.

Zero and Two followed closely behind.

The Rookies were currently charging at a huge salamander. It was over three meters high and over ten meters long. It was redish-orange, and it simply stood motionless at one spot.

The Rookies closed in and got into formation.

Then, they attacked the same way they had attacked the other beasts.

Two of them charged at it from the front, wanting to get its attention.

However, the salamander didn't move.

When they saw that it didn't move, they attacked it with their weapons.

CRK! CLINK!

The heavier weapon managed to crack some of its scales, but the lighter weapon bounced off.

The Rookies immediately halted, their eyes wide with shock.

That wasn't an Early General Stage beast!

its eyes focused

BANG!

its feet threw one of the soldiers into the distance with a slap, breaking several

managed to block

but the salamander opened its mouth and released a violent breath of fire, which

warrior screamed hysterically in pain and rolled down the slope, trying to get

rid of the fire, but all his belongings except for his weapon had been burned

most of them healed in the blink of

The Numbers noticed this.

warrior's

He had used up all his

two Rookies had long since

thrown into

it and eventually focused on the warrior that had survived its

the one that

fled towards the hill, and he saw

in his eyes. "HELP!"

his arm to the side,

shock appeared in

following orders," One said with a voice bereft

the warrior could understand what One meant, he heard

CRSH!

the warrior's

other Rookies looked with horror

their comrades had

Numbers with anger and

have saved

Monsters!

Murderers!

Traitors!

a bit before they

had talked about their tactic, and they had

ate the legs and looked

hadn't cared much about the earlier

Good!

battle, and the salamander's instincts told it that it would

speeds, and the

BANG!

and tried to

jumped back. While fighting the spider, he had been confident in evading its attacks while staying at melee range, but this salamander was way more dangerous. Because of that, One kept his distance from the

missed, and it jumped towards its

the salamander

this approach didn't work, and

blazing fire, hiding him from the

the hill

gigantic

the

was still being dispersed by something several seconds later, which

salamander intensified its fire as it tried

couldn't see the gigantic shield beneath its

saw One charge

stopped the salamander's

resist so much fire before

blue light come from the edge of its vision, and

icy spear was rapidly moving closer

reflex, the salamander immediately jumped

"RAAAAAH!"

rumbling, deep shout come from the place where it was

goal, and it saw a man with a colossal sword shouting in what appeared to be