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!

it had been attacked, and its eyes focused on the two warriors right in front

BANG!

of the soldiers into the

managed to block the attack, which

its mouth and released a

screamed hysterically in pain and rolled down the slope,

get rid of the fire, but all his belongings

was covered in severe burns, but most of them

The Numbers noticed this.

has a warrior's body,' they

He had used up

had long since

that had been thrown into the distance

humans near it and eventually focused on

the one that broke its

warrior fled towards the hill, and

his eyes. "HELP!" he shouted

One extended his arm to the side,

and shock appeared in the

said with a voice bereft of regret

could understand what One meant, he heard a

CRSH!

the warrior's upper body, chewing on it for a bit before

other Rookies looked with horror

their comrades had

all looked at the three Numbers with anger and hatred in their

could have saved

Monsters!

Murderers!

Traitors!

waited for a bit before they

the way here, they had talked about their tactic, and they had already come up

the legs and looked at the three

earlier warriors, but these three

Good!

drive for battle, and the salamander's instincts told it that it would become more powerful if

incredible speeds, and

BANG!

and

at melee range, but this salamander was way more dangerous. Because of that, One kept his distance from the salamander at over

and it

it. He was only moving when the salamander had already made its move, which gave him just enough time to get

didn't work, and it released

fire, hiding him from the salamander's

the hill only

behind a gigantic shield, which had been summoned from

clever,' the officer

dispersed by something several seconds

salamander intensified its fire as it tried to

couldn't see the gigantic shield beneath its stream of

saw One charge into the

the thing that had stopped the salamander's

shield could only resist so much

light come from the

was rapidly moving closer to the salamander's

jumped to its left

"RAAAAAH!"

rumbling, deep shout come from the place

it saw a man