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!

and its eyes focused on the

BANG!

feet threw one of the soldiers into the distance with a

managed to block the attack,

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

and rolled down the slope, trying to get rid of the

fire, but all his belongings except for his

most of them healed in the blink of

The Numbers noticed this.

a warrior's body,'

reason why that warrior had even survived. He had used up all his Mana while he had been burning to a crisp to

two Rookies had long since fled, leaving the first two

that had been thrown into the distance

and eventually focused on

one that

towards the hill, and he saw the Numbers charge

appeared in his eyes. "HELP!" he

One extended his arm to the side, stopping

shock appeared in the warrior's

with a voice

could understand what One meant, he heard

CRSH!

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

looked with horror at

of their comrades

three Numbers

could have

Monsters!

Murderers!

Traitors!

waited for a bit before they

the way here, they had talked about their tactic, and they had

and looked

hadn't cared much about the earlier warriors, but these three felt

Good!

had an inherent drive for battle, and the salamander's instincts told it that it would become more

speeds, and the salamander focused on

BANG!

forward and

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 salamander at

missed, and it jumped towards its

One perfectly outmaneuvered it. He was only moving when the salamander had already made

the salamander realized that this approach didn't work, and it

the blazing fire,

officer on the

crouched behind a gigantic shield, which

clever,' the

dispersed by something several seconds

salamander intensified its fire as it tried to burn its victim

gigantic

saw One charge into

second later, the thing that had stopped the salamander's fire

shield could only resist so much

a blue light come from the edge

rapidly moving

salamander immediately jumped to its left to evade

"RAAAAAH!"

deep shout come from the place

focused on its goal, and it saw a man with