Sword God in a World of Magic

The five of them ran to the east. The ice lake was around 15 kilometers in that direction, which was quite a long way.

Well, it wasn't a long way for a soldier to travel, but it was a long way when there was an emergency.

If the officer ran at his full speed, he would need around seven minutes to get there, and seven minutes was a very long time in a battle.

Because of that, this group had to have the ability to survive an enemy's attack for several minutes.

Three of the people in the group talked to each other while the leader led the way in silence.

Over the next 15 minutes, Shang didn't say anything.

Eventually, they arrived at the lake.

The lake had created a small crater in the middle of the huge volcano's incline. They weren't inside the Volcano Wyrm Zone at the moment, but the volcano already started here.

The surrounding hills and mountains were already covered in a thick layer of snow and ice, proving that the Ice Mana of the tunnel was doing its work.

Even though the ice lake was in a small crater, enough Ice Mana was in the crater that it had already spilled over the edges. One only needed to imagine a lake on the side of a mountain that was gaining more water as time went by. The water would spill over and travel down the incline of the mountain.

With time, this ice lake would cover everything south of it in a thick sheet of ice. These ice lakes were one of the most important things in the new Zone since they would dictate the climate.

"Alright, here are the orders," the squad leader announced.

The others listened closely.

"We will position ourselves in the form of a pentagram. One person will protect the top, and everyone else will position themselves around the ice lake at equal distances. If anyone notices anything, shout so that your comrades can come and help you," the leader said.

Then, the leader looked at Shang. "You will be stationed at the north."

"You do realize that this is the place where the enemy will most likely attack?" Shang asked.

The others hadn't expected Shang to talk back and narrowed their eyes at him.

"Yes," the leader said, "and you are the strongest of us. As the strongest, it is best for you to take the most dangerous position."

"It's not," Shang said.

"These are orders!" one other soldier shouted in anger. "You are supposed to follow them!"

"You Numbers are so undisciplined! Having you on our team is like having five more enemies!" another one shouted.

at Shang, but Shang knew why they were doing

had only watched as one of their colleagues had

was probably their

continue insulting him for over a

the leader said. "You will go

"No," Shang said.

others narrowed their eyes, and they seemed ready

an order!" the leader

won't follow the order," Shang

to! I have been put in charge

Shang said

immediately hurled a new

for nearly two

didn't say anything in these

one of them took a step toward Shang,

only gritted his teeth and took a step

minutes later,

and they had already tried everything to get him to

and they didn't dare

leader realized that they couldn't get him to the

Why are you not willing to protect your weaker

he was now trying

front will endanger the mission," Shang

The other three scoffed.

kind of logic

"Explain," the leader said.

"Due to the incline, it will be difficult for us to see their approach. This

said, I am the strongest one here, and if I get killed in a surprise attack, you four will only be waiting for your deaths. If I die without being able to unleash my

the north would endanger the mission,"

became enraged again

Bullshit!

wanted to

shouted, shutting the

right," he said with

"But sir-"

also don't want to admit it, but he's right. I don't like him and his ideology, but I have to concede that he is the strongest one. He alone might be worth an additional four soldiers. If he dies first, we would be

shouted. "Yes, he is