Sword God in a World of Magic

Five days after arriving at the ice lake, it happened.

Shang was currently concentrating on training in his Affinity when he suddenly felt a disturbance in the surrounding Ice and Fire Mana.

Shang turned so that his back looked to the north.

CLINK!

Shang's sword moved, and an arrow struck it, which harmlessly bounced off.

"Got it!" Sword said as it repositioned itself to its original location.

'Mid General Stage!' Shang thought as he felt the force behind the arrow.

"Ambush from the north!" Shang shouted.

The other soldiers had already looked over when they heard the loud sound of metal clashing and saw the broken arrow landing on the ground.

"Shields out! Gather at the north!" the leader shouted as he charged towards the northern end of the lake.

At that moment, several more arrows rained down on everyone, but they were all blocked by the shields.

These warriors might have been the most useless ones when it came to fighting beasts, but when it came to fighting archers, they were amazing.

Shang also charged to the north with furrowed brows.

'The enemy can't tell our power from such a distance,' he thought. 'Because of that, it makes more sense to simply kill the northern guard since he's the closest to them.'

'Yet, they directly targeted me, even though I was the furthest from the north.'

'This means that they know I'm the strongest.'

Shang's eyes narrowed.

'I kept close attention to everyone around me without them noticing, and I'm pretty confident that it wasn't them.'

'This means that someone in the outpost gave them the information!'

After realizing that they couldn't get through the shields, most of the arrows targeted Shang, and in just a couple of seconds, Shang was besieged by approximately five archers.

Luckily, the archers were over a kilometer away, and Shang was outstanding when it came to dodging attacks.

None of the arrows managed to hit Shang as he easily danced past them.

The other four had already arrived at the north, and they had created a shield barricade.

the north!" the leader shouted

just at the edge of the ice lake, which had been

reason!" Shang shouted. "Trust

three soldiers wanted to shout, but they

his teeth, but he

out a long rod and pointed it towards the south, his back protected by the

the rod

BANG!

with green gas shot out of the rod

of green gas was filled

kept his Affinity a secret from everyone, but at

feel the burst of Wind Mana coming from the north, which was the signal that the enemy had

leader shouted in

the ball of Wind Mana reached a couple of meters of height, a brown ball appeared

BOOOM!

exploded, scattering Earth Mana all over

and they might send a scout to check up on the place.

take 20 more minutes

knew the officer's Affinity beforehand!' Shang

it had to be the right

soldiers' faces turned white when they saw that their

This was bad!

SHING!

Shang also took out a long rod and

BANG!

left the rod, and it traveled for several kilometers until it

hadn't been able to

looked at Shang

everyone in the surrounding 20

that included

explained everything to Shang, he had given him this rod without

Why?

trust anyone but

This was insurance!

the survival of his investment in other

Shang thought. 'We only

is a traitor, he can't show it openly. With One creating a gigantic

Shang was

else knew

ruined. They had probably arrived with a timeframe of nearly half an hour in

on surviving, they only had five. After all, they needed a head start if