Sword God in a World of Magic

One led Shang to an isolated place at the side of the hill and asked him about what had happened.

Shang told everything to One without keeping any secrets. He told him the same stuff he told the officer.

"Honestly, the signal flare you gave me might have saved my life," Shang said. "I didn't need our superior to win the battle, but if the enemy had more time, the other four would have died. With them dead, everyone would have focused on me."

"I might have still won, but I wouldn't have been in any position to block the Firebombs, which would result in the True Path Stage beast going on a rampage."

Shang was telling the truth. If the enemy thought that they had far more time, they wouldn't have thrown the Firebombs this early.

One had actually saved Shang's life to some degree.

"I'm paying you good money," One said with a voice that told Shang that he thought this issue was irrelevant. "But there is something more important."

"Which is?" Shang asked.

"Don't you think it's strange?" One asked.

"What?"

"Imagine you are responsible for over a hundred warriors, and one person that's responsible for 30 of those warriors might very likely be a traitor."

"Would you let him continue assuming control over these 30 warriors for a week?" One asked.

Shang remained silent for a bit.

"No, I wouldn't."

"That's the thing," One said. "It's too strange. If one of my commanders were accused of being a traitor, I would immediately send someone to apprehend them. Additionally, we arrived here in a single day from the Storm Eagle Zone. Do you honestly think that there isn't a second Late General Stage warrior in the town near us that can assume control?"

"Why did the officer get a full week of full power over this area?"

"It doesn't make any sense."

Shang frowned as he looked down, but his face was hidden behind his mask.

One was making sense.

knew a lot, and he wasn't stupid, but he wasn't very experienced when it came to

others. He thought leading others to be a pain in the ass. It required a lot of work and dedication, which could be used to further

of that, Shang hadn't

initiative to report himself to his superior was a good sign that he wasn't a traitor. After all, why would a traitor reveal himself to his superior when the only witnesses were in

could have killed the five of them without many issues. After killing them,

this would also be suspicious, but it was still better than telling his superior

the possibility that the officer hadn't contacted his actual superior, but that

a certain status in Duke Whirlwind's lands, the Circle wouldn't have

superior was actually the

only one

officer was also

at the outpost

the officer one week to do as much damage as possible. There is a high likelihood that he will

end, we

informed the appropriate channels regarding the officer's confession. With every witness dead, the superior could act all oblivious, saying that he had no idea that the officer had

guess Duke Whirlwind was

everything is only conjecture. Sure, it makes a lot of sense, but there is no proof. If I report

more, the superior will be

over

plan?"

are dead," One explained. "The enemy won't show their head today or tomorrow since all the soldiers are still on high alert due to the battle, but they

we will all die one by one. He is two levels above us, and he can kill every soldier with a single

to take the initiative, we're dead

me what your

with some frustration. "We have to gather

seconds as he

an easy decision,"

is this

already been reported to his superior. It might

as a traitor. On top of that, if he actually manages to contact someone before his death, I might not even manage to reach the

Shang explained. "When you hired me, I told you that I would follow your

you with this,