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.

he wasn't stupid, but he wasn't very experienced when

pain in the ass.

of that, Shang

traitor. After all, why would

After killing them,

it was still better than telling his superior about all the

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

certain status in Duke

superior was actually the

only one

officer

looked at the

that

we would have lost around 30 General

the superior might not have 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

I guess Duke Whirlwind was

If I report it like this, the officer will be taken down, but the

be warned, and he will stay

looked over

your plan?"

all the soldiers are still on high alert due to the battle, but they will most likely get active in about five or six days. That's when everyone will be in their

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 meat,"

still haven't told me what your plan is," Shang said

said with some frustration. "We have to gather a

seconds as he

isn't an easy decision," Shang said

How is this not an easy decision?!" One asked

been reported to his superior. It might actually be possible that his superior trusts that the allegations are

to attempt to take the officer's life, I would be tried as a traitor. On top of that, if he actually

my primary mission," Shang explained. "When you hired me, I told you that I would follow your orders as long as they don't conflict with

can't help you with this,