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.

wasn't stupid, but he

a pain in the ass.

of that, Shang hadn't noticed this

mind, the officer's 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

could have killed the five of them without many issues. After killing them, he would have simply reported that

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

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

didn't have a certain status in

the superior was

only one

the officer was also

the outpost

as much damage as possible. There is a high likelihood that he will gather all the traitors

of weeks. In the end, we would have lost around 30 General Stage

every witness dead, the superior could act all oblivious, saying that he had no idea that the

Stage warrior? I guess Duke Whirlwind was right to

lot of sense, but there is no proof. If I report it like this, the officer will be taken down, but the superior will most likely

the superior will be warned, and he will

looked over

plan?"

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 will most

He is two levels above

take the initiative, we're dead

told me what your plan is," Shang said

some frustration. "We have to gather a strong force and kill

for several seconds as he looked

isn't an easy decision," Shang

talking about? How is this not an easy decision?!" One

and the officer has already been reported to his superior. It might actually be possible that his superior trusts that the

to attempt to take the officer's life, I would be tried 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

If I kill him, I will be going against my primary mission," Shang explained. "When you hired me, I told you that I would follow

you