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 very experienced when it came to leading

be a pain in the ass. It required a lot of work and dedication, which could be

of that, Shang hadn't noticed this

a traitor. After all, why would a traitor reveal himself to his superior when the only witnesses were in an isolated location and

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

would also be suspicious, but it was still better than telling his superior about all the

contacted his actual

a certain status in Duke Whirlwind's

meant that the superior was actually

only one

officer

at the outpost

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

a great number of valuable materials over the last couple of weeks. In the end, we would have lost around 30 General Stage warriors while the enemy

channels regarding the officer's confession. With every witness dead, the superior could act all oblivious, saying

I guess Duke

only conjecture. Sure, it makes a lot of sense, but there is no proof. If I report it like this, the officer will be taken down,

more, the superior will be warned, and

over

plan?" he

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

He is two levels above us, and

the initiative, we're dead meat," One

me what your plan is," Shang

to gather a

seconds as he looked

an easy

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

his superior. It might actually be possible that his superior trusts

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

proof right now. 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 your

help you with this, sorry,"