Sword God in a World of Magic

The group bowed once again to King Skythunder before leaving the throne room.

The warriors looked with excitement and relief at each other.

If King Skythunder had said that he didn't like the Procedure, he would have probably killed everyone that had undergone it or known how to perform it.

Luckily, King Skythunder didn't see any issues with it.

But then, the warriors remembered something else and looked at each other with complex expressions.

Yes, King Skythunder had agreed to the Procedure, but he had also killed one of theirs.

From the five warriors, only four were left.

Did that warrior deserve to die?

Of course not!

But that didn't matter.

He was dead now, and there was nothing they could have done.

The group walked in silence until they left the castle. After that, they continued walking for a while longer before Duke Whirlwind stopped.

Duke Whirlwind turned to them with a smile. "The most dangerous part is over. We have the King's support, which means that no one can openly go against us with the Procedure as the reason."

"Your Dean and I can protect you from any random Adept and True Mage, but without the King's support, our opponents would have been the six High Mages you have just seen in the palace."

The group thought back to the Council and the Archduke.

These people represented the absolute rulers of the entire Skythunder Kingdom.

In comparison to them, Duke Whirlwind was only responsible for about 8% of the Skythunder Kingdom, and he was still subservient to the Council.

This wouldn't have been an opponent they could have overcome.

"You all did very well today," Duke Whirlwind said with a kind smile.

The warriors only looked at each other in guilt.

What had they done?

They had only stood there.

"If any of you have the luck to meet King Skythunder again in the future, remember what you have learned today," Duke Whirlwind said.

"Respect his power, but don't act like a weakling with no mental strength."

"We have managed to survive, but one of us was sadly left behind," Duke Whirlwind said with a sigh. "The reason for his death was his lack of willpower."

an order, but our lost friend didn't have

thank him. If it hadn't been him, it would have been one of you," Duke Whirlwind said to the

The warriors' eyes widened.

they could have

After seeing Shang's performance, his interest had probably been piqued, and he wanted to know

looked over at Shang with

shown incredible willpower by destroying his own hand,

difficult to punch someone as powerful and intimidating as King Skythunder, but punching their face was even

did very well today, and it's all thanks to you that all of us are still alive, me included," Duke Whirlwind

was already prepared. You told me that he would most

of warriors looked with surprise

He had known that?

still won, and that isn't easy," Duke Whirlwind said with

he didn't even use basic equipment or weapons. While he came at me without any weapons for a fist

on," Duke Whirlwind said. "His body was three levels above yours. Winning against someone like that is

more impressive than I am in front of my students,

on Duke Whirlwind's

Barbarian?"

Shang

Then, he sighed.

direct and honest for his own good,' Duke

a desert, you won't find

was obviously starting an explanation, but he couldn't get

the Fire Wing Penguin and

brows furrowed, and he glared at Shang. "You know what I mean,"

Shang nodded.

meant is that different environments

are simply humans that decide to fight with their bodies

of things, this belief

group of warriors looked at Duke Whirlwind

It wasn't?

the Dean said as he overtook the explanation. "Warriors focus on the weapon, techniques, and Mana. Barbarians only focus on

the side as he let the Dean explain things. He was probably

academy," the Dean said. "A large part of your day is reserved for your weapon techniques, knowing your enemy, and manipulating your

to you, Barbarians do nothing but train their bodies all day. They don't learn much about their opponents and what they should use to counter them.

and further. As long as you have enough physical power, you

as beast bodies. Because of that, they still use armor and weapons,

humongous swords, these are the kinds of weapons Barbarians use. But instead of

the physical path for

physical path for

the mental

warriors are the mix between

bit after saying that and looked at the

only looked

had never