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."

him an order, but our lost

it hadn't been him, it would have been one of you,"

The warriors' eyes widened.

they could have also

performance, his interest had probably been piqued, and he wanted to know

group of warriors looked over at Shang with complex

incredible willpower by destroying his own hand, but he had

was already difficult to punch someone as powerful and intimidating as King Skythunder, but

you that all of us are still alive, me included," Duke Whirlwind

already prepared. You told me that he

warriors looked with surprise at

He had known that?

that isn't

a win," the Dean answered coldly. "He didn't use his Magic, and he didn't even use basic equipment or weapons. While he came at me without any weapons for a fist fight,

said. "His body was three levels above

and he looked at Duke Whirlwind. "Do you want to make me appear more impressive than I am in front of my students, or do you believe that I don't know

helpless smile appeared on Duke Whirlwind's

Barbarian?"

Shang

Then, he sighed.

too direct and honest for

find any penguins in a desert, you won't find any scorpions in the tundra," Duke Whirlwind

explanation, but he

the Fire Wing Penguin and the Ice

Whirlwind's brows furrowed, and he glared at Shang. "You know what I

Shang nodded.

again. "What I meant is that different

Skythunder Kingdom, most people believe that warriors are simply humans that decide to fight with their bodies instead of with their

grander scheme of things,

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

the Dean explain things. He was probably better at doing

the Dean said. "A large part of your day is reserved

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

only goal is to push their bodies further and further. As long as you have enough

that, their bodies can't become as powerful as beast bodies. Because of that, they

sticks, thick gloves, humongous swords, these are the kinds of weapons Barbarians use. But instead of learning advanced techniques for

the physical path for humans,

are the physical path for

the mental path for

warriors are the mix between

paused for a bit after saying

of the group only looked at the Dean in

had never