Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang continued hunting for another two days.

Sadly, no matter how many risky situations he brought himself into, the Cleaner just wouldn't bite.

Shang even accepted a mission to hunt a pair of Peak General Stage beasts, and he fought both of them at the same time.

This fight had actually taken a couple of seconds. All the others had ended in, at most, two seconds.

Yet, even then, the Cleaner hadn't shown themselves.

'What is their plan?' Shang thought with furrowed brows. 'With these two beasts, it would be three on one. You are a Peak Adept! Are you too afraid to attack some warrior a level below you with a numerical advantage?'

By now, Shang was getting really annoyed.

What, did he need to attack a Commander Stage beast for them to show up?!

Shang wasn't completely against attacking an Initial Commander Stage beast, but he certainly didn't want to do that while someone was out for his life. Such a fight would need all of Shang's reserves.

'Would I attack me if I were the Cleaner?' Shang thought.

Then, he thought about what he had done over the past couple of days.

'I might have shown too much of my power,' Shang realized. 'Sure, if I were them, I would have already attacked. After all, this seems like an interesting fight.'

'However, not everyone is like me. In comparison to me, the Cleaner doesn't need to fight. If they believe the mission to be too dangerous, they could simply retreat and give up.'

Shang looked at his surroundings with furrowed brows.

'It's very possible that they have already retreated.'

'I screwed up. If they decide to abort the mission, the Wilburys won't lose any money.'

Right now, Shang wasn't sure how he should feel.

He had felt frustrated and suppressed every day he had remained in Warrior's Paradise. He wanted to go outside and fight. Yet, the constant presence of the Cleaner had forced him to stay inside.

Now, Shang was finally taking the plunge, but the very power that had suppressed him for so long had vanished.

Shang thought. 'I already have enough wealth back at the academy. I don't need

looked at the outpost, which was about

also no threat anymore. I'm only at the Late General Stage, but not even one of the Peak General Stage beasts

things

looked at his own hand with furrowed

powerful? I don't really feel that

powerful

powerful as the body of an Initial Commander

Stage warrior could kill a Peak General Stage beast solo, but

of a Peak General Stage beast, but that was only one

speed by a lot

and sharp as the hardest tusk

his fighting experience. With those

the power of an

he was only at

time, Shang had only been around the

hunting with other General Stage warriors, and he

completely isolated from the normal person

that, Shang didn't feel that powerful. In fact, he only felt a bit

Dean had been back when he had been on Shang's

powerful General Stage warrior in the

up by tomorrow, I will return to Warrior's Paradise. I need to

back towards the

Bang.

to

and he could see a couple of icicles flying

up and hit something with long, icy

had hit was circular, and it appeared when the claws hit

was a

have been warnings of an Ice Demon recently,' Shang thought. 'I

Bang.

wind, and a second later, a huge spire made of stone

working here knows of the local blacklist, and they should know that the

in a fight with it?' Shang thought as he looked at