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.

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

at the outpost, which was about two kilometers away from

threat anymore. I'm only at the Late General Stage, but not even one of the Peak General Stage beasts managed to put up a decent fight.

didn't expect things to go

own

that powerful? I don't really feel

how powerful was

body was nearly as powerful as the body of an

Peak General Stage beast

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

a lot with his techniques and

which made it as hard and sharp as the hardest tusk or horn of an Initial Commander

experience. With

combined, Shang's power had reached the power of an above-average

was only at the Late

the longest time, Shang had only been around the

hunting with other General Stage warriors, and he hadn't joined

isolated from

that powerful. In fact, he only felt

in reality, Shang was even stronger than the Dean had been back

the most powerful General Stage warrior in the world,

I will return to Warrior's

walked back towards

Bang.

turned to face

distant explosion, and he could see a couple of icicles flying in

jump up and hit something

the claws had hit was circular, and

was a

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

Bang.

was pushed back by a strong, green wind, and a second later, a huge spire made of stone

Shang thought with furrowed brows. 'Everyone working here knows of the local blacklist, and they should know that the

in a fight with it?' Shang