Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang traveled through the tunnel at a slow pace. In comparison to the upper Caves, this place was far quieter since there were far fewer beasts running around.

Just like with warriors and Mages, the further one traversed on the path to power, the fewer beings on the same level one would find.

There were probably over ten times as many General Stage beasts than Commander Stage beasts. So, while the upper Caves had the occasional beast running around, the deeper Caves felt empty.

But this couldn't be avoided. In order to advance on the path to power, one was required to consume more and more resources. Every Commander Stage beast had probably killed hundreds of other beasts in their lives.

Shang didn't find any other beast for several minutes, even with the help of his Darkness Vision.

But after 30 minutes, Shang finally felt something of interest.

However, it wasn't a beast.

Shang looked towards the north with interest.

He wasn't sure what he was feeling, but this feeling felt strange.

'Am I imagining things?' Shang thought as he looked to the north. 'I can't see anything in my Darkness Vision, but I somehow feel like I should go to the north.'

For a while, Shang wasn't sure if this feeling was real or not.

'I should investigate. If I get closer and the feeling is real, it should become stronger.'

Shang walked down one of the northern paths and consulted his map again when he came to an intersection.

For a couple of minutes, Shang chose paths that led further to the north, but it wasn't that easy to navigate, even with a map.

Shang went a bit deeper into the Caves, but he didn't descend too much. After all, he didn't want to meet Mid Commander Stage beasts.

"I can feel ore," Sword suddenly said.

Sword very rarely spoke, and Shang looked at it in surprise. "What kind of ore?"

"Entropy Ore," Sword answered. "It is the same feeling as back when we were in front of the Old King's Trial, but this time, the feeling is incomparably stronger."

feeling come from the

"Yes," Sword said.

brows. 'Weird, I couldn't feel the ore in the Old King's Trial. As far

Shang's eyes

participated in. Back then, Shang had felt very

of Chaos, Shang had felt the Abomination in the Northern Ice

to the north. 'Am I feeling an Abomination? But how? Abominations are only supposed to appear during the Day of

down here. If there were an Abomination here, the other warriors and Mages

to investigate. Even if there were

traveling to the north, consulting his map

he noticed something on the map that

Area?'

entered was colored in a slight blue hue. The blue hue stretched for about

the Calm Area, and there was a short note beside the

no beasts,' Shang

fewer Commander

though Shang had traveled for 30 minutes, he wasn't walking very fast, and he was walking in circles at different depths. He hadn't been

attack them when they see them, but if an

Area also happens to be to the north?' Shang thought with furrowed

walking to the north in as straight

didn't meet any

reached a dead end and

northeast for about two

has definitely

Shang was to the east of

the feeling come

The west.

to grab one of the many pieces

his eyes and focused

drew a straight line through the entire

that, Shang went to the southwest

another line according to his

western side of the Calm

then, Shang stopped and looked at