Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang was pulled to the back of the village into a small and dark cave.

"What Element are you attuned to?" one of the Mages asked with a cold tone.

"Fire," Shang answered.

"Show me."

Shang lifted his arm, and a bit of fire appeared around it. The fire was very weak, and it only roughly appeared around his arm.

The Mage wasn't surprised and pulled Shang to one side of the cave.

The two chains were put to two cyan spots on the wall, and they fused with them. Shang still had enough chain left to sit down, but he couldn't walk further than a meter with them attached.

"If we see any damage on the chains or the ore, it will be treated as an escape attempt, and we will kill you," one of the two Mages said.

Shang only looked at them.

"Do you understand, One-Eye?" he asked.

Shang didn't answer.

BANG!

A big stone appeared in front of Shang and shot into his chest, breaking his ribs.

"Answer!" one of the Mages demanded with a strict voice.

Shang's expression didn't change.

"Yes," he said calmly. There was no rage inside his voice.

The Mage snorted, and the two of them left the cave again.

For some reason, they really hated this unaffiliated barbarian.

After the two of them left, silence returned to the cave.

Shang's expression didn't change, but he sat down near the wall.

'They probably use the desperation of the barbarians to force them down a path of strengthening,' Shang thought. 'The abuse and disregard will foster a feeling of resistance in some of the barbarians.'

'However, it isn't perfect. Many other barbarians will probably get demotivated and lose all hope, hindering them from unleashing their full potential.'

didn't feel rage

Why?

he was confident

Shang fit into the

the Mages had over the barbarians protected Shang's

the Mages, Shang only counted as a dog, but he was

mind and let them fight, but if

This was their dog!

person was disrespecting

no Mage would

an equal,

only be sent to fight battles

barbarians were

wasting money, and letting

him into battles that he

shoes, this

Shang had to constantly

and the gigantic bounty on his head would send even more powerful Mages after

beast, and while doing so, he

But here?

to wait

to

came to

course, there

didn't have access to any resources, and if the Mages found out that

and he would need to do whatever he

do things they want to do,

control, but they are actually providing the very

Mages created to become more powerful, but I don't need those. I

us how to create our own techniques and how to find ways to further our own power. As long as I get my hands on

works, and I know very well how warriors

things and with my own body and mind as

other young men inside the cave, but

should act like them and keep to myself. I can always ask about their techniques when I arrive near the

his right eye

he

two barbarians only looked around the room with boredom or

quite difficult since General Stage warriors didn't

time, they also just looked absentmindedly at

Sense still kept watch over his surroundings. The cave was quite