Sword God in a World of Magic

After a while, Shang walked over to the first barbarian that had been beaten up by the group and squatted down.

The barbarian's body was slowly recovering. He didn't have a warrior's body, but as someone at the Peak General Stage, he could still recover with quite some speed.

Right now, the barbarian wasn't moving as he kept lying on the ground in a fetal position.

Blood and dried spit were all over him.

"Why didn't you resist?" Shang asked.

For a while, the barbarian said nothing.

"I'm a Ruiner," the barbarian eventually answered.

Some more seconds of silence.

"Ruiners get beaten."

"Says who?" Shang asked.

This made the barbarian move his head and look at Shang warily.

"It is normal," he said.

"So?" Shang asked. "Does it mean that it's the right thing to do just because it's normal?"

The barbarian looked with confusion at Shang.

"It is known and normal," he said.

"It is how things are."

"This is what life is."

The barbarian turned away from Shang again while saying these things.

"It is your life," Shang said. "You decide what to do with your life."

The barbarian didn't look at Shang, but Shang could see with his Mana Vision that a confused expression appeared on his face.

Apparently, this barbarian had never heard of such a concept.

"I am a Ruiner, and Ruiners get punished," the barbarian repeated.

"What's a Ruiner?" Shang asked.

This piqued the barbarian's interest, and he looked at Shang again.

"You don't know what a Ruiner is?" he asked in shock.

Shang noted the barbarian's reaction. 'The word Ruiner seems to be common knowledge, but instead of doubting my words, he believed me and only asked for confirmation.'

'A normal human would think that I am mocking them. After all, who doesn't know what a Ruiner is?'

'But he believed me.'

'Sadly, it makes sense. The barbarians are raised to follow orders like slaves. The Mages don't want them to think for themselves.'

"I don't know what a Ruiner is," Shang said. "I left my home long ago, and I've been living in the wilderness ever since. I don't know much about how normal barbarians live."

The barbarian's expression became shocked and confused.

"But you are a barbarian," he said.

"How do you not know how a barbarian lives?"

"You are a barbarian. You must know how barbarians live. You are living as a barbarian," he reasoned.

barbarian looks like

say much as he only looked at Shang with

seconds, he tried to understand what Shang had just

was speaking of things that didn't happen, and that confused

you are a barbarian," the man said. "You know

the ability to understand something that is even remotely abnormal? What's so hard to

what a Ruiner is,"

"But you-"

I still don't know what a

me what

looked at Shang for a bit longer in confusion, but eventually, he

weak that tries to challenge the

they called

a strong Tribe," the barbarian explained.

"A weak Tribe dies."

weak Tribe will turn

to become the strongest is

trying to destroy the

again as Shang scratched his chin

yourself to be the most powerful while not being the most powerful is akin to threatening the entire Tribe. Because of that, the

if the leader loses? Will he become a Ruiner?"

"Yes," the barbarian answered.

you are on the top, it's

if the leader steps down?" Shang asked. He assumed that it was fine for a leader to

at Shang

is step

you are still the strongest, but you don't want to lead anymore and give the position to

after hearing these words, the eyes of the barbarian became

he said with an angry

with interest. "Is a weakling worse

"A Ruiner has power."

Ruiner can go

"A weakling is worthless!"

weakling eats food but doesn't

brings enemies

must leave or

watched the angry barbarian with

called the other barbarian

the barbarian looked

"Why?" Shang asked.

was stronger,"

other

looked at Shang

not stronger," he

you

am not stronger," the barbarian answered

that you are not. What I am asking is, theoretically, if you had

with furrowed brows

"I didn't win!"

in a long while, Shang

this guy not understand the principle of a hypothetical?!' he thought with frustration. 'It's not

Shang said as he stood

know that you are

do you want to become stronger

with furrowed brows, and Shang could even

you can teach me?"

"Yes," Shang answered.

narrowed his eyes, and he slowly stood up from his lying position. He was still injured, but he had healed

taller

than me?" he asked in

scratched his chin in

as soon as I even slightly challenged his power, he