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.

a barbarian looks like when I

much as he only looked at

he tried to understand what Shang

things that didn't happen, and that confused

barbarian," the man said. "You know how

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

a Ruiner is,"

"But you-"

but I still don't know what a Ruiner

what

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

someone weak that tries to challenge the Tribe's

are they called Ruiners?" Shang

barbarian explained. "A weak leader makes a

"A weak Tribe dies."

weak Tribe will

barbarian trying to become the strongest is someone that

to destroy the

barbarian turned silent again as Shang scratched his

the most powerful is akin to threatening the entire Tribe.

leader loses? Will he

"Yes," the barbarian answered.

that means that as soon as you are on the top, it's

asked. He assumed that it was fine for a leader

barbarian looked at

step

strongest, but you don't want to lead

the eyes

he said with an angry

"Is a weakling worse

"A Ruiner has power."

go back

"A weakling is worthless!"

weakling eats food but doesn't bring

brings enemies but doesn't fight

leave

the angry barbarian with

the other barbarian

the wind out of his sails, and the barbarian looked away again

"Why?" Shang asked.

thought I was stronger," the

you were, would the other barbarian be a

looked at Shang

am not

you were,"

the barbarian answered with

is, theoretically, if you

Shang with

"I didn't win!"

a long while,

a hypothetical?!' he thought with

as he stood

you are not

want to become stronger than

with furrowed brows, and Shang could even see some anger and disdain in

saying you can teach me?"

"Yes," Shang answered.

from his lying position. He was

standing up, he was quite a bit taller than Shang, and he looked

say you are stronger than me?" he asked in a

scratched his chin

he was severely beaten and disrespected, as soon as I even slightly challenged his