Sword God in a World of Magic

After several minutes of noise while chasing the intruder, the battlefield became silent for the first time.

The Mages still couldn't comprehend what they had just witnessed.

A physi had managed to take a Late True Mage hostage while surrounded by four Mid True Mages?!

Weren't Late True Mages supposed to be unbeatable for every physi except for that one physi in the Skythunder Kingdom?!

"Let go of our Head!" one of the Mages shouted angrily.

Shang tightened his grip, making Esther open her mouth in a silent scream.

"I don't want to fight with your Kingdom," Shang answered with a deeper voice than normal. He didn't want any of them to recognize him by voice, even if the chances were minuscule. Additionally, he also hid his face behind Esther's lifted body.

"I only want to enter the Blackshadow Kingdom," Shang added.

The Mages gnashed their teeth and looked at each other.

If they launched a Spell, their Head would definitely die. Additionally, they probably couldn't keep Shang here. He already stood closer to the mountain than them, and chasing him up the mountain was impossible.

"Why would we let you do that?" one of the Mages asked with narrowed eyes.

"Because I am not here on a mission, but on accident," Shang said. "You are allowed to cast a truth verification Spell if you want, but I warn you, I know the chant. If I hear anything else, she dies."

The Mages looked at each other, but eventually, they nodded.

One of them stepped forward and chanted a Spell.

After around five seconds, the chant was finished, and the Mana in the surroundings had changed.

The Truth Verification Spell was now active.

"I am not here by free will," Shang said, knowing that the Mages were now able to see whether he was telling the truth or not. "I never wanted to come here. I am not being paid to be here. I am not on a mission. No Kingdom, Duke, Mage, or whatever gave me the mission to do anything to the Grandmountain Kingdom or interact with it."

"I am here due to a cruel twist of fate outside of my control, and I only want to get home. I am not interested in the war or any sort of conflict between the Kingdoms. I only want to return to the Skythunder Kingdom and traveling across the Blackshadow Kingdom is my best chance at getting back."

"That is everything I want," Shang finished.

The Mages looked with surprise at one another.

The intruder had spoken the truth.

They talked to each other for a bit until one of them looked at Shang, who was still behind Esther.

"Will you release our Head?" she asked.

"I promise that I will let her go uninjured as soon as I pass your military forces at the north of this Zone," Shang said.

the Mage didn't react the way Shang had

any injury. They didn't even need to give the intruder anything. He only wanted to

Shang saw a bit of anger

nonsense," the female Mage said. "Go through the Blackshadow Kingdom to

to their beasts," Shang said.

you want to

a bit confused why the Mage was asking such an irrelevant question. For all intents and purposes, they should happily send him on his merry way to get slaughtered by the

Kingdom, but if they stand in my way, I won't show any mercy. As I ran through the Plague Rat Zone, I didn't kill a single Mage of your Kingdom, even though I had the opportunity. I don't want to kill people that don't go against

in Shang's chest as he remembered Lash's shocked eyes before he died, but Shang quickly buried

not

tries to stop me, I won't have a problem with killing a couple of

other again, and they

began to struggle in Shang's

hadn't done

course, Esther was as helpless in Shang's hand as a tiny

head would separate

against you. Why didn't you attack us?" the female

by this question

with their weird questions? Why

you would much rather keep a Late True Mage alive than kill some random warrior. Why aren't they accepting?!' Shang thought

to escape initially,

each other with frustration

Sure, she was currently in Shang's hands, but Shang was negotiating instead of torturing

struggled at the beginning. That had only started

talked to each other for

turned to the hanging Esther, their eyes unwilling. They were

he knew what was

expression just

what he had looked like before he

Mage said with a deep voice as she looked into Esther's

felt like her world was

female Mage said. "We can't negotiate with

then, their Foci lit up with

Shang gnashed his teeth.

CRK!

tightened, and Esther's head

exploded

why they asked these

to do! If I was some sort of monster or enemy to the Kingdom, they could say that they did the right thing. They could say

Grandmountain Kingdom. I'm pretty sure all four of them wanted to accept

states that they are not

forced to do something

'Just like me earlier.'