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.

didn't react the way

Mage back without any injury. They didn't even

Shang saw a bit of anger

Mage said. "Go through the Blackshadow Kingdom to return to the Skythunder Kingdom? Do you know what they do to powerful

them to their beasts," Shang said.

why would you want to go

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 Blackshadow

Blackshadow Kingdom might be allied with the Skythunder 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

feeling of guilt rose up in Shang's chest as he

not

to stop me, I won't have a

each other again, and they

same time, Esther began

done that

Esther was as helpless in Shang's

head

you attack us?"

surprised by

their weird questions? Why would they

I'm sure you would much rather keep a Late True Mage alive than kill some

this is easier. My goal was to get to the Ancestral Mountain to wait for an opportunity to escape initially, but that has way too many risks. I'd much rather prefer leaving straight away,"

other with frustration as Esther's struggle

she was trying to escape her death. Sure, she was currently in Shang's

at the beginning. That had only started as Shang talked more with

Mages talked to each

eyes unwilling. They were filled with frustration, guilt,

Shang saw their expressions, he knew

had had the same expression just

exactly what he had looked like

female Mage said with a deep voice as

her world was

Mage said. "We

their Foci lit

Shang gnashed his teeth.

CRK!

and Esther's head was squeezed

exploded towards the

this was why they

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

only to escape without going against the Grandmountain Kingdom. I'm pretty sure all four of them wanted to accept

their law states that they are

forced to do something they didn't want

'Just like me earlier.'