Sword God in a World of Magic

The four Mages stood in a large hall in front of the gathered leaders of the northern offensive.

"So, to summarize," the blue-haired man, the Peak Mage, said, "the warrior managed to evade all your Spells, caught Esther due to an error in her judgment, and wanted to negotiate with us. But instead of accepting his offer, you followed the law and attacked him. Is that correct?"

There was currently a Truth Verification Spell active, and the Mages were forced to speak the truth.

They nodded.

The blue-haired man furrowed his brows and looked at the table with furrowed brows as he leaned back.

No one spoke anything for ten seconds.

"You followed the law. You may leave," he said.

The four Mages performed a respectful salute and left the hall.

After they left, no one in the hall spoke for a while.

Most of them were looking at the chair Esther had recently occupied.

"I'll take responsibility," the blue-haired man said. "I misjudged the intruder's power and sent a force with inadequate power to handle the situation."

The others didn't disagree.

Yes, every single one of them would have made the same mistake. Half of them would have probably sent an even weaker force after the intruder.

However, they were not the ones that had issued the command.

When something went wrong, it was always the fault of the one that gave the orders.

The blue-haired man looked calm and cold on the surface, but one of his fists was clenched so tightly under the table that blood started to flow out.

Was he an emotionless husk?

Of course not.

He was a human, and just like any other human, he had feelings of comradery and kinship.

He had known Esther for years, and they had worked together for a long time.

The blue-haired man was absolutely furious at Shang, and he hated him with his entire being.

"Strengthen the northern border," the blue-haired man ordered with a calm tone. "If he shows up again, immediately contact me. I will deal with him personally. He can't hide on that mountain forever. At some point, he has to come down from there."

other people nodded, took out a

looked calm, but his rage, hatred, and frustration

charge after the intruder

wanted to take revenge

the benefits weren't

would need to spend a long time searching on a mountain filled

days, if not weeks, to

And then?

Shang had managed to kidnap her while

that he could tear Shang apart on flat ground, but fighting in the mountains was insanely disadvantageous for

than the blue-haired man.

supposed

Circles of True Mages to surround him after days of searching without any assurance of

that. As soon as Shang managed to reach one Mage, he could kick them off the mountain. Yes, Mages were powerful, but they couldn't survive a fall of hundreds

They couldn't fly yet.

wanted to kill Shang more than anything else, he couldn't go through with

danger. If the Blackshadow Kingdom decided to attack, they might lose one or two

with any chance of success meant putting the entire Kingdom at

nothing

mountain at some point,' the blue-haired man

life, I have never known defeat while

be the first person to do

hadn't noticed anything, but it was impossible not to notice the blue-haired man's

his composure, his mood was influencing the

had become

a phenomenon to control the surroundings to such a degree was only something

the blue-haired man

grasped

he could reach

Initial High Mages with his

he was responsible for the northern front as long as the

…

ascended the mountain. He had already seen a couple of Soldier and General Stage beasts clinging to the walls

now, Shang had reached a height of at least five kilometers, and he had seen a couple of caves. However, he didn't want

wanted to enter one that was higher up. The stronger the beasts in the surroundings were and the further away he was from the Mages, the lower

the light became brighter and

been strengthened by his training, if he

that the light from above came from the

its general direction could

Stage beasts, he decided to