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."

people nodded, took out

man looked calm, but his rage, hatred, and frustration

more than charge after

take revenge

benefits weren't worth the

mountain filled with beasts. The mountain was gigantic, and there were innumerable caves

not

And then?

though Esther had been low on Mana, Shang had managed to

he could tear Shang apart on flat ground,

more, Shang was very likely faster than the blue-haired man.

he supposed

to gather five Circles of True Mages to surround him after days of

would definitely die if he did that. As soon as Shang managed to reach one Mage, he could kick them off the mountain. Yes, Mages were powerful,

They couldn't fly yet.

blue-haired man wanted to kill Shang more than anything

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

with any chance of success

was nothing he

down the mountain at some point,' the blue-haired man thought. 'And when that happens, I will be there

never known

the first

table acted like they hadn't noticed anything, but it was impossible

his composure, his mood

room had become

to control the surroundings to such a degree was only something

the blue-haired man

had already grasped

he wanted, he could reach

Initial High Mages with his current

was why he was responsible for the northern front as long as the Governor

…

seen a couple of Soldier and General Stage beasts clinging to the

he had seen a couple of caves.

the surroundings were and the further away he was from the Mages,

Shang ascended, the light became brighter and

been strengthened by his training, if

the light from above came from the Zone

was so terrifying that just looking at its general direction could

Stage beasts, he decided