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 a Communication Crystal,

but his rage, hatred, and frustration

do nothing more than charge after the intruder and

revenge for one

benefits weren't worth the

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

if not weeks, to

And then?

been low on Mana, Shang had managed to kidnap her while surrounded

could tear Shang apart on flat ground, but fighting in the mountains was insanely

very likely faster than the blue-haired man. If the fight went badly

was he supposed to

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

of his Mages 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, but they couldn't

They couldn't fly yet.

even though the blue-haired man wanted to kill Shang more than anything else, he couldn't go through with

the Blackshadow Kingdom decided to attack,

one warrior but going after him with any

nothing he

the blue-haired man

I have never known defeat while fighting anyone

you definitely won't be the

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

he kept his composure, his mood

had become freezingly

degree was only something that True Path

blue-haired man had the same

had already grasped his

reach the High Mage Realm by

resist Initial High Mages

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

…

was happening, Shang ascended the mountain. He had already seen a couple of Soldier and General Stage beasts clinging to the walls and flying through the sky, but they

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

that was higher up. The stronger the beasts in the surroundings were and the further away he was

ascended, the light became brighter and brighter until it was

training, if

the light from above

power was so terrifying that just looking at its general

Commander Stage beasts, he decided to enter