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 Communication Crystal,

looked calm, but his rage,

than charge

wanted to take revenge for one of his

benefits weren't worth the

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

if not

And then?

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

that he could tear Shang apart on flat ground, but

the blue-haired man. If the fight went badly for him, he could

was he supposed to

Mages to surround

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

They couldn't fly yet.

the blue-haired man wanted to kill Shang

a displacement of forces would put the frontline in danger. If the Blackshadow Kingdom decided to attack, they might

was just one warrior but going after him with any chance of success meant putting the entire

was nothing he could

at some point,' the blue-haired

life, I have never known defeat while

you definitely won't be the

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

he kept his composure, his mood was influencing

room had become freezingly

a degree was only something that True Path Stage beasts and

the blue-haired man had

already grasped

he could reach the High

Initial High

he was responsible for the northern front as long as the Governor didn't

…

a couple of Soldier and General Stage beasts clinging to

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

wanted to enter one that was higher up. The stronger the beasts in the surroundings were and the

light became brighter

been strengthened by his training, if

the light from above

at its general direction could take away one's sight

spotted the first Commander Stage beasts, he decided