Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang landed in an area that resembled a burned forest. All the trees he could see were blackened and without any foliage. They looked almost like black needles that pierced the sky.

The air was dry and filled with static electricity. It wasn't difficult for Shang to guess the Affinity of the resident Zone Beast.

To the southeast, Shang could hear the distant sounds of battle. As time passed, the sounds only became louder and not quieter.

'Seems like the Blackshadow Kingdom is assaulting the Grandmountain Kingdom.'

'Right now, everyone is occupied, giving me the perfect opportunity to flee. I don't want to create another huge incident just one Zone away from the last one. I think I should go to the next Zone directly.'

Shang started running through the dead Zone. From time to time, he could see lightning bolts strike the dead trees near him, which explained why they all looked so dead.

Shang also saw a couple of Mages and Summoners run past him towards the southeast, probably joining the battle.

It wasn't easy for Shang to hide in this place, but everyone was too busy charging towards the south anyway. They didn't really pay much attention to their surroundings.

It took Shang nearly an hour, but he eventually managed to reach the northern edge of this Zone.

Luckily for him, the Blackshadow Kingdom didn't really put many guards on the borders between their Zones. All the soldiers were probably busy guarding against the Grandmountain Kingdom.

Shang could see a couple of Summoners, but he estimated that they were only at the Early Commander Stage.

'Wait, what are actually the levels of the Summoners? I mean, they are not warriors. So, I guess saying that they are at the Commander Stage would be wrong.'

'They are more akin to Mages, but their power can't compare to a Mage. Calling them True Mages would be overestimating their power.'

'I guess I should call them True Summoners and the lower ones Adept Summoners and Apprentice Summoners. That makes sense.'

Shang easily got past the two True Summoners defending the border and entered the next Zone.

As soon as he reached the next Zone, the temperature spiked. The last Zone was already quite warm, but this one was just way too hot.

Shang could see lava flow around the Zone like a river, and basically the entire thing was made of black rock.

The Zone Beast obviously had a Fire Affinity, but in comparison to the Volcano Wyrm Zone Shang knew, this Zone was less of a volcano and more of a caldera. The further one went towards the middle of the Zone, the deeper and hotter it got.

as he looked at the rocky terrain filled with lava. There were

a couple of Summoners, but they were all

close to the border for Apprentice Summoners, but not close enough to

Shang thought as he looked at the lava

big island made of obsidian in the middle of the lava lake with

the island, Shang could see

obviously some form of

Duke lives here. I should be careful not

escape the notice of a True Mage,

in their surroundings for at least five kilometers in radius. I have

Blackshadow Kingdom operates. I guess there's a High Mage there, but it's also possible that there is no

of the Zone, doing his best to avoid approaching the big city at

cave near the east of the Zone, and he decided to remain

been fraught with unknown variables, and he was glad to finally find a relatively safe

his

I am absorbing the Abominations is obviously very different from how barbarians strengthen their bodies normally. Instead of tearing the foreign Mana out

are any side effects, but I should still be careful.

I should take advantage of it. I'm not too far away from my next checkpoint

nodded once when he finished his plan and sat down in the middle

concentrated on his Fire Affinity until he would achieve a breakthrough in that

by something

beasts was approaching

feel their approach, even though they all did their

the beasts, and he quickly saw a young woman riding on one

Adept Summoner with four beasts, including

and noticed that there was no sign of him having

took a deep breath and closed his right eye for

he opened it again, conviction shining

can't risk getting

BANG!

a Fire Blast, his speed incomprehensible

Adept Summoner had only come here to hunt for hidden beasts. She had always wanted one of the Hidden Fire Lizards that

even do