Sword God in a World of Magic

"The Adamantite Behemoth Zone and Empress Cobra Zone will be under Duke Torrent's rule from now on."

Shang looked at his Communication Crystal as he heard these words.

"That's the Duke to the east of the Zones, correct?" he asked.

"Correct," Duke Whirlwind answered.

"That means that Duke Mithril is left with the Ice Wyvern Zone, the Northern Ice Wyvern Zone, the Volcano Wyrm Zone, and the Thunder Horse Zone, right?"

"Right."

Shang furrowed his brows. He had hoped that Duke Whirlwind would get something back, but that thought had obviously been naïve.

"What's your relationship with Duke Torrent?" he asked.

"Duke Torrent and I have been good friends for a long while, but she follows the Council's orders perfectly. Our old friendship doesn't matter at this point since she will go against us just like Duke Mithril," Duke Whirlwind answered.

When Shang heard the word "us", he felt a bit strange.

Was this a feeling of companionship?

He wasn't sure.

"What do we do now?" Shang asked.

"For now, we need to lay low," Duke Whirlwind answered. "If any Abominations appear in the Storm Eagle Zone, don't stop them, but it would be better if they appeared in the wild or near Warrior's Paradise. The Farm Line is also not easy to attack, but many people will still die."

"But we also need to be attacked by the Abominations to make it seem like we have nothing to do with this attack."

"That shouldn't be a problem," Shang answered.

"Good," Duke Whirlwind said. "For now, keep training. Your armor is already done, but I will only give it to you when you officially return. I've already made it seem like it's a present for George, and you will just be the benefactor of a coincidence."

"Thank you," Shang answered.

"No problem."

After Duke Whirlwind said that, a couple of seconds of silence happened.

weren't responsible for the manner in which things went down, right?" Duke

"I can only somewhat control where they appear.

witness, the Abominations appeared near Duke Mithril's castle, which was what we agreed on. However, it also makes

have thought of that while we were planning," Duke Whirlwind said, and Shang could hear a

I just want you to know that this

Shang's insides shook again.

calamity from your home to a different location, and

Abominations'

I had known that they would attack the Adamantite Behemoth's horn, I would

on your mind, and I know that you are probably blaming yourself for how things turned out. After all, we only wanted to weaken Duke Mithril's forces, not doom over a thousand people to

don't blame

not to

not your

"Okay?"

himself, and he wanted

It had been him!

had been the one that had no

had planned to do that ever since he had

these schemes, and even if Duke Whirlwind had told Shang not to do anything, he would still

Yet…

he tried to sound as normal as always. "There's nothing that we could

Duke Whirlwind answered, "but as the more experienced one and the one that came

do with

Shang gritted his teeth.

about that

news regarding the appearance of the

"I will," Shang answered.

"Good. Later."

"Later."

then, the connection

immediately put the Communication

kept it inside his hand, that

not you! It's me!" Shang

done the

was the right thing

"My enemies must die!"