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.

the manner in which things went down, right?" Duke Whirlwind suddenly

shook a bit, but they tensed immediately as Shang repressed these feelings. "I can

However, it also makes sense that the Abominations would attack the place with the densest Mana, which would be the horn of the

we were planning," Duke Whirlwind said, and Shang could hear a sigh through

you to know that this was not

Shang's insides shook again.

calamity from your home to a different location, and whatever happened was not in your

should have considered the Abominations' nature while we were

known that they would attack the Adamantite Behemoth's horn, I would have told you to summon them west of the town, not

for how things turned out. After all, we only wanted to weaken Duke Mithril's forces, not doom

don't blame yourself,

not

was not

"Okay?"

Whirlwind was blaming himself, and he wanted

It had been him!

one that had

planned to do that ever since he had arrived back at the Skythunder

and even if Duke Whirlwind had told Shang not to

Yet…

had bad luck," Shang said as he tried to sound as normal as always. "There's nothing

answered, "but as the more experienced one and the one

do with

Shang gritted his teeth.

about that right now. I need to train to

leave you to it. If you have any news regarding the appearance of the next wave of Abominations in my

"I will," Shang answered.

"Good. Later."

"Later."

the connection was

immediately put the

his hand, that he would throw it

you! It's me!" Shang

I've done the right

right

"My enemies must die!"