Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang saw a bit of his young self in Oliver. Sure, Shang had already been different from Oliver back then, but there certainly were similarities.

"Earth?" Oliver asked with a shocked expression. "What do you mean?"

Oliver tried to seem oblivious, but Shang could easily tell that Oliver knew what Shang was talking about.

"You are not the first person sent from Earth to this place, and you won't be the last. These words have been said to me by my predecessor, and now I'm speaking them to you," Shang said evenly.

"Just like you, I have come from Earth. I was sent here when I was in my early twenties, and I was a retired professional MMA fighter back then."

Oliver still looked shocked.

There was someone else from Earth here?!

He had thought he had been the only one!

"So, you also came from Earth?" Oliver asked.

"That's what I said," Shang said coldly.

Oliver flinched a bit at Shang's cold voice. Oliver couldn't imagine someone like Shang being from Earth.

"What was your job on Earth?" Shang asked.

Oliver looked a bit uncertain. "Well, I was researching semiconductors."

"What's that?" Shang asked.

"I basically designed microchips."

Shang furrowed his brows. "That doesn't seem very fitting to this world. Why did the God send you here?"

Oliver scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed and nervous smile. "Well, I also loved playing RPGs, and I-"

"The missile?" Shang asked with raised eyebrows.

"No, not the missile. You know, role-playing games," Oliver quickly corrected.

Shang's brows furrowed. "Please keep your sex life out of this discussion."

Oliver looked even more shocked and appalled. "No, that's not-"

"Why did the God send you here?" Shang asked again.

Oliver wanted to correct Shang regarding the RPG thing, but he couldn't bring himself to say anything. The pressure Shang exerted compelled him to follow his commands.

an amateur strongman. I never really made it to the professional circuit

Shang nodded.

have been working in research but also because I've had some regrets. My job was paying very well, but it

me what happened after

to tell Shang about

for a

the beginning, he had lived in the middle of the

there had been incredibly dangerous, and

how to survive by staying in the territory of a very powerful beast. The beast was so powerful that it completely ignored Oliver, while the other

or what he should do. He traveled around,

year later, he came across

the Mage told him where to go with an annoyed and disgusted

Empress Cobra Zone, and he lived

God that the strongest warriors in

was let through to the Storm

months for the next tryouts for the Warrior Academy

had only barely

asked with a raised eyebrow. "You lived in the wilds for a full year. How did you

amount of time! I was only a

Shang furrowed his brows.

at the power of Oliver's

in this world for three years?"

Oliver nodded.

only at the

that I managed to reach the level of my current classmates without having any foundation

Shang's brows furrowed.

that moment, Oliver no longer reminded Shang of

do you train?"

told Shang

essentially a high-intensity workout from Earth. It was about as intense as the training routine

do know that you are no longer

answered with a bit of

biggest fan of Shang's arrogant and cold demeanor. It was

like you are still on Earth?" Shang asked. "Have you not realized the power that Mana

have time for more training," Oliver

more important

Magic, learning

looked evenly into Oliver's

to become an average Commander Stage warrior at the very most. I don't see any value

the God's. There must be something special about him that

want.

It's not," Oliver said