Sword God in a World of Magic

So, what was Shang's plan?

He was quite sure that he was being watched by some powerful person from the Temple of Blood. However, he couldn't be sure why he was being watched.

Was it a test for the position of Sweeper?

Was it a loyalty test?

Was it a way to make him unveil some of his secrets?

Was his Battle-Strength being tested?

Depending on the answer, it was best to show different things.

If all of this happened simply to test his loyalty, the best course of action would be to take out his Communication Crystal and inform the Keeper that Ice Princess had betrayed them.

Shang wouldn't need to kill anyone, and he wouldn't need to show his power.

Technically, Ice Princess' betrayal was not his problem. He was not a Sweeper.

Named Agents were instructed to try to stop the betrayer if they were confident in their power, but they were also free to simply retreat. In both cases, the Keeper of their branch had to be informed.

However, what if this was a test to see how strong Shang actually was?

Theoretically, if Shang's Battle-Strength were actually as outstanding as the Keeper had claimed, Shang should have the ability to fight the two Mages or delay them at least.

If Shang just decided to retreat and call the Keeper, it essentially meant that Shang didn't have the Battle-Strength that the Keeper claimed.

At least, that would be what the watcher of this situation would think.

his Long

in her intelligence. Antagonizing me now would be pointless. Either she would gain a powerful enemy, or she would have to kill

of that, even if the person that sees me finds out I'm a warrior, they won't kill me or spread

with those two, but I won't show my Fire or

would be confident in being able to take them down, but with only half of my Affinities, this

only taken a tiny moment, and the

green-haired Mage shouted as she unleashed her

her instincts were screaming at her. Her instincts were telling her

Princess,

Mage had a dual

Affinities were vastly

Affinities were things like Temperature, Poison, or Twilight. They were one thing that was made up

dual Affinities represented two

separate and their own thing, but that also meant

Affinity, someone with a Mixed Affinity of Poison, for example, would have 30 points in Darkness, 30 points in Water, and 100 points

points in Darkness and Water was not even nearly enough to make it part of someone's main strength. At most, it would help them comprehend

still need to focus all of their mind on

Affinity, the person would have 100 points in two things each. This meant that they were just as talented in two

dual Affinities was

everything else, there

Both Affinities demanded attention.

a normal True Mage could become a High Mage after comprehending a level one Concept, a person with dual Affinities needed to comprehend two level

comprehend more Concepts regardless, but this restriction made it

the way,

either above average at

level one Concept, reach the High Mage Realm,

All or nothing.

Success or failure.