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.

grip around his Long

secret for nothing. I don't trust in her goodwill, but I trust in her intelligence. Antagonizing me now would be pointless. Either she would gain a powerful enemy, or she would have to

Shang thought as his stance lowered. 'If you wanted to kill me, you would've just done so. Because of that, even if

I won't show my Fire or Ice

to take them down, but

only taken a tiny moment, and the two Mages above Shang were still planning what

Mage shouted

her. Her instincts were telling her that she had to be careful and that

past Ice Princess, curving around her body

foreign Mage had a dual Affinity of Wind and

were vastly rarer than Mixed

Temperature, Poison, or Twilight. They were one thing that was

dual Affinities represented two separate things one person had an

but that also meant that the person had a full

of Poison, for example, would have 30 points in Darkness, 30 points in Water, and 100 points in

nearly enough to make it part of someone's main strength. At most, it

all of their mind on

two things each. This meant that they were just as talented in two things as a normal person was in

having dual Affinities was

like with everything else,

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

but this restriction made it impossible for someone to lead a

they went all the way, or they

Mage with dual Affinities was either above average at least or not

with dual Affinities couldn't just comprehend one level one Concept, reach the High Mage Realm, and live out

All or nothing.

Success or failure.