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

don't think that the Keeper would want to unveil my 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 kill one of

Because of that, even if the person that sees me finds out

two, but I won't

down, but with only half of my

the two

green-haired Mage shouted as she

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

Princess, curving

foreign Mage had a dual Affinity of Wind

were vastly rarer than Mixed

things like Temperature, Poison, or Twilight. They were one thing

two separate things one person had

things were still separate and their own thing, but that also meant that the person had

with a Mixed Affinity of Poison, for example, would have 30 points in

make it part of someone's main strength. At most, it would help them comprehend

would still need to focus all of their mind on poison-specific

100 points in two things each. This meant that they were just as talented in two things

having dual Affinities

everything else, there

Both Affinities demanded attention.

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

this restriction made it impossible

went all the

average at least or not a High Mage at

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

All or nothing.

Success or failure.