Sword God in a World of Magic

Lucin started to explain the rules of the Wilderness Hunt.

"The Wilderness Hunt is divided into three sections. One for the High Mages. One for the Archmages. One for the Ancestral Mages."

"Every section will be held in a different wilderness."

"The wildernesses have been prepared by me and the 20 Bolts behind me. We have created tombs, caves, and many other things that will serve as trials. We have also littered the wildernesses with valuable treasures."

"Of course, the more valuable a treasure, the harder it is to obtain. You will meet powerful beasts, deadly traps, powerful criminals, and many other kinds of dangers. It is your job to survive these dangers and earn as many resources as possible."

"The amulets you have just received must be worn at all times. They show others your level, which is important in the Wilderness Hunt."

"In the Wilderness Hunt, you are allowed to attack other Clouds and kill them. You may keep all of the dead Cloud's belongings."

"However, you are only allowed to attack people at the same or at a higher level than your own. Attacking people below your level is strictly forbidden."

"As soon as a fight breaks out, one of my Bolts will oversee the battle and make sure that no third person gets involved. Every fight is a duel, and no one is allowed to interfere."

"In order to make the Wilderness Hunt possible in the first place, your amulets will also suppress your Spirit Sense to a radius of ten kilometers. On top of that, there are several Magic Circles in the wildernesses that stop you from looking into the ground with your Spirit Senses."

"The Wilderness Hunt will last for one year for the High Mages, three years for the Archmages, and ten years for the Ancestral Mages."

"When the time is up, we are going to come to you and bring you back to the Hibye."

"If you have entered a smaller trial located within the wilderness and time runs out, you are allowed to finish that trial before you have to leave."

"Any questions?" Lucin asked.

None of the Mages had any questions.

"Will the Bolts watch us constantly, even outside of fights?" Shang asked.

Lucin nodded. "Every participant will be watched over by one or more Bolts at every moment unless during special trials, but you will be informed if you enter such a trial."

That was everything Shang wanted to know.

This meant that he couldn't show his more sensitive abilities involving his Entropy Affinity.

There were no other questions.

Lucin nodded. "Then, I wish everyone good luck."

A second later, three Bolts stepped forward, each summoning a big Transportation Plate.

"High Mages, here."

"Archmages, here."

"Ancestral Mages, here."

three different plates. The remaining bolts split

Ancestral Mages, there were a total of

were at the Peak Ancestral Mage Realm, two were at the Late Ancestral Mage Realm, three were at the Mid Ancestral Mage Realm, five were at the Early Ancestral Mage Realm, and ten were at the Initial

groups took to the sky and flew in

was flying towards

held in the Deep Crevices," the leading Bolt

Mage Clouds heard that,

one," one of the

around and

"You new?" he asked.

She nodded.

Affinity?" he asked, looking at her

other Clouds but nodded in the

your Affinity, you will either have a great advantage over

said awkwardly, "but what are

the Bolt

for a couple of minutes, Shang could feel a huge body of water with

but with the amulet, he

still feel how fast they were

seeing nothing but water for over a full minute of

was when Shang

was Shang's first time being in the Eternal Ocean, the gigantic body of

feel the ground beneath the ocean, but now, he couldn't

the fact that they had traveled for over five

which the Bolt was traveling, this meant that they

were literally in the middle

the Bolt suddenly

around with his Spirit Sense, but he could feel nothing

here,"

earlier opened her eyes widely in shock.

a smirk. "Not on

took the Cloud a bit to realize what

the Wilderness Hunt would be held on the bottom of the

How deep was it?!

sheer density and pressure of the Water Mana at the bottom of the Eternal Ocean

the Bolt had meant earlier regarding

Mage fought by converting Water Mana to Ice Mana or similarly, she would have a

if she didn't fight like that, it would become

23, Shang had learned about