Sword God in a World of Magic

"Oh, hey! You're still alive!" One of the Peak Ancestral Mages shouted to a Mid Ancestral Mage with a smile.

The other Ancestral Mage floated over and nodded. "Yep, and I also made quite a bit this time. I completed three trials."

The first Mage let out an impressive whistle. "Impressive," he said. "Anyway, did you get Maruda?"

The second Mage slowly shook his head. "Couldn't find him."

"Huh, he's normally one of the first ones that return. I thought that you got him," the first Mage said.

"Nope," the second Mage said again. "It would suck if he suddenly dies. I wouldn't get my payment and his wealth."

"Speaking of," he added as he looked at the gathered Mages above the surface. "I also don't see my contractor."

The first Mage shrugged. "Maybe they're still in a trial?"

The other Mage just furrowed his brows. Then, he turned to Lucin, who was looking at the ocean. "Lucin, who are we still waiting for?"

"There's one more Peak Ancestral Mage. She's choosing her rewards right now. I don't think it will take longer than a couple of minutes," Lucin answered.

When Lucin said that, several other Mages raised their eyebrows in surprise.

Wait, basically everyone was already here?

They looked at each other and counted.

Twelve Peak Ancestral Mages.

Two Late Ancestral Mages.

Two Mid Ancestral Mages.

One Early Ancestral Mage.

Three Initial Ancestral Mages.

and with the one they

had started with 36, and now they were

that there would be about 30 left near the end, but there were

a

more, the deaths mostly focused on the

levels were still within expected parameters, but 80% of Early Ancestral Mages and 70%

What happened?

one of the extremely rare group trials with a chance

trials were only open for Peak Ancestral Mages that had been in the Wilderness Hunt several times

left one

killed a lot of

But who?

the three remaining Initial Ancestral Mages. After all, an Early Ancestral Mage couldn't possibly kill that many Initial Ancestral Mages since they were not allowed to attack them

other via voice transmission, trying to find out who

that two of the three Initial Ancestral Mages had been at that level for quite a time to accumulate power, and they had always been quite

even had several deals with other Clouds. In exchange for her safety in

to her business, which was why everyone was

was a notorious serial trial

was the first Ancestral Mage's biggest customer, and he specialized in

a lot of stuff which he would

to find certain extremely

to kill so many other Clouds since that would damage his

two Clouds, they were not happy about

third Initial Ancestral

a woman with light-blue hair,

the leading Bolt about the Deep Crevices on

she had joined just a couple of decades ago and that her powers were a

had an Ice Affinity, but

still

single Cloud had seen her fight in the

Initial Ancestral Mages also noticed all of

they had

to see if they could earn more by combining their businesses