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.

total, and with the one they

36, and

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

quite a devastating death

on the

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

What happened?

one of the extremely rare

only open for Peak Ancestral

left one

killed a lot

But who?

all, an Early Ancestral Mage couldn't possibly kill that many

to each other via voice transmission, trying

it came out that two of the three Initial Ancestral Mages had been at that level for quite a time to

of trials to make a lot of money. She even had several deals with other Clouds.

would be detrimental to her business, which was why

second Initial Ancestral Mage was a notorious serial

first Ancestral Mage's biggest customer, and

other, earning a lot of stuff which

find certain extremely rare

him to kill so

auras of the first two Clouds, they were

the third Initial

with light-blue

the leading Bolt

had joined just a couple of

that she had an Ice Affinity, but

still

Cloud had seen her fight in the

also noticed all

that they had traveled mostly together

if they could earn more by combining