Sword God in a World of Magic

Several thoughts immediately shot through Shang's mind.

Had the enemy hidden themselves very well from Shang's senses, and they were actually closer?

No, the Starlight Queen would have informed Shang of that. Defenders nearly always stayed in the middle of the barrier, and if that weren't the case, the Starlight Queen would have told him.

Were there some contraptions that enlarged the enemy's Spirit Sense?

No, very unlikely. A Mage Lord couldn't attack from so far away. Seeing an opponent wouldn't make a difference.

Lastly, the sheer intensity of the feeling that the bandages were transmitting to Shang was enormous.

Yet, not even Emperors could look into the barriers. They were specifically designed to isolate all kinds of Spirit Senses.

How intense was the feeling of the bandages?

Very intense.

It felt about as intense as when the Starlight Queen looked at Shang.

Just based on the feeling, Shang knew that this was not someone he could fight against.

This was someone as powerful as a Mage King!

Was this what the enemy had planned?

They had sent a Mage King to kill Shang? But how?!

The barriers would immediately feel the presence of a Mage King and alert the outside while deactivating!

Yet, somehow, the three Empires managed to get a Mage King into this Defender Flag to fight Shang without alerting the Defender Flag.

"You've caused quite a lot of trouble," Shang heard in his mind.

The voice sounded like an old man.

the pin from the Lightning Emperor and tried to reach

But it was impossible.

Flag was simply too good at isolating

more, every Defender and Attack Flag was jointly created by several Mage Kings, giving them enough power

of the flag was

voice asked. "I don't know how you did it, but I could see the moment you realized that this

Shang didn't answer.

just for us," the old voice transmitted. "Honestly, if our Empires hadn't agreed

nothing else I can do. Guess I have to end your

to contact the Lightning Emperor with the pin. He even tried to check if the pin had

there was nothing Shang

Mage King, and based on the power the

King whose life would soon end due

knew several

even know a

"How?" Shang asked.

mean the Defender Flag?" the old voice asked. "Well, this Defender Flag just

Flags are made by three Mage Kings from different Empires at once, who have been chosen at random. And for this

that he made this Defender Flag in case we need to

different from the other ones, or the Mage

only changed

body and mind. Like this, as long as I don't use Mana denser than what an Early Mage

said with some amusement. "You probably think that you only need to force me to use more Mana to defend myself. Sadly, that's not

of gambling. No, this time, I will attack with

accepted my

it will alert the others outside but not deactivate. So, even if the Lightning Emperor immediately notices it, he can't use

around two seconds of uninterrupted time with you. Isn't that great?" the

the Mage King wasn't in a

attacked, he would die two to three seconds

the Mage King acted like none of this was an issue, it was impossible for him not to

more years the Mage King had left, but it was probably over

the