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.

pin from the Lightning Emperor and tried to

But it was impossible.

was simply too good at isolating

Defender and Attack Flag was jointly created by several Mage Kings, giving them enough power to even withstand

the flag was

you did it, but I could

Shang didn't answer.

the old voice transmitted. "Honestly, if our Empires hadn't agreed to take no risks, I would

can do. Guess I

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

there was nothing

a Mage King, and based on the power the

probably a Mage King whose life would soon end

that knew

know

"How?" Shang asked.

the old voice asked. "Well, this Defender Flag just so happened to be

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

he made this

different from the other ones, or the Mage Kings and Mage Emperors would notice that

only changed

mind. Like this, as long as I don't use Mana denser than what an Early Mage Lord can use, it won't see my true

hopes up," the old voice said with some amusement. "You probably think that you only need

enough of gambling. No, this time, I

already accepted

but not deactivate. So, even if the Lightning Emperor immediately notices it,

I get around two seconds of uninterrupted time with you.

King wasn't in a hurry.

as soon as the Mage King attacked, he would die two to

the Mage King acted like none of this was an issue, it was impossible for him

Mage King had left, but it was probably over a

last words?" the