[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic":3,"chapter-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-420":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Sword God in a World of Magic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1492105,1940,"Chapter 420 – Getting Too Close","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-420",420,"\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang exploded diagonally to his left, but he wouldn’t be fast enough to evade the two cuts since they were very wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was, if the Mana Shield of the Mage Tower weren’t between him and the cuts now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, instead of attacking the Mana Shield, Shang had charged around it, using it as a shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mana Shield cracked apart, and the remaining force of the two cuts was no longer dangerous to Sword. Shang easily blocked the remainder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the High Mage saw that, her eyes widened in horror, and she gnashed her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just destroyed her own Mana Shields!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the other Mages only saw Shang explode into the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tower blew apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, blood and chunks of flesh shot out of one side like they had been shot out of a cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, a head shot out of the collapsing tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Mages inside the tower had obviously died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, everyone saw Shang shoot at the fourth tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Mage grew infuriated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some mere warrior had managed to kill six Mages and destroy three Mage Towers under her watch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never received such a disgrace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She narrowed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had had enough of fighting Shang from several hundred meters of distance! This distance gave him a chance to react to her Spells, and she couldn’t allow more of her Mages to die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shang was close to reaching the fourth tower, the High Mage appeared just about twenty meters away from him on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From such a distance, Shang would barely be able to react to her Spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, she and her Focus had already readied another two Cutting Waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, from just twenty meters away from Shang, she unleashed both Spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shang saw her, a fire appeared inside his right eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Cutting Waves were unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they hit Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG! BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, more Magic Runes appeared around Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang was no longer wearing the cheap shit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an extremely expensive set of armor that Jerald had specifically prepared for Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could block more than one Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the advantage of being a member of a Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an amazing set of armor would have been impossible for Shang to get his hands on anywhere else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the High Mage saw that, she furrowed her brows, but she also saw how the Magic Runes had acted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had just unleashed their last bit of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s armor wouldn’t be able to block another attack for, at least, several more minutes, which might as well be days in such a high-speed battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would die to her next set of Spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, her eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang hadn’t attacked the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, he had charged at her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have been impossible for Shang to reach the High Mage earlier, but it became possible if there were only 20 meters between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This might as well be within arm’s reach for Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Mage had just unleashed all her prepared Spells, and she hadn’t expected Shang to reach her this quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the last moment, she aborted the chanting of her offensive Spell and switched to Mana Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A High Mage could create their Mana Shield at terrifying speeds, and it activated just as Shang reached her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang’s saber immediately hit her Mana Shield, an explosion of black lightning going across it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Mage noticed with shock that this attack had exhausted 10% of her Mana!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a second explosion of black lightning appeared just a moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword’s Saber State was far faster than its Great Sword or Colossal Sword States.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the High Mage was shocked that Shang could hit her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, if a beast or a warrior hit a Mage’s Mana Shield, they would be thrown into the distance by the force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, she realized that Shang was attacking her from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that her Mana Shield wasn’t being thrown away but nailed into the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, she didn’t lose her entire composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would be able to cast four or more Spells before Shang could get through her Mana Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she quickly readied her next Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shang saw her prepare her next Spell, a small glimmer appeared in his right eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unleashed his next attack, but this time, there was no black lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, this time, there was black fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black fire hit the High Mage’s Mana Shield, and her eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just lost 30% of her Mana in one strike!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a second, this warrior had exhausted over 50% of her total Mana!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly looked at Shang, and she saw a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword had returned to its original state, the Long Sword State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, right now, there was more black fire around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Mage realized that this was the attack that consumed so much of her Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would probably be able to finish and unleash her Spell before the next attack hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what if this warrior had something else up his sleeve?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he had more surprises?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more, she felt a terrifying feeling of death coming from Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang swung down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the High Mage had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang easily stopped his strike as the black fire vanished, and his smirk widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, Shang couldn’t use Sword’s Entropy again. It would essentially kill Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had been a bluff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang knew that he couldn’t kill the High Mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she actually went through with unleashing her Spell, there was a 90% chance of Shang dying immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was sure that he could bluff his way out of this predicament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that there were too many unknowns about his power in the eyes of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear of the unknown was a terrifying thing, and Shang knew that he could use it to his advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An instant later, the High Mage appeared nearly an entire kilometer away from Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Mana was already recovering at a rapid rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, she regenerated about 5% of her Mana per second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shang saw that the High Mage had appeared far away, he knew that this was his best chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the Mage Towers readied more Spells, but due to the Shang basically being inside the encampment and their disorganized state, they were essentially no threat to Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang evaded a couple of Spells as he shot into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he was not charging at a Mage Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang quickly reached about a height of a hundred meters and looked at the encampment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were probably around 200 barbarians and maybe 15 more True Mages just scattered around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had all been watching with helpless shock as Shang had essentially torn through nearly half of their Mage Towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, time seemingly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang was looking down as the people of the Grandmountain Kingdom looked up at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING! SHING! SHING! SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An instant later, around 50 black balls appeared above Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, something strange appeared in Shang’s left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a gigantic… shovel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was over three meters long and nearly two meters wide, making it look more like a spatula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang pulled the gigantic shovel back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment, the Mages realized what was about to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarians had no idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With terror, the Mages immediately used Mana Step to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, Shang swung the gigantic shovel downward toward the black balls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mages knew these balls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were Firebombs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were used to destroy large waves of beasts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An instant later, the shovel hit the Firebombs with its backside, its round shape shooting the Firebombs in different directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people in the encampment looked with horror at the shower of Firebombs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mages in the towers looked with horror at the Firebombs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the High Mage looked with horror at the Firebombs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the Firebombs hit the encampment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>",1362,"2026-06-06T04:07:02.167Z",1,"novelbin.me","b238e3f8b70671a73e55048729b474e11b3aba5a60e9f6aed9418ab8fab63512","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-421","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-419",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]