[{"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-421":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},1492106,1940,"Chapter 421 – Fleeing","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-421",421,"\u003Cp>Chapter 421 – Fleeing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inferno.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere Shang looked, something exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a huge bomber from earth was carpet-bombing a military encampment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably around 150 of the about 200 barbarians and around four True Mages died during that attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Shang didn't feel any guilt or regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were not innocent people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were soldiers who were at war with his home, the Skythunder Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every person that remained alive could very well represent a future dead warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was nothing like the time Shang had made the Adamantite Behemoth flip over Duke Mithril's town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, everyone in here was a soldier, and they would fight the Skythunder Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Skythunder Kingdom was the only home Shang had in this world, and he wanted to keep it strong and prosperous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang saw scattered and burned pieces of flesh everywhere, and he saw the horrified and terrified faces of the injured survivors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is war!' Shang told himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, the High Mage looked with horror at the blackened craters that had once been her encampment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This couldn't be real!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This must be a dream!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One single warrior had done all of this?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the High Mage was distracted, Shang blasted towards the fourth tower from above and readied his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANGBANGBANGBANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang unleashed a flurry of attacks. The Long Sword State was by far the fastest one, and Shang had realized that he had never truly made use of Sword's speed in this State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang had always tried to unleash maximum power with each strike, but this was wrong for such a thin and nimble sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By training with the other kinds of swords, Shang had realized that it was way better to essentially turn the Long Sword State into something that was essentially a blender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike was accompanied by black lightning, and in just five swings, the shield broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Shang's entire body had withered a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Long Sword State, Shang could unleash way more elemental attacks, but this increased offense also took a heavy burden on his health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang used the last of his Mana to regenerate his body, but that was it. He no longer had any Mana inside his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any future injury would stay for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang unleashed another Blast and broke through the roof of the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING! SHING! SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a second, several slashes could be seen coming out of the walls of the tower, and it collapsed into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was also flesh amongst those pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the High Mage had recovered from her shock, and a fire of absolute hatred appeared in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted that warrior dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly readied several Spells and waited for Shang to charge toward the next tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, her eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang hadn't left the collapsing tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly concentrated on her Spirit Sense, and she finally found him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was fleeing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang was on the ground in front of the towers outside the encampment, running towards the Skythunder Kingdom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all of this, he was running just like that?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Mage gnashed her teeth in hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, you don't!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she used Mana Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She appeared close to the walls of her encampment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She unleashed her Concept of Cutting and blasted the walls in front of her apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She needed a clear path for her Mana Step to work, and she didn't have time or the nerves to jump over the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she saw Shang just a kilometer away from her, and she unleashed over 30 metallic spears in his direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a gigantic shotgun had shot at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang's Pseudo-Spirit Sense quickly calculated the trajectory of all the spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no safe place for him at the current distance from the High Mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ishah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang appeared over 500 meters further away and went a bit to the left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING! SHING! SHING! SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several spears shot past Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single one hit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had never stopped running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the High Mage saw that Shang managed to evade her Spell by using Mana Step, her anger exploded even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also used Mana Step, and she appeared just 500 meters behind Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An instant later, she had readied another 30 spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she unleashed them at Shang again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Shang was out of options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword was too small to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not fast enough to evade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't use Mana Step since one use of Mana Step used up all the Mana inside his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His armor was still regenerating its Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would be hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang quickly blasted into a place where the least spears were and readied himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumped forward and kicked toward one of the approaching spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear pierced Shang's shoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it pierced Shang's foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pierced his leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pierced his abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, finally, it came out of his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when the spear came out of his shoulder, Shang grabbed it with both of his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took a lot of power, but Shang managed to hold onto that spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it hadn't gone through his entire body and if it hadn't been grabbed by Shang's hands, it would have simply shot through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, like this, Shang managed to borrow the power of the spear, and he was thrown into the distance along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Mage's eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a method to resist her attack hadn't even entered her mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more, Shang didn't only resist her attack, but it was even helping him escape!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the spears around Shang started to fall to the ground as he traveled for nearly two kilometers like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Shang pulled out the spear, threw it to the side, and unleashed another Blast to keep his speed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG! BANG! BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang was unleashing one Blast after the other, his body bleeding in several places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was burning up his vitality like a meteor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Mage used another three Mana Steps and was now only 300 meters away from Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was ready to unleash her next Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang looked back, and he only smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Mage was just about to unleash her Spell when she suddenly felt a terrifying attack come her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING! BOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used Mana Step to retreat as the place where she had just been was buried by a shower of humongous rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Spirit Sense quickly noticed the person that had unleashed that attack, and she gritted her teeth in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Duke of this Zone of the Skythunder Kingdom had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was rapidly charging after her with Mana Step as his Focus readied more Spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Mage threw one hateful glance at Shang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that she couldn't kill him today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She unleashed one Mana Step after the other to retreat back to the Grandmountain Kingdom as the Duke charged after her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Mage of the Grandmountain Kingdom had already used quite a bit of her Mana, and the Duke knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the best opportunity to get rid of her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Duke shot past Shang in less than an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Shang could stop and look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was bleeding all over his body, but his passive regeneration would take care of these issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A couple of seconds later, Shang saw several True Mages shoot past him with Mana Step, and some more seconds later, Commander Stage warriors followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Skythunder Kingdom knew what Shang had planned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw the terrifying number of distant explosions, they knew that Shang had succeeded, and they had prepared themselves for an all-out assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, the Skythunder Kingdom would take another Zone from the Grandmountain Kingdom!\u003C\u002Fp>",1313,"2026-06-06T04:07:02.167Z",1,"novelbin.me","feaa30176aa57df3bfc9a6080ba1f1b5b16784a1ce6cb9b3b975e0f4dcd1f4c1","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-422","sword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-chapter-420",1033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsword-god-in-a-world-of-magic-cover.jpg"]