The barbarians didn't look at Shang and only focused on the distant enemy.
Shang didn't look any different except for two things.
His Sword wasn't there, and he had a new ring on his finger.
Yes, the Mages had given him a Space Ring for the mission. If Shang did well, he could even keep it, giving him an excuse to finally use his inner world again.
Right now, Sword was in Shang's inner world.
Shang slowly stepped past the Mages and barbarians until he was at the very front.
An army of barbarians and Mages stood behind Shang while an impenetrable fortress was on the horizon.
Shang cracked his neck, took a deep breath, and closed his remaining eye.
Two seconds later, Shang's eye opened.
BOOOOM!
Shang exploded forward with all his power, leaving a small crater behind.
The army didn't move.
In the distance, the Summoners and Mages on the castle looked with confusion at their enemy.
There was a lone barbarian charging at them.
They weren't sure what they should think of that.
Even the strongest barbarian in the world would be turned into dust before even reaching the halfway point.
Was he a messenger or diplomat?
No, he didn't wear the universal signs of one.
Then, what was he doing?
Was he defecting?
But then, the Mages behind him would directly kill him.
Shang reached his top speed quite quickly.
With just his body, Shang reached the speed of an Initial Champion Stage barbarian, which was quite fast. In fact, Shang was running at around 180 kph.
However, in front of an army of powerful True Mages, that speed wasn't anything special.
"Kill him," the general ordered.
A Mage near him took out his Focus with two Amplifiers and readied a Spell.
This was a Late True Mage, and one Spell of his could decimate Shang from several kilometers away.
A bit later, an intense fireball had been readied.
From a distance, Shang could see the fireball and got reminded of his first Day of Chaos.
The Mages of Warrior's Paradise had completely annihilated the surrounding beasts with that Spell.
The Mage unleashed the fireball, which shot towards Shang at blinding speeds.
Even if he stepped to the side right now, he would still be hit by the explosion, which would injure him severely.
'Let's go!' Shang thought to himself.
At the same time, Shang's body was nearly shrouded in a thick cloud of Elemental Mana.
There was Wind Mana, Metal Mana, Fire Mana, Earth Mana, Water Mana, and Lightning Mana.
Shang's body began to bulge and turn red under the severe stress of all the Mana, but he could handle it.
And then…
BOOOOOOM!
Two explosions.
The fiery explosion from the fireball turned the surrounding ten meters into a hellscape, but it was the smaller of the two explosions.
Shortly before the fiery explosion appeared, the ground below Shang exploded.
The ground for over thirty meters in radius had been lowered by several meters. It was almost like a giant had stepped on this place!
However, no giant had set foot in this place.
No, this was the explosive force of Shang accelerating!
The Wind Cancelation Spell moved the air out of Shang's path.
The Blessing of Wind increased Shang's Speed.
Earth's Power increased Shang's strength by several levels.
Metal's Resistance gave Shang more resistance, allowing him to not collapse under the Spells.
Lightning's Speed increased Shang's speed even more.
Blessing of the Flowing Water increased Shang's thinking speed.
This was the special mission.
The Mages needed a barbarian that could hold out under so many amplifying Spells while still being able to control their body.
And right now, Shang's speed…
It was unimaginable!
From a lonely running barbarian, Shang had transformed into a lightning bolt of different Elemental Mana, carving a long crevice into the land.
In the short moment in which the enemies had been shocked, Shang had already traversed nearly a full kilometer.
When the explosion occurred, Shang had already gained a distance of about 300 meters!
"Kill him!" the general shouted.
The surrounding Mages all readied their Foci and channeled several Spells.
Over 20 True Mages were currently targeting Shang with their Spells.
In the distance behind Shang, the Mages were looking at Shang with narrowed eyes.