Sword God in a World of Magic

Alex stepped onto the ice.

The surroundings became even colder as Alex walked forward.

However, Alex quickly noticed something that would change the entire dynamic of the fight.

Alex nearly fell over as his feet lost their grip.

'It's fucking ice! How could I have overlooked something like that?!' he thought in frustration.

Alex stabbed his sword into the ice. The sword easily entered the ice, almost like it didn't exist.

Then, Alex pushed himself forward, using his sword as an anchor point in the ice.

Alex practiced a bit to get used to his new form of movement.

After some minutes, Alex had a good grasp on how to move properly on the ice. Luckily, the bear was still sleeping. It either didn't notice him, or Alex didn't feel dangerous enough for it to care.

Alex looked at the bear with narrowed eyes. 'It can use its claws to run on the ice. It has the advantage in that sense.'

Then, Alex smirked. 'However, the ice can also be disadvantageous to it if I use it correctly.'

Then, Alex slid forward.

After around 200 meters of gliding across the lake, the bear opened its eyes and lifted its head as it looked at Alex.

Alex's heart jumped as their gazes met.

'Powerful!' Alex thought. 'But I can't always live in safety! If I want power, I have to push myself!'

The two only gazed at each other for several seconds.

CRRRR!

After the bear saw that Alex didn't move, it started to silently growl, the vibrations going across the lake.

'It either feels threatened or annoyed by me,' Alex thought.

Alex continued sliding forward.

When the bear saw that Alex didn't retreat, it stood up as it turned to him. Its growl became louder as it tried to scare Alex away.

Alex came closer.

Now, only 100 meters separated them.

Suddenly, the cold air around the bear transformed into a cold storm.

The bear took a deep breath, and Alex felt his hairs stand on end.

Alex immediately jumped to the side.

SHING!

A spear made of ice whizzed past Alex's body with insane speeds.

BANG!

The spear of ice punched through a tree and got stuck in the tree behind that one.

Alex took a deep breath.

was

had already met several beasts with these kinds of elemental powers, but this bear was on a completely different

couple of times could

only been able to shoot some

hadn't been used as a form of attack but for keeping

could transform its elemental

tightened the grip on his sword and continued going

had evaded, and it

The spear shot forward.

BANG!

if he could block it. It was better to test it from a distance in case his sword broke. If that happened, he

body got stopped by the power

rammed his sword into the ground and shot himself forward

speed multiplied as he shot towards

as another ice spear materialized, which it

CRR!

forward, the spear passing over him, freezing parts of his

arrived in front of

BOOOM!

and a meaty paw exploded on the ice in front of Alex. If he hadn't stopped himself in time, he

front of Alex as part of

never lost their conviction, even if he

Conviction!

He had to attack!

as support and threw himself

WHOOSH!

swiped past Alex, barely hitting the

its effect. Alex's sword was thrown to the side. Alex still

bear from above, but he just passed

its hind legs and tried to

incredibly fast, far faster

He couldn't evade while being in the air, which meant that he could

CRK!

the bear broke, and the bear's hind legs

that, the bear's

I've thought,' Alex thought as he landed on the other side, sliding away. 'The bear is already incredibly heavy. Obviously, the ice is sturdy and thick, but there has to be a limit to the ice's strength. It can resist the bear's weight when it's spread apart, but not when it's

shouted in frustration and pulled itself

time, Alex put his sword into the ice again and

distance of

turned to

forward, the ice cracking beneath its

pole to control his trajectory and speed as

closer, and Alex used his sword to immediately and

BOOOOM!

ice, but Alex managed

sliding around, and the same

was the bear not able to hit

to hit a fly

It was difficult.

Why?

the speed. After all, a human's hand could move faster than

ability to change

evade things that were moving even

Alex's sudden changes of trajectory were throwing

SSSSSS!