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.

bear was

kinds of elemental powers, but

couple of

had only been able to shoot

used as a form of attack but

this bear could transform its elemental

his sword and continued going

bear noticed that Alex had evaded, and it quickly formed

The spear shot forward.

BANG!

the ice spear with the side of his sword. Alex could have evaded the attack, but he wanted to test if he could block it. It was better to test it from a distance in case his sword broke. If that

got stopped by the power of the spear,

quickly rammed his sword into the ground

speed multiplied as he

bear roared in aggression as another ice spear materialized, which

CRR!

continued sliding forward, the

had arrived in front of

BOOOM!

the ice in front of Alex. If he hadn't stopped

of Alex as part of the icy

eyes never lost their conviction, even if he had

Conviction!

He had to attack!

as support and threw

WHOOSH!

swiped past Alex,

Alex's sword was thrown to the side. Alex still managed to keep hold of his sword, but the

the bear from above, but he just passed it by on

quickly stood up onto its hind legs and tried to swipe at Alex

incredibly fast, far faster

He couldn't evade while being

CRK!

ice beneath the bear broke, and the bear's hind legs fell

the

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,

frustration and pulled itself out of

Alex put his sword into the ice again and changed his

now a distance of 20

bear turned

charged forward, the ice

a ski pole to control his trajectory and

his sword to immediately and sharply change

BOOOOM!

hit the ice, but Alex managed

and the same thing repeated itself

the bear not able to hit

hit a fly in the air with a

It was difficult.

Why?

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

ability

ability to evade things that were

but Alex's sudden changes of trajectory were throwing

SSSSSS!