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

beasts with these kinds of elemental

Alex had seen a couple of times could only throw weak

only been able to shoot some

been used as a form of attack but

its elemental powers into an actual

tightened the grip on his sword and

bear noticed that Alex had evaded, and

The spear shot forward.

BANG!

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

his body got stopped by the power of the spear, but he had not gotten

quickly rammed his sword into the ground and shot himself

speed multiplied as he

bear roared in aggression as another ice spear materialized, which it then directly shot at

CRR!

fell on his ass and continued sliding forward, the

in

BOOOM!

into the ground to stop himself, and a meaty paw exploded on the ice in front

of Alex as part of the icy

conviction, even if he had several brushes

Conviction!

He had to attack!

support

WHOOSH!

Alex, barely hitting

the hit had already achieved its effect. Alex's sword was thrown to the side. Alex still managed to keep hold of his sword, but the

wanted to attack the bear from above, but he just passed it by on its

bear quickly stood up onto its hind legs and

speed was incredibly fast, far faster

put his sword in front of himself. He couldn't evade while being in the air, which meant that he could only

CRK!

the bear broke, and the bear's

that, the bear's swipe

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,

and pulled itself out of

Alex put his sword into the

now a distance of 20

turned

charged forward, the ice cracking beneath its

ski pole to control his

came closer, and Alex used his sword to immediately and sharply change

BOOOOM!

powerful paw hit the ice, but

the

able to hit Alex?

hit a fly

It was difficult.

Why?

all, a human's hand could move faster than

problem was the fly's ability to change

evade things that were moving even

was faster than Alex, but Alex's sudden changes of trajectory

SSSSSS!