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

already met several beasts with these kinds of elemental powers, but this bear

Alex had seen a couple of times could only throw

been able to shoot

been used as a form of attack but for keeping it hidden

its elemental powers into an actual

grip on his sword and continued going

evaded,

The spear shot forward.

BANG!

attack, but he wanted to test if he could block it. It was better to test it from a distance in case his

by the power of the spear, but

into the ground and shot himself forward

instant, Alex's speed multiplied as he

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

CRR!

sliding forward, the spear passing over him, freezing

arrived in front of

BOOOM!

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

in front of Alex as part of the icy lake was

lost their conviction, even if he had several

Conviction!

He had to attack!

his sword as support and threw himself

WHOOSH!

past Alex,

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

but he just passed

its hind legs and tried to swipe

incredibly fast, far faster than Alex had

put his sword in front of himself. He couldn't evade while

CRK!

broke, and the bear's

the bear's

is already incredibly heavy. Obviously, the ice is sturdy and thick, but there has to be a limit to

in frustration and pulled itself out of the

his sword into the ice

now a distance of 20 meters

turned

it charged forward, the ice

sword like a ski pole to control his trajectory and speed as

closer, and Alex used his

BOOOOM!

paw hit the ice, but Alex managed

continued sliding around, and the same thing repeated itself

was the bear not able to hit

a fly in the

It was difficult.

Why?

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

the problem was the fly's ability

to evade things that were moving even

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

SSSSSS!