Max stood alone in the icy wasteland, his eyes scanning the army of ice monsters behind Revenna. ’There are about fifty of them,’ he roughly estimated, his gaze sweeping across the vast battlefield. ’But what about their strength?’ he wondered, recalling the ice dragons he had fought just moments before.
As Max pondered this, he noticed the monsters begin to move toward him.
’It’s on!’ Max thought, sending his long swords toward the incoming horde to test their strength.
The swords flashed toward the monsters in a blue arc of light and collided with them. The first ice monster exploded with a bang, followed by the second, then the third. Max understood their strength wasn’t much—around the same level as the ice dragons he had battled earlier.
’This is good,’ Max thought with a smile, ready to join the battle himself. But then, from the corner of his eye, he saw the destroyed ice monsters reconstructing themselves and returning to life in mere seconds.
’Nope, this is worse. I have to end them fast, or kill the one controlling them.’ Max’s expression turned solemn as his gaze shifted to Revenna, who was playfully watching him.
With that in mind, Max once again relied on his agility and flying skills, storming toward the monsters like a wind missile. But before he could go further, tens of ice spikes erupted from the ground, aiming for him.
"Divergent Slash!" Max called, launching an arc of light from his sword, destroying the spikes completely. But in the process, he lost sight of Revenna. She was no longer where she had been just moments ago.
’Damn!’ Max cursed inwardly as his attention turned to the ice monsters assaulting him from all sides.
He immediately launched his swords, which flew through the air like streaks of light, their sharp edges gleaming with deadly intent.
The first sword targeted an ice dragon, its serpentine body coiled in a menacing stance. The blade pierced the dragon’s icy hide, shattering its chest into a thousand fragments. The dragon roared one last time before collapsing into a pile of glimmering shards.
Another sword darted toward a pack of ice wolves, their frosty breaths freezing the air around them. The blade moved like a predator, slicing through one wolf’s neck and then curving toward another, cutting through their frozen bodies as if they were paper. Each wolf crumbled into jagged pieces, their glowing blue eyes extinguished.
Two swords teamed up against a horde of massive ice golems, towering figures with crystalline arms that could crush mountains. The golem raised its fists to strike, but the blades moved with impeccable precision.
One sword severed its right arm, while the other cleaved through its torso. The towering creature groaned as its body cracked apart, collapsing into an avalanche of frozen debris.
In this way, the duo of swords easily annihilated the ice golems.
Meanwhile, a trio of swords descended upon a group of ice ravens, their sharp wings slicing through the air as they tried to evade the assault. The swords danced around them with unnatural agility, cutting down the birds mid-flight. Shards of ice rained down like glittering snow, littering the battlefield with broken wings.
Another sword found its target in an ice bear, a hulking beast with claws like jagged spears. The bear charged forward, but the glowing sword met it head-on, piercing through its chest and emerging from its back. The bear froze mid-step before shattering into a cascade of icy rubble.
The final sword made its way toward a massive ice serpent, its body coiling and slithering with terrifying grace. The serpent lunged, its icy fangs aiming for the blade, but the sword twirled in midair, slicing through its head in a clean, decisive motion. The serpent’s body convulsed before crumbling into a long, glittering trail of frost.
Within moments, the once-mighty army of ice monsters had been reduced to nothing but fragments scattered across the frozen battlefield. The ten glowing swords hovered in the air for a moment, their aura burning bright amidst the icy devastation.
Despite the destruction he had caused, Max’s expression remained cold and focused, knowing they would just reconstruct themselves.
While his swords continued to destroy the ice monsters, Max used his Three Dimensional Body skill to scan the area for Revenna. Suddenly, he sensed something from below the stage. He immediately flew upward, but he was a bit too late.
A hand made of ice erupted from the ground, clutching him completely. ’That came out of nowhere,’ Max thought as he used 5% of his Fusion State aura to destroy the ice hand, shattering it into pieces.
’I’m just wasting my time here,’ Max frowned, summoning his ten long blades. ’Since I can’t do anything to her, I’ll destroy this ice world completely.’ With a wave of his hand, he dismissed the ten swords.
"Are you accepting defeat so easily?" Revenna’s flaunting voice reached his ears.
"Giving up?" Max sneered. "At least I didn’t hide like a rat."
"If that’s what you want, then I’ll give you a chance," Revenna’s voice taunted, and Max once again sensed her presence with his Three Dimensional Body skill. He found her appearing in the place she had disappeared from.
She glanced at Max, her tone playful. "Actually, I never left. It was you who couldn’t see me."
Max’s eyes widened in disbelief. "That’s impossible," he muttered, believing his Three Dimensional Body skill had no limits. It could even see the invisible, and he doubted her disappearance had anything to do with that.
Revenna smiled, seeing his surprised expression. "This is the first time I’ve seen you so startled since the start of the battle," she said thoughtfully. "Do you have such confidence in your scouting skills?"
Max frowned but didn’t respond. His mind raced, wondering if she was playing with him by claiming she never left. ’I’ll think about this later,’ he decided, shaking away the distracting thought. His sharp gaze turned back to Revenna.
"Look around you," she said, her eyes gleaming.
Max knew exactly what she was referring to. He was surrounded by hundreds of ice monsters from all directions. They were like a pack of hungry wolves, ready to attack at a moment’s notice.
"This is my domain," Revenna declared, glancing at Max. "I am the lord of this domain. You cannot win against me here."
Max remained silent.
Seeing his lack of response, she continued, "You have no chance. Accept defeat. You’ve already proven yourself."
"Heh," Max chuckled. "I’ve heard of domains. They’re powerful, but I also heard that domains are abilities of someone who has clearly comprehended a Concept. You haven’t, so whatever this thing is, I believe it won’t be as strong as a true domain."
"Oh, then show me how you plan to destroy them," Revenna said, intrigued. "Oh, and don’t even bother using your guild’s so-called lotus thing. Any flames in my domain will freeze to nothingness, so don’t waste your time with fire."
Max grinned. "You’ll be surprised," he said, preparing his Magic Bullets, Magic Sword Bullets, and Magic Sword Barrage skills.
A total of two hundred blue glowing swords appeared in the air, along with a hundred glowing dots hovering above.
"Since you’re so confident in your domain," Max sneered, "I’ll simply make your domain useless against me." With those words, he waved his hands, causing red flames to surface on the two hundred swords floating above him.