- Secret's Deep South, World of Ice and Snow
It's been three months since the start of training to gain experience.
Young people from other Cities are striving to get medals, and get a good ranking in this test held by the Kingdom, for their respective Cities.
So, in those three months of testing.
There are many casualties of these young people in search of adventures, which exceed their limits.
As well, many young people who have overcome their limits and have more future ahead of them appeared. In the eyes of the Kingdom staff, who oversee this test.
And Filipe Wind, who started his training three months ago, doesn't care about anything that's happening outside this World of Ice and Snow.
He gained a lot of experience from his fights with different magical beasts, during that time period. Realizing that it's not so easy to just find a bronze level magical beast, and fight.
You have to check your surroundings, if there are other magical beasts that can attack you during the fight.
And because he didn't check out the location early on, he's already had too many fights of having to fight less versus more.
But thanks to that, he gained a lot of experience and doesn't make those low-level mistakes anymore.
He also got to know many locations, which he couldn't imagine existed in this Ice and Snow World.
Of lakes that didn't freeze despite the cold. They were vast and filled with Water Elements. Just stay in those places where elements abound, and the training will speed up. But I had to leave, there are many groups of marine beasts in the place.
Also, mysterious places that I've only seen from afar.
The most mysterious was a castle, which was among the mountains. But no magical beast approached within a kilometer range of it. So there must be a high level magical beast at that location.
Of course, I didn't go find out.
What I've discovered is that it doesn't matter where you are in this world of ice and snow.
If there's any difference with the surroundings, there must be some Elemental treasure in that place.
And along with the Elemental treasure, there are high level beasts protecting them and using them to get stronger.
This is how these magical beasts distribute their territories.
But what made him curious the most in these three months was that he had found silver level beast fighting tracks. If that was all it was ok, the magical beasts could have fought for whatever reason.
But in those traces left at the fight site, I found many traces of the use of Water Element and Ice Element. Reminding me of the Ice Mage, who I found fighting the Ice Titan when I started training.
And now it seems that Ice Mage is also fighting many silver level magical beasts. Training harder than me during that time.
For having to be careful not to encounter groups of magical beasts.
I only challenge those who walk alone, and even though it takes time to look for the target. The strength of those who are alone is greater than the magical beasts that walk in groups. If not, they would be dead long ago.
Today is already another day of intense battle, I am now fighting a late bronze level Snow Lord. His physical strength is greater than mine, but with the use of the ice sword that I have mastered, I can weaken his speed, and fight on par with this magical beast.
"boom"
Another sword slash, and fists and swords meet.
The aura that explodes at the spot from the encounter of these two attacks has been matched.
A magical beast and a warrior face each other leaving no space for the other.
The Snow Lord is already full of rage for not being able to use his full strength during the battle. So in every encounter with Filipe Wind's sword, he tries to crush this damn warrior.
The pace of the battle was always in Philip Wind's hands, if this Snow Lord tried to force his way through, he was thrown back by the explosion of the Wind and Ice element dual swords.
During so many battles, it's not that Filipe Wind hasn't changed his fighting style. With the ease with using two swords with different elements. He noticed that his attacks lacked explosive power.
So with the concentration of the Wind and Ice element, he explodes attacks with more lethality that can throw away the target being attacked, like in this fight now.
After being thrown out more than ten meters, the Snow Lord was even angrier and more unwilling. He has not reconciled himself to losing this battle. Then he took a deep look at Philip Wind, as if to remember such a warrior well.
And he gave up the fight and ran away. Moving farther and farther away, until he couldn't be seen.
He ran away today, but he is not reconciled, he will return for revenge.
"That's it for today."
Filipe Wind is already used to this way of escaping from magical beasts, when they cannot win a battle. That seems to be a consensus here in this World of Ice and Snow. If you can't win, run with all your might.
I don't know who popularized this habit in this place.
Elsewhere, the law of the jungle rules. And most magical beasts fight to the death. It must be an inherent instinct, but here they manage to control themselves. And choose to fight or retreat, as if this instinct that should have been there is gone.
"I won't think about it too much, I'm just a Bronze Level Warrior."
"Now, a Late Bronze Level Warrior."
"I made a breakthrough from mid bronze level to late bronze level after so many struggles during that time."
"It's time to go back, and see if I find that Ice Mage fighting some Magical Beast, on the way back."
Filipe Wind has been trying to find out who that Ice Mage was for a long time. So after every fight, on his way back to where he spends the night. He searches the vicinity for any battle traces of silver level beings.
As he hadn't expected to find anything today.
He only walked in one direction, feeling his surroundings if he found any traces of increased water and ice elements concentrated somewhere.
Until he noticed a familiar aura ahead.
She was an Ice Mage, as he was looking for.
But not the silver level monster Ice Mage that fights around here. But the Ice Mage, who he met in CS Village.
With her iconic silvery white hair, and her blue battle dress.
"Alice, so it's you!"
"I didn't expect to find you here."
Filipe Snow approached the site, which looked like it had just been through a battle. And he found Alice Snow, and went to greet her.
Although I find it strange to find Alice Snow, in this world of Ice and Snow. From the looks of it, she's also in training. And by the state of the place, it was quite a fight.
"Yeah, didn't plan on meeting you here."
"It must be Fate's meeting, as I said in our parting."
Alice Snow replied, with a smile in her eyes, surprised to find Philip Wind. Because as she said she didn't plan on meeting him. She already knew about his existence in this World of Ice and Snow. But she didn't go looking for him, because she is in a state of trying out her fighting style.
With the use of his [Frozen Portal] Gift as a core, and the use of skills as a support.
She is refining a unique fighting style for herself.
And those Silver Level Magical Beasts, are targeted by her to experience her power.
But since I was found, I'm going to stay with him for a while. And observe if my choice to give him a vacancy in that location was right. Even my sister, who always approves of my actions.
She did not give a certain verdict on this matter.
So I'll put pressure on him if I see he's not progressing.
"Let's go to my Camp then, Alice."
"It's on that hill, not far away."
"Alright then, I will accept your invitation."
Filipe Wind, seeing that Alice Snow, didn't mind his presence. He showed her the way to his camp and spoke to Alice Snow, about his training during that time and the search for a very powerful Ice Mage who fights Silver-level Beasts.
"So, what did you find out about this Silver Level Mage?"
"Let's elaborate..."
"Well, not much to talk about."
"I've only seen her fight an Ice Titan once, and she's really strong."
Alice Snow looked happier along the way.
I asked what happened?
And she replied that she was just in a good mood today. Denying to speak further on the subject. But he always asks me inexplicable things, about what I think of that Ice Mage.
Also, I found out that she was already specializing in certain Skills, but she didn't elaborate on that matter very much.
So I didn't ask.
But like the weather today, falling snow and obscuring her figures. One day I'll be able to change the weather, and find out who Alice really is.