In the world of Moe King, I became the ruler of ice.

Kidd was speechless. He even doubted whether Kabaru could really grasp the essence of the Ice Knight's swordsmanship by watching the battle.

The announcer continued, this time clearly praising the Ice Knight on the field, his clear and melodious voice resounding throughout the arena.

Three-game winning streak!

Ten consecutive wins!

The next challengers barely even touched the Ice Guardian's armor before being crushed to the ground and rendered unconscious with a single blow.

The challenge continued, and news of what was happening spread rapidly, drawing crowds to place bets. This prompted the arena's management to immediately adjust the odds for the masked player.

In every subsequent match, Mask's odds never exceeded two!

Twenty consecutive wins!

Thirty consecutive wins!

Forty consecutive wins!

...

"Sixty consecutive wins!"

The Ice Guardian is like a tireless machine, eliminating all opponents within seconds of their arrival on the field.

"Mr. 'Masked' Challenger, you have broken the record for the fastest winning streak in the arena. Would you like to continue?" The announcer's helpless voice rang out again.

Upon hearing the sound, the Ice Guard remained silent, simply clenching his hands behind his back and slowly planting his greatsword into the ground beneath his feet, his gaze beneath his helmet fixed on the entrance ahead.

Such actions clearly declared to everyone... that he had chosen to continue fighting...

Cheers and excitement immediately filled the entire venue, and at that moment, The Name of the Mask swept through the entire place!

"Masked!"

"Masked! Keep fighting!"

"Masked!"

...

"Alright, Mask has shown us through his actions that he has chosen to continue the challenge. So... please welcome our next challenger."

Under the watchful eyes of the Ice Guards, a female elf wearing a short skirt and carrying a longbow stepped onto the stage. Her long, white legs were partially exposed beneath the skirt, attracting alluring gazes.

"It's Miss Violet the elf. She's an adventurer who's close to A-rank, tsk tsk."

"Furthermore, Miss Violet's fighting style is agile, so she should have a good chance of winning against a knight."

...

"Battle begins!"

The moment the battle began, Violet made her move, drawing her bow and nocking an arrow in one fluid motion, letting out a soft, sweet cry.

"【Penetration Lock】"

A piercing sound rang out as a sharp arrow carrying a cyan vortex instantly pierced the distance between them and arrived in front of the Ice Guard.

Strangely, the arrow could barely penetrate within the Ice Guard's range, as if it were frozen in mid-air.

Miss Violet frowned slightly upon seeing this; the arrow she had fired was merely a probe. She had also witnessed the previous battle and deduced that the Ice Knight's ability was similar to an invisible wall capable of blocking physical attacks.

After her tentative arrow earlier, her resolve was strengthened, so the real killing move was yet to come.

She quickly drew her bow again, but this time the aiming point was not the Ice Guardian, but rather at a 65-degree angle to the sky. At the same time, a phantom of a great elf appeared behind her, with lowered eyes and arms clasped in a gesture of blessing.

"【Elf Blessing】"

"High-level Elven magic, [Wind and Rain]"

shhh-

A flash of blue light disappeared into the air, unleashing elven magic above the Ice Guardians. Then, arrows made entirely of wind-attribute magic rained down, blocking all the Ice Guardians' possible escape routes.

The audience gasped in surprise. They hadn't expected Miss Violet to be so fierce, which made some of those who had bet on the Mysterious Ice Knight panic.

The Ice Guardian faced the dense rain of blue arrows falling from the sky, the arrows formed from wind demon essence piercing through the barrier prison he had set up around him.

His hand, which was gripping the greatsword, moved...

Violet smiled smugly. She had seen through everything, which was why she had the confidence to step forward and take on the challenge.

Ding-dong, ding-dong—

The Ice Guard ignored the rain of blue arrows falling on his armor, feeling no pain or discomfort. He gripped his sword hilt with both hands and swung it upwards.

Violet only saw a bone-chilling cold rise from the center of the dense rain of arrows, followed by a streak of icy blue sword light tearing apart all the arrows that had formed an elven magic circle in the air.

boom--

A dazzling cloud of ice mist erupted in the sky above the arena, dissipating in the blink of an eye upon contact with the elven magic sword beams.

Silence... The entire arena was deathly silent...

Everyone held their breath and stared wide-eyed as the Ice Guard swung his sword, not daring to miss a single detail.

Upon seeing the final result, most of the elven nobles couldn't help but stand up, lean forward, and mutter to themselves.

"The power of this sword... I've only ever seen it used on Earl Victor Cromwell... Could it be that another swordsman is about to emerge in the Elf Arena?"

Almost simultaneously, the same thought crossed the minds of many elven nobles.

They never expected that this ice knight's single sword strike would completely obliterate Ivy's high-level wind magic, especially since the user of this magic was...

The Ice Guardian calmly sheathed the greatsword back into its original position, sending ice shards fluttering down to the ground. He then slowly uttered to Ivy, "This magic is alright, but unfortunately you're too weak."

Ivy bit her lower lip in resentment, especially when faced with the Ice Knight's mockery, which fueled a surge of anger within her. Even her father had never said such things to her.

What gives this ice knight the right to call her weak?!

"Hmph, you haven't defeated me yet, this duel isn't over."

She used her abilities again to continue the attack, even using the speed advantage of the wind sprite to move around the ice guards, looking for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

Seeing that the opponent still had the desire to continue fighting, the Ice Guard raised a hand, his eyes flashing with a man-eating blue light beneath his helmet.

"【Ice Burst Spear】"

He also happens to know magic, specifically the ice magic ability bestowed upon him by Lord Gransta. When he casts it through this puppet body, it still possesses some of the same power as the Lord Gransta.

Multiple magic circles unfolded instantly, with extremely complex patterns forming magical connections. At the center of the layers of magic circles, a long ice spear shrouded in mist had condensed.

"W-w-w-w... that challenger who called himself Masked was also an ice mage, oh my god."

The announcer could no longer contain his excitement and blurted out.

Ivy's pupils contracted, and the moment she was locked onto by the opponent's magic, all the muscles in her body seemed to tremble; it was a gaze from the depths of death.

call out--

The explosive spear pierced through space, ignoring distance, and struck its target like a bolt of lightning.

Ivy suddenly froze, her soul seemingly frozen in place, only able to stare helplessly at the ice spear that appeared before her, and finally could only silently close her eyes.

"stop!"

An anxious shout rang out from outside the arena, followed by a swift slash that left a deep trench in its wake.