Chapter 616 The Swordsman

"Nameless! Let's go deal with her together!" Skyla exclaimed as she headed toward Wain.

"STOP!" Wain said in an ice-cold voice, "Don't you dare interfere in my fight, or my opponent will be you! Someone has already ruined my fight recently, and I won't stand for it again!"

Skyla shuddered at Wain's harsh voice as goosebumps ran down her body. She felt strange as it wasn't fear, it was as though she wanted to obey his words.

'Damn... What's wrong with him? What dangerous bastard have I decided to mess with this time?' Skyla inwardly muttered before returning to the barrier.

'You are a warrior, after all. I knew it, so I'll show you all my power." Lin spoke with a calm look as she ducked.

The sword above her twitched slightly as Lin turned into a flash that instantly found herself behind Wain.

Whoooooooosh.

A mighty stream of wind came with little delay as dozens of cuts appeared on Wain's body.

"Agh!" Wain exclaimed in pain as he fell to one knee.

His face contorted in agony while blood flowed from his wounds and gradually turned into a river.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Lin slowly paced toward Wain while particles of ash from her cloak turned into new swords, each aimed at Wain.

"You are arrogant. Your opponent has used a Beyond and the Form, but you still haven't even applied a skil. Come on, the moment has come, I don't want it to end like this." Lin uttered since her aura increased manifold.

Wain's gaze became cruel as though the demon and nearby appeared gray energy streams.

"Oh... What an unusual power... It's your a Beyond, right? Come on, I want to see it!" Lin uttered with a mad smile on her face.

The energy completely covered Wain as his appearance began to change, but suddenly all the energy was gone.

"Ah...? What? Why did you cancel this?!" Lin exclaimed as she swung her sword.

A simple swing created a wave of ash that left a massive hole in the wall as if after being hit by an asteroid.

"Sorry, I had a little meeting in my head, so I decided you were worthy of more." Wain shook his hand.

"What are you talking about...?" Lin muttered while in confusion.

"You're a swordsman, so let me show you what a sword can really do!" Wain exclaimed as a stream of blue energy burst out of him.

"What...?!" Lin covered herself with her hand, but it wasn't enough, so the stream tossed her aside.

Everything near Wain began to be covered in ice as the temperature on the third level of Granite Caverns dropped dramatically. The water attacks were turned to ice as the fire gradually went out.

"What is this...?" Nina whispered with a dazed look.

Whooooooosh.

'.',

A flow of energy passed through Wain as his appearance changed considerably.

Dark energy emanated from his hair, his blue eyes were cold and deadly as the tattoos of chains on his bare torso. Wain's feet were barefoot, but the ice did not impede him in any way, for it was his chief ally.

'Heh, you already got a gift from Light Racer, so now it's my turn. Show this girl how to fight.' Cursed Swordsman uttered as Gladius disappeared.

In Wain's left hand appeared a long sword with a special engraving in the form of runes through which cold energy flowed that constantly exuded blue steam. The sword's guard was in the shape of a skull as the hilt was bare.

[You received the artifact of the second form, Cursed Swordsman - Ice Terror.]

[Ice Terror (Unique)

This sword was forged by the best blacksmith who lived in the coldest place on the whole continent, but any blacksmith needs proper materials to create a masterpiece, so one day a strange swordsman came to him with something unique.

The basis of Ice Terror is the best part from the spine of the Ice Dragon that long ruled those lands. The blacksmith wanted to know how the swordsman managed to defeat such an opponent, but he had no time for that as he went straight to work.

Break the ice - freeze the hearts].

'Not bad. Maybe it does not replace the Gladius, but during the action of the second form, this sword fits much better.' Wain muttered inwardly as he swung the sword.

To Wain's left was an abyss where dozens of monsters were watching the fight, but now they had all become ice statues that could collapse at any touch.

"Is that... Your a Beyond...?" Lin muttered with a confused look, "Or is that your Form? No, it can't be, you showed your Form at the Colosseum. It's very different."

The others were also shocked as, for a time, the fight between the two Guilds stopped. Many had watched Wain's fight at the Colosseum or at least heard about it, so they had no explanation for what was happening now.

"Beyond? The Form? The Skill? Does it matter?" Wain tilted his head in a careless manner, "All you have to think about now is how to survive."

Whooooosh.

Wain's silhouette blurred as he appeared before Lin.

Lin swung his arm, so the dozens of ash swords turned into an impenetrable shield.

"Huh, this is ridiculous." Wain shook his head before attacking.

Ice Terror easily cut through the shield as two pieces fell to the ground in a frozen state, then Wain swung his sword once more, vertically, so the icy blade collapsed on Lin.

Lin's mantle soared up as ash blocked the attack, but it immediately began to freeze at great speed.

"Shit!" Lin yelled as she cut off part of her mantle to keep it from freezing.

"Ahahahahaha! Why are you running away? Can't you cut me again?! Come on! Do it!" Wain laughed as he swung his sword several times.

Several icy blades were headed toward Lin that was destroying everything in their path, so Lin had to jump aside while her mantle gradually recovered.

'Shit, shit, shit, what kind of power is this! Why don't I know anything about it?!' Lin inwardly shouted as she bit her fingers to the blood.