I regressed and became the Sword Ice King

On a Rainy Night, while the wind swirled in the skies, a black canvas stood in place, beams of crimson and blue exploding with might.

It was a cascade of colours, imbuing a solace as raindrops fell to the ground.

In that explosive nature of the streaming beams, a figure warped through the air, red flames pouring out of her body as she escaped the hellbent beams of lava that exploded on impact.

Her movement was swift and untraceable with the naked eye, yet a female floated a distance away. Her gaze darted about as she traced her movements like a high-vision camera.

Her lips curled into a tight grin, her fingers dancing on her wand as she waved it in the air, causing the beams of lava to increase in intensity.

She groaned, annoyance lingering at the back of her throat as her pupils darted even faster. Her thoughts reeled in in the process.

'She's too fast! I can't hit her.'

Just then, a figure's body whisked into her line of sight, her gaze slowly shifting to the source when the figure flashed past her in a heartbeat.

'Monica?'

Monica growled as she slammed into Mila in midair, her silver Lance brimming with intent as she stopped the Devil Contractor in the air.

There was a mad glint in her eyes as she pushed her Lance forward while Mila blocked it with her arms, a frown forming on her face.

"Not so much of a threat now, huh? Are you?"

Mila clicked her tongue in annoyance, pushing the Lance away with brute strength as she suddenly twirled in the air and swung her leg across the air.

An explosion of power occurred as her leg struck Monica on the side of her body, a solid thud ensuing from the impact.

Monica groaned in pain as she was slammed away, her body descending to the ground when a blue rectangular dome formed below her. It suffused her body as she emerged into the dome and stopped her fall. Startled for a moment, she turned her gaze to the side.

"Thanks, Felicia."

A breeze in the air blasted as Felicia zoomed past her, her wand pointing at the rectangular dome below while square-sized mana shields formed in the air.

She charged towards Mila, turning the direction of her wand towards her as mana surged within her.

"8th tier Spell; Moving Blocks."

The square-shaped mana shields increased in numbers, filling the sky with a hum as it spun around before rushing towards Mila.

Mila clicked her tongue as she stretched her arms forward, power surging from her form as a blast of flames emerged and spread out.

"Master Skill; Heat Wave."

A blast of flames, crimson and ambient exploded from her body, spreading through the clouds as it consumed everything in sight.

The beams of lava and square mana shields were quickly consumed by the flames as they threatened to reach the girls as well.

"Take cover!"

Felicia cried out as a dome formed around her, and Monica did as well. A slight grunt ensued from her lips as the fiery wave blasted past her.

The night was filled with an intense bright, one that blinded the girls at that given moment.

Mila glanced about, her fiery gaze searching for them as a smokescreen from the heat wave formed in the air.

At that moment, a swift figure emerged, appearing in her presence before she could turn.

Her Lance slammed against her scaled limbs, a spark ensuing from the collision as Mila pushed the lance away.

"Have you leant nothing?"

She swung her fist at Monica and a split second later when a blue shield appeared in front of her fist, blocking it.

Her gaze widened in surprise as Monica was suddenly boosted into the air.

Her body swirled, spinning over Mila's head as she slammed her Lance onto Mila, aura bursting out from the attack.

"Lorientt Body Form! Commander Slam!"

Mila cried out in pain as she plummeted into the ground, falling into a garden of trees that stood in front of the Hostel Buildings.

Each Hostel Building had a path which led to a larger one that would further lead to the Cafeteria and other parts of the Academy.

What existed around the pathway? That would be a garden of trees.

The exact size of one of the sides of the Garden of Trees was equivalent to two of those Hostel Buildings. It encompassed the pathway leading to the Cafeteria, which was approximately a kilometre.

Its trees were mostly short, with clear grasses and easy pathways that made it one of the few popular places in the Academy.

Especially for its calm and quiet nature, making it an open ground for students to approach and use.

However, all that was about to go up in flames with Mila crashing into the lines of trees planted across it.

A row of fallen trees was seen slowly burning from the flames, as it quickly spread to the others. Mila was at the end of it, standing to her feet with an enraged expression.

She glanced into the air, her gaze landing on Monica, who had a grin on her face, an amusingly mocking one, as she descended to the ground.

'How dare she…'

She thought as she attempted to charge at her.

At that moment, a shadow was cast over her head and grabbed her attention instantaneously. She looked up in shock, a startled expression on her face as she groaned and attempted to evade the massive construct.

Thousands of square-shaped mana shields combined together like a unit in a hive, forming a giant hammer that hovered her head with great purpose.

Felicia floated right above it as more shields flew past her, adding to the units of the hammer and increasing its strength. She waved her wand down and the hammer descended.

It crashed down to the ground with a deafening explosion. Wind burst out from the impact and put out a part of the flames. Mila walked out from the other side, harmless and filled with rage, as she stretched her arm forward towards Felicia.

Balls of fire erupted in the air around her when a figure suddenly appeared below her, her body lowered and her blue eyes casting a net over Mila.

She froze in place for a moment, her lips curling as she took a step back while the balls of flames projected towards Felicia.

'What does she think she's doing, fighting me with just her fist?'

Thalia was the figure that had appeared in her presence, her body lowered as her fist was stretched towards Mila.

Her gaze filled with intent as her thoughts reeled in.

'She's probably mocking me because mana can't be used by a mage for physical combat.'

She covered the distance between them and slammed her fist at the side of her face, a solid crack ensuing from the impact.

A gust of wind erupted as Mila's head was whipped to the side. Her sense of reasoning with it.

'What?'

'Mana can be used for combat as well. Its adaptability makes it much easier to use than aura…'

Thalia closed the distance once again and sent the back of her elbow at Mila's face as she spun around.

'....augmenting my body with mana doesn't give me as much power as aura but it gives enough to inflict severe damage.'

An eruption of power occurred on impact as the force of her slam pushed Mila's body into the ground.

'And now….'

Thalia grabbed Mila's collar, ready to finish it off when the latter grabbed her arm with hers.

Thalia looked up at her, their gazes locking onto one another for a split second.

'Shit.'

"Master Skill: Fire Light!'

The world around her exploded in flames as crimson and ambient rays shun in the night.

Mila smirked with bloodied teeth, rage brewing in her eyes as the flames suddenly exploded out of her body with a deafening sound.

-BOOM!

Trees scattered and uprooted from the ground, swallowed by the flames from the explosion while a smokescreen of crimson formed in the air. Monica and Felicia stood a distance away.

"Felicia?" She called out, her tone laced with startlement.

The latter shook her head as they watched a figure jump out of the smoke, her body enveloped in fumes.

She landed away from the two and the smoke and turned her head towards them in a heartbeat.

"One down," Mila said as she rushed after the two girls, a burst of energy occurring as she did so.

"Felicia…"

Monica called again as she held her Lance up and charged forward, a gust of wind ensuing from her movement.

Felicia nodded as she caught a glance of a blue dome in the smokescreen from the explosion.

She flew towards Mila as well, pointing her wand forward as the square mana shields rushed passed her towards her target.

Monica and Mila slammed into each other, mana and aura exploding from the impact as they did so.

Mila easily overtook her strength, grabbed Monica's Lance and swung her into the air.

The latter groaned in shock, her head glancing down as her body hovered in the air. They locked gazes with each other for a second, a palpable tension between them.

Before she was pulled to the ground and slammed into it with a deafening cry. A square mana shield suddenly rushed forward and slammed against Mila's shoulder. A pained groan escaped her lips as it did so.

Startled, she turned around when another slammed against her other shoulder, causing her to reel back.

She groaned in annoyance, when another struck, and then another and finally, a rain of it crashed onto her.

She groaned in pain, enduring the brunt of the blow each mana shield had on her body.

Despite their small size, they carried enough force to take down a duplex in a heartbeat, and one was more than enough to carry out that task.

Despite that, she held on, easily, her body strengthening itself as dark crimson energy poured out of her body.

"You should be thankful! You're making me use Miasma which I hardly ever use."

"It doesn't matter what you use."

A familiar, irritating voice pierced through her ears as a figure appeared next to her like a gust of wind.

Mila's gaze whipped to her side, her shock, palpable as Thalia raised her hand into the air and stabbed it into one of Mila's scaled arms.

Both looked up at each other, their gazes locking onto one another. One was laced with confusion, and the other, with purpose.

"You must be aware that spells can be formed at the tip of a wand, right?"

Mila's eyes widened in realization, but by then, it was too late.

"9th tier Spell; Lightning Drill."