Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 190:

... strides, she closed the distance and swiftly struck down at Isaac. It was an honest and straightforward movement, a signal marking the beginning of the duel and a warning to any interlopers.

Crack. Instead of freezing Isaac in place, the cold created a circular ice sheet on the lake beneath his feet. As he stepped back, pushing Lianne away, the thin ice shattered.

“Step back.”

Isaac ordered Edelred and the knights to retreat. While sending Edelred to the Holy Land was a ...