An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Chapter 276

Each of the burly man’s whips landed with a loud crack; they could be heard from miles away. Jade laughed derisively at the sound and exclaimed, “He’s doing a great job!” Dustin had been so obnoxious the night before, crashing the Hummer Villa and slaughtering their men. She had to make him pay for it!

“Jade, you must’ve been exaggerating when you said this brat was hard to deal with.” The round–faced man

snorted. “Look, he’s nothing more than a prisoner with his life in my hands.”

“He’s an extremely powerful martial artist, just so you know. There were several people at the Hummer Villa

last night, but none stood a chance against him.” Jade was still shaken from the previous night’s events.

“Ha. No matter how powerful he is, he’s only a martial artist. Do you think he’ll be able to withstand my troops? “The round–faced man looked contemptuous. “Over the years, the military’s captured plenty of martial artists renowned for their prowess. Still, haven’t they ultimately yielded to the military’s authority?”

martial world was separate from the government,

go

hell?” The burly man was dumbfounded. The steel whip had been specially forged and tested against blades and flames to ensure it was basically unbreakable. Why had it shattered after being used to whip someone? Could Dustin possibly be forged

to his confusion. He’d already whipped Dustin at least a dozen times; any ordinary human would already be mutilated, but Dustin

man broke into a cold sweat. He’d done this for

going on? Why has the whipping stopped?” The

noticed something was wrong.

the whip broke.” The

another one, then! Don’t stop until you’re done with the 50 whips!”

whip before whipping Dustin again as if

in the “The burly man couldn’t believe his eyes. Shattering one whip could be described as a coincidence; shattering two was an ominous sign. He was starting to think there was something about Dustin that made him impossible to

you stopped again? Go on!” the round–faced man

again.” The burly man looked like he was in a

man spat. He ordered a soldier to bring him another steel whip before storming over to Dustin. He started whipping