An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Chapter 353

The old lady stood frozen in place as she watched the Eight Giants crash to the ground with dull thuds, one after another. All the calmness and confidence she had earlier on had completely vanished into thin air and were instead replaced by downright fear. Those were the Eight Giants! They were renowned bounty hunters who had yet to fail before this!

Ever since they set foot in the field, they had been revered by all and had never missed a single target. No matter how great their opponents were, they had been able to wipe them out without breaking a sweat. She had thought that with the Eight Giants working alongside her, everything would have gone smoothly without any hiccups. Who would have guessed that they’d be defeated in a matter of seconds? They did not even have time to react! What freak of nature was this man standing before her?

“Those are the Eight Giants that you’ve been harping on about? Pretty weak, aren’t they?” Dustin shook his head. How dare mere mortals who had yet to achieve divinity dream about assassinating him?

“Y–y–you… What tactics did you use?” The old lady was so flustered that she stumbled several steps backward. Panic was evident on her face.

“I have only one question for you. How many more of you Bounty Killers are after me?”

“I–I don’t know. We Bounty Killers work independently. I—”

hell now.” Before she could even complete her sentence, Dustin sent another silver needle flying with a flick of his wrist. She, too,

powerful than the one

He answered the call to find that it was from Maximus. ” Dustin! Things are looking ugly here. The Boulderthorns have

Dustin frowned. “Were they sent

their best warriors are here. They’re here to kill you! Go hide somewhere, and whatever you do, remember to stay

Maximus warned him.

were severely outnumbered. As powerful as Dustin was, he could not hold up

bring her out of there.”

wrong?” Natasha asked worriedly from

minor complication over at the medical center. You head back to Park Place first. I’ll

him

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an exciting evening. Who would have guessed that Royal Valor would join in on the fun.” Dustin scoffed. He hailed a

arts discipline. Dustin had intended to keep things peaceful

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tightly. All surveillance cameras in the vicinity were destroyed, and every alley in the area was blocked by Boulderthorn guild members. Not a single person

hundred elite Boulderthorn guild members stood

prepared to annihilate whoever and whatever that stood between them and

young man in a white shirt stood at the forefront of the crowd with the tip of his sword pointing squarely at Maximus. The person was none other than Keane Tovello, the second–most senior guild member of Royal Valor. After the death of Tatum Thunders, he became the ace of Royal Valor. In order to win the