An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

The Murray family had a thousand armed forces. It kept order through its formidable presence.

“Where are my reinforcements? I need backup, now!” Caden shouted, but there was no response from outside.

“There’s no need to shout. My men have infiltrated the Murray residence. Your soldiers have been defeated,” Gage said with a faint smile.

“That’s impossible! You’re lying!” Caden’s eyes widened in disbelief. He couldn’t imagine the defeat of a thousand well-trained soldiers. Gage calmly explained, “It took five years of preparation to get me here today.”

“So, you were prepared all along,” Caden said. His face darkened as he looked at his surroundings. He continued, “Gage, you’re brave and resourceful, but there’s one thing you overlooked.”

Gage asked, “What did I overlook?”

Caden replied. He slowly removed his coat, revealing his muscular physique. He went on, “I’ve been training for years, and now I’m a semi- grandmaster. Your subordinates won’t

“A semi-grandmaster?”

crowd reacted in surprise. Attaining the rank of a divine master in Dragonmarsh required immense dedication and hard work. Therefore, reaching the level of a semi- grandmaster

“Surrender now

a mighty stomp, Caden created a deep crater. He unleashed a

knew that facing a semi-grandmaster

Gage would pose any problem today,” Vivian remarked. Evan admitted, “I had no idea Uncle Caden was a martial arts master.” He sounded impressed. He knew

said. She had never seen her father fight like this before. Gage clapped and said,

know my strength, why don’t you give up?” Caden challenged. Gage remained composed. “Your martial arts talent is decent,

shouted.” Today, I’m going to prove

black robe, whose face was hidden, appeared behind Gage. It flickered