An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Hah! These darn vines dare to ambush my comrade. I shall set you ablaze!” The burly man, enraged by the stubborn, still-moving vines, swiftly grabbed a nearby torch.

He was ready to set it on fire. Jackson, watching from afar, noticed a looming danger and quickly shouted, ” Hey, look behind you!”

“What?” Upon heeding the warning, the burly man swiftly turned. A silver vine, gleaming unlike its dull gray counterparts, approached him like a spear. It was thicker, tougher, and faster.

“Go to hell!” With a quick wrist flip, he swung his steel blade, aiming to cut the silver vine in half.

The blade clashed with the silver vine, creating sparks and a loud metal clash. The vine’s attack paused, making the burly man stagger back in shock.

“This is tougher than I expected.” His eyelid twitched as he examined his steel blade, noticing a clear nick from his recent strike.

the vine was tougher than his blade, he wondered about its

moment to react, the silver vine swiftly launched another piercing attack, moving as swiftly

promptly raising his blade in defense. Soon, an intense

sword techniques and lethal moves, he found himself incapable of inflicting any damage upon the resilient silver vine. Even with a forceful strike, his efforts merely repelled the

sequence of collisions, the silver vine displayed no signs of

powerful clash, the burly man’s blade yielded to the strain and

dire situation. He rushed

to deal with you!” Unfazed, the burly man tossed

unfolded, with the silver vine retracting desperately and the strong man exerting force to pull it outward. There was a brief moment where both sides appeared evenly

teeth and stomped on the ground. His true energy surged through his body and limbs, causing

turned bloodshot. With his colossal strength, the