An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Marco stomped forcefully on the ground, causing multiple cracks to form. He then propelled himself forward like a released arrow, charging at Dustin with a vindictive glare.

In the first two battles, Marco refrained from making the first attack, allowing his opponents to showcase their skills.

However, Dustin's words ignited his fury, leading him to desire a swift and brutal end to the duel as a warning to all martial artists in Dragonmarsh.

Midway, Marco suddenly drew his sword and executed a horizontal slash.

The next thing they knew, Marco's Demon sword emanated a brilliant crimson glow. An eerie blood-red sword light whistled through the air, slashing toward Dustin at the speed of light.

Along its path, the very air seemed to distort, and the ground was left with a deep, scorched gash as if it had been seared by flames.

"What remarkable speed!" Quincy's eyes narrowed in astonishment.

While Marco's maneuver appeared ordinary, in reality, it was exceptionally swift and brutal, surpassing his previous attacks by more than tenfold.

been restraining his full strength from the start. It was only when he grew furious at Dustin's provocation that he chose

This spelled trouble!

one feeling anxious, the majority of the crowd was worried for

though they looked down on him, he was ultimately a Dragonmarshian. Regardless of the circumstances, they hoped he wouldn't die at the hands of

sword light, Dustin stood firm. Raising the tree

forth, meeting Marco's blood-red sword light head-on. Marco's sword light had burst forth horizontally, while Dustin's descended

of lights momentarily formed a cross in the air before colliding violently. A thunderous explosion echoed throughout the arena, causing the ground to

exploded into fragments. The resulting shockwaves surged out like a tidal wave, impacting

forced to retreat, while strong martial artists struggled to keep their eyes

between Dustin and

since they had believed that Dustin was not a match for Marco, and a head-on

defended against Marco's attack but

a slight advantage was due to the significant differences in their weapons and the