An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

When Krel saw Dustin catch the cauldron, he thought he had lost his chance for revenge. But to his surprise, Dustin wanted to make another bet and even gave up his advantage.

The man clearly had a death wish!

"Alright, so it's settled. Who goes first, you or me?" Dustin joked with a laugh.

"We go first, of course!" Before Krel could speak, Jimmy chimed in, "You brought up the bet. Letting us go first isn't too much to ask, right?"

Since cheating wasn't allowed, Krel only had to lift and throw the 50-thousand-pound cauldron again, which would surely defeat Dustin.

"Okay, you guys go first," Dustin agreed without a fight. It didn't matter to him who went first.

"Let's sign a deadly duel agreement first. Anyone who backs out is a coward!" Jimmy sneered.

"No problem." Dustin nodded.

duel agreement was

pen to Dustin

pen to sign, Melissa tried to stop him. "Dustin, maybe you should reconsider? Krel is very strong and has a lot of backing. You're sure to lose against him. It's not worth risking your

the deadly duel agreement meant that if defeated, one's fate was no longer in their own hands. She felt it was too

thanks for your concern, but I might not lose. In fact, you should worry about Krel. I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it,"

"Dustin—"

but was interrupted by Jimmy, "Enough, Melissa. Why

a Boulderthorn disciple, you shouldn't be helping outsiders,"

always had a soft spot for Melissa. Seeing her chatting and

"I..." Melissa hesitated.

friend, never expecting it would cause such a conflict. Now, she was caught in

let's not delay any further.

Melissa to move back. Then, he walked up

and throwing the cauldron before had used up a lot of his energy. Fortunately, he recovered quickly due to his strong foundation. Even throwing