An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Dustin left.

Leaving behind the massive cauldron, he casually walked away. His enigmatic silhouette faded into the distance.

It left the crowd wondering if Krel and Melissa got lucky, or if Dustin had done it intentionally.

The crowd leaned toward the latter. After all, how could someone capable of lifting a 100-thousand- pound cauldron make such a rookie mistake?

"Thank you, Mr. Rhys!" Melissa was both moved and delighted as she watched Dustin's retreating figure. She knew that Krel had been spared.

"Dustin, are you really going to just let him off the hook?" Dalen asked as he caught up with Dustin.

"A frightened coward is no longer a threat," Dustin said with a faint smile. "Besides, he's still a Boulderthorn disciple. Killing him would only bring trouble, and I hate trouble."

Perhaps you simply have a soft

for Melissa's plea and her willingness to give up her life to protect him, Krel

who had been lagging behind, suddenly quickened his pace and caught up

"Dustin, this is the ID tag for Group A contestants. The judge

forgot." Dustin received the tag with

Wrym Summit's mark, while the back was engraved with a bold "18". That meant that Dustin was

level of a grandmaster could join Group A. In other words, this meant there were 17 other highly skilled grandmasters ahead of

There could even be a few ultimate grandmasters among

that competition during the Combat Tournament would be particularly intense. Standing out and emerging victorious wasn't going to be an

Now, all you need to do is conserve your strength and make a stunning performance on the day of the competition!"

competition has brought a lot of skilled fighters together. I'm just here to join in the fun and see where

don't encounter those monsters on the Legendary List, you'll definitely rank well!"