An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Marcia demonstrated her intelligence with a strategic move.

Choosing to cut open the abdomen to reach the head could have startled the unconscious Predator, potentially putting herself in danger.

That was why opting to kill him outright was a sensible choice.

However, she overlooked a critical detail—the vast difference in their strengths.

Taking down a grandmaster-level opponent, especially one with significant physical power, was no simple feat, even if they were unconscious.

With a swift motion, Marcia drove her sword toward the Predator's chest.

Before the sword tip could penetrate more than half an inch, Predator's reflexes kicked in. His muscles tensed instantly, exerting a powerful force that effectively trapped her sword in place.

"Hmm?" Marcia frowned and applied more pressure to push forward with her sword.

But to her surprise, it wouldn't budge any further. Even more astonishing was that she couldn't withdraw her sword.

She didn't know that Predator's muscles clamped around the sword tightly.

"What the...?" Her expression darkened.

With so many eyes on her, failing to deal with an unconscious opponent made her position in the Celestial Alliance questionable.

"Getting cold feet, huh? Need a hand?" Dustin sneered.

taunts. We'll avenge Elder Wood on our own!" Marcia

sword hilt tightly and

by inch, the sword made its way through the Predator's muscles, and a trickle of

danger, and his eyelids suddenly

push her sword and drove

her sword tip was more than an inch into the

she jumped in

before she could even react and slammed his palm onto the sword

the force of his strike toward her chest sent her

heavily to the ground.

and terrified, she coughed up more

and his strength was only at the late-stage grandmaster level, it was still no

weakened state, drained of internal energy,

of that single palm

forward. His eyes were ablaze with primal fury

boosted his strength, but it came with a dangerous trade-off—the risk of losing his sanity, especially when

could become nothing more than a savage beast, even

was completely overtaken by his animal instincts. He viciously targeted Marcia, who had

"Elder Douglas! Help me!"

Marcia pleaded

be reckless!" Quincy responded promptly after shaking off his

in front of Marcia. Then, he delivered a

relentlessly. As Quincy's palm struck him, Predator's claws sliced through Quincy's flesh,