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.

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resolve, she grasped the sword hilt tightly and used all her might to push

sword made its way through the Predator's muscles, and a trickle of blood marked

sensed danger, and his eyelids

sword and drove it deeper into his

her sword tip was more than an inch

off guard, she jumped

before she could even react and slammed his palm

blade snapped, and the force of his strike toward her chest sent her hurtling

air before crashing heavily to the

coughed up

in beast mode, and his strength was only at the

state, drained of internal

that single palm strike was

surged forward. His eyes were ablaze

came with a dangerous trade-off—the risk of losing his

than a

overtaken by his animal instincts.

"Elder Douglas! Help me!"

echoed through the chaos as the injured Marcia pleaded for assistance. After all, her

be reckless!" Quincy responded promptly after shaking off his

forward, he positioned himself protectively in front of Marcia. Then, he delivered a powerful

dodge but continued to charge forward relentlessly. As Quincy's palm struck him,