An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Everyone was stunned as they watched Brandon suddenly collapse to the ground. Their eyes widened in disbelief, and their mouths hung agape.

Nobody had anticipated Brandon, a renowned talent of the Celestial Alliance's top ten, to be defeated by an unknown opponent.

With his reputation, he should have been dominating Group C. They couldn't understand how he could be defeated so quickly.

The spectators began questioning Brandon's ability and wondered if Carter was stronger than him.

"It's over! We're screwed!"

"Dammit! What's Brandon doing? How can he lose to a nobody? What a useless bastard!"

"The top ten talents of the Celestial Alliance? Bullshit!"

"Fuck you, Brandon! You've really messed me up this time!"

"Shit! I've lost all my celestial stones!"

After a moment of silence, the venue erupted into a chorus of sorrowful cries and frustrated curses.

Brandon's defeat dealt a heavy blow to the gamblers who had placed their bets earlier. They faced devastating losses, not just forfeiting their winnings but also their initial bets.

Some had gone as far as taking loans. They were expecting a windfall, only to end up losing everything.

"How could this happen?" Ruby's eyes widened in disbelief.

She struggled to come to terms with the outcome. Plus, she had wagered her entire fortune on the bet. Such a turn of events was beyond her imagination.

"No... it can't be! It was supposed to be a sure win! How could Brandon lose?" Miles was devastated. His face paled, and his fingers trembled.

had held back and refrained from betting everything due to his lack of

led him to wager all

he struggled to accept

that we'd win? What do we do now?" Ruby was

to big letdowns. Brandon's loss had

rendered speechless by the question. He wondered what else they could do

already lost, so they could

the celestial stones from the Mystic Arts Order. Who would dare to provoke them? What if they failed

declared the match's result, "This round winner is

the arena echoed with a chorus of

a barrage of curses and insults that even involved his family. Even the

ranked among the top ten in the Celestial Alliance, to be defeated by an unknown newcomer was undeniably

so close to winning." Abigail shook her head,

round, she recovered her initial investment and emptied

win, so why did things turn out like this?" one person turned accusingly to the

had, and now it's all gone. What am I

such a terrible choice, we wouldn't

compensate us for our

and directed

to go all in?" the man

continued, "You were smiling when you were winning. But now that you've lost, you're pointing fingers at me? That's some twisted

were greedy enough to follow my lead. And don't think you're the only one who lost. I've also lost everything!" His words silenced the accusations around

gray was right. After all, he hadn't forced them to follow him. If they lost, they couldn't point fingers anywhere

I'm done playing with you all!" After his outburst, the man in

exchanged confused

noticed that when the man in gray left, he

the plan, huh? Pretty slick," Dustin muttered with