An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Not again!” Veronica’s face paled.

At that moment, the effects of her parálysis started to wear off. She didn’t have time to hesitate when she saw the frost arrows descending again.

She gripped her spear and spun it wildly, creating a blur of afterimages. Her spear spun like a helicopter rotor, whipping up strong winds that formed a protective barrier about ten feet in front of her.

The incoming frost arrows struck the wind barrier with a series of crackling sounds. The impact forced Veronica to stagger backward, and her arms were numb from the force.

The Blood Ward she had used earlier had drained her energy significantly. So, now she struggled to keep up when facing Azalea’s relentless assault.

“Void Mire!”

While Veronica was still defending against the frost arrows, Azalea performed another hand seal. She crouched and slammed her hand onto the battle ring’s surface.

Suddenly, a bizarre scene unfolded. The ground beneath Veronica’s feet turned soft and swampy, like quicksand. As she tried to retreat, she found her feet sinking deeper into the mire.

The most unsettling part was the powerful suction of the mire. It relentlessly pulled Veronica’s legs, and she had a hard time freeing herself.

With frost arrows bombarding her from above and the mire threatening to swallow her from below, Veronica was in a dire struggle and couldn’t fend off attacks from both sides.

“Despicable wench, all you can do is use underhanded tricks! If you’ve got the guts, face me head-on!” Veronica’s frustration boiled over. 1

She was a master of spear techniques with extensive combat experience. She was confident she could quickly take down her opponent in close quarters.

to get close. She continued to attack

Azalea’s endless array of tactics. One moment, she was ensnared by vines, and the next second, she was under a barrage of

followed by a storm of frost

useless in the face of

by now. It was maddening how close she was to

leads to victory, any means are fair game,” Azalea said, tossing

up a lot of energy with her spells earlier. But luckily, she had a priceless

the pill, Azalea felt

raised her hand again, and thousands of frost arrows filled the sky. It formed a dense, overwhelming barrage

despicable!” Veronica spat out

using her spells without a pause. With Gerandium to boost her energy, she wasn’t worried about

woman just doesn’t know when to

the Elysian amulet, and now, precious Gerandium! When did the Mystic Arts

resist murmuring among themselves

filled with frustration, jealousy, and

was supposed to be a test of skill, but Azalea’s use of divine artifacts and pills had

“Fall!”

the murmurs around her, Azalea directed a barrage of frost

a quagmire and was unable to move. She could only swing her spear while channeling her internal

body to shiver and her arms to numb. Her movements slowed, and her internal energy drained

defense began to falter, and a few arrows broke through, which left bloody wounds on her. Plus, the freezing power of the arrows made