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.

never gave her the chance to get close. She continued

Azalea’s endless array of tactics. One moment, she was

by a storm of frost arrows. Now, Azalea had conjured a

the face of such relentless and varied assaults. It was incredibly frustrating to

It was maddening how close she was to victory, only to be thwarted at

any means are fair game,” Azalea said, tossing

earlier. But luckily, she had a priceless bottle of Gerandium on

another round!” After taking the pill, Azalea felt revitalized. Her internal energy quickly

hand again, and thousands of frost arrows filled the sky. It

You’re despicable!” Veronica

without a pause. With Gerandium to boost her energy, she wasn’t worried about running out of resources. How was Veronica supposed

This woman just doesn’t know when

and now, precious Gerandium! When

spectators couldn’t resist murmuring among themselves as they watched

filled

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

“Fall!”

directed a barrage of frost arrows at

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

the frost arrows caused her body to shiver and her arms to numb. Her movements slowed, and her internal

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