An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Faced with the black blade slicing toward him, Dustin stood firm. He didn’t flinch or evade. Instead, he simply extended two fingers and clamped down on it.

As soon as the blade met his fingers, it stopped and emitted a faint hum as it glimmered ominously in the light.

“Huh?” Jeremiah’s eyes widened as he watched Dustin catch the blade between his fingers.

With that strike, he had unleashed at least 80% of his strength, and the modified blade was sharp enough to cut through steel effortlessly. It was a force capable of slicing through anything- even a tank.

But Dustin had stopped the attack, and he had done so with just two fingers. Was he also some kind of genetically enhanced beast?

Jeremiah’s shock quickly turned to resolve as he tried to withdraw his blade. But before he could muster the strength, Dustin’s fingers twisted slightly, and with a sharp crack, the blade shattered.

Jeremiah frowned. Though he was surprised, he didn’t hesitate as he swung another blade toward Dustin’s head.

“Again?” Dustin repeated the move and extended his fingers to catch the descending blade. With a sharp twist, he snapped it in half.

Jeremiah staggered back a few steps from the force. He glanced down and saw both blades on his arms shattered. The weapons that could slice through steel now felt like paper in front of Dustin. It was a harsh blow to his confidence.

“Do you have any other tricks?” Dustin asked coolly.

heating up!” Jeremiah spread his arms wide

to regenerate and restore itself in the blink of an eye. The blade was an extension of him, and his body was

those abilities was the enhanced regeneration typical of vampires. Not only could he regrow a severed arm, but if his

the most formidable and successful genetically enhanced soldiers, this

quickly Jeremiah regenerated the broken

Jeremiah

his arms swung forward in unison. The sharp blades descended toward Dustin’s neck from either side like

before the blades could strike, he drove his fist into

a

ground, he flipped midair. He landed firmly on his

His scales could withstand divine weapons and were impervious to

Dustin’s punch had broken through those defenses, creating a deep wound that exposed bone.

Dustin was a challenge, he hadn’t considered him a serious threat. But now, he realized Dustin was far more dangerous than Fenley, who was ranked fifth on the Legendary

of his abilities would

that thought in mind, he took a deep breath and activated his third

as his black scales gradually turned red. His once-human face twisted into something beastly with a mouth full of sharp fangs that added to his

his lower back. With horns on his head, a tail on his back, and a monstrous