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

in the blink of an eye. The blade was an extension of him, and his body was infused with the genes of countless powerful

could he regrow a severed arm, but if his head were completely severed, he could quickly heal as

and successful genetically enhanced soldiers, this was merely

Dustin narrowed his eyes and was surprised by how quickly Jeremiah regenerated the

it on!” Jeremiah charged

The sharp blades descended toward Dustin’s neck from either side like the jaws of a massive pair of

and charged ahead. Just before the

created a bloodied, gaping wound the size of a fist. His body flew back over ten yards

he could crash to the ground, he flipped midair. He landed firmly on his feet, and it left two deep impressions on the

scales could withstand divine weapons and were impervious to ordinary

wound that exposed bone. His

a serious threat. But now, he realized Dustin was far more dangerous than Fenley, who was ranked fifth on the Legendary

back any longer. Though prolonged battles were his specialty, revealing more of his abilities would make the later rounds even more challenging. So, he needed to finish this

in mind, he took a

face twisted into something

head and the lizard-like tail extending from his lower back. With horns