An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

George grimaced in pain and flung the snake-like creature away. But the creature wouldn’t give up. It lunged at him again as soon as it hit the ground.

“You’ve got a death wish?” He snorted and smashed the creature into a scarlet mist with a single punch.

He then turned his gaze to Abigail with a malicious grin. “It’s just a little snake. You don’t actually think it could hurt me, huh?” “Can’t hurt you? Check out the bite marks,” she replied sarcastically.

“Huh?” George looked down and saw two tiny, needle-like punctures where the creature had bitten him. The wounds were so minor that they didn’t even bleed.

However, the area around the wounds had turned a deep, unnatural black. It was darker than his skin, like ink. The most disturbing part was that this black mark was rapidly spreading and crept into his bloodstream. Within seconds, it had covered most of his hand.

“What is this?” George’s frown deepened, and his smile faltered.

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He had always prided himself on being impervious to harm, so he hadn’t thought much of the attack earlier. But the small snake-like creature had managed to penetrate his defenses with its venomous bite.

The unknown toxin was causing an unsettling throbbing in his chest. He had a sinking feeling that if the poison kept spreading, he might be in grave danger. After all, being invulnerable to weapons didn’t mean he was immune to all poisons.

hand into a sharp, black blade. He roared and swung the weapon down hard on his

skin and muscle as it cut deep into the bone. Blood splattered everywhere and turned the ground red. But his defenses

severed his wrist completely. The brutal, bloody scene made the spectators shudder. They hadn’t expected George to be so ruthless

his severed wrist hit the ground, it began to decay rapidly. Within moments, the entire

just be your hand you’d

Mystic Arts Order. Though it appeared small and harmless, it was dangerous. Anyone bitten by it would dissolve into a puddle of blood within three minutes unless they

expected him to have the resolve to cut off his own hand, which spared her from further trouble. “You think you can kill me? Not a chance!” George’s expression was a twisted scowl. As he spoke, his severed hand began to twist and reshape. 1 The bleeding stopped almost instantly. A sharp, black blade quickly emerged from where his hand had been severed. Compared to the blade on his left arm, the one on his

must have undergone genetic modification.” “Ugh! That’s gross.” The sight of George’s hand transformation drew murmurs from the spectators. It finally dawned on them why he was willing to sever his own

out that his arms could reshape into weapons. Transforming his fists into blades increased his offensive power and raised

planning to make this quick and painless for you. But since you’re so ruthless, I’ll have to finish you off.” George slowly spread his blades. Their edges gleamed with a dark,

one blow. I won’t let you suffer too much. After all, I still have use for your

but now I’ve changed my mind.” Abigail’s eyes turned cold. She raised