An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

Axel swallowed hard, shock written all over his face. He had always known the Draken Guardians were formidable, but he had never expected them to be this lethal.

He had pushed himself to his limit just to hold his own against Connor and Dave, only to end up seriously wounded.

Yet, when the Draken Guardians arrived, they wiped them out-along with several dozen Red Legion soldiers-without losing a single man.

If Axel hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that the Red Legion, a force renowned for its elite soldiers, could be so easily crushed. Or perhaps it wasn’t that the Red Legion was weak, but that the Draken Guardians were far stronger than anyone had imagined.

Even their most ordinary members were strong enough to become a mighty general. As for those at the level of captain, their strength was far beyond Axel’s. The lethality of a team made up of such skilled experts had reached the point of being an overwhelming force.

“Mr. Cruz, please arrange some people to clean up the scene. I need to hunt down Warrick.” Jaxon stepped forward and spoke briefly.

After giving his orders, he led the Draken Guardians away, leaving behind a field of corpses and a stunned enforcement team.

Those who made it into the enforcement team were elite warriors chosen from a pool of hundreds. Each of them had exceptional combat skills and had triumphed in countless battles against overwhelming odds.

But after witnessing the Draken Guardians in action, they realized there was a clear gap even among elites. If they were one in 100, the Draken Guardians were one in 10,000.

“Mr. Cruz, is this what the Draken Guardians are like? They’re on a whole different level, aren’t they?” exclaimed one of the enforcement team members as he stared at the Red Legion soldiers’ bodies.

Just moments ago, they had been locked in a fierce battle with the Red Legion, but the Draken Guardians had ended it in seconds. The gap between them was staggering.

or two hundred people were selected from hundreds of thousands of Black Dragon Army soldiers. Of course they’re strong.” Axel took a deep breath, retracted his gaze, and said helplessly, ” Stop staring. There’s nothing left for us to do here. Clean

dispatched, the task of capturing Warrick was no longer Axel’s responsibility. For the enforcement team,

the night. By dawn, every last Red Legion squad that had scattered in the chaos had been rounded up. Not a

courtyard, Austin sat under the

nearby, holding lanterns to illuminate the board. Occasionally, a fragrant magnolia blossom drifted down, adding to the

came the sound of

and a group of enforcement team members marching into the courtyard while escorting three

” The resisting Red Legion forces have been eliminated, and the remaining

chessboard. His voice was calm as

Axel lowered his head. “Tonight’s operation was a complete failure, Your Highness. I take full responsibility

capable than I gave him credit for. This isn’t your fault.

have failed in my duty.” Axel remained on

military had its code. No matter the reason, failing

beating so much, go receive 50 lashes,”

Axel let out a

he wouldn’t feel at ease. Now, at least, he

“There’s something else I need you to do

again. “I await