An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

As night fell, darkness crept across the city. Inside a modest residence, Warrick sat on the bed with his eyes closed. He was meditating to restore his energy.

After a day of recovery, he had expelled nearly all of the Tranqurin from his system. It was no longer a serious concern.

However, the city was under lockdown. All the major roads were blocked and wanted posters with his face were plastered everywhere. Though his strength had returned, he still couldn’t escape from Celestria.

So, he had no choice but to lay low and wait for the storm to pass. As for the original owner of the house, he was nothing more than a corpse now.

Suddenly, there was a sharp knock at the door.

Warrick’s eyes snapped open, and his hand instinctively reached for the sword beside him.

“Who is it?”

In the living room, the Red Legion guards tensed up. Two of them quietly drew their blades, positioning themselves on either side of the door.

“It’s me.”

A familiar voice rang out.

The guards immediately exhaled in relief. One of them peeked through the door’s narrow gap. After confirming it was their ally, they quickly unlocked the door.

in black. At first glance, he seemed

What took you so long? We thought something happened to you,” Kalen Juggs, a burly man with a thick

hadn’t been careful, I might not have made it back at all,” Geralt explained. He removed his

did you complete the mission?” Kalen asked, leaning toward the door to ensure no one had followed Geralt before

I made contact with our reinforcement. They’ve agreed to help us leave the

inform Sir Prescott right away.” Kalen’s face lit up

turned toward the bedroom, the door

imposing Warrick stepped out, his complexion no

I heard everything,” he said. He studied Geralt for a moment, then gave a satisfied nod. “Good work. If we manage to

doing my duty. I don’t dare claim any merit,”

him. “No matter what happens-whether we leave Celestria or even

Prescott.” The four Red

anything happening outside?” Warrick

are everywhere. Every major checkpoint is heavily guarded. Without a royal badge, there’s no way in or out,” Geralt

important, he added, “Oh, and I think I saw General

raised his eyebrows.

Steele,” Geralt

of that name, the room fell into stunned silence. Even

Lucozia’s most elite force. Any one of them could hold the rank of

his own. His strength was unfathomable-even at his peak, Warrick wasn’t confident he could defeat Jaxon. If the Draken Guardians ever cornered them, there