An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

The crowd murmured among themselves as they looked at the broken broadsword and the stunned expression on Lycas’ face.

“That strike was insanely fast and dead-on too,” someone commented.

“I never expected General Derin’s secret move to be defeated like that. It’s unbelievable,” another said.

“I thought General Derin could turn things around for us, but he still lost,” a third added.

Everyone knew how strong Lycas was. As a fully developed grandmaster with a broadsword, he was supposed to be unstoppable. However, at the critical moment, Dustin’s strike shattered his broadsword.

Lycas’ loss was sudden and almost unbelievable. Some blamed bad luck and thought he could have won if things had gone differently. But those who truly understood what happened knew better.

Even with Dustin’s movement restricted and Lycas unleashing his strongest technique, he still pierced through the opening with near-impossible timing.

That strike wasn’t just lucky but masterful. It was a brutal display of speed and control, and the raw proof of true strength.

Lycas was already gasping for breath, while Dustin looked like he hadn’t even warmed up. And this was after three back-to-back fights.

From beginning to end, he hadn’t even broken a sweat. It was clear he had been holding back the entire time, even against Lycas.

So while Lycas lost, he had no reason to feel humiliated because the expert Nathaniel brought was much stronger than any of them.

Nathaniel was the first to react. He clapped his hands and laughed heartily.

“Logan, your reputation is well-earned. You’ve truly opened our eyes today,” he said.

the soldiers quickly followed, breaking into applause. Their eyes,

Even after winning three consecutive fights, he stood calm and unshaken. It was a

was around their age, he was already a seasoned grandmaster martial artist.

Then, he raised his hand, and the longsword returned to the

for the match, General

and saluted. “Mr. Rhys, your skill is extraordinary. I accept my defeat without any excuses,”

noticed, but he knew exactly how terrifying

Lycas even more was how Dustin had spotted the flaw in

genius expert, all he could do

does it feel?” he asked. “Now you finally understand what it means that there’s always someone

Lycas replied earnestly. “We were too full of ourselves and thought we were above everyone because

Rhys has shown us just how much we have left to learn. From now on, we’ll work harder and

had won

enough not to make their losses too hard to swallow. This action only made them respect him

training. I still have some things to discuss with Mr. Rhys,

didn’t linger in the training ground and quickly led Dustin

do you think? My soldiers are

was an

proud seeing Lycas and Bryce last that long

crop and even better than I anticipated,” Dustin

and said proudly, “Well, they might not match up to you. But in Oakvale,