All Chapters of An Understated Dominance: Chapter 2631
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Chapter 2631
Thick black smoke blanketed the sky over Thornwick. The once-bustling streets now lay in deathly silence. Choking, acrid fumes filled the air, mixed with the metallic tang of blood and the putrid stench of decay.At the mass burial ground in the southwest of the city, massive fires still raged. Flames crackled and hissed as they consumed what remained of human life. Charred bodies twisted in the heat while half-burned limbs occasionally tumbled from the pyre, exposing white bone.Matthias stood on the hillside in his protective gear, staring down at the scene with complete indifference. There wasn't a flicker of emotion on his sharply defined face. It was as if what burned below weren't thousands of human lives, but a field of dry grass. Dried blood stained his protective gear, gleaming dully in the sunlight."Your Highness, we found another 37 infected civilians in the western quarter. We've brought them all here," the assistant general reported, dropping to one knee. His voice s
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Chapter 2632
Five days passed in the blink of an eye. The plague on the Ashen Coast was finally under control, but the aftermath was different in every city.Reedcrest, where the outbreak had first begun, had suffered the least. Its people had been properly resettled and cared for.Harbortown's proximity to Reedcrest and Grace's timely rescue efforts had made it possible to eliminate the mutated plague, albeit at significant cost.Thornwick and Sommertown had eradicated the plague, but the price they paid was catastrophic. Thousands of civilians had been burned alive and slaughtered, and their bodies were piled high in the streets.Although Matthias and Nathaniel tried their best to cover it up, claiming it was to prevent the spread of the plague, word had leaked out anyway. Soon, heated debates erupted throughout the government and the public. Some condemned them for cruelty, while others believed that desperate times called for desperate measures and saw nothing wrong with their actions.O
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Chapter 2633
Upon receiving Valon's decree, Tristan, Matthias, Nathaniel, and Grace each reacted differently.…Tristan was sitting in his study, calculating the advantages and disadvantages of his recent expedition to the Ashen Coast.While his performance hadn't been particularly outstanding, he had still fared considerably better than Matthias and Nathaniel. Yet even this modest edge clearly wouldn't change his circumstances.Suddenly, Milton burst through the door with urgent news. "Your Highness, I just received word from the palace that His Majesty's condition has worsened. His time is running out. He's issued a special decree—whichever royal family member can journey to Elysium Isle and return with the elixir of immortality will be named heir to the throne.""Heir to the throne?"Tristan perked up at once. However, his excitement quickly gave way to concern.He'd heard tales of Elysium Isle, but only as legend. Whether such a place actually existed in the Eastern Sea or whether any
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Chapter 2634
Grace stared at a mountain of sea charts on her desk, running her fingers over the yellowed hemp paper. Under the flickering candlelight, the shipping routes marked in red-inked lines resembled dried blood.When Dustin entered, he saw her sliding a thick collection of leather-bound ledgers into a rosewood case. Between the pages, words like "freshwater supplies" and "ration calculations" revealed her meticulous planning for their upcoming voyage."Any news from the fishermen?" he asked.Grace glanced toward the window, where dusk was settling outside. "Sadie just returned from the fishing harbor. She found an old fisherman named Jonah Quade. Three years ago, he spotted what looked like a mirage near Wailing Deep. He swore he saw grand palaces floating in the clouds and a stone marker engraved with the words 'Elysium Isle.'"She paused, then drummed her fingers on the desk. "But he said that the phenomenon only lasted half an hour. When he looked again, even the sea fog had clea
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Chapter 2635
"It's a Dreadkraken!" Jonah shouted.He slumped against the cabin door, his teeth chattering."According to legend, this sea creature from Wailing Deep feeds exclusively on living humans."As he spoke, more tentacles lashed out from every direction. Some wrapped around the mast and snapped the sturdy timber clean in half. Others thrust into the cabin, smashing the supplies to bits.A young soldier was grabbed by a tentacle and hoisted high into the air. He screamed his comrades' names in terror before being flung into the crashing waves, disappearing beneath the surface.The ship lurched violently to one side. Several crew members lost their footing and went tumbling across the deck.A military medic with his medical kit rushed to help wounded soldiers, but a tentacle that came out of nowhere knocked him down. The kit spilled open on the deck, scattering the herbs that were instantly soaked by seawater.Suction cups along the tentacle latched onto his leg. He shrieked in pain an
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Chapter 2636
As Dustin landed on the damaged deck, the golden glow from his sword gradually dimmed. Dark green blood floated on the rain-soaked sea, spreading slowly across the surface.The typhoon had passed quietly in the distance. A break appeared in the storm clouds, letting through a ray of sunlight that fell across the battered Wavebreaker.Grace steadied herself against the rolling gunwale, watching the sea settle back into calm. She exhaled in relief.That Dreadkraken had already reached ultimate grandmaster level. It was enormously large and had terrifying regenerative abilities. Even the strongest grandmaster at that level wouldn't stand a chance against it. They were lucky Dustin was there. Otherwise, the casualties would have been devastating.The sea finally calmed down, and the storm gradually subsided. As Wavebreaker bobbed on the swells, the deck was littered with blood and splintered wood. Soldiers sat slumped on the deck, gasping for air, with fear still etched on every fa
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Chapter 2637
Nobody expected the Abyssal Piranhas to pack such devastating power under the Piranha King's command. With one ramming attack, they had snapped a 60-foot escort ship clean in two, defying all logic.This had evolved beyond just a school of fish into something more like demonic sea creatures. While ordinary Abyssal Piranhas were already terrifying, these evolved monsters weren't just bigger and more savage, but were almost impossible to kill.Despite the ship being equipped with every weapon imaginable, the crew was still somewhat overwhelmed when facing thousands of these piranhas.The sea wind whipped at Tristan's black serpent-embroidered battle robe, lifting it just enough to reveal the jewel-encrusted sword at his hip. His eyes lingered on the escort ship that had been split clean in two, watching fire flicker across its deck before the dark waters swallowed it whole."Pass my orders!" he ordered.He drew his sword and leveled it at the swarm. The steel glinted under the glow
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Chapter 2638
Tristan jumped onto the ship's rail first, using a jumping piranha as a springboard. His figure blurred into a trail of afterimages across the wave crests.Sensing the threat, the Piranha King's massive jaws snapped open, revealing two rows of fangs gleaming with toxic blue light. A wave of putrid breath rolled out, nearly suffocating anyone nearby."Now!" Tristan hurled the explosive pack toward the Piranha King's belly while slashing through the fish swarming around his ankles. As the fuse burned out, he used the explosion's shockwave to flip back onto the ship. A thunderous blast rocked the sea. The Piranha King's body convulsed violently as dark green blood splattered like a downpour.But the massive creature hadn't died. Instead, it thrashed the sea with its tail fin in fury, raising waves that nearly capsized the Stormrider.Clinging to the railing, Tristan watched the wound on the Piranha King's belly heal at a visible rate. His heart sank as he realized the monster had
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Chapter 2639
Matthias' fleet had just entered the mist-shrouded depths of the Eastern Sea, where lead-gray clouds pressed low over the horizon. Even the salty sea breeze carried a metallic, rusty tang.Standing on the main deck of the Surgebreaker, he rolled a small white stone between his fingers while scanning the fog-swallowed horizon. The three escort ships sent to scout the route had been out of contact for half an hour, leaving the supposedly safe channel marked on their charts silent and still at the bottom of a deep well."Your Highness, something's off with the current," the elderly helmsman beside him said.He suddenly gripped the compass as its bronze needle spun violently and frost formed along its edges. "This fog… It's alive."Before he could finish speaking, a sharp cracking sound erupted from the west.A massive waterspout burst through the thick fog, revealing the wreckage of half a ship twisting and flipping through the rolling waves. Lanterns on the deck flickered twice
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Chapter 2640
The massive claw came crashing down.Neville's lone arm shot out to grab the winch chain. His empty left sleeve flapped wildly in the wind while the veins in his remaining right arm bulged as he wrapped the iron chain as thick as his forearm around his waist. He managed to haul the tilting ship back half an inch through sheer force."Form the iron chain formation," he bellowed.The deck trembled under his thunderous roar.20 burly soldiers immediately rushed forward to hammer the chain's barbed end into the gunwale posts. When the giant claw struck the chain with mountain-shattering force, Neville's knees buckled suddenly while his boot heels carved deep furrows in the planking. He forced down the rush of metallic taste rising in his throat."This beast's claws could crush iron and stone," he muttered as he watched the crack spreading along the iron chain. With a sudden surge of strength from his lone arm, he yanked the chain sharply to the side.The giant claw scraped past t
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