An Understated Dominance (Maria Vittori) novel Chapter 1686

At that moment, the crowd noticed Nestor was wearing a goldshade armor. Even though the armor had shattered, it saved Nestor’s life by blocking Dustin’s deadly strike. Nestor, coughing up blood, struggled to get up.

The toughness gained from practicing the Ironfist Technique and the damaged goldshade armor clearly made a difference. Without them, Dustin’s sword strike could have been deadly. Though he narrowly avoided death, he was badly hurt, and the chances of winning looked slim.

“Nestor, meet your end!” Dustin, not giving up, thrust his sword again. But as he moved, his legs gave out, and he had to use his sword as a crutch to stay balanced.

The last sword attack really took it out of Dustin, and now he could hardly move. The aftermath of using the secret Rhys technique hit him hard. He could barely even lift a finger, let alone go after his opponent.

Seeing this, Nestor went from being surprised to bursting into laughter.” Logan, I overestimated you. Looks like you’re totally drained. Can’t even stand up, can’t you?”

Dustin clenched his teeth, trying to steady himself bit by bit. 1

Nestor laughed manically. “The secret Rhys technique might be strong, but it has serious consequences. I bet you’re pretty much drained now.

“Even if I don’t do anything, you won’t be able to keep going for much longer,” Nestor said with a sly grin.

Despite Nestor’s serious injuries, he was in better shape than Dustin. Right then, Dustin found himself stuck with no way out.

Anders and the others were waiting to claim Dustin’s head once the battle on the mountain summit ended.

“Hmph! Don’t celebrate too soon. I’m still here!” Abigail threatened sternly.

“Drop the act, kid. You’re hurt, and there’s not much poison left in your hands. We’ve got tens of thousands of soldiers here. No matter how good you are, how many can you take down?”

Nestor smirked. “If I were you, I’d retreat now. Once the Dragon Guard’s warriors show up, running won’t help!”

“Abigail! You go first!” Dustin clutched his sword with one hand, holding himself up and trying not to fall.

“Sir, like I said, we will face death together!”Abigail was fearless and stood firm.