An Understated Dominance (Maria Vittori) novel Chapter 1883

“Damn! What the heck are these things? Why are there so many of them?

“I can’t kill them all! It’s like a relentless wave, one after another.”

“We have to find a way out. If we continue like this, we’ll exhaust ourselves and die here!”

“”The fog is everywhere. I can’t even see which way to go, and these shadows just keep coming. How can we find a way out?”

Chaos engulfed the Dragon Guard members, transitioning from disdain to shock and fear. Ultimately, it descended into despair. The issue wasn’t their incapacity to defeat the shadows but the absence of hope for survival.

With each shadow they vanquished, two more emerged, steadily increasing in numbers. As their comrades fell in each assault, the attrition pushed them closer to total annihilation.

To them, escape seemed impossible.

“Elder Reed, the situation is worsening. What should we do now?” The black- clad man, fending off enemies, sought assistance from the red-robed elder beside him.

The black-clad man had to fend off shadow attacks while navigating the surroundings carefully. A single misstep could leave him mired, restricting movement and making him an easy target for the shadows. After all, most of their fallen companions had succumbed to this trap earlier.

The red-robed elder replied irritably, ” Why are you asking me? Who the heck else should I turn to?”

If it were a simple fog formation, breaking it with his eye technique would have been easy. However, the complexity arose from an additional, more intricate layer of the formation over the fog.

Hence, it made the challenge a hundred times more difficult. Despite pushing his eye technique to its limits, identifying a weakness remained elusive. At that moment, he found himself in a dilemma.

While the shadows didn’t present an immediate threat, being ensnared with no escape plan wasn’t a viable solution.

If all their elite subordinates succumbed, the red-robed elder would be helpless. Despite his power, continuous assaults from the shadows would eventually drain his energy.

Soon, it would lead to his demise.

“Damn it! Who’s playing tricks on us, ambushing Dragon Guard members like this? When I escape, they’ll pay dearly with their blood!” the red-robed elder swore, persistently attacking the shadows.

The black-clad man shouted hysterically, “Show yourselves, you cowards! If you’re brave enough, confront us directly!”

As a Dragon Guard official, he had faced numerous challenges. Still, nothing had prepared him for a situation where he felt utterly powerless.

The prospect of death without ever laying eyes on the enemy was a frustrating agony that he had never experienced before. He added, “Since we’re all going to die, let’s go all out against these guys! Charge!”

Driven by desperation, the black-clad man, in a moment of madness, led his team in a futile charge. Despite their hopes, luck wasn’t on their side, and the impregnable formation proved insurmountable.

Even a grandmaster martial artist would find breaking it an impossible feat. After a futile struggle, each of them was surrounded and killed by the shadows. They eventually disappeared into the ground without a trace of their bodies remaining.