An Understated Dominance (Maria Vittori) novel Chapter 2138

"Damn! That guy's dead meat!"

The spectators looked horrified as the cauldron hurtled toward Dustin. Never had they expected Krel to be so decisively merciless. The impact of the cauldron was enough to crush a man.

"Dustin, look out!" Melissa cried out in alarm.

Jimmy stood there, waiting for Dustin's fate to be sealed. There was no escape from the impact of the cauldron. He couldn't wait to witness Dustin's demise.

"Hah!" Dustin smiled fearlessly at the cauldron. He stood in the same spot without flinching. As the cauldron approached, he suddenly extended his hand and caught one of its feet.

Leveraging the force, he guided the cauldron to gravitate around him. Finally, with much ease, he directed the cauldron to land steadily on the ground.

A dull thud was heard when the cauldron landed. As the earth shook, the dust and rocks jumped into the air from the impact. The spectators were caught by surprise.

Everyone expected Dustin to die when Krel threw the cauldron in his direction. Therefore, they were shocked to see Dustin surviving and even casually landing the cauldron on the floor.

He might have made use of the resistive force, but he was smart for doing so. Not only did he save himself, but he also won the bet, killing two birds with one stone.

"I'm surprised that he caught the cauldron."

"He just pulled some tricks. He didn't win with his skills."

"Sure, but he couldn't have caught the cauldron without a certain level of skill."

The spectators discussed among themselves when they saw Dustin safe and sound. Some praised him for his wits, while others looked down on him for his dishonorable win.

"What now? Are you disappointed?" Dustin stared at Jimmy and the others with a sarcastic look.

"Y-You cheated!" After recovering from the shock, Jimmy fell into a state of panic. He had expected Dustin to be crushed by the cauldron, not coming out unscathed.

"Did I cheat?" Dustin broke out laughing and stared at Jimmy like he was a clown. "You didn't specify the method of winning, as long as I caught the caldron. Besides, I didn't use any external force. How could you accuse me of cheating?"

"This is a competition of strength. You won through a sneaky move, and that's shameful!" Jimmy growled, glaring at him.

"Does an honorable victory entail getting crushed by the cauldron?" Dustin retorted.

"Hey! Are the Boulderthorn members acting reasonably here? You clearly said it was a victory as long as he caught the cauldron. When he caught it, you refused to acknowledge his victory. Shame on you!"