An Understated Dominance (Maria Vittori) novel Chapter 984

Chapter 984 

“Go on, pull it out if you can. 

Dustin didn’t want to waste his breath any longer. He tossed the sword back to its original 

spot and walked out the stone doors. 

There were three stone doors in the stone room. Dustin simply chose one and entered. 

He didn’t prolong the situation for Emily’s and Vanessa’s sake. Instead, he chose to go his 

separate way. 

After all, it wasn’t like Walter could retrieve the sword. There was no harm in leaving the 

sword here. 

The most important thing was the Shadowbloom. 

Once he found the Shadowbloom, he could still return and get the sword. 

“Stop right there, punk!” 

As Walter watched Dustin walk away, his anger flared. He raised his hand and was about to 

deliver a lethal blow. 

“Stop!” At that moment, Vanessa suddenly jumped between them. 

Walter jumped in fright. Afraid that he would accidentally injure his daughter, he stopped 

himself. 

Ultimately, he watched Dustin and the two others slowly walk into the darkness. 

“Stupid girl, how dare you go against me over an outsider? You’re incredibly foolish!” 

Walter stamped his foot in disappointment. 

How did he raise such an ungrateful child? 

“Dad, the treasure is important, but you can’t give up your conscience!” Vanessa said 

righteously. 

“You-” 

Walter raised his hand to hit her, but in the end, he stopped himself. 

He only had one precious daughter. He couldn’t hurt her. 

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“Master Chasey, he is gone, but the sword is here. Why don’t we try again?” Emily said 

tentatively. 

“Hmph! I refuse to believe that only that punk can pull it out!” 

Walter gritted his teeth and approached the sword again. Then, he grabbed the hilt with 

both hands and tried to lift it. 

However, the sword didn’t budge. It reacted differently than it did in Dustin’s presence. 

“Useless! Trash! I’ll destroy you!” 

Walter tried a few more times, and his embarrassment turned into anger. 

Since he couldn’t get it, he wanted to destroy it. He slammed his palm on the hilt of the 

sword. 

“Boom!” There was an explosion. 

The sword didn’t move. Instead, an invisible force forced Walter to stagger backward. 

Suddenly, blood rushed through him, and his arm went numb. 

He couldn’t pull it out nor destroy it. He was about to die from frustration. 

After composing himself, he left two disciples there to guard it. Then, he led the rest of the 

group through the other stone door. 

There was no point in trying. Perhaps there were better treasures inside. 

Inside the dim tunnel, Abigail was still upset. “Sir, that old bastard crossed the line. Why 

didn’t you teach him a lesson?” 

“There’s no need to create additional problems for ourselves. Let’s find the Shadowbloom 

first,” Dustin said indifferently. 

The sword had already bonded with him. He could summon it anytime, so he wasn’t 

worried it’d get stolen. 

As they were walking, Azalea stopped in her tracks. “Doctor, there’s another crossroad 

ahead.” 

At some point, a crossroad had appeared. 

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Looking into it, they saw that each cave was unfathomably deep. It was pitch black, so they had no idea where it led. 

“Why is this place just like a maze? There are all sorts of crossroads.” Abigail frowned, 

looking nervous. 

If they took the wrong road, would they be in danger? 

“Keep walking forward.” 

Dustin swept his gaze over his surroundings and quickly found his bearings. 

They continued trudging ahead, following the twists and turns of the tunnel. After half an