Chapter 304 by Marina Vittori
An Understated Dominance
The manâs arrogant gaze swept the room. âIâm Dustin. May I know why youâre here?â Dustin glanced at the man before continuing to drink.
âIâm a messenger of Boulderthornâs Royal Valor. We want to challenge you to a duel. You killed Joshua Hummer, our seventh disciple, so something has to be done. My senior will be visiting Swinton to challenge you to a duel to the death!â the man declared haughtily, throwing them a piece of paper.
As a well-known guild, they had to do things publicly, including exacting revenge. They were also going to use this opportunity to show off their power.
âYou can take that back. Iâm not interested.â Dustin refused without even looking at the paper. âAre you scared?â The other man sneered. âWerenât you brave when you killed Joshua? Why are you shying away after hearing that my senior is your opponent?â
âAs if. I donât even know who your senior is,â Dustin replied calmly.
âIâll tell you right now. His name is Tatum Thunders, and his name can be found on The Heavenly Immortals. Heâs also one of the eight geniuses of Boulderthorn. His nickname is Fanatic Blade!â The man humphed proudly.
âThe Fanatic Blade, Tatum Thunders?â Maximus exclaimed, his expression paled.
As a Boulderthorn disciple himself, he has heard of Tatum before.
Boulderthorn has eight subsidiary guilds-Royal Valor, Quickshields, Forsakenstriders, Shadowfall, Thundersong, Frostlanders, Boneguard, and Killingbane.
Each guild had its respective principal disciple, who were expert martial artists ranking only below the guildmaster. In terms of power and strength, they were even stronger than the second- in-commands of Boulderthorn, and Tatum happened to be the principal disciple of Royal Valor.
Only in his early thirties, the genius has already made his way onto the Heavenly Immortals.
âFanatic Blade? Never heard of him. He better stay away if he doesnât want to die.â Dustin couldnât care less.
âArrogant fool!â The man humphed. âNo one has ever dared to refuse our challenge, you brat. If you refuse to accept the duel, everyone around you will suffer, not just you, so you better think this through.â
âAre you threatening me?â Dustin narrowed his eyes dangerously.
âThatâs right! Weâll be waiting for you at Mount Halgue in two daysâ time. Youâd better be prepared for the consequences if you donât show up. And donât even think about running away. Weâre watching you. Rather than hiding like a mouse, why donât you die honorably in a fight instead? At least your pride will be intact, and no innocent people will be hurt. Well, you should think carefully before making your decision. Goodbye.â With that, the man spun around and left.
The man wasnât worried that Dustin might not accept their challenge since no one had ever gotten away from Boulderthorn.
âWeâre in trouble now, Dustin!â Maximusâ expression was grave. âTatum is no ordinary fighter. Heâs a legendary figure who already achieved divinity five years ago. Heâs leagues above Joshua Hummer!â
âReally? He sounds strong,â Dustin responded calmly.
âI think you should bring your loved ones and run as far as you can right now, or youâre doomed!â Maximus warned
âRun?â Dustin smiled softly. âHe isnât enough to scare me.â
âDo you have another plan?â Maximus asked curiously.
âThereâs always a solution to a problem. Since theyâre challenging me first, I should give them a response too.â Dustin smiled coldly.
His mood was already terrible, but now that Tatum was stupid enough to poke an angry bear, Dustin might as well use that man to relieve some anger.