An Understated Dominance Novel (Dahlia & Dustin) by Marina Vittori updated 2025-26 - An Understated Dominance Chapter 1980

An Understated Dominance Chapter 1980 –After the bald man entered the water, the rolling water gradually subsided.

Everyone stood by the lake, waiting quietly, each with their own thoughts.

This lake was very quiet, the water was turquoise, the visibility was very low, and there were no fish or shrimp in it, which was obviously not normal.

Time passed little by little, and soon, five minutes passed.

The surface of the lake was still calm, with no fluctuations inside.

The three people who entered the water before disappeared without a trace, like mud cows entering the sea, without making any waves.

“It must have been five minutes, right? Why haven’t they come up yet? Are they in danger?”

“It’s unlikely. If there really is a monster under the water, the three of them would have to struggle no matter what. But now there is no fluctuation at all, which is enough to prove that the three of them are in danger.”

“They didn’t encounter an undercurrent and were drowned, right?”

“…”

Everyone looked at the calm lake and started talking and making various speculations.

The physical fitness of warriors is stronger than that of ordinary people, but generally speaking, the breath-holding time is only five or six minutes.

If it is strenuous exercise, the time will be greatly reduced.

The three people who had just entered the water did not have any diving equipment and only wore a pair of goggles. Now five minutes have passed and no one has shown up, which is really strange.

“Mr. Wilder, how long can your team members stay underwater?” Grace suddenly asked.

“Normally speaking, about eight minutes.” Garrett replied.

Grace looked at the time and said, “It’s been six minutes now. If they don’t come out, they might be in danger.”

She couldn’t see clearly what was going on under the water, and she didn’t lack the ability to determine whether the members of the Black Scorpion Squad were in danger or had found a treasure.

When the eight-minute limit is up, if the three of them still don’t move, they can only treat it as a sacrifice.

“Ms. Linsor, I believe in my team members; they will be fine!” Garrett was still very confident.

In his opinion, there is a high probability that the three members have found a treasure and are hiding it.

As long as the treasure is hidden, the three of them will naturally pay it forward.

“Wow~!”

While everyone was waiting intently, a head suddenly popped out of the water, causing water to splash everywhere.

It’s a bald man!

“Wow~Wow~”

Two more splashes of water rolled, and the other two members of the Black Scorpion Squad also successfully surfaced.

“Come out, come out!”

Everyone’s eyes lit up, and they became energetic.

“Captain! Something was discovered!”

A member took off his goggles, wiped the water stains on his face, and laughed loudly: “I just saw an underwater palace at the bottom of the lake. It is very luxurious and spectacular. There must be many treasures hidden inside!”

“Underwater palace?”

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

The building that could be called a palace was obviously not a mortal thing; maybe it was some ancient ruins.

And often, various rare treasures were hidden in these ancient ruins.

As long as they could share one or two pieces, it would be enough for their lifetimes.

“Hahaha… great! There is indeed a treasure at the bottom of this lake!”

“It seems that what Ms. Jaden said is true. This place is indeed a treasure land!”

“Brothers! What are you doing standing still? Take off your clothes quickly and go into the water to hunt for treasure!”

“…”

After confirming the situation, everyone on the shore became excited.

Everyone was gearing up and impatient.

“Boys! You have done a great job. When the work is completed, Mr. Ridge will be rewarded heavily!” Garrett laughed.

The Black Scorpion Squad discovered the underwater palace. No matter how they calculated it, it was the first success.

“Thank you, Mr. Ridge!” Ms. Jaden clasped her fists in the air.

“Don’t use this trick. I always keep my word. If you dare to take the lead, I will give you more treasures.” Aidan smiled lightly.

They were in high spirits when happy events happened. After struggling for so long, they finally found a treasure.

“All members of the Black Scorpion Squad obey the order and enter the water!” Garrett waved his hand and immediately gave the order.

“Disciples of the Embersteel Order, follow me!” Seeing this, Jackson didn’t hesitate at all and ran directly into the water.

He had the responsibility of being a mentor, so naturally he couldn’t slack off.

Just when everyone was in high spirits and ready to dive into the water to seize the treasure, something unexpected happened.

They saw a huge fin suddenly appear in the middle of the lake.

The fin emerged from the water and was three meters high, like a small sailboat, and it was extremely fast. As soon as it appeared, it headed straight for the three members of the Black Scorpion Squad.

It was silent and caused no movement.

“Boys! Come ashore!”

Garrett’s sharp eyes quickly discovered the abnormality and immediately issued a warning.

The fins of a fish were three meters high. How big should the fish hidden under the water be?

“Captain, what’s wrong?” The three members did not notice anything strange behind them, but they looked confused.

“Behind you! Be careful behind you!” Garrett pointed to the center of the lake with his finger.

“Behind?” The three members were stunned for a moment, then all turned back.

At the same time, the fins of the gliding fish suddenly sank, as if sensing something, and disappeared without a trace, leaving only circles like rippling ripples.

“Captain, did you see it wrong? Is there anything behind you?” A member looked left and right, somewhat confused.

“Stop talking nonsense! Come ashore!” Garrett frowned, feeling uneasy.

“Come ashore!”

Seeing Garrett’s solemn face, the three members did not dare to hesitate and immediately swam to the shore.

“Boom~!”

At this moment, a huge creature suddenly burst out of the water from behind the three of them, causing a turbulent wave.

It was a giant, dark, strange fish.

The strange fish was more than ten meters long, with a mouth full of sharp teeth, eyes like lanterns, and fins like steel blades.

As he broke out of the water, he jumped several meters high and then swallowed a member of the Black Scorpion Squad in one gulp under the horrified eyes of everyone.

Then there was another “dong” sound, and it rushed into the lake and disappeared.