An Understated Dominance Novel (Dahlia & Dustin) by Marina Vittori updated 2025-26 - An Understated Dominance Chapter 2545

Chapter 2545
Night had begun to fall.

High above Nathaniel’s mansion, two figures hovered in the air, silently observing the scene below.

They were none other than the gods—Zeus and Hera.

“This is the place,” Zeus said.

With a brief exchange of glances, the two turned into beams of light and shot down, crashing heavily at the mansion’s gate and knocking the two guards unconscious.

Without hesitation, Zeus raised his hand. With a thunderous boom, the front door exploded into dust.

A powerful aura instantly spread through the entire mansion.

“Who dares break into the residence of the Three Emperors?!”

Startled by the commotion, Mateo and Emmett, two generals of the Imperial Guard, rushed out with their troops and quickly surrounded Zeus and Hera.

But the moment they felt the overwhelming power radiating from the intruders, both generals stiffened, their expressions growing grim.

“Where is Logan?” Zeus asked coldly, hands clasped behind his back. He didn’t even glance at the guards surrounding him.

“I don’t care who you are—leave now or face the consequences!” Mateo shouted, trying to hold his ground.

“Foolish.”

Zeus let out a cold snort and casually raised his hand.

A thick bolt of purple lightning shot out, slamming into Mateo’s chest.

Boom!

In an instant, Mateo’s body exploded into a mist of blood—completely destroyed.

“What?!”

The soldiers stared in shock, frozen in disbelief.

General Mateo Veilleux, one of Oakvale’s strongest fighters—nearly at the level of a master—had been wiped out in a single blow.

He never stood a chance.

“I’ll ask one more time. Where is Logan?” Zeus said flatly. Lightning danced at his fingertips, crackling with deadly force.

At his level, killing a martial arts master was no harder than crushing an ant.

“You’re Zeus… the King of the Gods from the Pantheon?” Emmett asked, finally realizing who he was facing.

The man’s Western appearance—and the way he killed a master with lightning in one second—left little room for doubt.

“Hmph. At least you’re not completely ignorant,” Zeus sneered. “Since you know who I am, answer my question—or die.”

“S-Sir, the man you’re looking for isn’t here. He already left,” Emmett stammered, thinking quickly. He guessed the person Zeus wanted was Dustin.

“Left?” Zeus frowned. “Where did he go?”

“He’s like a dragon hidden in the clouds—impossible to track. We truly don’t know,” Emmett replied, shaking his head.

“You don’t know?” Zeus’s expression turned dark. “Then there’s no reason to keep you alive.”

He raised his hand, ready to strike.

“Wait!” Emmett cried out, knees nearly giving way. “We might not know now, but we can find him! We have spies all over Oakvale—we’ll track him down quickly!”

Zeus slowly lowered his hand.

Although the Pantheon had deployed forces in Oakvale, they had been cautious and hadn’t gained deep access. If Nathaniel’s people helped, they could find Logan more efficiently—and avoid unnecessary trouble.

“You have until tomorrow. If I don’t get what I want, I’ll destroy this mansion,” Zeus warned coldly.

“Understood!” Emmett nodded frantically.

Against a being like Zeus, he had no bargaining power. Refusal meant instant death.

Survival came first. As for what happened afterward, that would be up to Nathaniel to handle.

“Let’s go.”

Zeus turned and shot into the sky, vanishing into the night.

Hera followed, but not before casting a chilling spell. She blew softly in Emmett’s direction, releasing a wave of black death energy that seeped into everyone’s bodies.

“Don’t even think about failing. If you mess this up—you die.”

With a sneer, she turned into smoke and vanished.

Once they were truly gone, Emmett collapsed, drenched in cold sweat. His legs had gone completely numb.

The other soldiers looked just as pale, like survivors of a nightmare.

The pressure Zeus and Hera left behind was crushing—especially the moment when Mateo exploded. That scene was burned into their memories, leaving a deep psychological scar.

After sitting in stunned silence for a while, Emmett finally snapped back to reality. He sprang to his feet and ran straight to Nathaniel’s courtyard.

This was beyond his authority as a deputy general. He had to report it to His Highness immediately.

If possible, they needed to summon a top expert from within the organization to deal with this crisis.

Whether that would be enough to stop Zeus and Hera… was another matter entirely.