An Understated Dominance Novel (Dahlia & Dustin) by Marina Vittori updated 2025-26 - An Understated Dominance Chapter 2558

Chapter 2558

“Your Highness! Something terrible has happened. A powerful man forced his way through the mountain gate!”

At the peak of Loxuia Mountain, inside an ancient temple.

Just as Grace stepped out of the secret chamber, one of her personal maids rushed forward with the urgent report.

“Who is it?” Grace asked calmly, as if she had already anticipated this moment.

“Judging by their presence, they seem to be high-ranking members of the Pantheon of the Gods—possibly God Kings,” the maid answered gravely.

The protective formation surrounding Loxuia Mountain had been useless against the two intruders.

Not just the defensive layers—even the attack formations shattered instantly, completely ineffective.

Only a God King could break through that easily.

“They’re moving faster than I expected,” Grace said, her brows slightly furrowed.

Even without looking, she already knew who it was.

The only ones who would come to Loxuia Mountain at such a critical moment were likely Zeus and Hera.

She had been keeping a close eye on the news from Oakvale City. Originally, she thought Nathaniel’s interference would cause Zeus to clash with Matthias’s forces.

That way, the God King would be tied up in Oakvale City and wouldn’t have time to come after Logan.

Unfortunately, things hadn’t gone according to plan.

Matthias had somehow sidestepped the conflict entirely, avoiding the disaster.

Now, the trouble that was supposed to fall on Matthias had landed squarely on her shoulders.

“Your Highness, the Pantheon is still pushing forward. Should we try to stop them?” the maid asked.

“How many formations are left outside?” Grace didn’t answer directly. Instead, she posed another question.

“They’ve been mostly destroyed. At this rate, those Pantheon elites will reach the mountain’s summit in less than an hour,” the maid replied.

“No need to intercept them. Just focus on keeping the remaining formations powered and buy as much time as you can,” Grace instructed firmly.

“Yes!” The maid nodded and turned to leave.

Grace rose into the air alone, then pulled a small, golden pagoda from within her robe.

The pagoda had three tiers, shimmering with golden light, clearly a rare and powerful artifact.

She began chanting an incantation and tossed the miniature tower into the sky.

“Buzz~!”

With a low hum, the pagoda instantly expanded as it caught the wind. In the blink of an eye, it grew larger than a house.

Grace continued the spell, and the golden tower kept growing—larger and larger.

Within a minute, it had become as massive as a mountain.

“Fall!” she commanded, forming a seal with her fingers and finishing the incantation.

The enormous golden pagoda dropped from the sky, covering the entire peak of Loxuia Mountain.

Then, in the next moment, it vanished—like it had never been there.

“Whew…”

Grace let out a slow breath and muttered, “I hope this Glazed Pagoda holds.”

The Golden Glazed Pagoda was her most important defensive artifact—legend said it was indestructible.

But even the strongest artifact has its limits.

One God King she could manage. But two? If both Zeus and Hera attacked together, there was no telling how long the tower could withstand the assault.

All she could do now was pray that Logan would finish absorbing the Dracan essences quickly and break through.

Otherwise, if the mountain’s formations fell and the Golden Glazed Pagoda gave out, everyone here would be in serious danger.

Grace sat down in the courtyard, brewed herself a pot of tea, and waited in silence.

From the foot of Loxuia Mountain, the distant sound of explosions echoed—it was the sound of the remaining formations being destroyed.

She had prepared thoroughly for this. Dozens of different formations were set up in advance, consuming a vast amount of resources and manpower.

Not only that, she had mobilized every force she could command, ready to make a last stand if it came to that.

She had done everything within her power.

Whatever happened next was no longer in her hands.

To be precise, everything now depended on Logan.

Whether they lived or died would all come down to how he performed.

At that moment, at the foot of Loxuia Mountain—

God King Zeus had just shattered one formation, only to walk straight into another.

This time, it wasn’t a defensive barrier or an attack trap—but a powerful illusion formation.

Thick fog rose all around, blotting out the sky and sun, making it impossible to tell direction from distortion.

It immediately enraged Zeus.

He was used to brute-forcing his way through any problem—killing anyone who stood in his way. Simple, brutal, effective.

What he hated most was being stalled.

Yet ever since he stepped near Loxuia Mountain, he had been bogged down by all kinds of strange and complex formations.

While many had already been broken, more kept appearing—one after another.

“You damn rats from Dragonmarsh are really getting on my nerves!”

“Once I catch you, I’ll tear you limb from limb!”

His thunderous voice shook the entire mountain.

In contrast, God King Hera, who followed behind him, remained composed. She moved slowly and made no move to attack.

Trivial pests weren’t worth her attention.

She had only one target—Logan, the man who killed Poseidon. Unless she saw Logan with her own eyes, she had no intention of striking.