An Understated Dominance Chapter 2642

Chapter 2642

The lake erupted with a thunderous crack as the massive ice turtle broke through the frozen surface. Shards of ice shot into the air, and muddy water surged forward, instantly hardening into jagged slopes along the shore.

Its carapace gleamed with a bluish-gray frost, every scale shaped like chiseled ice—razor-edged and deadly. Two crimson eyes swiveled, locking on the panicked soldiers. When its gaze settled on Matthias, there was something almost… human in that scrutiny.

“Fall back!” Kyle roared, yanking Matthias by the arm.

He’d already tasted the terror of the giant crab; this thing was far worse. The creature loomed larger than the Jingtao’s deck, and the icicles hanging from its shell were each the length of a spear. No ordinary beast—this was death crawling from the depths.

Chaos erupted. Soldiers scrambled toward the camp, boots slipping on the frozen ground. Two fell hard, breathless and wide-eyed.

The monster lifted its head. Its neck was a fortress of layered scales, bristling with needle-like frost. Then it opened its maw—and the world turned white.