An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

"Don't worry, Luke. Since you hired us, consider your troubles taken care of. We're here to help," one of the Bovens twins reassured him.

"That's right. You just sit back and watch how we deal with this troublemaker," the other chimed in.

The twins bantered back and forth confidently as if victory was already in their bag.

Luke glared at Abigail and shouted, "Hey, troublemaker! Did you hear that? If you're wise, surrender now. Otherwise, today will be your last."

"Enough with the chatter. Let's get this over with. I've got dinner waiting upstairs," she retorted impatiently.

"Arrogant fool!"

"Get ready to face our wrath!"

Enraged by her words, the twins quickly grabbed their weapons and charged forward.

Their choice of weapons was rather peculiar. One brandished a spear, while the other wielded an iron abacus.

The iron abacus beads were released with a flick of the wrist. They shot out like hidden weapons as it rained down on Abigail.

Simultaneously, the spear lunged forward like a charging lance aimed directly at her.

Their coordination was flawless as they hid their deadly intent.

First, they used the barrage of abacus beads for distraction. Then, it was swiftly followed up with the spear for the finishing blow.

For an ordinary martial artist, countering such a tactic would be next to impossible.

But Abigail was far from ordinary. As the Grand Sorceress of the Mystic Arts Order, ranked second on the Legendary List, she didn't even bat an eye at the Bovens brothers' attack.

"Is this the best you can do?" She snorted contemptuously and raised her hand.

a crashing wave and scattered the incoming abacus beads in all directions. It sounded like hailstones

"Go to hell!"

the elder Bovens brother lunged forward with his

She effortlessly intercepted the

was shocked at what had happened. He couldn't believe their meticulously

best you can do?" Abigail's eyes glinted

grin turned sinister as he swiftly triggered a hidden

Needle shot out

Frost Needle was among the top ten hidden weapons. It was

it spelled doom regardless of how

Bovens brothers' last resort. They kept it as a last

of death, the elder Bovens brother decided it was time

close range, he knew it was impossible to evade it. "Hmph!

the Bovens brothers believed victory was assured, Abigail surprised them by

possible?" The twins'

and forcefully spat

"Ugh..."

widened in disbelief as he stood frozen in place. His entire body was immediately enveloped in ice and transformed into a

and broke into countless pieces. There was nothing

Watching his brother's shattered remains strewn across the ground, the

he never expected their attempt at a sneak attack would claim

I'll make you pay!" the younger Bovens

he swung his iron abacus fiercely. All the beads were unleashed, and a relentless barrage was

raised her

exploded. It propelled the

pierced through the younger Bovens brother's body. His body was riddled with gaping

a mouthful of blood, he collapsed onto the ground and drew his last