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.

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

"Go to hell!"

advantage of Abigail's momentary distraction, the elder Bovens brother lunged forward with his

intercepted

happened. He couldn't believe their meticulously trained killing

the best you can do?" Abigail's eyes glinted with

our trap, troublemaker!" The elder Bovens brother's grin turned sinister as he swiftly triggered

Frost Needle shot out

It was crafted

spelled doom regardless of

Frost Needle was the Bovens brothers' last resort. They kept it as a last line of

he sensed the imminent threat of death, the elder Bovens

was impossible to evade it. "Hmph! Let's

was assured, Abigail surprised them by clamping down on the Frost

The twins' faces paled in

took a deep breath and forcefully spat out the needle. It pierced straight through the elder

"Ugh..."

in disbelief as he stood frozen in place. His entire body was immediately enveloped in ice

backward and broke into countless pieces. There was nothing left but fragments scattered

across the ground, the

had everything under control. But he never expected their attempt at a sneak attack would claim one

brother? I'll make you pay!" the younger Bovens brother

eyes, he swung his iron abacus fiercely. All the beads were unleashed,

stood motionless and raised her hand

surge of her grandmaster's internal energy exploded. It propelled the abacus

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

collapsed onto the ground