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.

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

"Go to hell!"

momentary distraction, the elder Bovens brother lunged

remained unfazed. She effortlessly intercepted the

he was shocked at what had happened. He couldn't believe their meticulously trained killing technique had

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

The elder Bovens brother's grin turned sinister as he swiftly

Needle shot out from

ten hidden weapons. It was crafted to pierce through protection armor energy

it spelled doom

last resort. They kept it as a last

sensed the imminent threat of death, the elder Bovens

such close range, he knew it was impossible to evade

the Bovens brothers believed victory was assured, Abigail surprised them by clamping down on the Frost Needle with her

The twins' faces paled

spat out the needle. It pierced straight through the elder

"Ugh..."

in place. His entire body was immediately enveloped in ice and transformed

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

remains strewn across the ground, the younger Bovens brother

control. But he never expected their attempt at a sneak attack would claim one of their

I'll make

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

stood motionless and raised her hand before swiftly sweeping

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

a firearm, pierced through the younger Bovens brother's body. His body was riddled

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