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.

of internal energy exploded like a crashing wave and scattered the incoming abacus beads

"Go to hell!"

momentary distraction, the elder Bovens brother lunged forward with

remained unfazed. She effortlessly intercepted the spear midair with

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

do?"

walked right into our trap, troublemaker!" The elder Bovens brother's grin turned sinister as he swiftly triggered a hidden mechanism on

shot out from the spear's

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

a vital point, it spelled doom regardless of how advanced one's cultivation

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

threat of death, the elder Bovens brother decided it was time to unleash

such close range, he knew it was impossible to evade it. "Hmph! Let's see

believed victory was assured, Abigail surprised

is this possible?" The twins' faces

she took a deep breath and forcefully spat out the needle. It pierced

"Ugh..."

as he stood frozen in place. His entire body was

broke into countless pieces. There was nothing left

across the ground, the

But he never expected their attempt at

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

abacus fiercely. All the beads were unleashed, and a relentless barrage was aimed

raised her hand before swiftly

grandmaster's internal energy exploded. It propelled the abacus beads backward with tremendous

discharged from a firearm, pierced through the younger

blood, he collapsed onto the