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!"

Abigail's momentary distraction, the elder Bovens brother lunged forward with his spear aimed

effortlessly intercepted the spear midair with

at what had happened. He couldn't believe

that the best you can do?" Abigail's eyes

Bovens brother's grin turned sinister

a Frost Needle shot out

ten hidden weapons. It was crafted to pierce through protection

it spelled doom regardless of how advanced one's

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

the elder Bovens brother decided it was time to

knew it was impossible to

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

possible?" The twins' faces

react, she took a deep breath and forcefully spat

"Ugh..."

place. His entire body was immediately enveloped in ice and transformed into a frozen statue within

toppled backward and broke into countless pieces. There was nothing left

remains strewn across the ground, the younger Bovens brother was filled with shock

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

brother? I'll make

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

raised her hand before swiftly

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

pierced through the younger Bovens

out a mouthful of blood, he collapsed onto