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.

wave and scattered the incoming abacus beads

"Go to hell!"

of Abigail's momentary distraction, the elder Bovens brother lunged

effortlessly intercepted the spear

widened in disbelief, and he was shocked at what had happened. He couldn't believe their meticulously trained killing technique had been

can do?" Abigail's eyes

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

Needle shot

the top ten hidden weapons. It was

a vital point, it spelled doom regardless of how advanced

resort. They kept it as a last line of

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

he knew it was impossible to evade it. "Hmph! Let's see you

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

possible?" The twins'

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

"Ugh..."

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

into countless pieces. There was nothing left but fragments scattered

the ground, the younger Bovens brother was filled with

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

kill my brother? I'll make you pay!"

fury blazing in his eyes, he swung his iron abacus fiercely. All the beads were unleashed, and a relentless barrage was aimed straight at

her hand

grandmaster's internal energy exploded.

beads, like bullets discharged from a firearm, pierced through the younger Bovens brother's body. His

out a mouthful of blood, he collapsed onto the