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.

crashing wave and scattered the incoming abacus beads in all directions. It sounded like hailstones

"Go to hell!"

distraction, the elder Bovens brother

intercepted

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

do?"

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

Needle shot out from the

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

it spelled doom regardless of how

Frost Needle was the Bovens brothers' last resort. They kept

he sensed the imminent threat of death, the elder Bovens brother

impossible to evade it.

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

this possible?" The twins' faces paled in

breath and forcefully spat out the needle. It pierced

"Ugh..."

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

broke into countless pieces. There was nothing

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

But he never expected their attempt at

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

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

her hand before

energy exploded. It propelled the abacus beads backward

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

blood, he collapsed onto the ground