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 in all directions. It sounded

"Go to hell!"

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

intercepted the spear midair with two

had happened. He couldn't believe their

do?" Abigail's eyes glinted

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

Frost Needle shot out from the

It was crafted to pierce through protection armor energy and had a freezing

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

resort.

elder Bovens brother decided it was time to unleash

it was impossible to evade it. "Hmph! Let's

assured, Abigail surprised them by clamping down on the Frost Needle with her

possible?" The twins' faces paled

and forcefully spat out the needle. It pierced straight

"Ugh..."

elder Bovens brother's eyes widened in disbelief as he stood frozen in place. His entire body was immediately enveloped in ice and transformed into a frozen

into countless pieces. There was nothing left

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

But he never expected their

kill my brother? I'll make you

his iron abacus fiercely. All

raised her

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

the younger Bovens brother's body. His body was

he collapsed onto the