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!"

brother lunged forward with his spear aimed at

effortlessly intercepted

happened.

the best you can do?" Abigail's

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

shot out

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

point, it spelled doom regardless of how

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

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

range, he knew it was impossible to evade it. "Hmph!

Bovens brothers believed victory was assured, Abigail surprised

this possible?" The twins' faces paled in

breath and forcefully spat out the needle. It pierced

"Ugh..."

Bovens brother's eyes widened in disbelief as he stood frozen in place. His entire body was immediately

pieces. There was nothing left but fragments scattered across the

strewn across the ground, the

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

my brother? I'll make

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

and raised her hand before

exploded. It propelled

like bullets discharged from a firearm, pierced through the younger Bovens brother's

blood, he collapsed