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.

energy exploded like a crashing wave and scattered the incoming abacus beads in all directions. It sounded like hailstones were pelting

"Go to hell!"

brother

she remained unfazed. She effortlessly intercepted the

what had happened. He couldn't believe

do?" Abigail's eyes glinted with deadly

our trap, troublemaker!" The elder Bovens brother's grin turned

Needle shot out from the

the top ten hidden weapons. It was crafted to pierce

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

Bovens brothers' last resort. They kept

death, the elder Bovens brother decided

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

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

The

react, she took a deep breath and forcefully spat out the needle. It pierced straight through the elder Bovens

"Ugh..."

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

into countless pieces. There was nothing left but fragments scattered

the ground, the

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

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

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

stood motionless and raised her

energy exploded. It propelled the abacus

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

he collapsed onto the