They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 536

Chapter 536: He Had Never Looked at Her Like That

Stephanie’s eyes did not leave it.

"You better hope we don’t cross paths."

Beside her, Nicholas sat quietly, rehydrating. She leaned in and whispered without looking at him.

"If you draw Nnenna next, don’t hold back," she said.

Nicholas gave a subtle nod.

"No mercy," she added flatly.

And he understood.

The six finalists stood tall on the arena floor, their names glowing across the giant scoreboard above.

They had all secured solid A’s.

Now, the only task left... was to keep it.

They didn’t need to win these final rounds, only to hold their ground and avoid slipping up. But pressure hung thick in the air, because holding ground against people this skilled wasn’t easy.

Stephanie and Nicholas weren’t the only ones rattled by Nnenna’s surprising climb.

Adam, Chang, and Keanu had all quietly adjusted their stance on her. The tiny girl they had barely noticed at the start of the day had become a threat they could no longer ignore.

She had earned her place here.

Now they had to take her seriously... or lose to her.

The referee raised a box.

"Draw lots for your next match," he announced.

One by one, they stepped forward and picked their folded slips.

Nnenna unfolded hers.

Adam.

She blinked once, then lowered the paper, already flipping through her mental archive. His footwork, stance, the speed of his first two takedowns... she had watched everything carefully. She had already made notes. Already adjusted.

A calm breath left her lips.

Alright. Let’s go.

were announced, she stepped forward

table, Arthur narrowed his

would not be

quickly. But Arthur had watched her the entire day. He knew how she read people, adjusted mid fight,

She will win.

He believed she would.

eyes were either on Nnenna or Arthur, noticed

he was

lean forward. The shift of his

the inside of her cheek, heart

That expression.

That attention.

once looked at her like

each other, the tension shifted. The crowd, once chatty and buzzing, fell quiet again, something about the air said this

lights above intensified. Every movement would be seen. Every

Adam struck first.

meant to break Nnenna’s balance, but she was already gone, pivoting just in

but

the crowd,

wasted motion at

sure she hasn’t been practicing martial art for her entire

this is wild. She’s

his eyes, adjusting his stance. He

expected this to

his shifting posture. She didn’t rush, she waited for him

He did. And again.

spinning kick that

time, she blocked. But the impact shook her

slid back two

watching with folded arms. "Not

him, Commander Olivia tilted her head. "She’s not fighting

a book," said Madam

something

into ten minutes... then twelve... fifteen. Neither

she would escape. He would counter, she would re counter. It wasn’t brute force,

And then

She saw it.

left leg. His weight slightly off. The same mistake he made in his earlier

Now.

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