Chapter 539: And That... Is Why I Love That Dude
Beside him, Somto’s eyes glinted, arms crossed calmly. But his fingers tapped an irregular rhythm against his bicep.
This fight was turning into something else.
—
Twenty five minutes in.
Nnenna hadn’t landed a single hit.
But Nicholas?
He was beginning to slow down.
A fraction. But noticeable.
His punches weren’t as tight. His breathing? Louder. Harsher.
He threw another spinning kick
Nnenna ducked under it, barely.
But this time, when she came back up, her eyes were steady.
Focused. Calculating.
She had noticed it.
His fatal flaw.
Nicholas was powerful, yes.
But he relied on brute strength too much. There was no conservation. No control.
And for the last twenty five minutes, Nnenna had done one thing...
Let him wear himself out.
But it came at a price.
Her sleeve was soaked in blood from a torn forearm.
Her ribs throbbed. One ankle was starting to swell. Her uniform clung to her with sweat, her breath came hard and fast, and yet...
She smiled.
Stephanie blinked.
Why is she smiling?
—
Thirty minutes.
The crowd had gone quiet.
Nnenna started dodging faster now.
Cleaner. Tighter.
She wasn’t just surviving anymore.
She was reading him.
Nicholas threw a punch
it with a
she side stepped
slammed into his
The crowd exploded.
"Did she just—?"
"She hit him!"
"She actually hit him!!"
straightened from where he sat, gaze warm
didn’t smile this time, but he inhaled slowly, like someone watching the slow fall of a
Arthur?
Didn’t blink.
Didn’t breathe.
Didn’t look away.
He couldn’t look away.
table, Elder Onyedika leaned forward. "She’s turning it
start," Olivia
smile
—
Thirty eight minutes.
Nicholas was furious now.
grew
a punch to
Nnenna staggered, coughed, blood.
The crowd gasped.
fingers curled into fists
Stephanie’s smile returned.
That’s it. Just fall
the blood from her
And charged.
Fast.
weight against him, landed blow
He couldn’t keep up.
he turned, she was already
palm hit
fist caught
knee slammed into
to one knee,
stood over him, chest heaving, bruised, bloodied, but burning with
And then...
The buzzer.
"Winner, Student Nnenna!"
arena exploded
livestream chat went
@bloodyknuckles: SHE DID THAT????
WAY
AN
SHE IS HER.
Stephanie stared in disbelief.
Impossible!
Her mouth opened. Closed.
No. No no no.
This wasn’t the script.
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