Part-168

  Alex's eyes widened in surprise. He hadn't expected such a swift respohe sight of so many students, all armed with belts and ready to fight, filled him with a sense of dread.

  James and his friends exged relieved gheir pn had worked. They had successfully summoheir backup.

  The Judo Club members rushed forward, their faces filled with determination. They formed a protective circle around James, Ryan, and Sourov, their stances ready for bat.

  Alex smirked at the sight of so many people. "Ah, how shameless," he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "You've gathered all your heavy hitters to take us on."

  He then ughed and added, "Do you really think they take dowough guys I've assembled?"

  Hearing this, James stepped forward, his face filled with determination. "Let's settle this one-on-one," he challenged. "Show me what Taekwondo is all about."

  Alex's smile widened. "Gdly," he replied, his voice filled with fidence.

  The two of them stepped forward, their eyes locked in a silent battle of wills. The crowd watched with bated breath, their excitement building.

  James took a deep breath, his body tensing. He was fag a formidable oppo, but he was determio win. With a swift movement, he unched a powerful punch at Alex's face.

  Alex easily dodged the attack, his movements fluid and graceful. He tered with a kies's leg, but James mao block it.

  As the crowd's anticipation grew, James decided to up the iy. He feinted with a quick jab, then followed up with a powerful uppercut aimed directly at Alex’s . The force behind the punch made Alex stagger slightly, but he quickly recovered, his eyes narrowing in focus.

  Alex responded with a rapid series of kicks, showg his mastery of kickboxing. A roundhouse kick whizzed past James’s head, followed by a low sweeping kick aimed at his legs. James barely mao leap over the sweep, his heart pounding as he realized just how skilled Alex was.

  Determined not to back down, James stepped in closer, delivering a sharp sp across Alex’s face. The ued move caught Alex off guard, momentarily disrupting his rhythm. Seizing the moment, James executed a quick finger jab aimed at Alex’s throat, but Alex mao twist away just in time, the attaarrowly missing its mark.

  Alex’s expression darkened as he unched into a terattack, unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks that forced James onto the defensive. A well-pced krike to James’s side made him win pain, but he quickly retaliated with a solid right hook, eg with Alex’s ribs.

  The two fighters were locked in a fierce exge, each trying to outmahe other. Alex attempted a spinning back kick, but James sidestepped it and delivered another uppercut, this time eg squarely with Alex’s jaw.

  Uerred, Alex spun around and delivered a powerful sidekies’s midse, sending him stumbling back a few steps. James gritted his teeth, refusing to give in, and lunged forward with a bination of quick jabs and another sp that nded with a resounding smack.