Part-170

  Just as Alex began to lift his hand, preparing to unch a surprise krike to James’s face, James was already moving. He anticipated the attack with perfect timing, his body coiled like a spring, ready to unleash a terstrike of his own.

  The instant Alex’s knee shot forward, James repared, his reflexes sharp and his focus unbreakable. With a swift, calcuted motioercepted the krike before it could nd, using his own momentum to push Alex off bance.

  A smirk pying on his lips as he braced himself to deliver the finishing blow. He wasn’t just reag; he was trolling the flow of the fight, ensuring that Alex’s tricks would lead only to his own downfall.

  Before Alex could recover, James unched atack. He grabbed Alex's arm and twisted it, f him to his knees. With a final blow to Alex's stomach, James sent him crashing to the ground.

  Alex y on the ground, gasping for breath. He looked up at James, his eyes filled with fear and disbelief. He had been so fident in his victory, but now he was the one who had beeed.

  James stood over Alex, his expression cold and unyielding. "That's what happens when you uimate your oppo," he said.

  Alex tried to rise to his feet, but his body was too weak. He looked up at James with a mixture of shame and anger. "You're lucky," he muttered. "I wasn't trying to kill you."

  James scoffed. "Oh, really?" he replied. "I think you were trying to seriously injure me."

  As Alex y on the ground, his pride bruised and his spirit broken, James stood over him, his gaze cold and unwavering. "Are you ready to tell the truth?" he asked, his voice filled with a quiet menace.

  Alex spat on the floor, his anger momentarily clouding his judgment. "I was never directly involved with them," he said, his voice thick with defiahey just wao gather information about our students' behavior. Iurn, they promised me a det sum."

  James uzzled. "What do you mean?" he asked, his voice filled with fusion.

  Alex shrugged his expression a mix nation and defiance. "Look, they 't fool everyone on a rge scale," he expined. "They only target those they believe they trick. But it doesn't matter if you 't catch them. They're far bigger than you think."

  James frowned, his mind rag with questions. "Who are 'they'? You mean Spider Eyes?" he asked, his voice filled with urgency.

  Alex ughed, his pt for James evident. "Spider Eyes is just a group, nothing more, nothing less," he replied. "The real head of the anization is Fire Fly."

  James was stunned. He felt like he heard of Fire Fly before. However wheried to recall any information he had gathered about the scammers, but nothing matched the name. Where did he heard that? Well, for now he wasn't that about this.

  "Tell me more about them," he demanded, his voice filled with a newfouermination.