The Underestimated Genius

Chapter 150

The smoke moved, Viper's steely gaze fixed on Arjun's. Tension permeated the air as the two combatants squared off among City Hall's wreckage. Though Arjun's heart was racing in his chest, he remained still, resolved to protect Castle City at all costs.

"You have been a thorn in my side for too long, Arjun," Viper said, his voice tinted with poison. "But this ends now."

Arjun's students' constriction "We will see about it."

Arjun's senses sharpened as Viper shot forward, his sinewy muscles rippling under his dark, scaly skin. Time seemed to slow down as he watched Viper's lethal teeth sparkle in the dim subterranean illumination. Arjun instinctively intercepting the first strike, lifted his forearm with astonishing speed. His body echoed with the collision, pumping anguish into his veins. Arjun, though, refused to give up; his eyes tightened with will.

Arjun gritted his teeth and resisted letting his body hurt ruin him. Years of intensive training had refined his instincts, and he und