Fury Unleashed: The Awakening Alpha Nira (by Chloe Ramos) novel Chapter 136

Chapter 136 Turning the tide.

Chapter 136 Turning the Tide

Nira’s POV:

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When Leland broke through my first defensive layer, I instinctively looked up at him, genuinely caught off guard for a brief moment. I hadn’t expected him to improve this much in such a short time, let alone pinpoint a weakness in my system and exploit it so cleanly.

That moment passed quickly.

My fingers moved faster across the keyboard as I restructured my defenses, tightening every vulnerable point while sharpening my focus. I let Lyra’s presence steady my thoughts, pushing distractions aside until there was nothing left but the system in front of me and the rhythm of the match itself.

Leland didn’t slow down.

If anything, his attacks became even more aggressive, pressing forward with precision as he tried to capitalize on that early advantage. His timing was sharp, his angles calculated, and it was clear he had spent a long time studying my patterns, anticipating how I would respond and setting traps accordingly.

For a stretch of time, the pressure stayed high on both sides.

Then I stabilized.

Once my defensive structure settled back into place, the flow of the match shifted, and I began looking for an opening instead of reacting to his attacks. As I tracked his rhythm, something familiar surfaced in my mind, a tactic I had seen before during my match with X9. It had stood out then for how efficiently it disrupted tempo and forced mistakes under pressure.

That was exactly what I needed.

A faint smile crossed my lips as I adjusted my approach, letting my hands move faster, more fluidly, as the code on my screen began to shift in both pace and structure. My attack patterns changed, becoming less predictable and more layered, designed not just to break through his defenses, but to disrupt his control entirely.

The effect was immediate.

Leland’s system started to show strain under the pressure, alerts beginning to stack across his screen as his defense was forced into constant readjustment. He tried to hold it together, patching vulnerabilities as quickly as they appeared, but the balance had already tipped.

He hadn’t expected this kind of counter.

Not this fast, and not this overwhelming.

I didn’t give him time to recover

Each move built on the last, tightening the pressure until his system finally gave way.

The breach completed cleanly.

I leaned back slightly, then stood up, my gaze steady as I looked at him. “Good match.”

Leland let out a quiet breath and shook his head, a wry smile forming. “Yeah… I’ll give you that. I lost.”

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The tension In the room broke instantly, replaced by a wave of cheers that rolled through the audience.

I had taken all four matches.

And just like that, the final spot on Shadowgrid Squad was mine.

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Kade’s POV:

Watching Nira stand there after the match, composed and completely unfazed, I found myself thinking of someone I had never actually met in person.

A student.

One I had picked up on a whim years ago.

Could it really be her?

The techniques she used just now were too familiar to ignore. The structure, the transitions, even the way she layered her attacks, it all echoed methods I had taught before.

Back then, it had been nothing more than a passing moment on a hacker forum. I had given a few pointers to an anonymous user who showed potential and left it at that.

I never followed up.

I never expected it to turn into anything.

And yet here she was.

Nira.

A girl without a wolf spirit, yet somehow excelling in fields that had no business overlapping at this level, medicine, art, and now programming.

It didn’t add up.

Which meant there was more to her than anyone realized.

Nira’s POV:

“Kade?”

I spotted him the moment I stepped off the stage.

Lyra had caught his scent earlier, but I had been too focused on the match to think about it. Seeing him now confirmed it.

to my surprise. “What are you doing here?”

ent, something about his expression felt different. The faint smile on his lips carried a warmth

the way his gaze settled on me felt deeper, softer, like there was something behind it he wasn

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saying.

It caught me off guard.

For a split second, I just stood there, my thoughts stalling in a way that didn’t happen often.

Something about him today felt… different.

Not distant like before.

Not untouchable but closer.

He let out a low chuckle, his voice steady and calm. “I heard you were trying out for Shadowgrid Squad, so I came to take a look. Didn’t expect you to make it that interesting.”

I blinked, forcing myself back to normal, brushing off that strange feeling before it could settle into something! couldn’t explain. I was just about to respond when Alden’s voice called out from across the room.

“Nira, come here.”

I glanced back at Kade. “Give me a second.”

Then I turned and jogged over.

Alden was taking me to meet the coach, and by the time we reached the training area, I couldn’t help but glance back toward the audience out of habit.

Kade was already gone.

Even his scent had faded.

I pulled my attention back and followed Alden inside.

As the newest and youngest member of Shadowgrid Squad, I was met with far more enthusiasm than I expected. The senior members didn’t hold back their praise, and the coach seemed especially satisfied, clapping me on the shoulder with a broad-smile.

“Nira, you’ve got real potential. Keep pushing like this, and you’re going to go far.”

After a short introduction, the team quickly returned to training.

Alden stayed behind to talk with the coach, so I waited outside the room, leaning against the wall as the earlier moment replayed in my head.

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