140 CH 135: LIGHTNING VS LIGHTNING (1)

Adam quietly felt his heartbeat accelerate against his chest.

Even though Makoto had a higher grade than him overall, in terms of stats, he was superior or nearly equal to her.

This meant that her skills and her ability to bring out the true power of her stats were higher than his by a large margin.

It wouldn't be easy for him to win. No, it would be better to say that his chances of winning were downright impossible. But he wanted to know where he stood right now on the hierarchy of things.

Mark watched the two with a stiff expression on his usually rigid face.

He didn't know whether he should feel excited about this situation or be concerned about Adam's well-being and state of mind.

Still, he wisely began to distance himself from them. This fight would either end in a flash or bring huge damage to the surroundings and he didn't want to be in the middle for either result.

"Very well, since the two parties have accepted the duel, I will serve as a referee."