Taking Over a gang

"Wh- Who the fuck are you?" The leader cried out in pain, but Leo showed no reaction.

Crack

"Aaaaaaah!"

Everyone watched in horror as Leo broke the hand of their leader almost as if he was snapping a twig.

"I don't remember giving you permission to speak." Leo said in a sadistic tone.

[Berserk mode active]

"Kneel!" Leo said as a dark red aura spread from his body, spreading above the group of thugs, dealers, and bandits.

Bam.

These men felt like a mountain was placed on their heads, threatening to break their backs. They fell to their knees with fearful looks on their faces. Only then did the pressure vanish, but they still remained on their knees in fear.

"I am your God, your Messiah. Your leader, your master... I do not need allies; I want subordinates who will keep shut and do as they are told." Leo's voice boomed with each word driving fear into the hearts of everyone present.

"In return, I will grant you money and protection, physically, legally, and spiritually. I will grow this small gathering of thugs into the biggest crime network in the world." Leo continued with a faint red flash visible in his eyes.

"To enjoy these benefits you must remember one thing. I am your God. I am always right. Do as I say; do not improvise, do not ask questions, do not hesitate. Do you understand me?" Leo said with a frosty gaze.

As if they were bewitched, they all nodded at the same time, only then did the murderous look on Leo's face vanish, and it was replaced with a charming smile. Unfortunately, his facial features were that of an old man with an athletic body. Everything about him looked wrong, making his smile scary despite not Leo putting in any effort to do so.

Leo let go of the leader and walked over to a seat. After getting comfortable, he turned his attention to the terrified men and pulled out his phone. He pulled up a picture of one of the hitmen that attacked him.

He had taken a picture of the Hydra tattoo but when he showed these people, they knew nothing about it which left Leo momentarily stunned.

Leo had the Empathy skill, so he knew that these men weren't lying. He had believed these influence with the hydra tattoo would be another thug group or gang, but it seems they were something even bigger.

"This won't be easy." Leo mumbled as he fell into deep thought.

He considered a lot of things and decided to forgo the matter for now.

Leo ordered these men to gather information on this mystery group but after that, he was left blank. All this time he was focused on getting here, but now he was here, Leo didn't know what to do with these people. He promised them fame and glory, but to gain these things they need money.

Leo pondered deeply for a while before a thought hit him. He quickly remembered the spell he bought from the system shop after he reached the level ten threshold.

Ding!

[Name: Demonic Refinement]

[Type: Active]

[Cost: 15 DC]

[Info: refine an item closely associated with villainy/immorality to a much purer version of its state]

Once again, the system reacted to his thoughts and presented the details of the skill he bought. After going through it in silence, Leo's eyes widened as an idea ran through his mind.

"Bring me what you sell. Gather all of them here." Leo made a strange demand which made these men hesitate, but after seeing the condition of their leader and other members' opportunity to trade blows with Leo, they were more willing to comply.

Leo watched in silence as these men gathered their products, only to find out they simply sold cocaine. He sighed with a hint of disappointment in his eyes but he pushed the feeling aside and rose to his feet.

[Demonic Refinement activated]

Leo stretched his hand forward and a strange energy seeped through his body and pushed forward to his fingertips, before taking the form of a pentagon-shaped dark red magic array.

Wooosh!

A bone-chilling breeze spread across the room as a magic circle similar to the one on Leo's hand appeared beneath the bags of cocaine. At the center of the formation, an eye opened up, and dark red fumes filled the room. Cries and pleas of the dead could be heard in the background as more fumes poured out of the formation.

After a few minutes, everything began dying down and the fumes vanished into thin air. Left behind were the bags of cocaine but instead of white powder, it was pink and gave off an alluring fragrance. Everyone was tongue-tied by the astonishing scene that had just taken place right before their eyes.

While they gazed at Leo as if he was some sort of God, Leo was busy going through the series of notifications blocking his line of sight.

Ding!

[Congratulations on creating your very first hard stimulant drug. You have taken get another step to conquering the world ]

[+500 exp]

[Assign a name to your product...]

Seeing this, Leo was a bit confused and unsure of what to say. He never expected that one of the tasks would require him to name a drug.

"What are the effects?" Leo asked. He was curious to know what kind of effect a drug refined by the system.

"Wow." Leo mumbled with a strange look in his eyes while he jerked back.

This was practically a combination of cocaine, Viagra, and a little bit of steroids for the job, something that would go crazy in the market.

"Lucid Heaven." Leo said with eyes filled with inspiration.

Ding!

[Name: Lucid Heaven]

[Origin: Cocaine]

[Effects: Causes erotic hallucinations while greatly improving a person's sexual capabilities.]

"How much is a gram of cocaine sold?" Leo suddenly asked with a strange look in his eyes. It was the look of a man gazing at a possible, infinite source of money.

"A hundred and twenty dollars." One of the men said in a low tone.

"Sell it at triple the price. Make sure there are no leaks in the process. Spend a night distributing free samples of the product to potential dealers. Profit will be shared fifty-fifty." Leo said before turning his attention to the leader of the group.

"Go ahead. Give it a try and see if it's worth the price."

Ding!

[New achievement]

[Beacon of Darkness]

[Info: For every person pulled into a life of drugs and immorality through your product will grant the host benefits]

Ding!

[+50 Exp]

[+2 DE]

[+1 DC]

[Name: Leo Wright]

[Race: Human]

[Sin: Lust]

[Unassigned point: 0]

[Level: 10]

[Strength: 5]

[Speed: 5]

[Dexterity: 3]

[Charisma: 5]

[Demonic coin: 5]

[Demonic essence: 5]

[Demonic energy: 800]

[Exp:2140/5000]

Just as soon as the gang leader took a sniff, the final notifications rang in, and a villainous smile bloomed on Leo's face.