Chapter 10: Choyun (and his executives) vs Johan

Johan's POV

"Hurry up and throw all this in the trash," I said to Lee before looking at the people on the ground around me.

I couldn't help but sigh at the quality of the North Gangbuk men, they were clearly stronger than those from the south before I took control.

I think I'll have to do most of the work if I want to end this little Gangbuk civil war in an hour or two.

"You demolished my men."

I turned my attention to a man with long black hair, he emanated an aura comparable or superior to the current Hanju under my orders.

"Your men?"

I wasn't surprised that a northern executive could come to me so soon, I think I can reduce their numbers before the guys from the south reach this level.

"Yes, you see, you're on my territory."

He slowly approached me, he had styled his long hair into a ponytail.

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Of course, I let him do it. He wasn't a threat to me and I wanted him to understand the difference in strength between us to facilitate future recruitment.

*Bam* Sound of a kick to the face.

He attacked me suddenly, trying to grab me, he must be a grappler or an MMA practitioner, or both.

Unfortunately for him, he was much slower than Jack Kim in his execution. I was able to slightly back away and give him a violent kick to the face.

He was now embedded in the wall.

"Get up, a guy like you won't be knocked out with just that, right?" I turned to him.

Indeed, he was slowly getting up. His hair was messy again and I could see in his eyes no hatred but strong determination.

"Are you... really God Dog?" I can see he has the answer, he just wants confirmation.

"Why are you asking a question you already know the answer to?" After saying these words, I slowly approached him.

He tried to throw a few punches but he was just too slow.

*Bam* Sound of a body thrown to the ground.

After using his fist to throw him with a judo technique, I approached to grab him by the throat and lift him to eye level.

"Tell me, you're not with Choyun?"

It was easy to guess, he had referred to this place as "his" territory and despite the difference in strength between us, I could see that it didn't make him desperate, on the contrary.

He seemed to be more motivated for something.

"Yes... I'm not with that scum."

I let him go so he could speak properly. He explained to me that his name was "Uijin Gyeong". He was an executive of North Gangbuk but he wasn't on Choyun's side since he was on the side of the former chief who is currently ill.

"I see, but I don't understand why you didn't seem really motivated to stop me."

I already had an idea, I just wanted confirmation from him.

"I think that you can beat Choyun and make North Gangbuk like it was before he arrived."

"I see." I can tell he's sincere and not lying.

"I'm going to take control of Gangbuk anyway, who will lead the sectors that make it up isn't really my priority right now," I said honestly while looking him in the eyes.

My message is simple, show me your sincerity now and you might be able to control the North.

"I'll guide you to that scum Choyun." He got up staggering and took the lead.

"Lee, stay here and take care of these men."

"Understood, boss." He immediately took a military stance before executing.

This guy is weak but he has great loyalty. It's really a shame he doesn't have good fighting talent.

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"I knew that no one could stop you ."

The one speaking to me now is the man I've been looking for for a while, he's also a system user alias Choyun or Yun Cho.

An extremely dangerous person because of a power he possesses called "mana drain".

This allows him to literally steal the physical abilities of an individual and appropriate them for himself, which is also why I need to put him out of action.

There's also his brainwashing which could be problematic, but I have confidence in my blessing and I decided to face him alone because of this.

"It was obvious, no one in Gangbuk is my opponent," I couldn't help but respond honestly.

I remember that in Lookism, Johan Seong only tasted defeat against monsters that the word "genius" cannot properly define or unstable anomalies like Samuel Seo.

In generation 2, there's no one besides Daniel Park who surpasses Johan in pure talent.

I personally estimate that I'm stronger than the former Johan at this stage of the story.

I also estimate that within a month, I'll be able to handle Hostel without any problem by myself and it's the same for Big Deal unless Sinu Han is with them.

I'm not confident I can beat him in a month but I think I'll be his equal and surpass him shortly after.

Of course, this is a hypothetical scenario since it's impossible for Sinu Han to be with them because of "workers".

My current confidence comes from my passive regeneration given by Apollo's blessing but also from my frightening talent that even Hansu Seong emphasized.

"You're really arrogant, let me take care of him." The one speaking now looks like a criminal from A to Z.

I even wonder if he's really a high school student.

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"I've dealt with a lot of small fry on the way, I'd like to finish quickly." As I was saying this, I was dodging the blows of the man in front of me.

"You're arrogant!" After these words, his speed suddenly increased. I had to stop his blow with the palm of my hand, it was a situation I had never seen before.

This can't be explained by a simple temporary rage that provides him with a gain in strength, I can also see that his physical attributes fluctuate strangely during our exchange of blows.

Sometimes his physical strength decreases and his robustness increases and sometimes his speed decreases but his strength increases.

"You're good at Krav Maga, mind if I use it too?" I started beating him using the same techniques he used on me.

The difference is that my strength is just higher than his and I can hit without worrying about receiving damage because of my regeneration.

"I asked you to come at the same time, didn't I?" I could see that Choyun was a bit surprised but the people present like Uijin Gyeong in the background all had stunned facial expressions.

It was predictable, throughout my fight I didn't suffer a single decisive blow and those suffered are due to my desire to finish quickly.

I had confidence in my blessing to heal from all the blows I would suffer.

"I understand now why and how Gangbuk ended up under your control before." Choyun gets up to slowly approach me.

Behind him, there was an attractive woman and 4 men emanating a threatening aura.

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I estimate they are clearly close to the crew chief level like Daniel at the beginning of the Hostel arc but they haven't reached it and Choyun who is currently in front of me emanates an aura that has nothing to envy someone like Jerry.

I understand now how he was able to reach a level of strength that gave him the confidence to be able to deal with Johan in the future, this man is just too dangerous with the system.

I can't leave him free without surveillance.

"Why are you standing there?" I immediately made my move after saying these words.

I grabbed Choyun by the collar of his top and immediately threw him towards the girl behind him. He had tried to struggle during my action but the gap between us is just too big.

The 4 people at his side immediately reacted, one that I recognized as "Daniel" grabbed me by my sleeve and unbalanced me to knock me down.

"Aikido!" I smiled savagely before planting my feet on the ground before my back touched it too.

I grabbed Daniel who seems surprised and executed a similar technique but it's the Gun Park version.

*Bam* Sounds of a kick and fist collision.

"I see you're not a spectator, I feel we're going to dance with joy here." I smile towards Uijin Gyeong who blocked the blow of the giant who was attacking me from behind but he was thrown against a wall.