Jerry looked shocked as he saw a figure emerging from a car. "How?"
Kazuma slammed his palm against Jerry's face. "Where are you looking?" But it didn't even budge Jerry. "Why?"
Kazuma murmured in anger. "How dare you get distracted..." But Jerry still didn't look away. Kazuma was shocked. "How dare you... You?"
Jerry shouted in shock. "WHY IS EUGENE HERE?!"
Eugene sighed. "Gosh. I was just having a great time on the phone." Then he smiled. "Capture the leader, huh? That was a good strategy. However, the problem is that I already knew about it."
Eugene smiled as he approached Jerry. "How could you send your leader to capture another leader? I was thinking of trying the 'Capture The Leader Plan' that Big Deal loves so much."
Eugene stopped in front of Jerry. "Abandon all hope. It's been a while since Jake Kim walked into my trap."
Yes. Eugene had already discovered Big Deal's plan. How did he know? Samuel Seo—a wild card that Big Deal coveted. But they had failed to get him on their side. Samuel had revealed Big Deal's plan to Eugene, and Eugene had already prepared to deal with Jake Kim. After all, he had deployed two of his most powerful cards. The chance of Jake leaving that place intact was... zero.
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Jake looked shocked. Eugene's voice came through a mobile phone. "Were you surprised, Jake Kim?"
Taking advantage of Jake's shock, Yuseong threw a kick at his jaw, sending him flying sideways with blood splattering everywhere.
Jake got to his knees, still in shock. Just then he saw a silhouette approaching through the corridor. It was none other than Xiaolong. He had failed before, but this time he had returned with nothing but victory on his mind.
Jake's jaw was badly bruised. He said with a pained expression, "... Xiaolong. I'm glad to meet you, but can you wait a minute? I'm still pretty shocked." He sighed. "It's surprising that Xiaolong's back and walking normally."
Then he turned to Yuseong. "To think the VVIP is Eugene's twin brother."
Jake took out his phone and turned around. "Yeah. It's me. I need you to get prepared. I'm not worried about the street. I believe in them... Yes, it's pretty much fucked over here."
With that, Jake ended the call and turned back to Xiaolong and Yuseong. "Sorry, I've got a lot to prepare on my side too. You're not going to come at me at once, right?"
Jake started to take off his jacket. "If you're a man, come one at a time. Let's not play dirty among us."
Just then Xiaolong and Yuseong lunged at him. Xiaolong threw an overhead punch and Yuseong threw a roundhouse kick. Jake barely blocked them, but the sheer impact left him pained and sweating. "I wasn't expecting anything, but are you guys really okay with this?"
Jake asked Xiaolong, "Isn't the reason you're back to fight me again?"
Hearing him, Xiaolong's expression didn't change. He had indeed returned with the intention to defeat Jake Kim. But... he was just an item... an item meant to protect its master. And currently Eugene was his master. If he wished to cleanse himself of his sins, he would have to follow Eugene's orders.
Xiaolong threw a straight punch at Jake. Jake managed to block it with his forearm and countered by grabbing Xiaolong's arm. He started to twist it. "Are you having some trouble? I'm sorry, but I can't afford to lose either."
Just then, Yuseong's kick landed on Jake's stomach. "This guy's a problem. It feels like he's destroying my insides. This isn't the type of strength and power that'd come from a small build like his."
Both Xiaolong and Yuseong attacked simultaneously. Yuseong jumped and threw a downward kick, while Xiaolong threw another straight punch. Jake managed to block them, but Yuseong twisted his body and snapped back at Jake with his other leg.
As soon as the kick landed, Jake's body crashed into the ground, creating a crater. "I can't even block their attacks, let alone counter! They're making me look so pathetic!"
Fortunately, Jake had raised his arms in guard at the last moment, so the damage wasn't as severe. But his arms felt numb. "I won't last long fighting both of them together! When's he coming?!"
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Back on Big Deal street, Eugene continued his speech. "Don't worry. Jake Kim is just the start, after all. Big Deal will fall together with Jake Kim. We're on good terms with Big Deal, after all. We'll get rid of you both at once. I hope you've said your farewell to him."
With that, Eugene turned to the Workers member beside him. "Now that I've seen Big Deal street, let's move locations."
"Understood, Chairman."
Eugene turned back and got into his car. "Sato Kazuma, you can end it now."
As soon as Eugene's words came out, Kazuma threw a palm strike at Jerry's stomach. Jerry doubled over. Kazuma followed with another palm strike to Jerry's face, but before his attack could land, Jerry grabbed his entire head with his large hands. Kazuma was shocked, but before he could do anything, Jerry squeezed his head with crushing force.
Kazuma's face twisted like crumbled paper. His body went limp. Jerry's face was dark with anger. Two Workers members jumped at Jerry from behind.
"Sato Kazuma!"
"You fucking bastard!!"
Jerry smashed their faces with the back of his palm, sending them flying. His face turned red and twisted in pure, raw anger with veins popping out. Several Workers members surrounded him, but he dashed through them, sending several bodies flying. He ran after Eugene's car.
Eugene looked back from the car. "What kind of strength is that? He's like a monster." Then he turned to the driver. "Please contact that person."
The driver looked a bit nervous. "That means..."
Eugene cut him off. "Yes. We need a hunter to take care of a monster."
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Elsewhere, Jason and Kenta exchanged blows, blood splattering from their faces. "You're unexpectedly smart." Jason threw a straight kick at Kenta's stomach, sending him flying back. "Are you fighting at close range because you know I use Taekwondo?"
Kenta dashed back and threw a punch at Jason's stomach. "I'm short. My arms and legs are short. There's a stark difference between our reach."
Kenta threw several lunging punches. "So that I can land at least one hit, I've got no choice but to get into close range with my opponent." The speed of the punches kept increasing, making them appear blurry. "No matter what weight class my opponent is, this is how I've always fought. I'm simply compensating for my small build."
Jason doubled over from the punches, coughing out blood. Kenta stepped back for more momentum and twisted his hips and shoulders to throw a punch. "But your Taekwondo can't even compensate for your weakness?"
Jason leaned back at the last moment, and the punch flew over his face. At that exact moment, Jason countered with a high kick to Kenta's jaw, lifting him off the ground and drawing blood. "I'm sorry. But I don't take a lot of pride in Taekwondo. I simply like kicks. I'm not like some other guy who'd give up his life for it." Then Jason smiled. "Karate guy, what's your dream?...I– Every man has dreamed at least once of being the strongest."
Saying this, Jason threw several kicks at Kenta's jaw, splattering blood all around. Then he threw a roundhouse kick at Kenta's ribs. Then another. Then he jumped up and rotated his body before slamming down with a downward kick. "I didn't think I'd tell what I truly feel to a mere executive."
But Kenta absorbed the hit and grabbed Jason's leg. "He endured my kicks?!"
Kenta bit his lip to not groan in pain. "A yakuza allowing someone strong to kick him this much isn't a bad deal. Your goal is to become the strongest man?"
Kenta clenched his fist. "I'm sorry, but my goal is to kill the strongest man." Kenta slammed his fist against Jason's face, smashing him into the ground and creating a crater under Jason's head. "Looks like you won't be able to become the strongest man."
With that, Kenta turned his back to Jason. "Don't worry. My dream will come true." Just then, Jason's voice came from behind.
"Not yet... Even if Jason Yoon has lost... Big Deal's Jason Yoon still remains."
Jason struggled to get up, blood pooling beneath him. "I hope you understand—even though I look pathetic, because today's a special day, it's okay to look a little pathetic to protect what belongs to us...!"
Just then, a massive leg kicked down on Jason's head, smashing it into the ground. Mandeok said to Kenta, "Magami Kenta. We're here to defeat Big Deal. Throw away your useless fantasies."
Suddenly, Mandeok's phone rang. A message had arrived.
"A monster incoming."
Just as Mandeok finished reading the message, a punch landed on his back. But it didn't even budge him. Mandeok looked back. "You can't win. Just give up. Big Deal No. 4, Brad Lee."
But Brad already knew that Mandeok wasn't an opponent he could win against. Yet... he couldn't back down now.
"The reason I'm in Big Deal... It's not because of Jake Hyung-nim. It's not because of Jerry Hyung-nim. And it's not because of Jason and Lineman. The reason I'm in Big Deal is because I love this street itself."
It didn't even take a minute before Mandeok badly beat Brad. But Brad still didn't give up, even though his body was broken, blood smeared across him, and he couldn't even gather the strength to keep standing.
Mandeok said, "No one will remember you. Even if you fight like this."
Brad barely said, "I don't need that bullshit. The reason I'm fighting you is because I can't release a monster like you onto this street I love."
Mandeok slammed his fist onto Brad, smashing him into the ground. "Is that so?"
But Brad didn't give up. He pushed himself up. Mandeok said, "Honestly, I wasn't expecting much from you. But you take punches well."
But at that moment, only one thing echoed in Brad's mind. "Just 10 seconds. Just 3 seconds. Even just a second." Mandeok smashed him into the ground again. "But please understand." Mandeok started to leave for his next target. "This is a mission to catch Big Deal, not a test."
But Brad grabbed onto his leg. Only one thought ringing in his mind. "For just a blink of time, I will hang on to you. If my unremarkable time could save at least one person."
Mandeok looked down at the pathetic-looking Brad. Brad said, "Today... is the day I can be pathetic." Saying this, he bit down on Mandeok's leg.
Mandeok raised his fist and clenched it, before slamming it down onto the fallen Brad, creating a crater. "You are the first victim of Big Deal. Today, Big Deal will..."
Mandeok stopped his speech as he felt a powerful presence behind him. Behind him stood a large figure comparable to his own. The figure was trembling—trembling from pure, raw anger. It was none other than Jake's sword, Jerry Kwon.
For a moment, Mandeok couldn't even recognize him. "Who are... you?!" Mandeok was surprised as Jerry slammed his fist into Mandeok's face. Mandeok's large body went flying and crashed onto the road.