Just as Jin Jiang was about to tell Dominic Min to tie up this kid, a commotion erupted behind him.
"Kuuugh!..."
"S-sto!..."
"Bang..."
The commotion behind him was so loud it was impossible to miss. Jin Jiang turned his head and saw Seok Kang trying to break through the wall the Dog God members had created.
Seok Kang was like a unleashed rhinoceros, his eyes bloodshot and panting like a bull. Each of his charges sent two or three God Dog members flying.
His fists, as big as melons, practically guaranteed a knockout when they landed on the faces of the God Dog members.
Seeing this, Jin Jiang cursed himself. At the same time, he was amazed by the guy's tenacity. No matter how much they hit him with baseball bats, iron bars, bottles, and other things, he wouldn't go down.
This made Jin Jiang seriously doubt himself. Was that reaction to being kicked in the balls by Dominic Min simply an act?
If so, Jin Jiang would have to seriously admit that Seok Kang's acting skills were truly impressive.
"Catch him, don't let him go," Jin Jiang gestured for them to close the circle.
The next moment, the members of God Dog transformed into bloodthirsty hyenas. Like a tide, they slowly began to surround Seok Kang.
Swooosh...
Smaaash...
One of the bats viciously struck the back of Seok Kang's neck, halting his bull-like charge for a moment. Seeing this, the members of God Dog began to attack him three at a time.
Seeing this, Seok Kang flew into a rage. Like a wounded lion, he tackled one of the minions. He didn't stop there; he twisted his body, grabbed him fiercely by the waist from behind with all his might.
He arched his back and delivered a perfect suplex. The God Dog member hit the ground, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
"Damn it, it's just one of them, attack him all!" one of the God Dog members roared angrily, and to set an example, he lunged at Seok Kang, his bat whistling sideways.
Click.
Seok Kang, his eyes red, blocked the blow, shattering the bat into pieces. Seeing this, the little minion was speechless, his pupils shrinking to the size of two beans.
Smaaaash!
Seok Kang delivered a side kick straight to the guy's ribs, making him spit out his lunch.
Seok Kang was in a real hurry; he wanted to escape. He knew that if he stayed, things wouldn't end well for him. Besides, even if he wanted to fight Dominic Min and Jin Jiang, he probably wouldn't win. After all, they were both leading members of God Dog; they shouldn't be weak.
Furthermore, even if there was a small chance of winning, what would happen next? There were still the lower-ranking members of God Dog; if they besieged him, he'd collapse from exhaustion. What about Johan Seong, the legend of Gangbuk? If he found out that Seok Kang had beaten his subordinates, that guy would undoubtedly hunt him down and kick his ass.
That's why the only viable solution to all of this was undoubtedly to run, run, and run like a dog.
Bang...!
At that moment, a series of blows struck Seok Kang's body, causing him immense pain. Two of them hit his head, leaving a fierce gash on his forehead, and blood began to flow.
Blood began to stream down his face, blinding him. Seok Kang was being fiercely besieged.
He was like a Pekka from Clash Royale, being beaten and slowly whittled down by the little Larrys.
Although he fought back, he was alone, and at most, he could knock out one or two from the other side.
For every knockout he landed, a wooden stick would strike him; it was obvious he wasn't making any money.
Little by little, Seok Kang's strength dwindled until finally, after a few minutes of siege, he fell to his knees, blood running down his body.
Seok Kang wasn't Gun Park, who could easily take down hundreds, even thousands, of people without breaking a sweat.
Although his escape plan—breaking through the rodeo encirclement set up by Jin Jiang using sheer brute force—was good, the truth was that it was highly unrealistic. Unless you were one of those monsters from Lookism, doing that was practically impossible.
Jin Jiang, cool as a cucumber and without breaking a sweat, slowly approached Seok Kang, who was kneeling and covered in blood. "Tie him up," he said. "Let the boss decide what to do with him."
The members of God Dog nodded, and with thick ropes, they bound Seok Kang, giving him no chance to escape.
As he felt himself being tied up, Seok Kang didn't resist. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't; he simply didn't have the strength.
It's worth noting that Jaeha Han thought the same as Seok Kang: to escape. But he wasn't stupid. Unlike Seok Kang, Jaeha Han was more like Samuel Seo; he knew when to act and when to remain silent.
So, even though he might no longer be the little king of his territory, the opportunity presented to him was, from his perspective, a real chance. That's why he requested a meeting with Johan Seong.
Perhaps if he proved his worth, he could become God Dog's number two, and if there was a chance to dethrone Johan Seong and become number one, he would undoubtedly seize it.
But Seok Kang was different. He was a complete idiot, and such things never crossed his mind. Besides, even if he wanted to meet with Johan Seong, just like Jaeha Han, Johan Seong, upon learning that he was dealing drugs, would undoubtedly beat him to a pulp.
After all, due to his childhood trauma, Johan Seong hated everything related to drugs and that kind of crap.
12 PM—Jin Jiang murmured, checking his phone. Just as he'd planned, seizing control of all the remaining backed-up areas of Gangbuk had been accomplished in less than a day.
Jin Jiang looked up at the sky and murmured, "I wonder how things are going with the Big Boss?"
...
West Gangbuk.
Seo Joon, wearing a God Dog hoodie with the hood pulled down so far as to obscure his face, stood surrounded by a group of students groaning in pain on the ground.
After finishing the exam, he left the school and hurried to clean his area. Naturally, he didn't need anyone's help; after all, his strength was enough to clear the entire place.
Seo Joon sighed wearily, looked at the guy at his feet, and said indifferently, "Get it?"
The skinny guy who looked like a skull nodded quickly, slammed his head to the ground, and performed a perfect dogeza. "Y-yes, all of this belongs to the Dog God. We won't forget that, boss."
Seo Joon nodded. "As long as you understand, it's fine." With that, Seo Joon left. The skinny guy looked at Seo Joon's broad back and let out a sigh of relief.
Remembering how that huge guy had destroyed everyone without being touched even once, his face paled with deep horror.
There were twenty of them surrounding him from all sides, and they hadn't even touched his clothes once.
Seo Joon walked to his final objective, Gangbuk West High School. He was in a real hurry; after all, he still had to get to his date with Hyo Min Joo.
If she hadn't reminded him in class, he wouldn't have remembered. That's why he had to end this mess quickly.
...
Gangbuk West High School wasn't much different from other high schools in Seoul. Gray buildings, uniformed students, noise, arguments, jokes—the typical student atmosphere.
The only difference, Seo Joon thought as he walked through the entrance, was that, compared to Jaewon High School, this one at least looked slightly more decent. Fewer broken windows. Less offensive graffiti on the walls. Fewer students wielding mops like spears, and fewer students smoking cigarettes everywhere he looked.
As he walked down the school's outer corridor, he felt a dozen pairs of eyes fixed on him.
Scrutinizing eyes.
Curious eyes.
Some filled with surprise, others with simple disbelief.
For anyone else, it would have been uncomfortable. But for him, it hardly mattered.
He'd grown accustomed to these reactions by now. Everywhere, on every street, people stared at him, as if common sense shouldn't allow a high school student nearly as tall as a lamppost to exist.
His height wasn't as absurd as Jack Hanma's, who stood at 8'0", but Seo Joon wasn't far off either.
His shadow fell over the students who passed him; his figure towered over everyone else's heads like an adult lost on a school field trip.
"Who is that guy...?"
"Is he a student?"
"No way, he looks like an adult..."
"He's like two meters tall, easy."
As he walked, Seo Joon headed to the back where he would find the bullies, and that place, no matter what webtoon it was in, they would always be there.
"Kim Soohyun, make sure you keep a close eye on things, understand?" A fat guy smoking a cigarette glanced at the back of the boy with glasses and said in a threatening tone.
"Of course, of course," Kim Soohyun replied, without taking his eyes off the road.
"Good to know," the fat man responded, and he and his thug companions continued smoking while watching webtoons.
"No one's showing up to stop this. Why do I have to put up with this all the time? How much longer do I have to endure it?" Kim Soohyun thought to himself, his face etched with helplessness, his frustration and anger growing.
At that moment, an enormous figure appeared in Kim Soohyun's sight, growing larger and larger. Seeing this, Kim Soohyun exclaimed in surprise, "It's so big!"
¿!¡?
Hearing Kim Soohyun's exclamation, the chubby guy and his two thug friends stared at him in bewilderment.
Confused, they looked at each other. They were about to teach Kim Soohyun a lesson, but then they realized they might have misunderstood him.
A man so large he made them question their very existence appeared before them.
The boys had to look up to try and see the face of the mountain in front of them, but the hood made it impossible to see.
Kim Soohyun, still looking straight ahead, glanced back, disbelief still etched on his face.
The three thugs slowly snapped out of their daze, and the fat man, their leader, stammered, "W-what do you want?" "Are you here looking for trouble?"
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
Seo Joon didn't answer.
Seeing this, the fat man spoke again, this time in a more threatening tone, "If you're here to cause trouble, Hajun Gu won't let you..."
Bang...
Before he could finish, Seo Joon slapped him so hard that his body spun around a full 360 degrees.
The fat man's face swelled even more than it already was, making him look like a small hippopotamus hitting the ground. His eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
The other two thugs, seeing this, had their pupils shrink in horror.
Their bodies trembled, and they didn't dare move.
"Incredible...incredible, I wish I were that cool, that strong, that big!" Soohyun, seeing this, though scared, thought frantically.
"Hey, you, boy with glasses, your name is Kim Soohyun, right?"
Upon hearing his name called, Kim Soohyun snapped out of his trance and unconsciously replied, "Y-yes."
"Oh no, I'm done for. This guy's going to hit me, isn't he? If he hits me, I'll definitely die a miserable death. I doubt my body can take it. Help!"
Soohyun, gripped by panic, thought this terrifying guy was going to beat him up, but contrary to his expectations, Seo Joon spoke. "Bring that guy Hajun Gu here. Tell him God Dog wants to see him."
¿!¡?
Kim Soohyun, who didn't know who God Dog was, nodded happily and turned around, relieved, running to find Hajun Gu.
But just because Kim Soohyun didn't know God Dog didn't mean the others didn't. The two little thugs trembled with fear upon hearing the name God Dog. If they were already intimidated by Seo Joon, hearing the name God Dog made them panic even more.
"Had God Dog heard about Hajun Gu's strength and come to recruit him?"
This thought briefly crossed their minds, and after a little reflection, they didn't find it so far-fetched.
...
A short time later, Hajun Gu arrived. To Seo Joon's surprise, he was followed by several people: girls, boys, thugs, nerds, etc.
Seo Joon assumed these people had come to watch the spectacle, so he simply let him go.
As long as they weren't recording, everything would be fine.
Seo Joon scanned the crowd. There were several people he recognized, among them the one who caught his attention the most: the guy nicknamed "Yakuza" in the manhwa.
Seeing his comical appearance, Seo Joon wondered aloud, "Is it possible this person is actually related to Gun Park?"
No matter how much I look at him, he doesn't seem like it. He looks like an ordinary, chubby otaku with glasses.
Seo Joon sighed inwardly, deducing in his heart that perhaps this Yakuza guy was born into a secondary branch of the Yamazaki clan.
After all, if he remembered correctly, most of the main branch were born with inverted eyes.
Without paying any further attention to this, Seo Joon looked at Hajun Gu. Without waiting for him to say anything, Seo Joon simply said in a commanding tone, "Join God Dog, or I'll kick your ass until you agree."
.....
¿¡!?
Hajun Gu, who before the events of Questisim had occurred, according to Daniel, was arrogant and selfish, so upon hearing Seo Joon's words, he immediately became furious.
"You bastard, what the hell are you talking about?" "So you think I'm scared if you're one of Johan Seong's dogs?" Hajun Gu angrily took off his school vest and gave it to the little minion beside him.
The people watching this got excited; after all, Hajun Gu was very strong. Seeing him fight was rare; there was no rival for him.
As for God Dog, well, some knew that name, others didn't.
"Soohyun, who do you think will win?" Yakuza asked, adjusting his glasses.
Soohyun said without hesitation, "The tall guy will win." Soohyun was certain; after all, making someone do a complete 360-degree turn with a simple slap was highly unrealistic, at least to him it seemed that way.
He doubted Hajun Gu could do that.
Seo Joon, seeing Hajun Gu assume the standard boxing stance, sighed inwardly.
"Attack, otherwise you won't have a chance to do anything," Seo Joon said casually, provoking Hajun Gu's anger.