Chapter 17: Eradicating a gang

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The moon hung high in the sky, casting a silvery glow over the city. The streets were empty, save for the occasional stray cat scurrying through the alleyways. Koda walked through the darkness, his steps silent and deliberate.

"Was it you kid?" A man yelled out from the middle of the street, surrounded by a few dozen men all looking at Koda with hostility.

Strengthening Quest 3

Objective: Eradicate the local Green lizards gang

Reward: +5 Notoriety, [Upgrade Orb]

"Hah... I can't lie, this system gets annoying," Koda said aloud, mostly to himself as he looked at the green lizard gang. He had beaten a few members earlier in the day and left a note on their unconscious bodies to meet here.

'They have the number advantage... But that's fine,' Koda thought to himself as he took out his box of cigarettes, lighting one and taking a long slow drag on it.\

"Hey we asked you a fucking question ki-"

The guy who had yelled earlier had walked up to Koda, yelling before he was shut up by Koda pushing his lit cigarette right into the man's eye.

The gang member howled in pain, clutching his injured eye and stumbling back. Koda remained calm, his cold gaze fixed on the rest of the Green Lizards gang, who were now eyeing him warily.

"Listen up," Koda's voice was low and menacing. "I don't have time to play around. I'm here for one reason and one reason only. Your gang has been causing too much trouble in this neighborhood, and I've been tasked to clean it up. You can either step aside and let me do my job, or you can suffer the consequences."

The gang members exchanged uneasy glances, unsure of how to proceed. Koda's reputation as a ruthless and unpredictable fighter was well-known, and the burning cigarette still smoldered in his hand as a grim reminder of the consequences of crossing him.

One of the gang leaders stepped forward, a sneer on his face. "You think you can waltz in here and threaten us kid?"

Koda's response was swift and brutal. He flung some liquid, splashing it on the man's shirt before flicking the lit cigarette at the gang leader, who yelped as it struck him in the chest, igniting his shirt. Panic spread through the gang as they tried to put out the flames.

"Alright, that's how you want to play it," Koda muttered, withdrawing his pistol from his jacket. The group fell into an eerie silence as the gang members realized the gravity of the situation.

"Here's how it's going to go down," Koda continued, his voice steady. "You're going to disband this little gang, cease all your illegal activities, and leave this city for good. If I ever catch wind of any of you causing trouble again... I'll just kill you and all your fucking families.

The gang leader, now shirtless and singed, nodded vigorously. "Fine, fine, we'll leave. Just don't shoot!"

"Don't worry it's not even loaded," Koda said with a smile, frowning a bit as he saw a few of their expressions change.

'Seriously? They're just gonna believe me like that?'

"Get him!" One yelled and Koda was rushed by six men armed with knives.

"Fucking hell..."

Koda smashed one of them in the head with the grip of the gun, throwing him into another rushing man before kicking another out of the air. As for the other three, he let off three shots are their feet, causing all of them to freeze.

"Congrats, now every police officer within a mile radius is gonna rush over here, remember my warning you useless shits," Koda said, putting the pistol on safe before he put in back in his jacket, walking away as the group scrambled off in every direction.

Quest complete

+5 Notoriety. [Upgrade Orb]

[Upgrade Orb]-

When a skill or item reaches its maximum potential, there is nothing else to do, but with an upgrade orb you can break past the skill/item limit. Single-use only.

"Huh... It's been a while since I got something useful," Koda said as he ducked into an alley, opening the system and looking at the only skill he'd leveled up by itself with no outside help.

[Street Brawler]{MAX}

'Upgrade,' Koda thought, and the orb in his hand glowed and dissaperared.

[Street Brawler]{MAX} Has evolved! 

[Street Brawler]{MAX}--> [God of Combat]{Lvl 1}

'God of Combat?' Koda thought as he walked past a few people sitting around smoking outside of an apartment. 

"Should I... Test it out?" He said aloud, looking at the boys as they looked up at him.

"Fuck do you want scrawny bit-"

Crunch

Koda smiled as he heard the crunch of the boy's jaw, his kick landing perfectly square on his jaw and knocking him out immediately. 

They looked different, he could make out their features, but it was like they were greyed out a bit, showing black dots in different places.

Every time he hit one of the black dots the one he hit got injured or passed out.

'Are these... Weak spots?' Koda thought as he looked at the four unconscious boys. 'Can I even lose with this skill? Am I truly the god of combat?' He thought, enjoying the egotistical level of confidence surging through out his body.

[God of Combat]{Lvl 1}-

Your knowledge of combat is unmatched. Passive ability, all fighting styles programmed into your brain. Weak spots revealed. Active Ability: Combat God State.

"Interesting..." Koda said, smiling to himself as he looked up at his stair steps. "I was wondering when you were gonna stop being a bitch and just come face me yourself. Sending your number 10 and number 6 is useless, only the bosses need to fight each other don't you agree?" Koda said nonchalantly as he slipped off his jacket, smiling up at Rio.

"Yeah... I'm not here to fight," Rio said coldly, and suddenly Koda was on the ground, the back of his head hurting.

"I got him! I got him Rio!" Takeshi yelled in delight, looking relieved as he held a steel bat.

"Good... Boys silence him and make sure he can't be found," Rio said, bending down to look into Koda's eyes as Takeshi yelled in protest.

"Wait! You said if I caught him you wouldn't kill me! I wanna live! Someone help! Help!" Takeshi yelled before his screams were cut off.

"You... Should silence your slaves, wouldn't want my parents or neighbors to come check..."

Koda was looking to scare Rio a bit, but a chill ran down his spine as Rio smiled. "How can they? Didn't you notice your neighborhood was a little quiet Koda? I mean, come on, at least notice no one's out and about at all, no lights on..."

Rio laid down next to Koda, his mouth right next to his ear as Koda felt his consciousness slipping. "Hey, Koda..." Rio whispered. "I reported a gas leak in your neighborhood, then paid off the guys to leave the fix until morning, everyone got a free hotel stay... Silly, Silly Koda."

Rio stood up, smiling down at Koda like he was the triumphant king. "Now... How do you want to die?"

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