With a sound like a drumbeat, Tsuji's whole body shuddered violently.

He felt as if his stomach and intestines were being stirred together with a stick, the pain so intense that he couldn't muster any strength. His head drooped instinctively, and he bent over and knelt on the ground.

Before Tsuji could lower his head completely.

Ryuji Kurosaki followed up with another uppercut, hitting Tsuji in the chin once more.

"Pfft~~~"

Tsuji's head, which had been lowered, was thrown backward by the punch, and a mouthful of blood spurted from his mouth, forming a cloud of blood mist in mid-air.

As Ryuji Kurosaki slowly withdrew his fist.

Tsuji's head, along with his body, tilted completely backward and slammed heavily onto the ground, whereupon he remained motionless.

Kurosaki Ryuji's combination of punches knocked Tsuji unconscious.

"Take care of one."

Ryuji Kurosaki muttered to himself as he turned around and returned to Shiba Man.

"Hmm~"

Shiba, kneeling on the ground, struggled to lift his head, looked at Kurosaki Ryuji's face in the sunlight, and groaned, wanting to get up and punch him.

Unfortunately, the pain in his abdomen made it impossible for Zhiman to exert any strength.

"You have some strength, but that's all. Remember... if you want revenge later, you'd better train harder and raise your strength by at least two major levels. Otherwise, I won't even find it interesting to beat you up."

As he spoke, Kurosaki Ryuji bent down, grabbed Shiba Man by the collar, and pulled him up from the ground with one hand.

Then came a heavy punch that landed squarely on Zhiman's face.

A spray of blood shot into the air.

Zhi Man crashed heavily to the ground, rolled several times, and then lay there motionless.

Like Tsuji, he completely lost consciousness.

At that moment, the pop-up panel reappeared in front of Ryuji Kurosaki.

Congratulations on completing the mission "Minor Mishaps, Part 3"!

[Rewards: Punching Power +3, Leg Strength +2, Explosive Power +1, Intimidation Power +1.]

Ryuji Kurosaki then put the combat power detector back on and checked his attribute panel.

Ryuji Kurosaki

[Stamina]: 98+3

[Punching Power]: 93+3

[Leg Strength]: 95+2

Endurance: 95

[Skill Power]: 101

[Resilience]: 90

[Dodge Ability]: 95

[Explosive Power]: 98+1

[Anti-hit strength]: 90

[Deterrence Power]: 100+1

[Overall Combat Strength]: 955+10 (Rank A)

[Skills Possessed]: King's Stance (Passive, No Level), Street Fighting (General, A-Rank), Grappling (General, A-Rank), Charged Fist (Active, B+ Rank 9%)

It did add 7 attribute points at once, which is quite considerable.

In addition to the mission I completed with Saeko Busujima, I gained 3 stamina points.

The overall combat strength has now reached 965 points.

Based on Ryuji Kurosaki's current understanding of the overall combat strength rating.

900 points is grade A-, 933 points is grade A, 966 points is grade A+, and 1000 points is grade S-.

Clearly, with Kurosaki Ryuji's current combat strength index, he is only one step away from A+ level.

After this fight, my proficiency with the charged punch has increased by 9%.

On the panel, the percentage next to the skill level represents the current proficiency of that skill.

Reaching 100% proficiency means that the skill can be upgraded to a higher level.

Currently, only active skills have proficiency levels.

Ryuji Kurosaki currently has no idea how to upgrade his other skills.

After all, strictly speaking, it's only been less than a week since I acquired this cheat code.

There are still many things that haven't been thoroughly researched or developed.

"Brother Kurosaki...this is..."

The voice of a black-haired delinquent rang out, interrupting Kurosaki Ryuji's thoughts.

This black-haired delinquent was the one who had just rushed back to No. 3 Middle School to inform Kurosaki Ryuji.

He was staring in disbelief at the scene of utter chaos.

Looking at Shiba and Tsuji lying there, along with the delinquents under their command.

The black-haired delinquent was inwardly shocked, his face filled with astonishment. It took him a while to recover: "Brother Kurosaki...did you do all this?"

"Um, hey you, do you have any cigarettes?"

Ryuji Kurosaki beckoned to the black-haired delinquent.

"Yes, yes, yes... there's smoke. Brother Kurosaki, you took care of all these people by yourself? Um... are you even human? No... I don't mean to insult you, I'm just so shocked. I never imagined that you could take them all down by yourself."

The black-haired delinquent hurriedly pulled out a pack of cigarettes and handed it to Kurosaki Ryuji. Perhaps he was too shocked, because he was somewhat incoherent.

I want to express my admiration, but when the words are on the tip of my tongue, it just doesn't feel right.

Ryuji Kurosaki didn't pay attention to what the black-haired delinquent was saying. He slowly took a cigarette from the cigarette case and put it in his mouth.

"Brother Kurosaki!"

The black-haired delinquent hurriedly pulled out a lighter, somewhat nervously, and lit Kurosaki Ryuji's cigarette.

"Whoo~~~"

The cigarette butt lit up, and Ryuji Kurosaki took a deep drag and slowly exhaled.

"Sure enough... a cigarette afterward is the best!"

Chapter Seventeen: Recruiting Underlings (Part 1)

"Sure enough... a cigarette afterward is the best!"

After a good, satisfying fight, and then a puff of smoke, Ryuji Kurosaki felt a surge of exhilaration throughout his body.

He then looked back at the black-haired delinquent beside him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "The rest is up to you!"

After saying that, he took a cigarette and slowly walked towards the direction of No. 3 Middle School.

"give it to me?"

The black-haired delinquent looked around blankly, then, seeing Ookuchi Yuuji lying there and the other delinquents from No. 3 Middle School, he finally realized what was happening.

"Brother Xiong, are you alright?"

The black-haired delinquent hurriedly squatted down next to Ookuchi Yuuji and patted his bruised face, but there was no reaction at all.

In fact, after being thoroughly beaten by Shiba Man and Tsuji, Ooguchi Yuuji was already at his limit.

He had already passed out by the time Kurosaki Ryuji, Asashiba Man, and Tsuji rushed over.

"Brother Xiong, I'll take you to the hospital right away!"

Seeing that Yuuji Ooguchi did not react, the black-haired delinquent hurriedly picked him up and carried him on his back.

......

"Brother Kurosaki!"

On his hospital bed, Yuuji Ookuchi suddenly sat up with a start, but the movement aggravated his wound, causing him to wince in pain: "Ouch, ouch, ouch..."

"Brother Xiong, you're awake!"

"Your injury is quite serious. The doctor said it's best not to move around too much."

"Don't get too excited, or we'll have to call the doctor to bandage you up again."

When the delinquents from the Third Middle School saw that Yuuji Ooguchi had woken up, they immediately surrounded him.

Unlike Yuji Ooguchi, they didn't put on a brave face and weren't badly beaten.

The injuries were all relatively minor; they were just treated with some medicated plasters.

"here it is?"

Yuji Ooguchi, still somewhat confused, looked at the familiar faces and then scanned the surrounding scene.

"This is a hospital, of course!"

"A hospital? How did I get here?"

“I carried you here, Xiong Erge. You couldn’t even move at the time, which almost scared me to death. I thought you were done for.”

The black-haired delinquent explained the situation to Yuuji Ooguchi.

"What about Brother Kurosaki?"

Yuji Ooguchi turned to look at the black-haired delinquent and asked with concern.

"Don't worry, Brother Kurosaki is perfectly fine, not even a hair on his head was hurt."

The black-haired delinquent patted Yuuji Ooguchi on the shoulder, signaling him not to worry.

"Not a single hair was hurt? No... if my memory serves me right, he was facing Shiba Man and Tsuji, along with more than 10 delinquents!"

As he recalled the events, Yuji Ooguchi frowned and said with some confusion.

"Kurosaki-nii-san took care of them all by himself."

"Let me tell you, Kurosaki-nii is so strong it's almost inhuman. So many of them were chased around by Kurosaki-nii alone, like mice seeing a cat."

"Even that murder gang duo is nothing but cannon fodder in front of Brother Kurosaki. They were beaten to a pulp by Brother Kurosaki in no time."

"Back then, when Brother Kurosaki threw a punch, Shiba Man from the murder gang was clutching his stomach and kneeling on the ground..."

These delinquent thugs used both hands and feet, like performing a play, to explain the situation to Yuuji Ooguchi.

Listening to what these delinquent thugs said, and watching their demonstration.

Yuji Ooguchi's expression kept shifting, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

After the delinquent thugs finished their demonstration.

Yuji Ooguchi's face was filled with extreme excitement.

"As expected... I knew my feeling was right, haha... I didn't misjudge him. If it's Brother Kurosaki, he can definitely reach the top of all the delinquents. Only a man as strong as Brother Kurosaki can reach the top, haha~~~"

Just as Oguchi Yuuji forgot about his wounds, excitedly got up, and started dancing and laughing.

A sudden voice rang out in the ward.

"Kurosaki-nii, who is terrifyingly strong, might really be able to reach the pinnacle of the delinquents, but Yuuji-nii, it seems like he has nothing to do with you, right?"

As the black-haired delinquent spoke up.

Yuji Ooguchi's smile froze instantly.

It seems that it really has nothing to do with me.

He wasn't even Kurosaki Ryuji's subordinate yet.

Originally overjoyed, Yuji Ooguchi was overcome with emotion upon facing this terrible truth and felt like crying.

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