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1. A Declaration of War
Jinwoo stood in the middle of the bloodstained boxing gym, his grip tightening around his gun.
The bodies of Seo's assassins lay scattered across the floor.
Dae-jung kicked one of the corpses aside and smirked. "Well… that confirms it. Seo wants us both dead."
Jinwoo already knew that.
The old man wasn't the type to let loose ends dangle.
Dae-jung leaned against the ropes, lighting another cigarette. "So, what now? You gonna run back to Seo, pretend nothing happened?"
Jinwoo exhaled sharply.
"I don't run."
Dae-jung grinned. "Then that means one thing—you're finally ready to kill him."
Jinwoo stayed silent.
He had spent years obeying Seo.
Now, he was about to become his enemy.
Dae-jung chuckled. "This is gonna be fun."
Jinwoo holstered his gun. "We need a plan."
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2. The Hunters Become the Hunted
They needed resources.
Weapons. Allies.
Dae-jung had been building his own network for years—ex-soldiers, mercenaries, gangsters who had been betrayed by Seo.
"Seo thinks he owns this city," Dae-jung said as they drove through the neon-lit streets. "But he's made a lot of enemies. People who want him gone."
Jinwoo gazed out the window. Seoul was alive—music, lights, cars.
But underneath it all, there was only blood.
Their first stop was a warehouse near the docks.
Inside, a dozen men stood waiting.
Their leader, a burly man with a scar across his jaw, smirked. "Jinwoo, huh? Never thought I'd see you switch sides."
Jinwoo met his gaze. "Are you in or not?"
The man chuckled. "Depends. How bad do you want Seo dead?"
Jinwoo didn't hesitate.
"I'll burn his entire empire to the ground."
A slow smile spread across the man's face.
"Then let's get to work."
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3. The First Strike
The plan was simple.
Hit Seo where it hurt.
They targeted his drug shipments first—ambushing his men at the docks, blowing up his warehouses, cutting off his cash flow.
Jinwoo moved like a phantom in the night—silent, deadly, precise.
Every bullet fired, every life taken, brought him closer to the final goal.
And then, Seo responded.
It started with a massacre.
One of their safe houses was burned down. Jinwoo arrived too late—only to find bodies.
Men he had trusted.
Dead.
And a single message, written in blood on the wall:
"Come home, Jinwoo."
Dae-jung read the words and laughed bitterly. "That old bastard is enjoying this."
Jinwoo's grip tightened around his gun.
This wasn't just a war.
It was personal.
And it wouldn't end until one of them was dead.
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End of Chapter 92
(Next Chapter: A Dead Man's Name.)