Chapter 243: Chapter 243 - Johansson Arrives
Everyone froze, heads turning to watch.
I was no different.
A young man climbed out of the helicopter.
The guy looked stunning, carrying himself with smooth confidence.
Two old men trailed behind him.
I squinted, automatically sizing up the young man.
"Inner Strength Master?"
That caught me off guard.
An Inner Strength Master trying to grab this Divine Medicine? Wasn’t he scared of getting killed here?
Maybe he was like me - not your average Inner Strength Master?
"Cox Johansson, from a Johansson family branch," Zendaya Andrew said beside me.
"Johansson family?" My eyes went wide!
I spun toward Zendaya Andrew and asked, "The Johansson family from Capital City?"
Zendaya Andrew looked surprised. "Mr. Raymond, you know the Capital City Johansson family?"
I gave a small nod. "Yeah, heard some stuff."
Zendaya Andrew smiled. "Right, it’s the Capital City Johansson family, but they’re huge with more than a dozen branches. Cox Johansson’s from one of them."
"Got it." I nodded.
"Miss Andrew, what about Vance Johansson?" I kept asking.
Zendaya Andrew blinked. "Vance Johansson? That’s the Johansson family’s eldest young master! His position is way above what Cox Johansson could reach!"
"Actually, Vance Johansson would be Cox Johansson’s cousin."
I didn’t push for more details.
Never thought I’d bump into a Johansson family member here.
Soon, Cox Johansson walked over with his two old men.
Even though they were Inner Strength Masters too, the crowd treated them totally different.
"Master Johansson, didn’t expect you here," said Ashley Buchanan, who had beef with me before.
He completely switched gears, sucking up as he said, "What an honor to see Master Johansson!"
Cox Johansson glanced at him, snorting, "If you warriors can show up, why can’t I?"
"Right, right," Ashley Buchanan didn’t dare argue, nodding like crazy.
Cox Johansson stretched casually. He looked around at everyone, speaking with total indifference, "Listen up, everyone. I’m Cox Johansson from the Johansson family. Anyone with brains will hand over the Divine Medicine to me nicely. The Johansson family might even remember the favor."
After saying that, Cox Johansson stopped. He snorted and continued, "Obviously, anyone who doesn’t like it can try going against the Johansson family."
The moment he finished, the two old men behind him exploded with powerful energy!
Crushing pressure slammed into everyone!
Third Rank Grandmaster!
Turns out Cox Johansson came ready for war!
Everyone’s faces shifted.
Sure, these people controlled some territory in River North Region, but compared to the Johansson family, they were nothing!
After all, in today’s world, money beats martial artists every time!
Dead silence filled the area as everyone exchanged looks.
"Who says!" Right then, a young man jumped up!
He stared down Cox Johansson and yelled, "Divine Medicine is nature’s gift - whoever finds it keeps it. Even if you’re Johansson family, you can’t be this bossy!"
Those words shocked everyone!
"Oh?" Cox Johansson raised an eyebrow, coldness flashing in his eyes.
The next second, one of his old men stepped forward and swung his hand!
"Boom!"
Terrifying Inner Strength crashed down from above, instantly crushing the young man into mush!
"Anyone else want to disagree?" Cox Johansson swept his mocking gaze across everyone.
The crowd went dead quiet - not even a whisper.
"It’s... it’s an honor serving under Young Master Johansson!" Ashley Buchanan shouted.
With Ashley leading the charge, others followed suit, "Since Young Master Johansson wants it, we can only give in."
Cox Johansson nodded approvingly.
He liked everyone’s attitude just fine.
Obviously, some people weren’t happy about it.
Like the four geniuses from River North Region.
The Divine Medicine meant everything and they definitely didn’t want to give up!
But they didn’t dare challenge Cox Johansson directly and could only curse him silently.
"This Cox Johansson, he’s really pushing it," Lainey Kessler couldn’t help grinding his teeth.
"Yeah, nothing we can do. He’s Johansson family after all," Blaine Pitts said, mouth twisted with annoyance.
Seeing how everyone acted, I felt nothing but disgust.
The same group that just kept yapping about strength being everything had turned into wilted vegetables.
"What a bunch of fake martial artists - they’re just opportunists," I thought to myself.
"Mr. Raymond, now that the Johansson family’s here, looks like we won’t get this Divine Medicine. Maybe we should..." Conrad Schroeder whispered.
I sneered, "I don’t give a damn about the Johansson family. This Divine Medicine - I’m taking it!"
Conrad Schroeder sighed inside.
The fearlessly ignorant, indeed.
"Which one of you is Mason Raymond?"
Right then Cox Johansson suddenly asked, voice calm.
Hearing that, every eye in the crowd turned toward me.
I frowned slightly.
Didn’t expect this Cox Johansson to come looking for me specifically.
"Young Master Johansson, that’s him!" Ashley Buchanan rushed to point at me.
Cox Johansson glanced at Ashley, satisfied. "You’re doing good, such a nice dog."
Facing that humiliating comment, Ashley didn’t feel insulted - instead he said excitedly, "Thanks for the praise, Young Master Johansson!"
Cox Johansson ignored Ashley and turned his stare to me. "You, come here."
I stood my ground, just staring coldly at Cox Johansson.
"Young Master Johansson told you to come - are you deaf?!" Ashley Buchanan barked.
I sneered, "Just because he tells me to come means I should?"
Ashley Buchanan went blank and quickly shot back, "He’s Young Master Johansson! It’s an honor for you to be called by him!"
"Honor?" I laughed with scorn.
"Ashley, if you want to be a spineless dog, nobody’s stopping you, but I don’t," I said coldly.
At that comment, everyone exploded!
They never expected me to show such obvious disrespect to the Johansson family!
"You’ve got guts," Cox Johansson said, eyes narrowing.
I glanced at him and casually replied, "You need something?"
Cox Johansson started walking toward me, talking as he moved, "I heard you have a pretty close relationship with Miss Mabel Sean from the Sean Family?"
Miss Sean from the Sean Family?
The martial artists suddenly understood!
No wonder I, just an Inner Strength Master, got the title King of Chuzzle!
So I had the Sean family backing me up!
"None of your damn business," I snorted.
Cox Johansson’s face darkened as he said coldly, "You know my cousin, Vance Johansson, has always been chasing Miss Sean?"
"I know that, but what the hell does that have to do with me?" I chuckled.
