'Is it the Bellagrini?'
Dante asked this question to the system, but the system didn't respond to Dante's question, and Dante cursed as he realised the system was not going to help him. Dante's mind immediately went to the message that the Bellagrini had sent to them through Aliya during the Boss' funeral! It was obvious that the Bellagrini had been asking for a fight, and now they were already having a major battle against a well-funded group of anonymous shooters. There was no way this was just a coincidence!
BOOM!
A massive explosion went off from somewhere on the other side of the phone, and Dante barked an order to a butler who was standing at the side as he headed for the mansion exit!
"Get me a fucking car right now! The fastest one you can find! Go!"
The butler bowed quickly as he ran off to do as he was told, and Dante focused back on the call as Phillip shouted again!
[These fuckers have more guns than we do! They're pushing us back, boss!]
"Stand your ground for a few minutes and make sure you keep pushing back! Reinforcements are on their way!"
Dante cut off the phone quickly as the butler arrived back in a Ford Mustang GT, and Dante turned to look at Risa. Risa was standing behind him with a tense expression on her face, and Dante knew that she had gotten a good idea of how serious the situation was from the call. Dante was about to speak, but he suddenly caught sight of a tab open above Risa's head, and he was shocked when he saw what was written there.
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Name: Risa Bloom
Affiliations: Dante Lucas
Title(s): Battle Maid
General Skills: Weapons Proficiency, Culinary Proficiency, Homemaking Mastery, Riding Proficiency, Medical Proficiency, Espionage.
Loyalty Progression: 100%
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'A hundred percent?'
Dante was already shocked when he saw the sheer number of General Skills that Risa had, but when he saw that she had a loyalty progression of a hundred percent, he was even more shocked! That meant that Risa would willingly give up her own life if it meant that she could protect him, and Dante felt a strange feeling of assurance fill him at that moment! Dante already knew that Risa was loyal to him, but knowing that someone was loyal was different from actually seeing it like this! It was a sobering realisation!
"Master?"
Risa spoke up worriedly when she saw Dante space out, and Dante quickly shook his head as he spoke to Risa quickly!
"Call the third district boss and tell them to move towards the western region with a hundred men! They need to clear out the west side of the district and set up roadblocks around the exits to make sure no one can leave!"
Risa nodded as she quickly went to start making the call, and Dante entered the Mustang and took off like a bat straight out of hell! Dante was in the second district right now, so it would only take him about ten minutes to get to the western side of the third district! Dante swerved his car into the main road and blasted down the highway as he put a call through to someone in the police department.
[Hello, Dante.]
"Rick, there's a problem in the third district. It's family business, so please tell your men to stay out of it."
The person on the other end of the call was the head of the Stockham city police department in the third district. Although the police department in Stockham worked hard to ensure the city was safe, it was impossible for them to go against the three large families in the city since the families basically controlled everything that came in and went out of the city! So, instead of fighting against them, some high-ranking members of the police department decided that they would work with them to make sure that the police didn't get involved in the gang business, and in return, the gangs wouldn't get involved in the police business! It was a symbiotic relationship, and it worked because both sides understood that this was a necessary partnership!
[Very well, Dante. I'll tell them to form a perimeter and keep the civilians out of the area.]
Once the head of police heard that this was a family quarrel, he answered that he understood, and he quickly cut the phone again! Dante slammed his foot down on the accelerator with even more force once he ended the call, and he swerved through cars as he sped up!
Due to repeated action, the user has developed a new General Skill [Riding Mastery]
[Riding Mastery: This General Skill encompasses a broad knowledge of all forms of mounts, including vehicles and animals, and grants the user the ability to manoeuvre and control them with pinpoint accuracy.]
Due to repeated action, the user has developed the Specific Skill [Cars] under the General Skill [Riding Mastery]
[Cars: This skill allows the user to effortlessly master the control and manoeuvring of any brand or drive-type of car he gets into.]
Dante felt his body's movements changing the moment these skills appeared in his vision! Dante's hand movement on the steering wheel became more precise, and his foot settled on the accelerator with more confidence than ever before! Dante watched the cars in front of him and he could almost predict exactly where they were going to turn or swerve, and he began moving the Mustang like a professional as he headed straight for the third district!
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[Third District]
The western side of the third district was an absolute warzone! There was smoke rising from the burnt remains of a giant warehouse in the central part of the district, various civilians were running away from that part of the district in cars, bikes, or even on foot, and there were policemen guiding the civilians away from the fighting that was occurring close to the burning warehouse!
The members of the Lucas Family were currently in a gunfight against an unknown group of thugs who had taken out their warehouse in a massive explosion! The unknown group all wore black outfits, and they had black clothes over their heads that hid their identity! The two groups were fighting in the center of a large junkyard that was only a few streets down from where the warehouse had once stood, and they were using the broken junkyard cars as bulletproof covers as they tossed grenades and shot at each other!
Ratatatata!
"I need more ammo! I need more ammo!"
"Someone call for reinforcements! These bastards aren't going down!"
"Grenade!"
BOOM!
The screams from the two groups echoed all the way down the street, and anyone who was unfortunate to still be in their way at that time would have already been turned into Swiss cheese from the number of stray bullets that were slamming into the buildings around! Philip was leaning behind one of the junkyard cars with grit teeth as he listened to the sound of bullets slamming into the car! He had an M4 Assault Rifle in his hands, and he took out the cartridge and tossed it to the side before getting a new cartridge from behind him and clicking it in!
Ratatatata!
More bullets slammed into the side of the car he was hiding behind, and Philip waited for just the right moment for the bullets to pause before he slid out from behind the car and took aim at the gunmen on the other side!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Four perfect shots went off from his gun, and three of the bullets flew straight and took out three gunmen who hadn't even been expecting the attack at all! The fourth shot only grazed the side of another gunman, and Philip quickly ran back behind the car as more bullets rained down on his position! A man beside Philip let out a grunt as he felt adrenaline fill his body, and Philip cursed in anger as the man stood up from behind the car and started to fire nonchalantly towards the gunmen! Philip immediately grabbed the man's shirt and pulled him down before he could get killed!
"Save your bullets and focus, men! This isn't a fight we have to win! We just have to hold them back until reinforcements get here!"