Chapter 42: We Are At War!
"The family took down the men who attacked us in one operation, but that doesn’t mean that this is the end of it! These men weren’t members of any major gang, so they were being supplied by someone who was! And I do not need to remind you who came into our home on the day of our boss’ burial and desecrated the event!"
Dante allowed his words to linger in the air, and he could literally feel the electric anger from the men radiating through the air! The men all remembered how the Bellagrini had waltzed into their mansion just a few days ago! It was an insult to them! They didn’t even care what the Bellagrini had come here to do! All they cared about was the fact that their enemy dared to enter their territory so easily, and they wanted blood! The murmurs and angry voices from the men echoed through the courtyard, and Dante allowed them to continue for a while! This was exactly what Dante wanted! He wanted the men to be angry! He wanted them to realise that they were focusing on the wrong thing! Who cared who the boss of the family was!? They shouldn’t give a fuck about who George had given the position to! All they had to do was focus on ridding this city of anyone who would dare to stand against them!
Dante spoke up after a few seconds of silence:
"The Bellagrini have fired the first bullet into our territory! They think we are fools! They provided those weapons and sent those men into our land and I do not care who they think they are, but anyone that dares to threaten this family would pay the ultimate price!"
"YARRRRGHHH!!"
"YEAH!"
"Kill those scum!"
The men chanted in anger as they were slowly rallied into a rabid excitement! Dante looked around and felt his own anger being fueled by the intensity of his men! There was something about being in such a large group that allowed emotions to pour over easily, and Dante realized that he was also getting swept up in the emotions! But Dante didn’t care. He narrowed his eyes and spoke in a voice that boomed over the courtyard!
"As of this moment forward, rally your teams and prepare your weapons! Every group is to be on the highest alert, and every man is to prepare himself! WE ARE AT WAR!"
A thunderous yell echoed through the courtyard as all the men quickly rallied behind Dante! Dante was only a new boss, and anyone would think that it would be hard for him to control so many men at the same time, but they would be forgetting that Dante was already a leader even before he became boss! Dante had been leading the Cleaners for a very long time, and they had all rallied behind him and accepted him as their head, even though he was very young! This meant that the men already trusted in Dante’s ability, and they all knew that he would be able to lead them to victory! So there wasn’t a single person among the men who wasn’t getting involved in the rally! They could all feel an intense emotion surging through their hearts, and it only became more intense as they were pushed further by the emotions of the other men around them!
Dante looked around at all the men, and he felt a victorious smile appear on his face. This was only the start of his rule! Dante was a very vindictive man, and if George had been alive, then Dante would have asked for permission to go and take down the Bellagrini for what they had done! But since Dante was the one with all the power now, he didn’t have to ask for permission anymore! Dante was going to pay back blood with blood, and he would make sure that the Bellagrini regretted ever crossing paths with the Lucas!
[+1.5% Charisma]
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New Mission: Complete a Remote mission.
The user has gained the support of multiple members of his family and he has been accepted by them as the true boss of the Lucas family. As the head of the family, the user cannot be present at every task or mission carried out by his subordinates. Therefore, in order to complete the mission, this user must send out a group of selected family members to complete a mission without the user’s contribution. The group must complete their task in order for the user to successfully complete this mission.
Rewards:
+20 Stat Points
+20 Skill Points
The user will gain the unique skill [Price of Loyalty]
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Dante’s eyes narrowed when he saw this new mission, and a part of him was very curious to see what sort of skill this [Price of Loyalty] was! It seemed like something that would be very useful since the system had said it was a unique skill, but at the same time, Dante didn’t know if there would be some sort of drawback to using the skill! Dante decided that he would think about that later, and he simply basked in the excitement from his men as they rallied behind him.
A few minutes later, Dante finally ended the gathering, and all the men went back to work in their various divisions! But there was still a buzzing excitement that Dante could feel from the men and everyone in the mansion as if they were all on higher alert! Dante had just declared that there would be war between them and the Bellagrini, so they were getting themselves mentally ready for whenever they would have to go out there and fight! Dante walked into the mansion with Risa following beside him respectfully! Philip was waiting for Dante inside the mansion, and he gave Dante a respectful nod and a greeting once Dante was close enough!
"It’s good to see you, boss."
There was a deeper meaning behind Philip’s words now that Dante had become the actual boss of the family, and Dante nodded to him before he glanced up the staircase at the side. There were two people standing there. Angelina was leaning against the guardrail and looking down at Dante with a blank face, and Richard was standing with his hands in his pocket and glaring at Dante! Once Angelina saw Dante looking at her, she turned away and left to go back to her room, but Richard didn’t look like he was going anywhere. He kept his eyes on Dante, and his glare only increased in intensity! Dante turned away from Richard after a few seconds, and he decided that he would have to keep an eye on him! Dante knew that he was more powerful than Richard, and if there was ever a fight between them, then Dante would definitely come out on top, but that doesn’t mean Dante shouldn’t be careful.
Dante spoke to Philip calmly.
"Did you gather the Team Heads?"
Philip nodded immediately. The Team Heads for the Lucas family were a group of five individuals who were responsible for running various sections of the Lucas family. There were five main divisions to the Lucas family. The most important division that everyone knew about was the Cleaners. The Cleaners were responsible for taking care of any dirty job that the Lucas needed to be done; they could kill, steal, or destroy easily, and no one in the family was better at fighting than they were! But other than the Cleaners, there were also the Ammunition and explosives team known as the Enforcers, the spy team known as the Phantoms, the sellers and money launderers that were known as the Fixers, and finally the interrogation and torture department, which was known as the Inquisitors! These five teams were the backbone of the Lucas family! And no matter who was the boss of the family, he would always need to have one member of the family who was in charge of each of these groups! It had become such a common tradition that people had given the five groups the name Hydra! Because no matter who was killed or who became the boss, those five groups would always have a leader heading them!