"A huge group is heading this way! And they're a bigger force than the mercenaries. They're all armed!"
The resident's voice echoed across the growing quiet in the area. All eyes were on him, and for a second, everyone's expressions went blank.
Then, fear and panic quickly resurfaced on their faces, while Lola's expression darkened. The lookout, who had been posted somewhere earlier, led Lola and the others to the entrance, where they saw the group approaching the district.
The moment the boss saw the approaching entourage, he staggered back and fell onto his backside.
"No way," he breathed, his complexion pale. "I knew it. Jarvis wouldn't just send a few people after you."
Before them stood a force ten times larger than the one they had just taken down. Heck—they outnumbered them threefold, even when counting the Gigante residents and everyone else combined.
