Angle's Arrogance? My Pact with the Succubus Queen!-Chapter 286: Back to the Latio Family!

She looked at Logan, eyes full of curiosity. "Elder, are you really from the Federation? Why... why aren’t you affected by the world suppression?"

Logan smiled. "That’s a complicated question. But you guys are in trouble now."

He pointed at the unconscious Wolf Fang and his men. "I hurt a Brutus family member. They won’t let this go."

Galahad sighed. "Yeah, the Brutus family is in the second tier. Their leader, Brutus Hammer, is a 30-star Saint. We can’t mess with them."

Hiyua clenched her teeth. "No matter what, you saved us. We have to return this favor. Elder, if you don’t have a place to stay, please come with me to the 13th district. My family will repay you properly."

Logan nodded. "Sure, I wanted to check out what the society in Pinocchini is like anyway."

He told everyone to collect the loot, and the group started heading toward the 13th district.

On the way, Hiyua explained what Pinocchini was like.

"Pinocchini is controlled by the 13 Golden Families and 8 big companies." she said in a low voice. "The 13 families are split into four tiers."

"The first tier is the Vanzo, Rimer, and Toredo families. They have Demigod-level power. They have top-tier abilities like [Absolute Control], [Shadow Stealth], and [Chaos Gaze]."

"The second tier is the Brutus, Congo, and others. They have strong abilities like [God’s Descent]."

"As for our Latio family... we were once in the fourth tier. Now... it’s been a long time since anyone awakened an ability."

She sighed. "Now, the Latio family might not even be in the fourth tier anymore."

Logan raised an eyebrow. "What’s the Brutus family’s ability?"

"God’s Descent," Hiyua said, her eyes full of fear. "The Brutus family is a Golden Family. Their direct descendants can enter a rage state. All their stats double, and they are immune to mind control. But after a long time, they lose track of friend and foe."

"And Wolf Fang Brutus is just an outer member of the Brutus family. He only knows the basics of [God’s Descent]. It’s said the family leader, Hammer Brutus, has three stages, and the young master, Stephen Brutus, has two."

Logan nodded and smiled. "Interesting. No wonder people in Pinocchini trust their fists. Even the Golden Families have developed abilities.

Hiyua worried. "Elder, you hurt Wolf Fang Brutus. The Brutus family will definitely come after you. You’re strong, but the Brutus family has more than one Saint..."

Logan smiled but didn’t answer.

After half an hour, the group passed through a pine forest and reached the edge of the 13th district.

The scene before Logan made him frown.

Most shops on the street were empty. Windows were broken and covered with wooden planks. Red paint showed the symbol of the Blood Wolf gang. Bullet holes covered the walls like a bee hive. An old man with one leg sat against the wall. He looked up when they came near, then lowered his head in a daze. He held half a moldy piece of bread in his hand.

"This is... the 13th district?" Evelynna said in disbelief. "It’s worse than the slums of Dusk City."

Hiyua lowered her head. "Yes. Since the Latio family fell, the Blood Wolf gang, supported by the Brutus family, took over here. Young people either join the Blood Wolf gang or run away."

As she spoke, a group of guys in black clothes, with a red wolf symbol on their chests, walked out from the corner of the street.

When they saw Hiyua, they whistled. "Hey, isn’t that the Latio girl? What, going out to die again?"

But when they saw the girls behind Logan, their whistling stopped instantly.

Natalia gave them a cold look, and her Saint-level pressure filled the air.

The gang members turned pale. They quickly backed off.

Hiyua whispered: "Elder, those are the Blood Wolf gang members."

Logan watched the gang members run away, a cold smile on his lips. "Looks like the 13th district needs a good cleaning."

...

"Cleaning?" Hiyua swallowed hard. "Elder, the Blood Wolf gang leader is a 25-star Legend. He has the Brutus family behind him..."

"25-star?" Logan smiled. "Lead the way. Let’s go to your house first."

Hiyua said nothing more and led the group deeper into the district.

The more they walked, the worse the scene got.

Compared to the edge of the district, the buildings here were even more broken.

Some houses had entire walls collapsed, covered with rusty metal and torn cloth.

The air smelled of rot and rust. A few thin, sickly dogs were digging through trash, and they didn’t even run when people came near.

"This was once the busiest commercial street in the 13th district," Galahad said, leaning on his short stick. His voice was rough. "Ten years ago, when the Latio family was in charge, it was always lit up. Now..."

He pointed to a half-ruined clock tower in the distance. "That’s the Blood Wolf gang’s watchtower. They monitor the whole district from there."

Evelynna frowned. "Where is your city guard? Letting gangs run wild like this?"

"City guard?" Hiyua laughed bitterly. "You mean the police? They’ve been bought by the Brutus family for a long time."

"This whole 13th district is the Brutus family’s [farm]."

"They don’t kill us all. They keep us as [cattle], and come around now and then to take what they want."

Before she finished speaking, a loud noise came from ahead.

A dozen Blood Wolf members blocked the road, demanding money from an old woman selling bread.

"Old lady, where’s this month’s protection fee?" The leader, a man with a scar on his face, kicked over the bread basket. He released a 17-star Legend pressure. "Want to die?"

The old woman knelt and begged. "Please, my granddaughter is sick. I used all the money for medicine..."

"No money?" The scarred man grinned. "Then give me your life!"

He raised his steel knife.

Hiyua shouted: "It’s them again! Elder, that’s Balian, the Blood Wolf squad leader. He always picks on the weak..."

She didn’t finish her sentence. Logan had already moved.

No fancy moves. Logan just took a step forward and was suddenly in front of Balian. He hit him with a single slap.

Smack!

The loud sound echoed down the street.

Balian spun in place three times, blood and teeth flying out, and fell to the ground, unconscious.

The rest of the gang members were shocked. "Who?!"

They were about to attack, but Natalia let out a cold snort. Her 28-star Saint pressure crushed down like a mountain.

Boom!

The gang members all dropped to their knees, their legs breaking the stone floor. The sound of bones cracking filled the air.

"Get out," Natalia said coldly.

The gang members ran away, dragging the unconscious Balian with them. They didn’t even dare to look back.

The old woman stared at Logan, then suddenly dropped to her knees. "Thank you, savior! Thank you so much!"

Logan helped her up. "No need. This district won’t have protection fees anymore."

Hiyua and Galahad looked at each other, both seeing shock and hope in each other’s eyes.

Ten minutes later, the group reached the center of the district.

A broken but still strong-looking mansion stood in the ruins.

The family crest on the front gate had faded, but you could still see a golden eagle with wings spread.

"This is the Latio family’s old mansion," Hiyua opened the rusted iron gate. "Since the family fell, no one has visited for a long time."

They stepped into the main hall.

The room was simple, the walls were worn, but everything was clean.

On the walls were a few portraits. One showed a young couple.

The man had golden hair and blue eyes, and looked handsome.

The woman had black hair and dark eyes, and looked gentle.

The moment Logan saw the painting, his heart jumped.

The man’s face looked very similar to his own.

"Who is that..." Logan’s voice shook slightly.

"That’s my uncle Walter Latio and his wife Josephine," Hiyua said, eyes full of tears. "Eighteen years ago, they were killed in an attack."

"They left behind a baby, who was said to have been saved by the Federation."

At that moment, footsteps came from the inner room.

An old man, with white hair, walked out slowly, holding a cane. His body was bent, but his eyes still had a sharp look.

When he saw Logan’s face, his cane fell to the ground with a loud clatter.

"Wa... Walter?" The old man trembled, tears streaming down his face. "No, Walter is dead. You’re... who are you?"

Hiyua rushed forward. "Grandpa, this is Elder Logan. He came from the Federation and saved us."

"Logan?" The old man’s pupils shrank. He stared at Logan’s face, speechless with excitement. "So much like him! You look just like Walter when he was young!"

He grabbed Logan’s hand and immediately noticed the golden emblem on his wrist.

In an instant, the old man cried: "It’s the family’s golden emblem! Child, you’re Logan! You’re my grandson!"

Hiyua gasped. "Grandpa, what are you saying? Is Elder Logan my cousin?"

"Cousin?" Logan looked at Hiyua, shocked.

The old man, the current family leader Mario Latio, said with a trembling voice: "Eighteen years ago, my son Walter married a woman from the Federation, Josephine."

"Josephine was a top student at the Federation’s Genius Training Camp. Because some people in Pinocchini were worried about the golden family’s bloodline being stolen, they opposed their marriage. But Walter insisted, and they married in secret."

He wiped his tears and sighed. "After you were born, some people in the upper ranks of Pinocchini were afraid the bloodline would leave the family. They attacked your family."

"On that night, Walter and Josephine fought to protect you. They both died. At that time, Josephine’s close friend, who later became the head of the Federation’s Genius Training Camp, saved you and brought you back to the Federation."