Chapter 179
His body stiffened for a few seconds, and then...
Slowly falling down!
"Bang!"
With just one punch, the man was completely incapacitated!
The girl standing to the side couldn't help but widen her eyes at the sight.
The little boy next to him immediately ran over.
"Elder sister!"
"... I'm fine."
Ignoring the boy's dirty clothes, the girl hugged him, but her eyes couldn't help but glance at Maria beside her.
She hesitated for a long time before carefully leading the boy, who was on the verge of tears, to the other person...
"Thank you..."
"You're welcome."
Polite people always receive preferential treatment. When Maria heard her voice, she paused slightly as she was about to leave.
After thinking for a moment, she wasn't in a hurry to leave; instead, she stood still.
"This isn't over yet..."
"Huh?"
As Maria's voice rang out, the girl noticed a series of rustling footsteps around her.
A few more seconds passed.
A large group of people dressed in the same clothes as the men came out, completely blocking their escape route!
Seeing this, the two children became even more nervous.
The girl shielded the boy behind her, trembling all over.
Meanwhile, Maria glanced at them, then silently turned her head to look at the pursuers.
"I think you may have violated some rules."
A man stepped forward and looked at Maria.
"In Siracusa, we are the most law-abiding citizens, and you should follow the rules too."
"You?"
Maria noticed what the other person was saying.
The man's attitude at this moment surprised her.
He seems to have mistaken himself for a member of some organization.
But... why is that?
Clothes?
Maria was certain that there was only one of her outfits in the world.
Similar styles?
That Tai He either.
"Do you want to escape?"
While Maria, the man let out a cold snort.
He looked at Maria in front of him and waved.
The thugs beside her also emerged from the alley and gradually surrounded Maria.
The chilling aura made one shiver involuntarily.
As these people approached, the girl and boy hugged each other even tighter.
Maria, however, remained calm and composed.
Her nonchalant demeanor made the man who had just spoken feel somewhat uneasy.
But even faster, a sharp shout rang out from the end of their ranks!
"What do you want?!"
Another group of thugs dressed in the Bellone Family clothing blocked their retreat and approached step by step.
The leader was a seemingly refined-looking Lupo man wearing glasses and brass knuckles, who approached the men with ill intentions step by step.
At the same time, his gaze kept sweeping over the boy.
He breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the other person was not in any life-threatening danger, and then turned his fierce gaze to the person in front of him.
"Georgia ... a lackey of the Losoloya Family. I thought your family had some backbone, but it seems you are just like the rumors say, nothing more than a bunch of uncultured beasts."
As the man spoke, he led his men to begin their approach.
"You despicable, ill-mannered people, your minds filled with nothing but business and those disgusting, vile schemes—how dare you call yourselves one of the twelve families of Siracusa!"
The thugs standing nearby, hearing someone insult their family in such a way, turned to face the man, their eyes gleaming with malice.
The leader, however, did not get angry. He merely glared at him, causing the thugs to hesitate.
They hesitated and took a few steps back, somewhat at a loss.
The man turned his head and looked at the representative of the Bellone Family in front of him.
"And what about you? You hypocritically sheathed your Fang and tricks, acting like pretentious dogs under that woman's thumb, using pretty things to mask your savage nature?"
He sneered as he ordered his thugs to move forward and grab the two children.
Their current situation is not advantageous.
The Bellone Family representative's mockery was aimed at getting them to focus on the fight and ignore the boy nearby.
In reality, for them, once they caught the boy, the whole game was already over.
That's why he stopped his men from acting impulsively.
"If this is your rule, then we'd rather be wild beasts!"
The man's expression was sarcastic, and his words made the Bellone Family members grit their teeth.
The man in the lead couldn't help but grit his teeth.
He became even more anxious after realizing that the other party wasn't falling for his tricks.
"What you just said... can I take it as a provocation to that person?"
In his haste, he saw Maria inside and quickly spoke up again.
But the man already knew what he wanted to do.
"I was only mocking your family head."
He shrugged, his words light, but he still glanced at Maria.
He breathed a slight sigh of relief after noticing that she hadn't made any move.
Although he had just shown a threatening attitude towards Maria, it was because he was certain that only his own people were on this side.
But with the appearance of the Bellone Family, he didn't dare to actually lay a hand on Maria.
Seeing that the man was so unyielding, the Bellone Family could no longer resist.
With a wave of his hand, the already restless thugs swarmed forward.
And men are prepared for this.
With a grim expression, he ordered the others to block the road, while the rest rushed to grab Maria.
But before their battle could even begin, a bullet struck the ground with a cold, hard thud.
"Um?!"
Everyone looked up in surprise.
Right above them, a group of people with halos were already standing quietly.
Each of them was dressed somewhat differently, but it was still clear that most of them were wearing hunting attire similar to Maria's.
Only the leader was dressed in simple monk's robes.
They landed on the ground like shooting stars, each holding a weapon called a gun.
"Gentlemen."
The leading monk spoke softly.
"I think it's still early, not time for a group fight yet."
The monk walked alone into the tense crowd. To everyone's surprise, these thugs, who had been so hot-blooded before, didn't dare to do anything to the man and could only give way to him.
After all, there were more than a dozen guns aimed at the back of their heads.
Every single one of the Sankta is a natural-born sharpshooter, and they have no doubt that these guys could blow their heads off in a matter of seconds!
With this same attitude, the cultivator slowly selected the two leading men, who then stood before everyone and announced the current outcome.
"Everyone else, please leave. The Gray Hall will conduct a trial regarding these two, and a final verdict will be given."
These words caused a considerable disturbance among the crowd.
But a moment later, with the two spokespeople speaking, they had no choice but to leave.
As for the cultivator, after nodding to his colleagues, he led away several representatives from the two human families and two children.
The other members also gradually left.
However, a more lively Sankta came to Maria's side.
"You've really gotten yourself into trouble this time!"
She smiled, her voice clear and crisp.
Maria, however, seemed somewhat puzzled.
After a moment of silence, she gently reached out and touched the other person's clothes.
Lifting the collar reveals a small cake pattern.
"Where did these clothes come from?"
Maria asked curiously.
This question, however, made Sankta's brow twitch.
She quickly grabbed Maria and pleaded for mercy.
"You absolutely mustn't tell Father Agniel about this, he hates it when we modify clothes in such strange ways."
"Agniel... Father?"
"Huh? You didn't know?"
Seeing Maria's puzzled expression, the woman was also puzzled. After a moment, she seemed to wake up from a dream.
"Oh, I remember at the last meeting they said they were recruiting new people from other races... You were one of them, right? It's normal you haven't met him before... Let me tell you, the priest is a really good person, he's just a bit too rule-abiding."
"..."
"Hey, enough of that. Since things have come to this, let's have some snacks first!"
The Sankta woman was very enthusiastic; in no time, she took Maria's hand and led her away from the dark alley.
After taking a few detours, instead of taking Maria to the dessert shop, she enthusiastically led her to a pub and ordered two draft beers for herself and Maria.
After downing the drink in her glass in one gulp, she let out a chuckle and looked at Maria with a grin.
"Since you're a newcomer, Father Agniel probably won't say much to you... But you're really bold. If we hadn't arrived in time, you might have been bullied by those guys~"
"... Their abilities aren't enough to embarrass me."
"Hey, it's good to be confident, but safety comes first!"
The Sankta girls were very enthusiastic, even playful, their lively demeanor a stark contrast to their earlier coldness. This made Maria wonder if the Sankta race had any unique ethnic characteristics.