38 Little Italy

Little Italy sounds pretty for a city name but it's a big contrast to what it really looks like in reality.

The city was renamed when the mafia families took over. The area is filled with rundown apartment buildings and parks. There is a big structure in the middle of it, the Fusion power plant.

The city is located on a fair sized island a few miles from the mainland. It is connected to the mainland by two bridges from the island's north and west part. Both bridges can be drawn up to prevent others from crossing.

This is the main reason why the city is still alive even if the whole Mafia territory has been overrun already.

Adam is observing the battlefield below. He is currently flying one of his Gunships and is hovering a thousand feet from the city below.

He's been watching the progress of the war on the way here using one of his orbital drones. It is currently in a geo synchronous orbit on top of the city.

Adam noted that the west bridge is already destroyed. It's riddled with huge holes from explosions and is still burning.

On the way, he watched the fierce battle when the mutants rushed the bridge. The defenders were eventually forced to blow it up.

When he reached the city, the Mafia's enforcers are now holding a losing battle on the other side of the north bridge. They are defending the last remaining smaller bridge, while it's drawn up.

Adam observed the huge humanoid beings on the other side of the defence line.

They look like humans who overdosed in muscle steroids. Their muscles and faces are uneven. Some have huge right arms but skinny left side. Some have huge upper body but bone skin legs. Some have huge feet but with a small hunchback body.

Most of them are holding some sort of metal weapons. Some are steel beams of a building. Some are sheet metal ripped from some armor. There are some who are holding heavy machine guns like it's a small bb gun.

The mutants are in a neat row, they seem to be waiting for something.

He set the gunship down on the Mafia's side of the bridge. As he expected, they were immediately got surrounded by the Mafia's enforcers.

Everyone was surprised when Lorenzo came out of the back and greeted the person in command directly.

"Rolando, is this how my sister thought you how to greet a visitor? I've only been gone a year and you already forgot how your uncle looks like?"

A big burly man walked in front of a group of armed men.

"Uncle Lorenzo? Mama has been worried sick about you. You sent us a message saying you're traveling back from the Phoenix city last night. She was scared that you'll encounter some of the Mutant thralls outside."

"We didn't expect that you'll be arriving with this? Where did you get this ship?"

Rolando said in awe as he pointed towards the gunship. He was looking at it greedily and a clear longing desire.

"This magnificent ship belongs to our ally. The new leader of the Red Skulls has agreed to help us with the mutants."