From the moment Rick and Zoey got the location of the dungeon, they began gathering allies. The news of Zoey planning to capture the dragon soon reached the White family.
From the White family's perspective, if Zoey got her hands on the dragon, the first thing she'd probably do was blow off Sanchez's ear—and maybe take Josephine's ear along with it. There was no way Sanchez and Josephine were going to stand by and let someone from the White family's biggest enemy rise to power.
The White family started making moves.
In the previous life, the Lopez family revolved entirely around Rick and Zoey. Their two powerful Divine Gifts sustained the entire Lopez family, so it was no surprise they were strong. But this life?
Rick was busy swinging a spatula and dragging the Lopez family down, making them unbelievably unlucky. Matthew had already started pulling strings to reserve the first incense offering at Los Angeles' XX temple for next year.