SSS Awakening: Rebirth of the Strongest Vampire God novel Chapter 464

Chapter 464: You cannot win

"Bro! What the hell is happening? Haga City is also one of the neighbouring cities of Niera! I know this. We always use Haga City’s teleportation portals to get here. How come their ruling party has changed suddenly? Wait. How did this bastard become a city lord? I know European Coalition, and I have never heard of this guy’s name before!"

But the system notifications still did not stop. Another series of golden notifications flashed brightly in front of everyone’s eyes.

[Ding! Rune Priestess has become the new city lord of Ebiza City]

[Ding! Rune Priestess has earned 5000 reputation points and 1000 fame]

[Ding! Guild Southern Vanguard has become the third guild to possess a guild residence]

[Ding! Guild Southern Vanguard has earned 5000 reputation points and 1000 fame]

Blood Wraith’s eyes went wide. He could not believe what he was seeing. Within a span of 5 minutes, three cities around Niera city have fallen into players’ hands? That too, just a couple of hours before the blood hall siege was about to begin? This was completely ridiculous!

The room fell silent. Everyone stared at the golden dings floating in the air, thinking pretty much the same thing.

"Wait... what?" Blood Wraith laughed, but it sounded small. "Haga City? Ebiza? How did they all flip at once?"

Mark slammed his palm on the table. "This isn’t random. Someone’s making a move. Fast."

"They can’t really contribute to the battle, right? I mean, it’s all very last minute. There is no way they would be able to get an army ready by the time the siege starts?" Blood Wraith asked nervously.

Phoenix shook her head. "No. You can count on it. The hidden families have finally made their big move. These three cities are definitely going to participate in the Blood Hall siege along with the main army coming from the Kingdom, the Priest Hall, and the Divine Temple."

"Hidden families?" Mark asked.

"Right, you don’t know about them." Blood Wraith became serious as he tried to explain as best as he could. "These hidden families are extremely powerful and influential families in our real world. They are behind the world’s economic and political landscape. Do you think the president of the United States is the most powerful man in the world?"

Blood Wraith bitterly smiled and shook his head. "Nope. The most powerful man, in fact, would be the old man from Northern Frontier, or so I have heard. The hidden families are always mysterious, and they are constantly trying to one-up each other. No one knows who is the most powerful one, but they all hold an almost equal standing. At least no one has yet dared to openly fight against another hidden family."

Mark and Kate listened intently.

"Do you think just economic and political power is enough to establish big guilds in the game? Think again. The hidden families are powerful for a very different reason. Their real power is not their position in the real world. Their real power comes from blessings."

Both Mark’s and Kate’s eyes widened as they heard the familiar term.

"So you do know about Blessings. Let me tell you something. Every single hidden family has a God backing them up. They have a direct blessing from a God. Not the God in our mythologies and stories. Actual Gods."

Suddenly, everything became clear to Mark. Damon’s blessing, and the fight they had back at the frozen lands in the north in the real world, everything became abundantly clear.

Mark still remembered the fear and pressure he had felt back then from that bizarre creature. He had always wondered what had happened back then. Now he knew.

Phoenix let out a sigh, seeing their blank expressions slowly changing. "I don’t know why Blood God hasn’t explained any of this to you guys. You need to be more prepared. I am sorry to break this to you. I am sure you both are talented enough, but someone like you can’t possibly stand against monsters like them. If they decide to take you down, you cannot win. It is as simple as that."

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