Chapter 276: 276
"If you have just under a billion members, why the need to remain in the shadows? Why not surface into the light and take over the world?" Draco asked with confusion .
Carmine stabbed the butt of his cane down into the asphalt with a thin smile . "Oh, how we'd love to . Having to hide from the public eye, especially if you know perfectly well how easy it would be to slaughter the majority of such a weak species, is truly stifling to no end . "
The other Supernatural members among them seemed to share this same sentiment, and it showed on their faces . This made Keith pale, as he was just a common human .
He even wondered why they had requested for him to come along . After all, he had no men or a group except what they provided him .
He had tagged along because they told him they were here to suppress Draco and possibly take him out, so he hadn't hesitated . He would do anything to see him killed for what he had done to his family .
However, things were playing out much differently . First, they didn't seem to bear any particular hostility to the fellow, just mostly wariness . Secondly, they were talking about absurd and strange matters pertaining to supernatural stuff that shocked his soul .
Finally, it seemed like they even disdained normal humans . That would explain why competing for number 1 in the city had no meaning to them .
Their mafia groups were like fronts for their organization! The body guards that stood behind their seats seemed unsurprised by this, so they were likely core members privy to the truth!
However, the elites they brought along were just as shocked as he was, not comprehending what was going on at all! They were all high-level fodder that contributed as a part of their organization's front!
They might not understand the implications of all this, but Keith did, which was why he was sweating . Why had he been brought here if they didn't plan on killing Draco straight up?
Why was he being allowed to listen in on this world-shaking knowledge for free despite not being a person of real importance? Keith had been raised by Baron D'our, that wily old fox, so his ability to calculate such things was spot on .
Keith could only come to one conclusion… he would be killed! It was likely that he was brought here as a gift to Draco should Draco be willing to negotiate . They would earn his favor by nipping a possible future headache in the bud early .
If things went bad, they would just crush Draco and plant him in his place, reviving The Cardinals with him as their puppet since he would be eternally grateful to them for carrying out his vengeance!
Either way, he might be sitting at the table with them, but he was a pawn in the grand scheme of things . There was no escape for him .
Baron D'our was a firm believer that the most powerful person in the world wasn't the one with the highest IQ, the highest power or the highest wealth . Instead it was the person who was able to maintain his or her calmness and rationality in the face of a crisis .
As such, he tamped down his fear and began thinking of ways to escape his inevitable fate . Meanwhile, the exposition went on .
"The reason we have held back is due to three other existences in this world that prevent us from running rampant . " Carmine Malone revealed with a light twirl of his cane .
"The first are the Superhumans . They are a group of genetically modified humans that have developed almost comic book like abilities thanks to modern science . Obviously, they weren't much of a threat to us initially, but they are becoming a serious threat with all the advances . "
"The second is the World Council . This group are nothing like the previous organizations humanity had formed to promote unity, like the recently disbanded UN . They are more practical and will use lethal force when necessary . As you may know, they had seized the codes to many nuclear devices during World War 3's chaos with their own army, and they now stand unmatched in the world . "
Carmine laughed dryly here . "Supernatural or Superhuman, a rocket will still blow us to smithereens, putting aside the bone-chilling amount the World Council possess . "
Draco nodded knowingly and sighed internally . The Lineages, with all their cool powers, also feared the World Council . Even Draco who was willing to play around and do foolish things dared not cross the World Council .
The only entity in this world that did not fear the World Council were the AI and its creator . They dared to openly flaunt their impenetrability to the World Council, such that it had to resort to using underhanded means to find out what the hell was going on .
"The final group are a mysterious bunch of people who have powers both superhuman and supernatural, yet not at the same time . They have existed long before our organizations came to be, and have been the prime reason why our ancestors refused to act during the period where humanity was weak, before technology . "
"They employ a wide variety of powers that are superior to any we've ever seen and they can slaughter us in the hundreds with ease . If it weren't for the fact that they prefer to remain extremely reclusive, this world should be their plaything . "
When Carmine Malone mentioned this third-party, the other Supernatural members became solemn . They looked like he had mentioned the greatest power known to man, and that even talking about them was a dangerous affair .
Draco's face became strange when he listened . It couldn't be that… the third power were… the Lineages right? It couldn't be that both Superhuman and Supernatural hid in fear because of the Lineages… right?
"They adopt a clan style, and they are the families that rule this world in the background . Each of them are located in a capital city of a powerful country, and their hands can be felt over all of history's greatest events . "
"They are enigmatic and very cold toward outsiders as well as each other . The few times we've interacted with them over the centuries has proven that . As far as we know, they call themselves the Lineages . " Carmine Malone finished with a hushed tone .
Holy shit!
Draco was dumbfounded . So it really was the Lineages! These fellows were scared shitless by the goddamn Lineages!
Draco did not know how to feel, and it manifested in a strange expression . How was he supposed to let these fellows know that he was basically one of the three 'Kings' of the current generation's Lineages, with Eva and Local Lord being the other two?
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