It would take more than three days and three nights to talk about how magical Vivian's bloodline was. Just the history of this weird vampire working in churches all over the world would take more than three days. Hessiana had also inherited many magical abilities from Vivian. Of course, there were some mutations after the inheritance.
Vivian could not transform descendants like normal vampires. The descendants she created were ordinary "people", stronger, longer-lived, and healthier, but they were definitely not vampires. Hessiana, on the other hand, was a bat spirit who had cultivated herself. She only had a part of Vivian's power, so she was not limited by this limitation. Not only could she create real descendants, but she could also use her high-ranking bloodline to forcibly turn other adult vampires into her servants. From the point of view of the Blood Clan, this should be some kind of "progress". The price of this progress was that Hessiana inherited the power of Vivian's bloodline was not complete. Hessiana, her descendants, and servants were much less resistant to magic items such as holy water and sacred silver than Vivian.
However, their resistance was higher than that of any other unusual species. In the eyes of the latter, it was almost insane. They could fight with their sacred silver weapons for hours until their limbs were burnt to a certain extent by the sacred energy. Ordinary vampires or werewolves, on the other hand, would receive a critical hit every time they were hit by a sacred silver weapon.
The Hessianite Family relied on the complete innate ability of unusual creatures and the half-baked innate ability of exorcism (also known as the innate ability of holy resistance?). They turned the Athens' Sanctuary upside down. In terms of combat power, they were not strong enough to overwhelm the others. After all, the amount of Holy equipment they could get their hands on was quite limited. The items they smuggled from the outside were only enough to equip half of their men. Furthermore, they could only resist the power of the Holy weapons for a few hours a day. But the problem was that the other unusual creatures in the shelter had never seen such a battle before! Two vampires were fighting each other. Suddenly, one of them took out a cross and smeared it on the other's face while shouting, "Jesus, give me strength." Which vampire in their right mind would be able to stand that? Most of the vampire families that were defeated by them died because of their slow reflexes …
Of course, another reason why Hessiana was so powerful was that she had the help of Vivian. The unusual creatures had heard the rumor that the Countess of the Crimson Moon was a special Blood Clan that could resist the effects of the sacred weapons. It was only because she was unable to turn into a descendant that she could not inherit this enviable power. Now, the Hessianite Family that Vivian sent over had created a group of weird vampires that could spray holy water on people. They thought that Vivian had broken through her limits and that they were fighting the direct descendants of the Countess. Before the fight even started, they were already terrified. Hessiana's lightning assault was thus successful.
By the time everyone had recovered from the shock, no one in the city except the Lucas Family and the Bethanos Family could stand up to the brats. The Hessianite Family was smart enough to negotiate a truce with the Lucas Family at the very last moment. They also expressed their willingness to make peace with the otherworldling families in the sanctuary. They claimed that this was a vengeance against their former owners and that it had nothing to do with other races. The members of the Hessianite Family who had been banished by the Lucas Family took this opportunity to publicly announce that they would not pursue the vengeance against their former owners. That was the end of the matter.
From the beginning of the ambush, Hessiana did not invade any of the Lucas Family's forces. She had already thought about what to do next. She compressed all her actions into three days to prevent the Lucas Family from reacting and causing an unavoidable conflict. If there was a conflict, it would be difficult to negotiate peace in the future. When the dust settled, she announced that she wanted to form a new family that would coexist peacefully with the others. The patriarch of the Lucas Family analyzed the situation and found that if he were to fight the new crazy vampires, even if he won, he would lose two-thirds of his population and the city would fall directly into the hands of Bethanos. It was better to accept and support Hessiana's new family. The Lucas Family did not suffer any losses in the incident, and the destruction of the other small families had indirectly consolidated the position of the Lucas Family. Although the Lucas Family was now the dominant family among the vampires, and they had to share the territory with Hessiana, the situation forced them to do so.
And so, the Hessianite Family was formed after a storm.
After that, the miniature version of Vivian used a lot of clever tricks and conspiracies to expand her power. How she went from being a semi-dependent on the Lucas Family to becoming a completely independent vassal did not need to be described in detail. Anyway, people understood one thing: the naughty child was fierce, and they had to be on guard. Otherwise, they would not be able to defend against her.
At the same time, they also understood another thing: the cannon fodder died because of slow reflexes.
Hessiana and the Lucas Family had been allies for many years, but the relationship between the otherworldlings was basically the same. They would only fight together after encountering the demon hunters. Usually, they did not interact much with each other. So, when the leaders of the two families met, they did not exchange any hypocritical pleasantries. Hessiana brought up the history of her family to disgust the new patriarch before her. Then, she nodded contentedly and said, "Please forgive me for not being a good host. Lady Vivian just arrived yesterday and we had a welcoming party. There were more people lying in the reception room than here. Those who got into fights after drinking too much, I locked them there to sober up."
At that moment, Vivian, who had finished dressing up, finally arrived. She greeted Hao Ren, who was standing at the staircase, and went downstairs with the others. The new patriarch of the Lucas Family immediately saw Vivian, whom he had not seen for a century or two. He immediately stood up and greeted her. "Countess, long time no see. I'm glad to see that you are still healthy. I am Zeon Lucas, the new patriarch of the family, and I have come to —"
"Don't talk to an old woman like that," Vivian was not used to the formal tone of the patriarch. She frowned and replied before sitting down. "I haven't been here for a century or two... But nothing has changed. It's still as lifeless as ever. You don't want to make progress, and you only know how to stay in this place and deal with trivial matters."
Hao Ren was speechless. It would have been better if Vivian had not spoken. Now that she had opened her mouth, she sounded like she was lecturing a junior. She was obviously doing it on purpose. She did not usually speak like this.
However, the person sitting across the table was obviously a fan of this. He nodded solemnly. "Your Excellency's lecture is very reasonable."
Vivian cleared her throat. Just as she was about to mention the ruins, the female vampire sitting next to Zeon (the new patriarch of the Lucas Family) suddenly looked at Vivian's clothes in surprise. "Senior, I designed your clothes..."
Hao Ren was stunned. He turned to look at Vivian. She was wearing the new clothes that Hao Ren had bought for her last month. It was the black dress that was said to be specially designed for vampires. It was Vivian's best dress. She only wore it when she was away from home. Hessiana glared at the beautiful woman. "Andrea, don't take this opportunity to get close to Lady Vivian!"
"I'm telling the truth." The glamorous woman called Andrea also had a look of disbelief on her face, but her voice was firm. "This dress is a limited edition. If it's genuine, you can take a look inside the sleeves. There's even my name written in Latin — that's my signature …"
Vivian opened the dress and muttered to herself, "What a coincidence... but the handwriting is terrible."
Andrea was embarrassed. "... Silk is not easy to write."
Hao Ren suddenly remembered what Hessiana had told him yesterday about how the otherworldlings in the sanctuary were supporting the human forces outside. It was said that the Lucas Family did have two clothing factories in the human world. But apparently, Hessiana's statement was not accurate. The Lucas Family's business was high-end.
This female vampire, Andrea, was also a fashion designer...
Hao Ren suddenly felt the atmosphere was much more harmonious. Although Hessiana seemed to be gritting her teeth, it seemed that the negotiation would be much easier.
"Andrea, we'll talk about the clothes later." Zeon Lucas looked at his men sternly and turned to look at Vivian. "May I know the reason for your sudden visit to Athens?"
Vivian went straight to the point. "I want to go to the newly discovered ruins, the one next to the Parthenon."
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