Ex rank talent Awakening: 100\% Dodge rate-Chapter 188 - : TWILIGHT

Greg logged out of the game to prepare supper for the household. Jessica's arrival had eased his burden; she occasionally helped with cooking.

"You finally came down. We've been dying waiting for you," Aaron growled, beckoning Greg to come quickly.

Greg was surprised and confused. He had gone to the living room out of habit to check who had logged out of the game, but instead found everyone staring at him like he was late for an important meeting.

"What's going on?" Greg asked, taking his seat next to Jessica.

"It's Lilith. She logged into Apocalypse as a player," Aaron said quickly and excitedly.

Greg raised an eyebrow, finding Aaron's words hard to believe.

"Don't give me that look. I'm not lying—ask her," Aaron added with a sulk. fгeewebnovёl.com

Hearing Aaron's words, Greg turned to Lilith for an explanation.

"Indeed, I logged into Apocalypse. As an exception, though. Like you said, demons can't log into the game like humans, but an unknown power—at least that's what the system said—intervened and helped. I lost my demon bloodline and awakened a new one: the Devil bloodline. I also became a member of the Devil race. Along with that, I awakened a talent. None of this would have been possible without that unknown power's help," Lilith explained to everyone.

Greg fell into deep thought. The unknown power... what was it? Who was behind it? Was there even anyone behind it? These were questions he pondered over but couldn't answer. He decided to place it at the back of his mind—no use worrying about something he had no knowledge of.

"Greg, we have something to discuss," Will said, steering the conversation after the chatter about Lilith's achievement died down.

"What's that?" Greg asked coolly.

"After some deliberation, we decided to disband our individual guilds and create one strong, dominant guild that no one can rival—taking in only the elites of the elites within Apocalypse," Will said.

The room went quiet. No one spoke after Will's words; they all turned to Greg, waiting for his decision.

"And all of you have agreed to this?" Greg asked.

"Well… Thomas is still on the fence," Aaron chimed in.

"Well, unless everyone is on the same boat, I'm not on board with it," Greg said softly, surprising everyone.

"Oi, is Greg alright?" Aaron whispered to Will.

"Right? Since when did he care about everyone's opinions?" Will whispered back.

Greg, with his heightened senses, could easily hear them.

"I've made some stupid mistakes because I decided to do everything on my own. I brought us all together to become a team and accomplish a goal. It's time I start acting like it—and treating you guys like actual teammates," Greg clarified.

Jessica smiled at his words and gently squeezed his hand.

"I'm in on the plan," Thomas said after a moment of consideration. Just as Greg had decided to treat everyone as teammates, Thomas had decided to do the same. He knew that the new guild creation was a solid plan.

Everyone smiled. Seeing the two most egoistic members of their group concede was not something they witnessed every day.

"Alright, since we're all in on this, we'll be revising our guild's purpose. I created the old guild to train a large range of people against the demon invasion, back when we didn't know its cause or how to stop it. But now, the demons can't invade our world. Annabelle is one of the administrators, and unlike our parents, there's no way she can fall into their hands. Still, I seek the destruction of the Demon God and his entourage. That will be our objective—for now, we grow stronger to invade the Demon Realm and destroy the Demon God.

"Also, the Grey Empire. The guild will work toward destroying them. Lastly, we'll prepare our world's strongest force for the forthcoming Universal League that the system mentioned," Greg explained.

"Now, what's a suitable name for our new guild?" he asked.

"There's no need for a fancy name. A name that perfectly explains our guild as being made from the best of the best—I'd say Elite Guild," Thomas suggested.

"That's too casual, don't you think? I want something breathtaking. Something dominant," Aaron commented.

"Twilight," Greg said. "We are a guild that will break and destroy the long-standing order—not just in Apocalypse, but in our world. We will remove kings from their thrones, gods from their high places, and patriarchs from their families. We will set a new order in the world—one governed by fairness and justice, as it should be."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Guess it's decided then," Lilith said, pleased that she was slowly being accepted into their circle.

"Speaking of destroying the Grey Empire… the Sword God wishes to speak with you. He wants to form an alliance to defeat them," Aaron said, cutting their celebration short.

"I see. I'll be returning to the Central Continent soon. Tell him to wait for me," Greg said, standing up. "Annabelle comes with me."

"Annabelle, how much do you use your talent?" Greg asked as they walked.

Annabelle remained silent for a while, unsure how to answer. "Not much," she finally admitted.

"I see. I guess sharing my talent with you did more harm than good. It diverted you from developing your own talent to focusing on mine. I don't regret my decision, though. I would do it again if given the chance. That's how strong my desire to protect you is.

"But your talent—it offers more than we can imagine. I think it's time you focus on bringing the best out of it. In the end, that is your talent. Mine isn't yours. So focus on developing your own. Just like you decided before, I think it's time you completely step out of my shadow and create a name for yourself using your own power. I want you to depend on your talent more than you depend on mine from now on. It's time to stand on your own two feet," Greg said, ruffling her hair.

Annabelle remained silent, absorbing his words slowly.

"You're right. I guess I have been too dependent on you. It's time I stand on my own two feet. No more following in your footsteps—I'll be making mine," Annabelle said resolutely.