Watching his sister gradually begin to waver, the Lord of Darkness sneered inwardly.
A weakness? Setting aside whether the world had any weaknesses at all, even if it did, Erebus would never reveal them.
He wanted to take that step himself. If he succeeded in creating the world, he would be too busy covering it up—how could he allow anyone else to learn the secret?
In any case, Ryan was a clever man. Even if he suffered a loss, he certainly would not speak of it.
He had even already thought it through. If he could also create a world, he would inevitably clash with Ryan and compete with him for the power that was still ownerless. But when it came to opposing the present world, they might still become allies.
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Nearby, Gaia did not know why, but after hearing her younger brother's explanation, her first reaction was not to marvel at the cleverness of his scheme or the gains that would come after its success. Instead, she felt that Ryan and Erebus alike seemed somewhat out of place among the gods of Khaos.
In her impression, the gods fought when they could win, and recruited allies when they could not. At most, they used a few schemes when gathering helpers, or launched sneak attacks. Erebus's method was indeed rare.
"I will." Earth Mother finally said, "Cronus does not want to create a second generation of humans, so I will take the lead."
"He disregarded my wishes and has refused to release the Ouranides and Cyclops from the Abyss to this day. Then I will not care about his thoughts either."
"I will do as you ask, but whether the outcome is what you imagine will have nothing to do with me."
At that, Erebus nodded. He had finally