Destroying My Own World-Chapter 46 - : The Upper Hand.

Three days had passed since the Guilds of the World entered the portal. They decided to end their hunt because they couldn’t handle the heat no matter how high their [Heat Resistance] skill was. It stressed them out because they couldn’t sleep since there wasn’t a day or night there, not to mention the Sandworms that kept attacking them and terrorizing them.

It was a huge success and the whole world heard about it, and now all the Guilds around the world wanted to do the same thing. That was when Richard decided to speak up about the portal which shocked the world.

"What the fuck is he talking about?" Ren asked as he listened to Richard who suddenly came to Montana and gave a statement to all the reporters. "The portal belongs to the Rebirth Guild and everyone should pay millions of dollars to enter?! How could he approve that?!" Ren asked again.

It wasn’t just him or all the guildmasters who were shocked by the statement. Jeanne and the others didn’t even know that the portal belonged to them because Mykel didn’t say anything about it. They didn’t even know how Mykel could persuade Richard no matter how close he was to Richard because it would be a huge loss to give it to the Rebirth Guild.

"This is really bad. What if Poland, China, Australia, South America, and Africa decided to do the same?" Magnus asked with his arms crossed.

"They won’t," Darius answered as he shook his head with confidence. Everyone looked at him with confused and curious looks on their faces. "Mykel could do it because he could clear the portal, but what about those countries? They’re still living in terror, and if they tried to clear it, they will risk their countries when sending countless Chosen Ones if they failed miserably. Knowing how high the risk is, I don’t think they can do it now or anytime soon," Darius explained as he looked at Richard.

"I don’t know if I should be impressed or terrified with Mykel’s way of thinking," Lazarus said and kept listening to Richard’s speech.

"First he was just a nobody. Someone that we don’t know existed. Then we met him, and we thought he was just a strong Awakener, but then not long after that he took New York, and befriend President Richard. Mykel and Rebirth Guild can be called the face of the United States now. Everyone that lives here is looking up to him," James said and remembered how time seemed to fly really fast even though it all happened in less than three months.

"Then he gathered all of us here, showing his scheme and how genius he is. I don’t know if I should be suspicious of him or admire him because of how easy it is for him to change the world," Zhang said. "He said of equality among all of us, but it’s obvious that he’s showing us what he’s capable of," Zhang continued.

"But he looks so pissed though, that Richard guy. It seems he didn’t approve it, but Mykel might have something that made him can’t do anything about it. If we want an answer, let’s meet him in person and ask what this is all about," Shanka said.

All of them nodded their heads with understanding and then went back to New York.

Mykel was watching the news with Lyneth, Edith, and Elena in the penthouse. They were shocked about it as well, and when they looked at Mykel, he was smiling as he drank his vodka.

"How? And when did this happen?" Lyneth asked in disbelief and excitement at the same time.

"Since I have become an Exclusive Member of the Illuminati, I gained a lot of authority and power. Alfredo is convinced that I’m the future and that I can bring him what he wants. With that being said, Richard who’s just a normal member of the society, he has to listen to Alfredo and approved this deal, if Alfredo wants me to stay," Mykel answered.

"So basically President Richard is your underling?" Lyneth asked.

"Something like that. I can tell he’s pissed because he just realized that I have been using him this whole time, but it’s already too late for him to change it. If he decided to do something funny, someone will come and kill him for jeopardizing Alfredo’s position," Mykel answered as he nodded his head.

"Are you now the leader of this country?" Elena asked as she looked at Mykel.

"For now," Mykel answered as he poured another glass of vodka.

"For now?" Elena asked.

"For now I’m just the true ruler of this country. Soon, there will be more countries that will be mine," Mykel answered and emptied the glass in a single shot. "We will rule the world from behind the curtain just like Alfredo, and we will do it very carefully," Mykel continued.

Jeanne and the others arrived at Rebirth Guild headquarters, and they were welcomed with a feast again. They were given time to wash themselves before they went to the main hall. They were invited to the main hall by Mykel because he knew that they were curious about what happened yesterday.

After everyone gathered in the main hall with food and drink in their hands, Mykel entered the main hall with all of his team. One thing that surprised them was Elena’s sudden change of appearance. They saw her new hairstyle and the new tattoos on her chest and neck, and she wore a tight leather jacket and tight jeans that made her look like a totally different person. freёnovelkiss.com

"I know that all of you are exhausted from the long journey and from the hunt, so I’ll make it quick," Mykel said as he looked at each one of them. "You must be shocked when President Richard stated that the portal now belongs to the Rebirth Guild and anyone who want to hunt there should pay their fees to enter," Mykel continued.

"I know your concern, each one of you, but you don’t have to worry. We are the Guilds of the World, and that rule doesn’t apply to any of you. You can come and go whenever you want without reservation or pay any fee. Also, we have sent a team to take all your games from inside the portal for free so you can use them or sell them," Mykel explained.

Everyone looked at each other because they didn’t know Mykel would go that far for them. It was great to hear that Mykel thought about them even for the slightest, but that only made them even more suspicious.

"I can see in your eyes that you’re suspicious, concerned, and afraid, but that’s already obvious since you have witnessed what I did back then in the castle. You should be concerned and afraid, but not suspicious because I’m a man of my word. When I said I want equality, I mean it and what I’m doing right now is to show you that I’m being honest," Mykel said. "That’s all I have to say, you can enjoy the rest of the day here and we have prepared everything to fulfill your needs, cheers!" Mykel continued and raised his glass at them.

Everyone raised their glasses and took a shot of their drink.

Jeanne suddenly leaned toward Mykel and whispered something to him. Eun was watching from her table, and suddenly Mykel glanced at her which gave her a chill down her spine. She was frozen still when Mykel kept staring at her, but then her hands started to tremble when Mykel decided to walk toward her.

"You’re Eun Soo?" Mykel asked and noticed her trembling hands. "Don’t be scared, I’m not going to do anything to you. I just want to confirm something," Mykel said.

Mykel suddenly crushed the glass in his hand as hard as he could until his hand bled. Everyone looked at him and silently watched him offer his hand to Eun Soo.

"Can you heal my wound?" Mykel asked.

"Ye-yes..." Eun answered as she slowly reached Mykel’s hand with her trembling hands.

Eun carefully touched Mykel’s hand and used her skill, but nothing happened. Mykel was surprised that she couldn’t heal his wound as well, but then Eun shook her head as she took a deep breath. She then tried it again, and this time she healed the wound in Mykel’s hand. The reason why she couldn’t heal his wound the first time was that she had to show her kindness to be able to heal the wound, but since she was scared of Mykel, the skill failed.

"That’s interesting," Mykel said as he looked at his palm. "It’s truly interesting. Thank you for opening my eyes, Miss Eun Soo," Mykel smiled and left the main hall.

"What do you mean by Eun Soo opening your eyes?" Aurea asked after they went far enough from the main hall.

"I just found an upper hand. The only upper hand that I needed the most," Mykel answered with a big smile.