The President chose not to surrender. "Do you know? I'm nicknamed the King Cobra for a reason, and there is no history of the King Cobra losing against the Raven... you will regret this, young man."
After the President said that, all his aides attacked Nic with poisoned tools in their hands, proving they were serious about killing Nic because he had gone too far.
Nic quickly retreated and dodged.
The President and his aides immediately formed their hunting formation. Cecilia, from a distance, sensed danger because that formation would coil around the enemy until they died.
Nic was just silent, looking at them. "If there's no history of the Cobra losing against the Raven, then I will make history."
Nic darted forward, and they exchanged powerful and rapid attacks. The President's troops received many cuts from Nic's attacks, while Nic was hit by poison once, but it clearly had no effect because he was immune to poison.
One of the aides told the President that he had already been hit by poison, so the poison should be starting to work, but there was no reaction.
The President just told them to stay calm and hold on... and sure enough, after 10 minutes of fighting, all the military troops arrived with weapons and pointed them at Nic.
But the WOTD troops on Nic's side also immediately pointed their weapons back at the military without hesitation.
Lucas advanced to the front, raising his rifle. "Hey, military... Aren't you ashamed to come in groups to fight one person?"
Ghost, who was still weak from Nic's punch, woke up from afar. "Shut up, traitor! They will destroy you too!"
But Nic immediately ordered Lucas to retreat. "Get out of here. I don't want you to get shot."
Lamia approached Lucas' side. "But Nic, your opponents are too many; you could be surrounded."
Lucas added, "That's right, we should help."
Nic laughed. "Relax, I'm not afraid to face a thousand people... what I'm afraid of is you taking a fatal blow. Just stay silent."
Lucas pulled Lamia back because he knew Nic could handle it.
The President folded his arms. "What an arrogant kid."
All of Nic's forces retreated from outside the arena, but Cecilia insisted on not backing down and approached Nic.
"Hey, I brought you here. I'm sorry that because of my obsession, you got more trouble, haha, but isn't this exciting? I will join, even if it means fighting the people of my own country for my obsession," Cecilia said.
Nic looked at her. "Why are you obsessed with me?"
Cecilia was silent for a moment. "It's a secret~" she teased with her long tongue.
The President immediately called Cecilia. "CECILIA! GET OUT OF THERE!! I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO BE WITH HIM!"
"Who are you to forbid me?" Cecilia said.
Everyone was shocked that Cecilia said that, including the President, who immediately became furious. "DAMN IT, HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT TO YOUR OWN FATHER? I AM NOT PLAYING AROUND, CECILIA!!!!"
But Cecilia seemed not to care and even stuck out her tongue at the President, who was, in fact, her own father.
And without hesitation, the President immediately ordered his troops to shoot Nic. Although they were initially hesitant because the President's daughter, Cecilia, was there, they finally shot when forced.
Nic immediately hugged Cecilia and dodged with incredible speed. Then he took Cecilia behind the military troops, and Cecilia quickly disabled their legs.
Meanwhile, Nic used Cupid Loyalty on all the military personnel to make them stop attacking.
The attacks immediately stopped, leaving the President confused and once again rendered speechless by Nic.
"Are you sure you don't want to surrender?" Nic said.
The President still refused and tried to attack Nic again, but finally, because Nic was tired... the President's chest was grazed by Nic's claws, making him fall and weaken.
Cecilia, seeing this, pleaded with Nic. "Ah, Nic!! Don't kill my father!!"
But Nic continued to approach with a cold gaze, making Cecilia panic, and the atmosphere was genuinely tense. Ghost also thought this was the end.
The President just resigned himself and accepted it because it was his fault.
But when Nic was right in front of him, he suddenly knelt and apologized.
"I sincerely apologize. I didn't intend to do this. Cecilia brought me here to momentarily forget the problems in the West. I didn't intend to seek enemies... I only fight if the situation forces me to. So I apologize, and please, let's make peace..." Nic said, kneeling on the wet ground.
Everyone was silent. The President couldn't process what was actually happening. The enemy who was about to kill him suddenly apologized.
Ghost was also silent, even though he thought this was the end.
Then Nic stood up and approached Ghost. He extended his hand. "I apologize because you misunderstood because of me, and because of me, you all went to war. I didn't intend to steal Cecilia; if you want her, take her."
Cecilia, hearing that, clearly still refused.
Ghost immediately laughed and was touched at the same time. "Haha, damn it, seriously... you are truly strange, but I understand why Cecilia is obsessed with you. I also realize that my love is not accepted by Cecilia, so why should I keep pursuing her? There are still many other girls, right?"
Nic laughed too. "Haha, right, find someone a little saner."
The two of them laughed while Cecilia looked annoyed. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU TWO?"
Meanwhile, the President was deep in thought. The person he faced this time was truly different. If he fought a strong enemy, he would surely be finished off and called weak and useless.
Whereas Nic, or King Raven, apologized for his mistake, even though it wasn't really his mistake but the fault of how people viewed him because he was a foreigner.
The President realized that not everyone strong and terrifying was as he thought. Then he approached Nic.
"Your name is Nic, right?" the President said.
"Uh... yes," Nic replied briefly.
"WELCOME THE SYMBOL OF THE SOUTHERN COUNTRY'S NEW ERA!" the President shouted.
Everyone was shocked, but they all instinctively showed respect for Nic.
Nic was confused about what the President meant.
But the President said that Nic had made him realize something and would change his system, and at the same time, he would make a statue of Nic in the form of a Crowned Raven as a sign of respect that he was an important person who changed the South.
The system of harshness would still apply, but there would be a self-change system where if a criminal wanted to change, they would be forgiven, but if they failed, they would be immediately executed. Still tough, but with a glimmer of hope.
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In Nic's room alone, because Qian was not there, Nic sat cross-legged and was chatting with Zeta.
"Hehe, how was it, Zeta? Was I cool? Everything went according to plan, but I didn't expect to have a statue built... that's an excess of the plan, haha."
[ Yeah, you were cool, but don't forget to continue your mission... go find more girlfriends. I'm bored seeing you fight, you know? Where's the romance? ]
"Oh, Zeta, are you missing it? Oh, that's right, I haven't been on a date since Fanny... I feel bad for Olivia."
[ Well, whatever your decision is, you don't need to feel sorry because they are not sad. They are all fine after I checked their happiness levels. ]
"That's good. After this, I want to relax for a while."
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A few days later, the King Raven statue was quickly finished due to many workers, and underneath it were the words: "Everyone can change as long as they want to."
To be continued...