Cecilia approached Nic. "Why did you come back? I was just about to chase after you so you could pinch me."
"I have business with that girl," Nic said, pointing to Atha.
In her heart, Atha kept muttering: "The person nicknamed King Raven who defeated hundreds of strong people is just a young man? This is beyond my prediction."
"No way... there's no way you defeated all of them!!" Atha shouted.
"Why do you seem to dislike me so much? Did I do something wrong?" Nic asked.
"This is not logical!! How could it be... ugh, damn it! Because of you, this country will have more crimes daring to appear! They were scared before because of the strict punishment!" Atha asserted.
Nic immediately gave her a sharp look. "It's the same. Even with strict regulations, crime will always exist. They arise from two options: either circumstances force them, or because of their own wild instinct for pleasure."
"That may be true, but they were still afraid to show up before! Now they will definitely appear everywhere because they will think they will be forgiven!" Atha continued to reject Nic's argument.
Cecilia suddenly chimed in. "Unfortunately, Atha, you only see the bright side of the world. Do you think they are afraid of punishment? No, they are more afraid of being caught, and they will act in the dark world silently so as not to be discovered."
"Again, you're talking nonsense... if that's true, then now, whether in the light or the dark, they can appear without hesitation!!" Atha continued to reject Cecilia's and Nic's arguments.
They continued to argue, but Nic just waited quietly... and after a while, they finally got tired.
"AHHH I DON'T CARE, GET OUT OF HERE, ATHA, YOU ARE ANNOYING, DON'T MAKE ME ANGRY AND COIL AROUND YOU!!" Cecilia said, getting impatient.
"HUH? COME HERE IF YOU CAN! I'LL SKIN YOU INTO A SNAKE WITHOUT SKIN!" Atha retorted.
Seeing the two of them getting even more agitated instead of calming down, Nic finally intervened and activated God ofPsychology, calming both of them.
Cecilia approached Nic and leaned on his shoulder, pouting.
Meanwhile, Atha felt strange, as if a fresh air was filling her heart, calming her down.
"You two are too noisy. How about this, Atha... what do you want to do now? Try to change back to the previous regulation?" Nic said.
Atha lowered her head and began to take a breath. "I want you to prove your strength."
Nic asked how, then Atha looked sharply at Nic. "Follow me to the Dead City."
Cecilia immediately stood up and choked Atha, startling Atha and making her try to free herself from Cecilia's chokehold.
"Hey... if you take Nic to that city, I will finish you off now," Cecilia said, her eyes instantly turning sharp like a snake's.
Then Nic released Cecilia's chokehold and held her hand so she wouldn't attack Atha. "Relax, Cecilia, what's wrong with that city?"
Atha took a breath because she was still out of breath from Cecilia's chokehold. Slowly, she began to speak.
"That city has been abandoned by this country. There was a terrible bloody incident there, and the citizens in that city are like zombies, constantly causing trouble, endangering the citizens of other cities. This led the Southern country to finally isolate the city and barricade it using a large wall surrounding the city. To this day, the city is isolated. We don't even know if any citizens are still alive there... we just know they are constantly screaming and haunting the South. The President has said not to care about them," Atha explained.
Cecilia became even more furious, wanting to attack Atha, forcing Nic to hold her tighter. Nic was also surprised why Cecilia was so angry just hearing Atha explain about the dead city.
"Hey, Cecilia, calm down. Why are you so aggressive?" Nic asked.
Atha looked at Cecilia and was about to say the reason why Cecilia was like that, but Cecilia, who knew Atha was about to say it, quickly broke free from Nic's grip and slammed Atha's face, sending her flying.
"DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT THAT!!!" Cecilia screamed.
Nic became even more curious, then he hugged Cecilia from behind, using God ofPsychology and God of Happiness to calm and cheer up Cecilia.
"Uhuhu... Nic, please don't go to that city... don't listen to that ex-military woman... she's a jerk," Cecilia pleaded with Nic.
Atha chuckled slightly while wiping her wound. "If you can prove yourself to me... meet me tomorrow. We will go there! I will also bring my friend just in case."
Then Rya and the DP members appeared because they heard Cecilia's scream earlier. They saw Atha and asked Cecilia what happened.
Cecilia gave Rya a signal that surprised Rya, and he clapped his hands five times. All the members immediately understood, then they all left.
Atha, panicked, just ran away without saying goodbye.
Nic was increasingly confused about what they were going to do. Nic didn't have time to use God of Analyst.
Cecilia slowly asked Nic to let her go, then Cecilia followed Rya.
Nic watched her leave. "The Dead City... it seems this conflict is not over yet. I thought I could relax... haha, Zeta, can you guess what I want to do?"
[ I'm too lazy to guess. I'm just sure you're going to target Atha. ]
"Hahah, Zeta, you got me... relax, I won't forget the mission and I will save you as you said before," Nic said.
[ ..... ]
Zeta just remained silent as usual, unwilling to discuss the matter until Nic realized why he had to save her.
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In his room, Nic asked Qian about the Dead City, but Qian immediately changed the subject and pretended to sleep. It seemed Qian didn't want to discuss this dead city, and Nic didn't force him.
"Huh... it only makes me more curious. Zeta, show me the new system skills. Just mention the names briefly; I'll analyze them myself."
[ Here are the 3 new system skills ]
[ 1. Absorbing negative aura ]
[ 2. Tell them who dominates ]
[ 3. Gate of love ]
Of the three skills, before Nic used God of Analyst, he guessed: the first skill was clearly to absorb negative aura from a person or a place. The second skill seemed to make Nic dominate in every condition. Nic didn't know what the third skill, Gate of Love, meant.
[ Do you want to know? ]
"No, thank you," Nic said, immediately going to sleep.
[ Strange, given something easy, he makes it complicated. ]
To be continued...