Nic woke up, gasping for breath. He saw that he had been affected by his own potion.
"Huh... I woke up immediately? Ah, did you give me the potion?" Nic looked at Cynthia.
Cynthia just nodded. When Nic tried to make another potion and pour it onto Cynthia, Cynthia quickly shook her head, making Nic confused.
"Huh? Why don't you want it? This is so you can be cured," Nic said, puzzled.
Cynthia seemed to signal Nic with her gestures repeatedly. Nic didn't quite understand, but finally, he knew what Cynthia wanted.
"Oh... I see. Alright, I'll save the potion for now. Can you stand up?"
Cynthia tried to stand up, but she immediately fell. It was as if her legs could no longer walk, having not touched the ground for years.
Nic immediately carried her on his back and walked out, seeing the people who were trying to climb up through the hole Nic had made.
"Ah, good, you all survived," Nic said.
They were all confused and turned to Nic. They were puzzled by what Nic said, then one person named William approached Nic.
"Yes, we are also grateful that a young man like you could survive."
Nic was just confused. "Huh?"
Then William said firmly, "Come on, let's go up quickly... I'm curious about what's outside... I miss my family!"
In his heart, Nic only muttered, "They act like military personnel on duty. I feel sorry for them if they know the truth."
After a few minutes, they kept failing and falling.
"Ugh, damn it, it's so high. Isn't there another way to get up?"
Nic, bored of waiting, finally moved.
"Excuse me, I'd like to try to go up," Nic said politely.
"Hey kid, do you want to climb while carrying her?"
Nic nodded. "Hold on tight, okay?" then activated God of Speed and climbed quickly to the top.
They all stared open-mouthed from below, seeing that, and shouted for Nic's help.
Nic knew that would happen, then lowered Cynthia to save them all.
While Nic was rescuing them, Cynthia looked around, and even without Nic's potion, she could remember all her dark memories.
---
Flashback to when Cynthia was kidnapped.
When Cynthia arrived at the presidential palace to ask for help, she was immediately surrounded, and the mad doctor injected a serum into Cynthia to make her sleep.
She was taken to this hospital, and because the upper part was already full, Cynthia was taken downstairs.
She saw so many Valkriya city residents being forced to consume the medicine, and some even died.
"LET ME GO, YOU BASTARDS!! I WILL KILL YOU IF YOU DARE TO MESS WITH ME!!! LET ME GO!!" Cynthia shouted.
The mad doctor and his assistants were surprised because Cynthia had already woken up from the effect of the sleeping serum.
The mad doctor smiled, "Indeed, the best seed..."
Because Cynthia kept struggling, she was finally put into a capsule that still contained oxygen.
And the capsule immediately shattered. Cynthia went berserk, hitting all the workers there, including the mad doctor.
But again, Cynthia was hit with the sleeping serum.
The mad doctor was annoyed, "BASTARD, I GOT HIT! TAKE HER TO THE LOWEST ROOM!"
Because they didn't want Cynthia to wake up, they injected three sleeping serums at once.
And when Cynthia slowly woke up, she heard the mad doctor's voice who was making a plan.
"We will make her the source of the negative aura in this city! That way, we won't need to distribute much more medicine! If this city starts to be polluted by her negative aura, it will automatically disrupt their minds and immediately make them very strong!"
His assistant asked, "But sir, won't her body be destroyed because it emits so much negative aura?"
The doctor laughed, "Are you stupid? We have many failed and useless subjects. We will connect hoses from each of those subjects to Cynthia's capsule so that she sucks all the negative aura from those failed subjects."
All the assistants clapped and cheered as if it was an extraordinary achievement and idea...
In her heart, Cynthia just kept saying, "No... no... noooo..."
But she couldn't do anything. She was already temporarily paralyzed by the doctor so she wouldn't struggle. She was even now in such a large capsule.
The capsule began to be filled with water without oxygen, and Cynthia could only last a few minutes. When she was almost out of breath, she was finally given oxygen.
The mad doctor stared at Cynthia like a luxurious treasure.
Several weeks passed. Cynthia waited for someone to help her, but there was no one, only sounds of explosions everywhere. She was in so much pain. Her body absorbed the incredibly painful aura and then released it.
Until finally, she passed out for years, but the pain still felt present.
---
Back to the present.
Cynthia was silent, looking down, as if she couldn't believe that she, who had been tortured so much, could still be alive.
Nic had saved all of them, and they cheered happily, thanking Nic.
Nic immediately approached Cynthia, who was looking down.
Then Nic held out his hand under Cynthia's chin. "You are safe now, no need to worry."
Cynthia saw Nic smile at her. She nodded, and Nic carried her again.
After leaving, they were all shocked to see their city destroyed. Then Nic finally explained what happened and who he was.
They all knelt down in disbelief and cried, realizing they were the last people of Valkriya City, and their families must have not survived.
Cynthia looked at all of them and also felt sad, but Nic said calmly. "You are amazing for being able to survive human cruelty... I will restore this city to its original state..."
They all thanked Nic and promised to repay his kindness.
"Hmm, no need for that. The important thing is that you guard this city," Nic said.
Then when Nic was about to leave, he saw Cecilia and several other gangs. They had apparently forced their way in because Cecilia insisted.
"Nic... who are you carrying..." Cecilia said, stunned.
Nic was silent, then gently put Cynthia down. Cynthia could only sit on the ground because she couldn't stand. Then Cynthia looked at Cecilia with emotion and held out her arms for a hug.
Cecilia cried in disbelief and ran towards her. "MAMMMMMMAAAAA!!!"
Cecilia immediately hugged her tightly, crying uncontrollably. Cecilia poured out all her grievances since losing her mother.
All the gangs also felt their sadness, especially Albert, who apparently considered Cecilia his own younger sister.
"It turns out miracles really do exist," Albert said, looking at Nic.
Then a helicopter arrived. The President, who knew Cecilia forced her way in, wanted to stop her, but what he saw was something he thought had disappeared from this world.
He got out and slowly approached Cynthia. Cecilia was happy because finally, both her parents were reunited, but...
When Terry tried to hug her, Cynthia immediately pushed him away and turned her gaze. Cecilia was shocked, but Nic clearly knew why Cynthia was acting that way.
"Cynthia... why...?" Terry said, slightly disappointed.
But Cynthia only remained silent and kept pushing Terry's hand away when he tried to hug her.
Nic approached Terry and said, "You realize what you've done, Mr. President..."
Terry was silent and had indeed realized his mistake for a while. He never searched for his wife's whereabouts without knowing the truth. He just assumed his wife was dead.
Terry immediately knelt down before Cynthia and apologized for his mistake.
He also apologized to all the Valkriya City residents Nic had saved.
They were even more confused because it turned out their President had changed.
Then Nic finally gave his potion to Cynthia, but this time he didn't pour it but asked Cynthia to drink it.
Cynthia immediately drank it, and she instantly returned to being healthy and fit... she could stand up and began to speak.
"Cecilia..." Cynthia said.
"Yes, Mamaa!!! Huhu, finally you're back," Cecilia hugged her again.
"You've become even more beautiful... and you look much stronger," Cynthia said, stroking her back.
Cecilia was overjoyed; she immediately acted spoiled like a small child.
Then Cynthia apologized. "But I'm sorry, Cecilia, I can no longer consider your father my husband. I am very disappointed in him."
Cecilia was just silent, then looked at her father.
President Terry stood up and bowed. "If that's your decision, I don't mind... as long as you're safe, that's enough for me. I'm sorry for disappointing you."
Cynthia smiled and forgave him.
Nic said, "Mr. President, I want to acquire this city to be mine, is that allowed? This city is no longer considered part of the Southern, right?"
President Terry looked at Nic and patted his shoulder. "Do whatever you want to do, Nic. I owe you a great debt... make this city yours."
Nic smiled, and they agreed.
---
A few weeks later, the city began to be repaired. The large wall barricades began to be torn down. Because the negative aura was gone, the city was very safe, only needing renovation and cleaning.
But what made all the people of the Southern finally respect Nic was that he created a special cemetery for all the people who died in Valkriya City. Even the remains that had turned into bones were brought by Nic and buried in a proper place.
Atha and Giselle came and prayed for their friends who fell in this city.
"Thank you, Nic... you are like a light to all of us," Atha said.
Giselle also thanked him.
Then Cecilia came and thanked Nic, as well as Atha.
"Atha, if you hadn't challenged Nic to come here, it seems this wouldn't have happened," Cecilia said.
"Yeah, you're welcome, and I'm sorry for making you angry at first," Atha said.
They finally made peace.
Nic was happy to see that and continued to help renovate the city.
And finally, the Dead City was beautifully and cleanly renovated like a new city, and Nic named it Unity City.
Nic sat on top of the city's main building, looking at the whole city from above. Nic remembered the city was initially severely damaged and filled with foul odors, but now the city was clean and beautiful.
"Huh... I'm no longer just a Harem hunter, it seems, right, Zeta?" Nic said.
[ Yes, that's right, Master Nic. Be the light, and the Harem will approach you on its own. ]
Nic just smiled, then Cynthia suddenly appeared behind Nic.
"Nic, right...?" Cynthia said.
Nic turned around and was surprised to see Cynthia. Then Cynthia said.
"May I become your follower?" Cynthia said with a serious look.
"EHHHHH!?"
To be continued...