On the way to the club, Qian was curious about Nic.
"I apologize for yelling at you earlier, hehe. Seriously, I just lost control," Qian said, scratching his head.
"Relax, it's fine," Nic calmly replied.
They chatted casually, discussing Cecilia and how terrified Qian was of her because Cecilia was indeed terrifying when she got angry.
After a while, they finally arrived at the massive club. Even the entrance was guarded by six bodyguards.
The bodyguards immediately looked at Nic and Qian. "Show your IDs."
Qian took out his ID, but Nic remained silent because he didn't have an ID here. If he presented his Western ID, it would definitely cause chaos.
"Hey, you, show your ID or leave this place," the bodyguard warned.
"Is this place only for people with ID cards? Can't I use money?" Nic asked.
The bodyguards exchanged glances. "Hmm, no, but if you really don't have one, you can pay to get your ID. How about that?" the bodyguard offered.
Nic agreed, and Qian was told to enter the club first while Nic was taken to the building next door.
Nic thought this adjacent building would be full of the Death for Death (DFD) gang, but it turned out to be the Southern Hell Forest (SHF) gang.
They looked tall and big but were very friendly as they served Nic.
"Please fill out your identity here, and pay the fee of 100,000 Southern currency."
After Nic filled out the identity form and paid, they immediately processed Nic's ID card so he could access all entertainment venues without any further questions.
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Meanwhile, inside the club, Qian looked around; the place was very crowded. He went to the bar to order a simple drink.
"One soda, please," Qian said.
The female bartender immediately tried to flirt with Qian.
"Are you sure, just soda?" the bartender said.
"Uh, yeah, just soda, hehe," Qian said awkwardly.
The bartender gave him the soda and looked around. "Alone? Go find a friend."
"I'm with a friend, but he's still outside. He might come in soon," Qian said while drinking his soda.
Then, a girl who looked calm came to the bar to order a drink as well.
"Excuse me... one regular water," the girl said, sitting near Qian.
Qian looked at the girl beside him; she was very pretty with short hair and a cute face.
With confidence, Qian asked, "Ahem, are you alone?"
The girl was startled and replied shyly, "Y-yeah, alone, hehe... I just want to clear my mind."
The bartender, seeing this, immediately cleared her throat and said, "You two are both alone, why don't you hang out together?"
The two of them blushed, and finally, they sat together and chatted.
A few moments later, several people entered wearing the same outfit: red hoodies. The bodyguards weren't suspicious of them because they had IDs.
The Red Hoodie gang immediately started causing a commotion, firing their weapons and taking hostages so no one would dare resist, while one person boldly rushed toward the bar to steal.
In their hearts, people thought they were crazy to dare to rob in the Death for Death gang's territory.
"Hey kid, are you tired of living?" a DFD bodyguard said.
"Huh? Screw you! I heard the core DFD gang isn't here! I'll just run away after this, you fat bastard!!" one of the Red Hoodie gang members said, pointing his pistol at a hostage.
The hostage was the girl who was with Qian.
"Hey!! Let her go, please..." Qian tried to fight back, even though his legs were trembling.
But he was suddenly held at gunpoint from behind by another Red Hoodie gang member.
Meanwhile, the DFD bodyguards were calling for backup. They only kept watch to prevent them from escaping.
The Red Hoodie gang had planned to escape through the back door because it had minimal guards...
But when their gang leader came out the back door, he ran into Nic, who had finished getting his ID and came out through the back door because it was closer.
Nic was just confused, but the Red Hoodie gang leader shot Nic without any fear.
But Nic calmly stopped the bullet with two fingers, then crushed the bullet.
"I was just about to have some fun," Nic said.
Nic rushed forward, choked the man, then pulled his hood down and slammed the man's head into his knee with force.
The Red Hoodie leader immediately passed out, but his gang members also appeared. They intended to run away, thinking their leader had already escaped.
Without hesitation, Nic swiftly took them all down, and when the DFD bodyguard arrived...
"..."
He saw all the Red Hoodie gang members sprawled out in front of Nic.
"Did you get your ID?" the bodyguard asked.
Nic showed his card, then walked in through the back door, whispering, "Please don't tell them I did this."
The bodyguard just laughed and gave an 'okay' signal.
When Nic entered, everyone was silent, and some bodyguards were just about to head to the back.
Qian, seeing Nic, was surprised. "Hey, Nic? Did you come through the back? Did you run into anyone wearing red hoodies?"
"Red hoodies? What's that? Maybe red ants," Nic said, heading to the bar and ordering fruit juice.
Qian was confused and approached him, bringing his new girl friend along.
"Uh, Nic, this is Barbie," Qian pointed to the girl next to him.
The girl bowed slightly.
"Wow, already made a friend, huh? Nice to meet you, I'm Nic, Qian's friend," Nic said.
After the disturbance was handled by the DFD and SHF, the club became quiet again. Since Qian and Barbie seemed to be enjoying themselves, Nic became the third wheel and chose to wander around.
But suddenly, a "shhh" sound came from behind a VIP room, calling Nic.
Nic, realizing it, headed there out of curiosity. Then he was pulled inside, and the VIP door was locked.
When Nic saw the person who called him, it was a tattooed woman who looked older than him.
"Hey, be honest with me... I briefly went to the back restroom and saw you beating up those petty thugs just now."
Nic tried to say she might have seen wrong, but the woman immediately smiled. "You don't want to admit it? Seriously? Hehe..." The woman snapped her fingers.
And instantly, many other women emerged from behind the wall.
"Wait, wait, wait! What is this!?" Nic said, backing away.
"Just be honest, and you'll be safe."
But Nic started to laugh like a villain and stared intensely at her. "So... you're threatening me, Lady Rose?"
The woman was shocked that Nic knew her nickname. This was because Nic used the God of Analyst skill.
"Zeta, this place is good for farming... let's do it. Activate everything," Nic thought to himself.
[ READY, MY BOSS ]
And this time, Nic didn't use a bomb for the Raid because he thought it was boring. Now Nic used boxing gloves, but not for punching, but for slapping.
"Hehe, sorry in advance... but don't mess with me. Feel this slap of love." Nic said before finally dashing toward all of them.
Nic slapped them all one by one, and finally Lady Rose. They were shocked and couldn't dodge.
"Ugh, what the hell is a guy doing, slapping... Wait..." Lady Rose's heart began to feel strange.
[ DING! RAID SUCCESSFUL. 10 WOMEN IN THIS VIP ROOM ARE 100% LIKED AND LOYAL TO MASTER NIC ]
[ DING! HEARTH CLAIM ACTIVE. ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE GIRLFRIEND LIST ]
[ SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE SPECIAL SKILLS, THE STATS WILL BE ADDED AS USUAL! ]
"A good start," Nic said, clapping his hands.
The confused Lady Rose finally asked, "Who are you, huh... why is my heart pounding now!!"
The other women asked the same thing.
"I'm Nic. Why are you all pounding? Maybe it's because of my charm... I will forgive your actions earlier, and... huh, I'm leaving now." Nic left them in confusion.
Nic forced the door open and stepped out, and right in front of him was Qian.
"Ehhhh, Nic...? What were you doing in the VIP room?" Qian asked, jaw dropped.
"Ah... that's normal, you know... men's business," Nic said, walking away and looking elsewhere.
"Hmm, I'll tell Cecilia about this," Qian teased.
"Tell her if you dare," Nic replied with a mischievous smile.
Qian backed down from his intention because he didn't dare, and they headed home. But before leaving, Qian was called by Barbie.
"Qian, wait!! This is my number. Maybe we can meet again later!!" Barbie said shyly.
"Ehhh? Um, thanks! I'll contact you after I get home!" Qian said.
Qian's heart was blooming, and Nic was also happy that they were getting close. But Nic still had to give advice to Qian because even though Barbie looked innocent, Qian didn't know her true nature... maybe Nic would test it later.
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At the bar, Lady Rose kept mumbling about Nic.
"Hey, Jenna, you also saw the one who slaughtered those petty thugs alone, right?" Lady Rose said to the bartender named Jenna.
"It's a bit strange for you to call them petty thugs because they were armed and fully prepared, but yes, I also saw him when I was hiding in the back. He's young, but his aura is very unique," Jenna said.
"Exactly! You know, in the VIP room, he alone made all of our hearts pound! That's so weird! He said it was because of his charm? Bullshit!! But... somehow, I really like that young man... Huuuaa, give me ALCOHOL, QUICKLY!" Lady Rose said, throwing a tantrum.
"What a stressed woman," Jenna said.
To be continued...