"Th... th..."
As the current President of the United States, Matthew Ellis actually wore an utterly guileless look of fear when he saw William and the others drawing closer.
It was not just the President. Ross, Pierce, Nick Fury, and the other high-ranking officials and generals were all breaking into cold sweats in the middle of winter.
Even agents with extensive combat experience, such as Natasha and Barton, as well as Rogers, the World War II veteran, were no exception.
The formidable combat power displayed by those twenty Blood Ravens back then had left a deep impression on them even now.
And now, more than a thousand of them had arrived...
How were they supposed to fight them?
What made the high-ranking officials even more puzzled was Heros, who wore the Underworld Armor; Saum, who looked like an alien; the Water Sprite, whose entire body was made of water; and 049, who wore a bird-beak mask. Just who were they...
Or what?
Just then.
Keisha, who had been chanting loudly all this time, slowly descended behind William with her wings spread, advancing alongside Halsey, Serena, and the other women.
Immediately afterward.
Escorted by a host of Elite Veterans, Super Soldiers, and anomalous entities, William Russell, the actual ruler of Umbrella and human society, arrived several meters in front of the politicians and generals from the three factions.
He wore the genial smile unique to the Russell Family, swept his gaze over the people before him, and spoke in a slightly raised voice:
"Everyone, I'd like to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to come to this rather scenic plaza and negotiate with me, haha."
"..."
Long after William finished speaking, the people from the three factions still wore stunned expressions, not knowing how to respond.
Finally.