"What? You doubt that I'm not a member of the sea tribe?" Zhang Hao chuckled.

William Smith chuckled and said, "No, I just want to see your true form as a sea creature. After all, we brothers have been together for so long, shouldn't I get to admire my elder brother's handsome face?"

actually.

It truly had no doubt about its elder brother's identity.

After all, no human would dare to meddle in the Ten Great Seas, and the other party has a strong aura of sea creatures, so the other party must be a sea creature without a doubt, but whether it is an electric eel is hard to say.

Because the last time we killed that crown-of-thorns starfish and Portuguese man-of-war.

William Smith regained his original form, but his elder brother still had a human body. Even after he went to sea several times to intimidate other level-nine sea creatures, they still had human bodies.

This made it slightly suspicious.

Could it be that the other party's true form is actually at odds with the electric eel clan?

That's why you're unwilling?

However……

The next second.

Zhang Hao sighed softly, "Brother, I won't hide it from you anymore, my true identity is actually human."

"???"

William Smith was stunned, then chuckled, "Brother, what kind of international joke are you making? How could you possibly be human? The aura of the sea creatures on you is extremely strong, how could you possibly be human? This joke isn't funny at all..."

“I’m not kidding you. I am really human. I just used a special method to disguise myself as a sea creature. I am Zhang Hao, the leader of the Dawn Society.”

Zhang Hao deactivated the mental simulation of the sea creatures.

The fact that it revealed a human-like aura immediately stunned William Smith.

It sat there in a daze, and after a while, a surge of anger at being deceived welled up inside it: "You...you actually lied to me? You told me to unite the Coral Sea by taking action against the sea creatures? What exactly is your purpose?"

"I have never lied to you from beginning to end."

Zhang Hao said calmly, "I integrated the sea creatures of the Coral Sea to save you. I know that you are not hostile to humans... and you are a very kind person. But other large sea areas will make a move against the Coral Sea sooner or later. The Coral Sea is close to Australia, and my people happen to be here."

"So I asked Meng Wu to create opportunities for me to get close to you. When I first met you a month ago, I knew you were someone worth winning over. There was definitely some element of exploitation involved... But after spending so much time together, you are the only sea creature I can truly trust. I really treat you like a brother."

Disappointment was evident in William Smith's eyes: "You treated me like a brother, and you just lied to me like this? Do you think I, Smith... am just a complete clown in your eyes? Are you doing this for me? Or for your Dawn Society?"

"You integrate the Coral Sea, then take over the South China Sea... and in the future, when you deal with Sprand's Arabian Sea, you can occupy the three major sea areas and become the supreme hegemon. I've seen through all your wishful thinking!!"

Zhang Hao shook his head: "That's indeed my plan..."

“But you haven’t seen through my identity at all. You only doubt whether I am a member of the electric eel clan. I could easily deceive you and keep you working for me, and even make the electric eel clan the vanguard in attacking the Arabian Sea.”

“But I didn’t do that. I couldn’t bear to lie to you… So I told you my true identity. If you’re unwilling, I can’t force you. This is the most basic respect I can show my brothers. I didn’t lie to you, at least not now.”

"..."

These words were spoken.

William Smith fell silent.

He was really angry, very angry.

As the patriarch of the Coral Sea Electric Eel clan, he was kind and respected within his clan. Even other sea creatures in the area praised him highly, which is why unifying numerous sea creatures was so easy for him.

The vast majority of sea creatures were willing, and few resisted.

He also trusted Zhang Hao very much, regarded him as a true brother, and even hoped that he would pass the position of clan leader to him when he stepped down in the future.

William Smith had never been interested in power, but he had to be careful for the sake of his people. This time, his questioning was not so much out of suspicion, but rather to get a glimpse of his elder brother's electric eel form.

After confirming that everything was correct, I felt relieved to step down.

Who could know...

The other party is not an electric eel at all.

Not even a sea creature? How could this not disappoint him?

A profound disappointment at being betrayed by his brother, no matter how much the other party says now, the disappointment in his heart cannot be erased... or rather, he has become so fixated on it that the grudge cannot be eliminated in a few words.

"sorry……"

“If I had approached you as a human from the beginning, you would never have accepted me…you would have been wary of me. So I had to disguise myself as a sea creature. But I never intended to harm you. I’m sorry.”

"The various sea creatures in the Coral Sea have been integrated. The overlords of other large sea areas will not make a move against the Coral Sea in the short term. I'll leave with my men first... Brother, take care."

After saying that, Zhang Hao left.

He knew very well that the other party was disappointed, and that this disappointment couldn't be dispelled with just a few words.

In my past life...

He had little interaction with William Smith.

However, less than five years after the apocalypse, the drunkenness within the ten major sea areas became increasingly severe, and the Coral Sea, as the only large sea area that had not yet been unified, naturally attracted the attention of the other level nine overlords.

Spang occupies the second and third largest sea areas.

They united all the sea creatures to attack the Coral Sea. Because the sea creatures in the Coral Sea fought each other, the electric eel, crown-of-thorns starfish, Portuguese man-of-war and other creatures were no match for them. A large number of sea creatures were killed or wounded, and William Smith died on the spot.

Because it has the highest credibility in the entire Coral Sea.

If he were allowed to live, it wouldn't be impossible for many sea creatures to rise up in rebellion, so William Smith must die.

This time...

In order to make the dawn even stronger.

Zhang Hao set his sights on William Smith, partly to save his life, and partly to coordinate with the South China Sea authorities and deter other major seafaring powers from launching large-scale wars.

But as time went on, feelings inevitably grew, and he gradually came to regard Smith as a brother, ultimately unable to live with his conscience.

So he stopped hiding his identity.

Even though Zhang Hao understood that William Smith might no longer support the Dawn Society.

But it doesn't matter anymore. At least his brother's life was saved, and he now has the South China Sea, the third largest sea area, as the foundation for the Dawn Society's development. He is no longer afraid of any sea monster overlord in other large sea areas.

Even though I was the one who deceived myself first.

But since William Smith doesn't have to die in this life, it can be considered a clean break, and Zhang Hao doesn't owe anyone anything.

And at this very moment...

Watching his "elder brother's" figure gradually disappear into the distance.

William Smith opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't say anything to persuade him to stay; he just sighed deeply.