Chapter 87 Her Name
The voice was very familiar, as if I had heard it a thousand times.
It wasn't the common language of the ocean, but for some reason, Xiong Duoduo could understand it.
“My name is Xiong Duoduo…I…was born on Fubing Island…I…”
Xiong Duoduo's voice grew fainter and fainter as a violent headache engulfed her like a tidal wave.
Many familiar images flashed through her mind, images she couldn't recall seeing before.
The gentle-looking couple placed the birthday cake on the table and clapped their hands, waiting for her to blow out the candles.
Standing in front of the blackboard, she proudly accepted the certificate from her serious-looking teacher with both hands.
Once, a friend persuaded me to skip class, and we were caught by the teacher. We were made to stand outside in the hallway as punishment, and when we looked at each other, we couldn't help but burst out laughing.
I slept past 8 a.m. with my college roommates and rushed out of the dorm room with disheveled hair.
Then all of this was destroyed by the merciless sea and vanished into thin air.
She saw her fellow countrymen being besieged by monsters, their flesh and blood devoured, leaving only bones in the blink of an eye.
She watched as the tsunami overturned everything, instantly submerging countless ships without leaving a trace.
She saw in the dungeon that countless compatriots had built a barrier against the invasion of the ocean army with their corpses and blood. The blood stained the beach beneath her feet and all the seawater in her sight.
She saw herself being teleported out of the national-level dungeon, in a desolate, dark, and damp place, with a monster's giant blade piercing her chest.
The feeling of my chest being torn apart is so vivid, as if it happened just yesterday.
How wonderful my days were at the Ocean Magic Academy! My best friends, my most respected teachers, and the career I wanted to dedicate my life to.
They are never threatened by the Great Voyage game; they can choose to pursue a magical career for life or simply be ordinary but happy sea dwellers.
Doesn't she want to live this kind of life?
But she couldn't.
Countless of her true family members and friends perished in the deep sea, and many more were indifferently killed by these incredibly friendly ocean dwellers.
They could have lived a simple and ordinary life, just like these ocean dwellers, living happily and freely.
But the seawater submerged everything, reducing it all to nothing.
How could she possibly forgive that?
How can one comfortably escape the past and start a new, happy but hypocritical life?
She remembered everything; those clear and beautiful moments from her life at the Sea God Magic Academy gradually faded, then turned to dust and vanished into nothingness.
Memories of the Age of Exploration games flooded her mind.
She remembered everything.
Her initial motivation for wanting to learn magic was the goal she was willing to give up everything for.
She will use the most powerful force in the world to cleave through the Great Voyage game and shatter the hypocritical masks of the inhabitants of the ocean world.
She remembered her own name.
Ming Zhao.
Its brilliance shines like the sun and moon, as radiant as the stars.
At some point, the gentle female voice in the white space turned into a thunderous interrogation.
"Xiong Duoduo, are you sure you want to join the Deep Sea Divine Tree Advanced Magic Academy and dedicate your life to the honor and interests of the ocean inhabitants?"
Mingzhao raised his head and looked directly into the scrutinizing eyes above him, eyes that dared not reveal their true selves.
Her voice was a little hoarse from not speaking for so long, but it was still firm and resonant.
"I am not Xiong Duoduo, my name is Mingzhao, and I will fight for the people of the land forever."
The green warning light turned into a glaring red, the sharp color instantly staining the entire space crimson.
With her clear vision activated, she saw the judges' and examiners' expressions turn ferocious, and she saw the law enforcement officers swarming in, dressed in red robes.
I also saw the incredulous expressions on the faces of her only four truly sincere friends in this false world.
Mingzhao summoned the Thunder Battle Axe with his right hand, while his left hand formed a circuit with magical particles of different elements, ready for battle.
"Space Reversal!"
That familiar voice rang out, but unlike its usual nonchalant tone, this time, every word was enunciated very clearly.
As the light and shadow shifted before his eyes, Mingzhao found himself on the edge of an unfamiliar cliff.
Xiong Meihai, who was always impeccably dressed and seemed detached from worldly affairs, was now covered in blood and mud, panting heavily as he clutched the rope in his hand.
Upon closer inspection, the creature bound with rope and covered in maggots was none other than Xiang Canglan, the principal of the Sea God Magic Academy.
"Duoduo, I wanted to stop you, but I was trapped by this bastard's trap and it was only with great difficulty that I managed to get away."
Even though Xiang Canglan was tied up, he still couldn't help but curse.
"Mei Haihai, you traitor! The sea god will punish your disloyalty, but everything you've done is in vain."
As he spoke, a sinister and eerie smile appeared on his face.
"I already made arrangements with the people at the Deep Sea Divine Tree Advanced Magic Academy. She has long forgotten about being a spy from the mainland. From now on, she is a true resident of the ocean!"
But when his smug look of triumph after his wicked scheme succeeded met Mingzhao's cold eyes, he was stunned.
Mei Haihai stepped on his head.
"Do you think my students, Mei Haihai's students, are like those spineless good-for-nothings from before?"
"A person who can forget his own race is nothing but insignificant trash, even if he stays."
By this time, Mingzhao had already figured out the situation.
Xiang Canglan discovered from the beginning that she was a human from the mainland, but she coveted her talent and pretended not to realize it.
From Mei Haihai's words, we can tell that this is not the first time he has done something like this.
From the moment he entered the Sea God Magic Academy, he stepped onto a super-level light magic array.
Here, she was gradually assimilated by the ocean dwellers, who corrupted her with a fairytale-like, beautiful life, making her gradually forget where she came from.
She transformed into Xiong Duoduo, and under the influence of the magic circle, the false memories she created filled her brain, also affecting those around her.
The entrance exam for the Deep Sea Divine Tree Advanced Magic Academy is the final step in the Xiang Canglan Project.
The so-called Ocean Resident Identity Stone was not used to verify her identity at all, but to destroy her last shred of will as a continental human and make her a true ocean resident.
He was unaware that Mingzhao already knew about the deep-seated blood feud between the mainland and the ocean.
Her will could not be destroyed by such petty tricks.
"Mei Haihai, do you know what you're doing? No matter what, you're no longer a sea dweller. Aren't you afraid of the sea god...?"
Before Xiang Canglan could finish speaking, Mei Haihai raised her hand, and a green vine sprouted from the ground, wrapping Xiang Canglan's head up like a rice dumpling, leaving him only able to make muffled noises.
Mei Haihai used spatial magic again, and Mingzhao and she were teleported to a beach.
"Your ship is right here. The spacetime tunnel you came from has been destroyed. I'll send you back to your ship directly."
Mingzhao hesitated for a moment before finally asking the question that had been bothering her.
"Teacher, you've known all along that I'm a land-dwelling human, so why... are you still so kind to me?"
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