Rage
This confession filled with blood and tears was repeated over and over again. It was vague and yet weighed heavily on the princess's heart, tormenting her day after day.
Although she repeated the same few words over and over again, the glances exchanged between Ximu and Ruixia had already confirmed their previous guess.
Before leaving the academy, Mia Lordes went to say goodbye to Milliana alone;
Later, a ring with white flowers, which symbolizes "love" in folk culture, appeared on the princess's hand;
The alienated princess's words of "exploitation" and her regret for her brother...
It seems that their original speculation was almost right—
This inconspicuous little ring definitely played a crucial role in the events of that year!
Mia Rhodes must have done something to bypass the heavy blockades outside the academy and the Moon-Viewing Tower, and directly backstabbed the defenseless Phises in the tower!
But... now that Millianna is in this state, I'm afraid I can't get more details.
Sighing inwardly, Ruixia tightened her fingers inadvertently, and then noticed the ring that she had been holding in her hand.
It was once the princess's favorite, but was overshadowed by her lover's exploitation and betrayal. Millianna must have a mixed feeling of love and hate towards it.
It's not a good idea to let the situation remain deadlocked like this... If I return this ring to her, will this princess, who is indifferent to everything in the outside world, have some other reaction?
Ruixia had just taken a step forward when Ximu stopped her almost instinctively.
He opened his palm and showed her the ring on it, and Ximu immediately understood his intention - the next moment, she raised her hand to take the ring and pushed Ruixia behind her.
"I'll do it."
Without giving Ruixia any chance to refute or evade, Ximu took the things and walked directly towards the puppet princess whose confession sounded like a song.
Doll...
If she was trapped here for many years and began to mutate and transform, would she also look like a doll?
After all - they are the type whose lives are predetermined from birth.
Dress, manners, personality, life direction...those threads run through their bodies, regulating their words and deeds, and allowing them only to dance the choreographed dance on the established stage.
Coming to the academy to seek shelter from her brother in order to avoid an arranged marriage was perhaps the most rebellious thing she had done in her short life.
But the flowers in the greenhouse are still too fragile.
She had contact with too few people and lacked the courage to move into a wider world. She just moved from one ivory tower to another, and finally trusted the wrong people, leading to irreparable consequences.
When all the strings pulling her suddenly broke, the puppet that had not learned to walk independently could only fall to the ground and stop moving forward.
"Wait, what are you doing?"
Even though he was exhausted by the series of abnormalities, when he saw Ximu suddenly step out of the line and rashly approach the princess, Knight Commander Vicia instinctively stood up and clearly wanted to reach out to stop him.
This guy is a bit troublesome...
If Princess Milliana, after seeing the ring, gets provoked and attacks people like other monsters, this person will not only be of no help, but may even be a hindrance.
"Return the property to its original owner."
Xi Mu raised the ring on his finger, brushed away her obstruction with his other hand, and continued forward on his own.
It is indeed Her Royal Highness's ring, but...
Recalling the scene in her previously broken memory where Millianna threw the ring in anger, Vicia knew that this would definitely evoke the deepest pain in the princess' heart, and she subconsciously wanted to stop it.
But Ximu avoided her grip very smoothly, glanced at her, and threw the ring in his hand away.
The small white flower ring drew a beautiful parabola in the air and landed accurately and steadily in Milliana's outstretched hand hanging on the bed.
The princess's incessant mumbling suddenly and strangely stopped.
Everyone subconsciously kept quiet and held their breath. Ximu immediately left the bedside and skillfully kept a safe distance with his companions. Only Weixia didn't understand why and still stayed beside the princess who suddenly began to tremble.
"Mi, Mia Lloyds..."
Millianna's jaw moved stiffly up and down as she uttered with difficulty the name that had burned her for endless years.
"Miyalodes, Miyalodes! He! Shameless, a liar! How dare he use such a gentle face to tell such a sincere lie!"
As if it was contaminated by something dirty, the originally motionless puppet suddenly raised its hand and knocked the ring away. Every inch of its joints made a clicking sound, and the whole person seemed to be possessed by some ferocious monster, roaring to the sky, extremely terrifying.
Vicia was obviously shocked by the horrific vision and could not help but retract her hand that was intended to comfort her. She watched helplessly as the already tall princess slowly sat up straight, letting her messy golden hair push aside the layers of veil above her.
Of course she knew who Mia Rhodes was, and even knew that he was the object of the princess's secret love.
But after the two countries became enemies, the princess never mentioned these things again. She thought the princess knew there was no possibility between them and had slowly let go of her love...
Come to think of it, that ring seemed to have suddenly appeared after their last private meeting...
Although the information was incomplete, as the princess's attendant, Vicia probably realized something and her face instantly turned ugly.
"I never doubted him. The confession, the hug, the vows... I didn't doubt a single word!"
The tears of blood that rolled down from her eyes burned corrosive scars wherever she passed. The princess moved her slender and huge body, stretched out her upper body, and slowly crawled down from the bed. Then she suddenly turned her head and looked in the direction of Xi Mu with her stiff face.
"But he, this heartless, heartless thing... actually brought out villains like you and killed my brother right in front of me with such a long, sharp blade!"
Although they didn't know why she regarded them as "villains", the alienated people in the academy were absolutely hostile to "outsiders". Xi Mu and the others were already accustomed to this. Everyone immediately formed up and entered combat mode.
Although she was experiencing the chaos of her worldview collapsing, when she saw Ximu and others draw their weapons and prepare to encircle the princess, Weixia, who was eager to protect her master, drew her spear and rushed forward, but was stopped by a man in a conical hat with a knife.
She screamed, "Get out of the way!"
"What are you going to do, protect your master? You are such a loyal servant."
Not afraid of the Knight Commander's frown at all, Zhui Neng sneered and forced the restless Vicia away from the core battlefield with a few moves. The curtains around them were split open one by one by the sharp airflow of the two people's fight, and scattered to the ground with a rustling sound.
"Let me ask you, what's the difference between her and those things out there? We can kill those out there, but why can't we kill this princess?"
Although she could hear the sarcasm in the man's words, Vicia didn't understand what he was saying at all. She became more and more annoyed and raised her gun to shoot the other person away.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Your Highness is a royal lady, how could she possibly be with those ordinary people..."
"It's all the same."
Zhui Neng interrupted her coldly, dodged her sweep neatly, and cut in front of Wei Xiya at a tricky angle. A trace of disgust that was hard to hide flashed across her nonchalant face.
"In this academy, all the 'locals' are the same. All are haunted by obsessions, transformed into monsters, forever wandering this place where they cannot escape. Go out and take a look, and you will see that it's not just your Highness who has changed; all of them... are like this."
"Varied……"
This situation was obviously beyond Vicia's cognition. The doubts that spread rapidly in her heart made her movements slow down for a beat, and she was finally caught by Zhui'en's flaw. She turned the long sword over and was hit hard on the side of her neck by the handle!
Reluctantly watching the man in front of her gradually become blurred, Vicia's weapon slowly dropped, and she immediately fell to the ground and lost consciousness.
Zhui Neng did not delay either. After casting a magic spell to restrict the man's movement, he pushed the man further away with a flick of his hand. Then he swung his long sword and quickly returned to the battle circle.
"...What's going on? Why are you talking so much all of a sudden?"
Ruixia was a little curious as she stepped aside to make room for him.
"What are you talking about? I've never pretended to be profound. I just—simply dislike these noble lackeys."
The man sneered, and smoothly filled in the position, cooperating with Ximu on the left and right, knocking back Millianna's outstretched arms one by one.
The princess, who had been kneeling on the bed for many years, had difficulty walking. After climbing down from the bed, her legs became weak and powerless. She could only extend her arm span and use her hands like swinging a whip.
This wasn't a particularly unusual attack, and was similar to the one used to subdue the mechanical puppets earlier, except that it was more powerful and had a wider range.
In order to gain a wider view of the battlefield, Ximu even deliberately ran around at first, tempting the princess to tear off most of the layers of curtains in the house.
Morina and Sorens, who were under less pressure at the rear, worked together to kick all these things aside. If anything abnormal happened, they could deal with them together.
In addition to the heavy and flexible arms, the blood and tears left by the princess will also cause corrosive damage. Although there is defensive magic blessed by Sorens, in order to increase endurance, everyone should avoid it if possible.
Seeing that she was unable to defeat this group of "evildoers" for a long time, the princess became very angry and suddenly let out a sharp long howl towards the sky!
——Countless familiar starlight quickly formed around her, then scattered and fell, hitting everyone present like meteors!
"Oh my god! How come you, a literary girl who's always been reading in the library, can also cast such a brutal spell? Is this standard in your magic academy? Everyone from the dean's sister to the ordinary students have to show off their skills in front of the guests, right?!"
Morina always likes to complain loudly in critical moments, and everyone is used to it. Sorens, who was being shot at, muttered "I'm sorry, I lowered the average level of the academy" while quickly casting a large-scale defensive barrier, covering everyone in it.
Originally, all we had to do was wait patiently for this wave of attacks to pass.
But for some reason, the barrier cast by Sorens this time seemed a little different from the past.
The moment the stars fell on the barrier like a rainstorm, runes that were obviously different from the past connected together, twisted and deformed, and rows of complex spells emerged.
And those attacks that were originally heading towards them returned to their original path the moment they touched the barrier, and actually hit Millianna herself who cast the spell!
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