magic high school

Chapter 37: Goodbye, my mother, and my cowardice.

The moon was dark and the wind was high.

Under the glow of hallucinogenic incense, the distorted mother silently sang a hymn beneath the church emblem.

"Once, I wandered aimlessly; now, I have freed my soul..."

The sound of hymns came from the room.

Even though the mother's appearance was ugly and distorted, she seemed to have a certain "holy" appearance when singing hymns.

"Squeak." The door opened, and the mother turned her head slightly to see her two daughters standing outside.

A smile spread across her face, and she seemed to be wearing an incredibly devout and joyful expression.

However, behind his two daughters, he also saw... Li Ge?

However, Li Ge was not dressed in casual clothes at this time. Instead, she had changed into a black robe, hung the emblem of the Datong Church on her chest, and was holding the Gospel in her hand.

"Mother, I have many questions about the Gospel and would like to ask you about them," Li Ge said directly, interrupting her mother's original thoughts.

Even seeing Li Ge's current appearance, a trace of maternal love and care for her son seemed to return to her pupils: "Good, second son, you really make Mom very happy."

Meanwhile, Yilian stood outside the door, ready to fight and provide support at any time.

For some reason, Li Ge suddenly felt a pang of reluctance. This wasn't his true feeling, but rather a subconscious remnant of his original identity.

But Li Ge immediately broke free from this subconscious influence and said, "Also, I want to see the sisters' baptism."

"Okay, okay, good boy." The mother seemed to want to reach out and touch Li Ge, but he dodged away.

However, she was not sad, because at this moment, her identity was that of a shepherd guiding her children to join the Datong Church family, not a mother.

"Begin the baptism. I have prepared the holy water and the ceremony." As she spoke, countless tiny, ant-like runes slowly crawled out from her body.

The inscriptions writhed on her body, like centipedes or dancing grains of rice, climbing up densely.

Suppressing the urge to vomit, Li Ge said, "By the way, Mother, I don't quite understand this part of the Gospel."

Li Ge took out the Gospel in his hand and was ready to strike.

Xiaoye's muscles began to tense, and Valerie took a deep breath.

"Where?" The mother's voice was gentle, but the next moment, when the page was turned to that page...

When books are scarce, guns appear!

Because of the obstruction of the Gospel, she couldn't see the gun behind the book at all, and the next moment...

"Let's do it!"

"Bang!"

Gunshots pierced the night sky in an instant, and the psionic bullet pierced through the book, striking the woman squarely in the head.

After more than a month of practice and training, Xiaoye instantly unleashed a combo attack. The short knife hidden behind her immediately pierced her body, spurting out a large amount of black, ink-like blood.

Valerie followed up with a powerful lunge, knocking him down.

"Bang!" Yi Lian burst through the door in an instant, asking, "How is it?"

"I don't know. She must have suffered a fatal wound, and her fate is currently unknown," Valerie replied immediately.

Li Ge had initially seen the gunshot wound on the monster's head and the knife wound on its body slowly healing, its face contorted to the extreme, as if it were about to transform into a ferocious monster.

However, the next moment, Li Ge's pupils constricted, and he even uncontrollably activated his Golden Eyes automatically.

"what!"

A piercing scream rang out, and the mother seemed to die instantly in shock, her body turning to ashes, leaving only her priest's robe scattered on the ground.

Valerie had just turned around, ready to continue standing in the front row, when she saw this scene, and her eyes widened in shock.

"What happened?" She turned her head in confusion, looking at Li Ge and Xiao Ye.

Yi Lian also had a look of disbelief. He had seen it too; just moments ago, the monster's wounds were beginning to heal, and they were preparing for the second phase of the battle.

But just like that, it turned to ash!

"Valerie, what did you just say?" Li Ge asked immediately.

"I said, she must have suffered a fatal wound..."

"Not this sentence, the next one!" Li Ge immediately said.

"Life...or death unknown..."

"Alright, if his fate is unknown, then he's dead!" Li Ge immediately replied with a smile.

At that moment, Xiaoye and Yilian instantly understood, and without even looking at each other, their eyes revealed expressions of surprise.

Valerie: "Huh?"

"It's okay, I'll make you dinner later." Li Ge patted the girl's thick shoulder armor and smiled.

Valerie was still confused, but it didn't matter. Li Ge said he would cook for her later, so she could eat happily.

The house was immediately ventilated by opening the windows to expose the hallucinogens and incense to air.

Soon, Li Ge, Xiao Ye, and Yi Lian began preparing dinner while chatting.

"Your other Noble Phantasm ability is completely different from what we thought," Sayo spoke first.

In fact, Li Ge only ever had the clown mask. The lion's eye was an accessory to the clown mask, and the "unknown fate" was just a limited ability of this world, just like summoning Fatty.

Li Ge also sighed, he originally thought that not knowing whether the person was alive or dead was a useless thing, but now... it's really good!

He suddenly discovered a new world, and the effect was far beyond his imagination.

The condition of "life or death unknown" does not need to be so strict. As long as Li Ge injures someone and someone says "life or death unknown", it is like an instant death curse that can kill them completely!

Hiss... How terrifying!

Even more terrifying, Li Ge asked Xiang Yilian, "Yilian, can you replicate my 'treasure' right now?"

He didn't know how strong Yilian's mimicry was, but he could give it a try!

Yi Lian didn't waste any words. He sensed it for a moment and then said, "I can replicate it, but if I replicate your ability called 'Life or Death Unknown,' I won't be able to replicate any of your other abilities."

"OK, that's more than enough!" Li Ge immediately gave a thumbs up.

If before they could only try to kill the emperor, now that Yi Lian can replicate Li Ge's uncertain fate, they can even achieve success in both directions.

Even Li Ge's "unknown fate" could lead to even more sinister interpretations.

If I put laxatives in the water, would that count as harm? Could it trigger the "life or death unknown" status?

Furthermore, the holy water of the Datong Church is itself a hallucinogen. Could adding something to it trigger a state of "unknown life or death"?

It can even have more uses, and Yilian can also replicate this ability to carry out a double curse.

Seriously, she truly has comedic talent!

"Hey, I have an idea. We can split up and take two groups," Li Ge said while cooking. "I'll try to assassinate the emperor, while Yi Lian on the other team can even replicate my abilities and find a way to infiltrate the Datong Cult headquarters. Then we can achieve success on two fronts!"

"We even have ready-made solutions for this," Yi Lian said with a smile. The next moment, he immediately transformed into the appearance of "Mother" before instantly changing back.

"OK! That's perfect. One of us will assassinate the emperor, and the other will use your cloning ability to wipe out the entire high-ranking members of the Great Harmony Cult..."

"What we need to do next is to make a big fuss about this, make it known throughout the entire empire, and make it shock the world! That way, our potential allies will join us in this fight."

Yilian and Xiaoye both nodded. If their strength wasn't enough before, it was more than enough now.

"OK, let's work together and strive to complete the mission perfectly," Li Ge encouraged with a smile.

Valerie, who had been waiting at the table for her meal, suddenly felt her stomach growling with hunger.

Li Ge brought over a pot of noodles and patted the girl on the head.

"Wake up, after you finish this bowl of noodles, we'll burn the empire to ashes."

……

Time was of the essence, so they immediately began gathering intelligence.

First came the emperor's whereabouts, then the headquarters of the Datong Sect.

Whether by coincidence or design, the emperor will be visiting their city tomorrow, and the final destination of his tour will be the headquarters of the Datong Sect.

Yes, the headquarters of the Datong Church is located in their city.

They have the advantage of timing and location; now all they lack is the right people...

"Damn it, it's easy for me to infiltrate the Datong Cult, but your assassination attempt is a bit of a problem," Yilian said, holding the intelligence report.

"What's wrong?" Li Ge hadn't slept either; he was also looking for information.

"Let me tell you. The emperor's security detail is very strong. It is said that he has a bodyguard known as the 'Empire's Number One Female Bodyguard' protecting him, as well as a 12-person bodyguard team. Each of them is incredibly skilled and professional." Xiaoye handed over the information she had found.

Li Ge: "..."