magic high school

Chapter 53: The Banner of Our Fathers

At this moment, Li Ge was grateful for the school's escape training. Although he was still a little rusty in actual combat, at least he was able to outmaneuver those who were following him back in his hometown.

He immediately headed to the mayor's house under the cover of night. His golden eyes, hidden behind colored contact lenses, scanned all the "blood thirst" labels around him. Sure enough, no agents followed him this time, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Two moons, one white and one yellow, hung high in the sky. The mayor's house still had lights on, indicating that he hadn't rested.

But at this moment, Li Ge did not knock on the door, but instead sneaked into the house.

In the mayor's home, in the living room, the mayor, who had a small mustache, kept smoking and drinking in silence.

He didn't say a word, did nothing, just kept smoking and drinking, and didn't even have a single dish with him.

This situation puzzled Li Ge greatly.

Then, after several tens of minutes, the mayor suddenly said, "So you've come after all..."

His words carried a sense of resentment, melancholy, and even a hint of relief.

There was no response from those around him, but he still said, "When I gave you Rean's mask, I knew this day would come."

In that instant, a figure slowly emerged, and Li Ge silently looked at the mayor.

Rean was the name of the father he had never met.

However, the mayor did not speak directly. He simply took a book from the bookshelf, opened it, and inside was an old photograph. The photograph showed five or six young men and women gathered together.

Among them, Li Ge's pupils constricted...

The photo shows the parents when they were young, the aunt who was still young at the time, the mayor who seemed to be around 16 years old, and two other people who were completely unfamiliar to the photo.

Sure enough, the mayor knew my parents and aunt, and they were even very close friends, otherwise he wouldn't have returned the clown mask, such a precious treasure, to me.

He silently glanced at the small line of text above...

"In memory of the members of the 'Hero Squad': Rean, Laura, Rein, Ronan, Danica, Albion..."

The names listed above corresponded one by one with Li Ge.

Rean and Laura are their parents, Rean is their aunt, Ronan is the mayor...

There are two other people I don't know, but this photo alone reveals enough information.

Li Ge slowly raised her head, and the next moment, her golden eyes lit up, and the mayor's nameplate appeared in front of her.

It's no longer just a simple case of "blood thirst disease," but has acquired many other labels...

Mayor Viona, Meme Pollution, Blood Thirst...

In that instant, Li Ge's pupils contracted again.

Unlike others who simply suffer from "blood thirst," the mayor suffers from both "meme contamination" and "blood thirst"...

The label "Thirsty for Blood" was placed on his head, its material resembling blood-stained asphalt.

In that instant, he suddenly recalled the labels he had seen on Senior Longbow, which were almost identical to those on Mayor Ronan at this moment. Senior Longbow's labels were [Meme Contamination] and [Immortality]...

At this moment, Li Ge almost lost control of his expression. He recalled the vice principal saying that Senior Chang Gong was beyond saving, as well as that magic potion that only required one bottle to completely corrupt someone to this extent...

At this moment, Mayor Roland was just like Senior Longbow, who had once taken a magic potion and was now panting heavily with bloodshot eyes.

Li Ge gradually understood that the label "thirst for blood" was a prerequisite for "thirst for blood disease".

A person's label is not static, just like the progression from "thirsty for blood" to "blood-thirsty disease," and then to "the blood-thirsty person"...

In fact, Li Ge had many questions he wanted to ask, but at this moment, he probably guessed many of them. Intelligence analysis and associative abilities had always been his main training programs, so now, based on the information at hand, Li Ge could guess most of the answers.

"How are you feeling?" That was the only question Li Ge could ask.

Mayor Roland smiled wryly. At that moment, he felt as if everything about him had been seen through, and he even looked at his old friend's son with an expression of utter relief.

"It's hopeless. I gave them leverage to prove my loyalty, and there's no going back... It won't be long before I become just like them." Mayor Roland laughed, then clapped his hands and said, "Come out, Lola..."

A girl who looked like a primary school student walked out, carrying a small schoolbag on her back, with silver hair, and timidly peeked out to look at Li Ge.

"Buzz!"

The sound of a helicopter hovered overhead, and in an instant, the hairs on the heads of the three people in the room stood on end.

"They're here..." Mayor Ronan smiled as he placed a group photo of the former Hero Squad in the candlelight. The photo, which held his entire youth, along with the people and events depicted in it, vanished with the flame.

"We once discovered the truth of the world. Me, your parents, and other like-minded partners wanted to save the world together, so back then we naively named ourselves the 'Hero Squad.'" Mayor Ronan smiled, but his smile was ugly, as if everything had vanished with the flames of the burning photograph.

"But we failed. Your parents died, and we had to go into hiding and find another way. But I can't go back. Now, in order to prove myself to my superiors and give them leverage, I'm no different from those 'monsters' with distorted perceptions..."

"Ding-dong!"

The bell rang inside the room, and then someone spoke.

"Mayor Ronan, our Director of the Anomalies Bureau, Albion, has come to invite you to catch up!"

At that moment, Li Ge's pupils contracted.

Albion...

And in the photo of the hero team, there is a person named "Albion"!

Betrayal? Defection? Or betrayal? What caused the disintegration of the team from our parents' generation?

Is it because of the failure of the hero team of the older generation that the whole world is now infected with "blood thirst disease"?

At this moment, Li Ge wanted to obtain more information, but clearly, time was running out...

"Take Lola with you. She's different from me. She's still human. Treat her like your sister, or even your daughter..." Ronan smiled bitterly, straightening his clothes. "I've prepared a secret passage here. I'll send you away. Take Lola far away from the city and escape, even though I don't know where to go..."

Li Ge was actually very silent, looking at the timid elementary school student, he didn't understand why at all.

They were just discussing the Longzhong Dialogue and exchanging intelligence, how did it suddenly fast forward to the Baidi City entrustment ceremony...?

Also, are you sure you want me to take this elementary school student away? Or do you really trust me that much?

Li Ge had so much to say and so much to complain about, but time was running out, and so were they.

"Ding-dong, Mayor Ronan?" The person outside continued to ring the doorbell.

"They're here, they're here," the mayor said, but his eyes were fixed on Li Ge.

In Li Ge's golden eyes, he looked at the mayor's daughter.

What shocked him the most was that, in his golden eyes, the top of the girl's head was completely different from everyone else's!

There is no "blood-thirsty disease," only "elementary school student," and another equally unusual label, "immaculate body"!

She was the first and only "completely normal" human being that Li Ge saw after returning to this world.

She is like a mistake in this world, a void that should not exist.

"Let's go!" Mayor Ronan roared, his voice barely audible.