magic high school

Chapter 170 The End of the Exam and Postscript

The paladins left in a hurry, leaving behind only half a bucket of oil, and some small tools and glue that had been simply separated.

However, as they were leaving, Li Ge vaguely heard a different way of addressing them.

"Your Holiness, we still have more than an hour to go before we reach our destination. Please take a short rest."

At this moment, both Li Ge and Yi Lian were stunned.

That old man, the guy who came to their ship and seemed to have just been hit by Li Ge's "Innate Evil" spell, was actually the Pope, Saint Hauer, who appeared in the old priest's records?

Then, the paladins' ship departed without the slightest hesitation. They seemed to have a more important mission; helping them was merely incidental, and perhaps it even interfered with their original plans.

Li Ge and the others didn't make many demands. Yes, they wanted to join that battlefield; for them, it was a holy war, wasn't it? It could definitely be considered a holy war.

Although it seemed like a pipe dream to expect a group of children with an average age of less than eleven to sail a yacht back to land more than a hundred nautical miles away, Li Ge wouldn't be too demanding of those paladins.

They've already done their part in helping; asking for more would be moral blackmail. What these knights probably want most now is to go to that island and drag all the demons into hell.

Even if it means mutual destruction.

"Alright, it's all over. I'll take a cruise and rest for a bit. We should be able to see land around dawn," Yi Lian said, preparing to rest as well.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Li Ge found herself feeling an indescribable fatigue all over her body.

By the way, I'm in the body of an eleven-year-old now. This pace would have been no problem for me at sixteen or seventeen, but it's too much for me at seventy-one. Even if my mind can handle it, my body can't.

As he relaxed, the adrenaline receded, and the feeling of surviving a close call immediately plunged his eleven-year-old body into an indescribable state of relaxation, yet pain suddenly shot through his entire body—

He turned to look at Zero, and was surprised to find that the kid had actually fallen asleep right in the corner of the command room, without any regard for etiquette.

"Yilian, let's take turns. I'll rest for a bit, then wake me up if you can't take it anymore—"

"Alright."

The yacht sailed on the calm, waveless sea, and then there were no more disturbances.

Li Ge dozed off for a while, but was woken up by Yi Lian in the middle of the night. After that, he just stared blankly at the control panel, making sure that he hadn't deviated from the flight path.

As dawn broke, he finally saw the distant continent.

Li Ge quickly went to check on Xiao Ye and Valerie. After a night's rest, Xiao Ye had basically recovered and was at least able to move around on her own, but Valerie was still drooling, and it was estimated that even if she recovered, she would only be able to "gurgle and coo".

"Alright, alright, we're almost there, wake up." Li Ge then woke up Yi Lian and Ling as well.

Then, at that moment, a system notification came.

[Monthly Exam (Paradise Fantasy) Completed]

[Leaving the instance, evaluating score————]

Zero woke up from his sleep, opened his eyes, and finally saw the distant continent, the towering buildings, and the airships in the sky.

It all felt like a dream. He stared in shock at the scene, his mouth agape with excitement, exclaiming, "We did it! We did it! We escaped! We finally escaped! Li Ge, Yi Lian!"

When he turned around, intending to find his companions who had escaped Gensokyo with him, he was shocked to find no one there. He was the only one in the entire cabin—all alone.

"Buzz—"

He seemed oblivious as the yacht wrecked onto the beach. He couldn't understand why the young man, who had endured so many hardships and trials, was so unaware.

All his companions disappeared, leaving only him to escape.

"There's someone on board, a child! Save them quickly!"

"The reporters are here! This is actually a survivor of Pure Island! Take pictures! Post them online right away!"

"The recent scandals surrounding Pure Island have been shocking, truly shocking. That child actually came from Pure Island—"

Voices, cameras, and microphones assaulted him. Zero stared at this unfamiliar world, at this group of people so fervently devoted to him—some there to save him, others to interview him. His lips parted, but he couldn't utter a word. The entire world seemed to unfold before his eyes. In the end, he only saw the doctor walking towards him, and then he collapsed to the ground.

"Quick, quick, save them first! Save them first!"

The "Purity Island Scandal" Exposed: Politicians and Celebrities Have All Visited the Island

This is shocking; it's the most complete list of "pure islands" to date.

Live interview with the sole survivor of Pure Island, revealing the real story behind it.

News stories dominated the headlines across the internet, shocking the world. These days, the events surrounding Pure Island...

Emotions have become a topic of discussion and anger for everyone.

"Our reporter has obtained permission to interview the sole survivor of Pure Island." In the television station, Zero, with a vacant look in his eyes, sat in the interview booth wearing a hospital gown.

"Excuse me, how did you manage to seize the yacht all by yourself and escape by sailing hundreds of nautical miles?" the reporter asked.

"No, I didn't steal it. My friends, Li Ge and Yi Lian, stole it. Then they even helped me plug the leak. With the help of the Paladin brothers, I was able to escape—" Zero continued.

However, the reporter interrupted, "But neither the surveillance footage nor the records show that you were the only one who escaped. From the moment the ship left Pure Island, you were the only passenger. There's no record of Li Ge, Yi Lian, Xiao Ye, Valerie, or even Daphne, whom you mentioned. Are they just friends you imagined?"

Zero opened his mouth, wanting to say, "They are not delusional," but when he saw the pity in the reporter's eyes—the kind of pity one has for the mentally ill—he fell silent.

"I—" Zero fell silent. Then, he slowly lowered his head, looking at his hospital gown, and said, "Perhaps—"

"So, how did you manage to sail hundreds of nautical miles without any prior knowledge?"

"I have no idea----"

"How exactly did you escape?"

"I have no idea----"

"What happened on the island in the end?"

"I have no idea----"

The interview ended rather abruptly. As the sole survivor of Pure Island, the little boy had always dreamed of having a group of friends who would escape the island with him, but in reality, he was the only one who escaped.

Even he himself probably didn't know how he escaped the strafing by the helicopter, the capture by the nuns, and the sentries on the yacht, and managed to steal the boat and sail back hundreds of nautical miles.

However, due to the popularity of Pure Island, the show's ratings skyrocketed. Although in the end, Zero simply recounted his life on the island, the people on the island, and the stories that happened there.

He calmly recounted everything he saw while hiding in the ventilation duct.

Finally, the male guests on the show fell silent, the female guests wept, and even the host listened to the little boy's story while wiping away tears.

"By the way, I heard you have a new name now. You chose it yourself. What is it?" the host asked, holding the microphone to the little boy's mouth.

"Abaddon, that's my name, Abaddon."

"Why this name?" the female host asked.

"Because it is the name of an unclean demon —"

The little boy became a big celebrity.

Even because he was the only survivor and the only witness on the entire Pure Island, he was entitled to free access to the archives.

So unless there were special circumstances, he would lock himself in the archives. Before him lay a mountain of documents, densely packed, all related to Pure Island.

He found Charles's information—

He was a hacker who, before accepting the old pope's job, was a typical shady character, having even committed many heinous acts. However, after accepting the job and obtaining information about Pure Island, he devoted the rest of his life to destroying it.

In the end, he was assassinated by the children of the gods.

"I'm not a good person, but even though I live in the gray area, I can still distinguish what is disgusting evil."

I'd rather go to hell than let those disgusting evildoers go unpunished.

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"I stayed there. I can't save you all; as many as possible escape, that's what matters."

"I can't save you—"

The radio played intermittent audio from channel 97.42.

The little boy found the information about the former Pope, Saint Howls, again. Yes, he was the former Pope; he was dead, died on that island, and no one knew how he died.

He was a warrior, though not a very determined one.

In his youth, he attempted to cleanse the world, but failed, resulting in the deaths of many. In the end, he voluntarily became a puppet pope and even succumbed to depravity.

Even so, he continued to fight. He continued to secretly develop his power until it was enough to destroy the behemoth that he had failed to destroy in his youth.

In the end, he stayed on the island, while he escaped.

Yes, everyone stayed there, except me, only me —

"Hahaha, hahaha, I understand, I understand everything. I know the truth of the world—hahaha, I will become a sage, a great sage. I will live a more brilliant life than anyone else, I will make a greater contribution than anyone else!"

"I will reveal the truth!"

Zero—now Abaddon—smiled, seemingly surrounded by documents and books. He smiled, as if his comrades who had escaped with him were still by his side; they had gained their freedom, they had finally escaped that cage—

Books fluttered all around him, and he laughed, tumbling and dancing among them.

Above are the files of the people from Pure Island, lists of names and their sins, redemption and judgment.

These scattered documents were automatically put back into place and sealed, making the room, which was filled with countless books and documents, neat and tidy.

"Thank you for liking my story," said the little boy, Abaddon.

[Monthly Exam: Paradise Fantasy Completed]

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