Magic High School.

"Slap." Li Ge patted her on the shoulder, not blaming her, but smiling instead, "Don't blame yourself, kindness is a good thing. I actually hope you will always be kind. After all, the three of us old cunning guys are all a bit dark-hearted. With you here, we can be reminded not to go too far sometimes."

Ripple and Xiaoye: "..."

Well, the three of them are indeed ruthless, one after another. Although this is only directed at enemies and damned people, it's a good thing to have someone in their team who can maintain balance and prevent them from going to extremes.

Otherwise, if ruthlessness and scheming become a habit, they may end up doing even worse things, even if their ruthlessness and scheming are all for the sake of doing good.

“Yilian, don’t let any of the higher-ups and middle-level members go. As for the ordinary members…” Li Ge thought for a moment and said, “When the time comes, release their doctrines and hymns and make them leave the church. Let those who know to run away at that time go. As for those who still stay, they are beyond saving.”

Li Ge said.

“OK!” Yilian immediately understood.

While this method might let some bad guys go free, they are just passing through this world, and this is the best that can be done.

Thus, the plan to assassinate the emperor and purge the church was finally finalized.

After a night of intelligence gathering and discussion, they finally reached a consensus. The sky was beginning to lighten, and it was already the second day.

"I'll make you a simple breakfast, though it's a bit meager. But once I get back to school, I'll make you all much better food," Li Ge said with a smile.

"Great! The hot pot last time was really good. After all, we all have very different tastes. If we make the same dish, some people might think it's too salty and some might think it's too bland. Hot pot is perfect." Valerie was no longer disappointed and said cheerfully.

As dawn broke, the group finished a hot breakfast, prepared their magical weapons, donned their magical armor, cleaned their short swords, and loaded their ammunition, all in the best possible condition for today's mission.

Li Ge even changed into a simple gray T-shirt, carried a shoulder bag, and wore a mask but with her nose exposed, disguising "Ace Joker" as a camera, the lenses reflecting the luster in the morning light.

"Why did you dress up like this?" Xiaoye asked casually.

"Please let the gods possess me!" Li Ge spouted nonsense, then, seeing that the girl seemed to want to undermine him, added, "Don't you think this is ordinary enough, inconspicuous enough?"

Xiao Ye seemed to choke a little. Li Ge had actually learned to answer first now. She had a mouthful of saliva stuck in her throat, unable to go up or down.

“Let’s go.” Li Ge raised his fist, and the other friends understood. They all stretched out their hands, and the four fists bumped together. They smiled at each other.

The sun still rises.

……

The assassination of the emperor and the purge of the church took place almost simultaneously.

However, Yi Lian doesn't need to rush things. It would be best to take action when Li Ge kills the emperor and the church is in chaos.

The emperor's tour was broadcast live in its entirety. All Yilian needed to do was obtain the communication products of this world to watch the live broadcast of the emperor's murder.

Alternatively, one could exploit the chaos within the church and begin taking action.

Furthermore, within the 30-minute period of the replicated state of being in a state of uncertainty, all middle and upper-level members of the church should be eliminated as much as possible.

That is, Li Ge's action served as the signal for action, and the two-pronged operation was completed almost simultaneously.

By this time, the two groups had already separated.

Yilian mimicked the appearance of a "mother," leading Valerie by the hand, just as a fanatical mother brought her daughter to see the Pope.

Yi Lian's mimicry ability is unmatched by anyone else, and she had already instructed Valerie not to speak, just to smile foolishly. This group could easily infiltrate the headquarters of the Great Harmony Cult.

But on the other hand, Li Ge and Xiao Ye were in a bad mood.

“According to the information I obtained online, the emperor will travel along this route in an open-top carriage…” Xiaoye took out a map and drew the tour route on it.

Several areas in the middle are highlighted in red, with the caption: "Here, His Majesty may pause to give a speech and demonstrate His Majesty's approachability and compassion, walking alongside the people."

Li Ge: "..."

"The empire's top female bodyguard will provide close protection to the emperor, along with two elite bodyguards in a convertible. Other professional bodyguards will form a convoy, creating an extremely tight formation."

Xiaoye took one last look at the intelligence on the "Empire's Number One Female Bodyguard" and said, "This person is very strong. She once single-handedly took down an entire fully armed squad. According to the intelligence, she has never failed. We need a more precise deployment map, or... create a sudden event that forces her to leave the Emperor's side."

Xiaoye murmured.

However, Li Ge's face, covered in sweat and grimacing like a soybean, was barely holding back her tears.

"Don't worry, my outfit is ordinary enough, and inconspicuous enough." Li Ge smiled, shaking his T-shirt and shoulder bag. After all, this was a "spirit possession outfit" that he had specially put together.

And... convertibles, emperors, first female bodyguards, stopping to give speeches...

It seems like all the elements are gathered. If I were one of those mystical, ritualistic guys in the occult, these elements would probably trigger several occult rituals.

But now, they are assassins; all is false, all is permitted.

Death has come to collect people.

Chapter 40 Your Majesty, the carriage is ready

“No, Xiao Ye, the professionalism of these bodyguards is even worse than I imagined.” Li Ge smiled and pointed to the convertible. “If they were really professional, they wouldn’t be driving a convertible.”

Xiaoye remained silent, but added, "Don't underestimate your enemy."

Li Ge smiled, not responding directly, but looking at Xiao Ye: "It's up to you to infiltrate and create opportunities."

This time, Xiaoye didn't contradict her again, but simply gave a soft "hmm," her fingers unconsciously stroking the hilt of the short sword.

Li Ge noticed that this was a small gesture she made when she felt nervous.

"Don't worry, we'll succeed in the assassination." Li Ge smiled. "After you send me in, you hide outside for now. It's too easy for the two of us to be exposed if we're together. Just follow my instructions."

Xiaoye paused, then nodded almost imperceptibly.

She knew that although she was an assassin, her rudimentary skills were only good enough to kill some company dogs at best. She wouldn't even dare to take on a job killing a company executive, let alone a plan to directly assassinate the king of a country.

This is the difference between a killer and an assassin...

She could only be considered a killer at best, while what Li Ge was meant to do was to be a true assassin.

Then, Li Ge silently handed a small cloth bag to Xiao Ye.

"This is?"

"A brilliant plan." Li Ge smiled and adjusted her mask.

"Xiao Ye, your primary task is to create an opportunity and escape safely. The most important thing is not to expose your identity. I will handle the assassination." Li Ge repeated the instructions again.

Xiaoye remained silent, but ultimately accepted it.

"Don't panic if anything unexpected happens. Just open the secret plan I gave you; it's the final step in the plan," Li Ge said. "Don't act impulsively. Trust me, Xiao Ye."

The assassin blended into the shadows and nodded silently.

They are currently hiding at a point where the emperor is believed to stop and give speeches during his tours, a distance of more than two kilometers from the actual streets the motorcade will pass through.

Because further in, it's a martial law zone.

This distance is beyond the range of even the Ace Joker, since the Ace Joker is just a pistol, and Li Ge's psionic energy is also insufficient.

Therefore, the best way is for Xiaoye to send Lige in through her shadow while the emperor is giving a speech, and for Lige to use her shotgun mode at close range to give the emperor a good laugh.

The next best option is to snipe from a distance, attempting to wound the emperor in the convertible, which would then trigger the "his fate is unknown" scenario, allowing for a complete kill.

If possible, try to choose the first option.

"They're here," Xiaoye's voice came.

Li Ge immediately became serious. He picked up his binoculars and saw a convoy slowly approaching more than ten kilometers away.

"Get ready to make your move."

Xiao Ye silently adjusted her mask, and the next moment, she seemed to transform into black water and merge into Li Ge's shadow.

Saya's Noble Phantasm, Shadow, allows her to infiltrate into any shadow, even move within it, or attach herself to a corresponding shadow.

Theoretically, this Noble Phantasm is more suitable for nighttime, but that's not the case. Strangely, at night, it can only be entered in the shadow of the moonlight.

It seems that her Noble Phantasm requires a light source to be detected.

However, at this moment, Sayo was able to use this treasure to get close by passing through the shadows of the sewers.

Alongside the emperor's entourage, large crowds jumped and danced with tears in their eyes, while the emperor occasionally reached out and waved to the people below.

Xiao Ye led Li Ge forward quickly through the sewers.

Normally, no one should be in this sewer. The country's sewers are separated from the surface by a layer of isolation, and the surface seepage channels are absolutely not large enough to accommodate a human body. However, thanks to Xiaoye's Noble Phantasm, they passed through this channel smoothly, as if it were empty.

"Wait, something's wrong, the plan has changed." Xiaoye's voice came from the shadows.

Li Ge looked around immediately, and sure enough, the convoy had stopped. This shouldn't be the scheduled speech location. Had the emperor changed the location? Or was the intelligence wrong?

"Change direction, get me inside, and then leave immediately!" Li Ge said instantly. "This is the best opportunity!"

After a moment's hesitation, Xiaoye nodded.

The motorcade stopped, and the emperor, escorted by bodyguards, prepared to alight and begin interacting with the crowd whose hands were raised high.

"Seal off the perimeter and be on the lookout for suspicious individuals," a bodyguard said.

"Understood. Seal off the perimeter, search the area for weapons, and be on the lookout for suspicious persons..."

However, they did not see that a dark shadow had successfully passed through their outer perimeter blockade by following the seepage channel.

“This is the best spot, right here,” Li Ge said.

"Be careful, I'll be there to meet you." After Xiaoye finished speaking, a shadow seeped out from the ground, and Li Ge appeared at the corner of the apartment building.

"Trust me, Xiao Ye." Li Ge gave a thumbs up.

He made no attempt to hide anything, wearing a simple short-sleeved T-shirt, carrying a shoulder bag, and with his mask covering his nose, making him appear very unprofessional and ordinary. He simply appeared in the crowd behind the emperor.

There seemed to be some young and pretty high school girls around, who were constantly filming the emperor's speech with their phones.

Li Ge walked in and stood less than fifty meters behind the emperor, listening to his speech and even clapping his hands.

"Your Majesty, the car is ready, and the venue is ready." The Empire's top female bodyguard, as described in the documents, stepped out of the convertible and opened the door for the Emperor.

Then, her gaze slowly and steadily swept across every corner of the crowd, focusing on an unusually still point in the crowd.

The enthusiastic ordinary people pose no threat.

There's a group of high school girls taking pictures over there; they're not a threat.

The young man wearing a mask that exposed his nose, carrying a shoulder bag, and dressed simply...

She looked at Li Ge and found that he hadn't noticed her at all, and was clapping non-stop, while there was a female high school student clapping along with him.

No problem...

Her gaze shifted elsewhere, and she protected the fanatical crowd from getting close.