Magic High School.

The people of the Great Harmony Cult are also capable of using spells and curses, but the source of all their spells depends on these tormented souls who are imprisoned by them forever.

And now, they are going to release these souls!

Alcohol and oil were splashed on her, and Yilian took out a list.

That was the donation list of the Datong Church at my mother's house, and by this time, most of the people on the list had already been killed in one fell swoop.

Valerie needed no further explanation; a dazzling sacred flame coalesced in her hand.

That was a flame formed by the gathering of holy light and the condensation of heat.

She dripped the small flame onto the ground, and in the next instant, the flames, like silver snakes, instantly crawled all over the church, all the corpses, and the entire filthy cathedral.

The entire cathedral, even the parts without alcohol, was instantly ignited upon contact with the flames; even the marble and reinforced concrete were engulfed in the raging fire.

In the fire, corpses were being burned.

Yilian threw the donation list into the sea of ​​fire. In the next instant, countless flames engulfed the list and tore it into countless dancing moth flames.

"Sorry we're late..."

The flames surged, seemingly engulfing everything, with Ripple and Valerie standing amidst the flames.

"Now, you are free..."

Flames shot into the sky, forming a towering pillar of light.

In the firelight, it seemed as if souls were ascending into the sky. Yi Lian even hallucinated a little girl waving to him before she ascended.

As they left the church, none of the flames along the way burned them; instead, they provided them with a clear path, and sparks condensed in the air into teardrop or flower shapes, drifting slowly down.

They walked out of the church through that passage, and outside the church were countless believers kneeling in repentance.

The flames behind him seemed to purify everything, and the wind they generated whipped up his clothes, making them flutter like banners.

No believer dared to stop them; flames protected them like guards.

"I'll give you one minute. Those who want to leave the Datong Church can leave."

However, not a single person left; their faces showed only fervor, only... madness...

"Well... it's about time!"

……

At the same moment, Li Ge, in the Imperial Capital Prison, seemed to sense something and raised his head.

“Prisoner Li Ge, do you have anything else to say?”

"I have nothing more to say. Let me go on public trial!"

……

"Our reporter reports that the headquarters of the Datong Church was hit by a fire, and the fate of all church members is unknown. They are suspected of fleeing to destroy evidence in order to escape punishment."

"The Crown Prince denied any connection with the Datong Cult and claimed that he was determined to get to the bottom of the matter."

"The second prince and the third princess publicly questioned and opposed the Datong Sect, claiming that they would investigate it thoroughly."

"The public trial of the criminal Li Ge will take place in three days."

……

The prison television was broadcasting the latest news.

Li Ge will be publicly tried in three days, and in this empire, a public trial is arguably the cruelest form of trial.

The person being tried will be dragged to the square in front of the Supreme Court to face accusations, insults and abuse from everyone, and will be publicly tried, even beheaded.

Its nature is similar to the execution at Caishikou in Li Ge's previous life, or the five-part division of Shang Yang. It is usually only the most heinous criminals who deserve to be punished by heaven and earth.

This level of insult is no less than the ultimate insult to the Imperials.

But Li Ge had no intention of making any defense or appeal; he only wanted a public trial of "himself".

In fact, in his original plan, the mission should have ended after he killed the emperor and Yilian killed the high-ranking members of the church.

With the church's protectors gone and its leaders gone, and the entire story of the Datong Church exposed to the light of day, their mission should be complete.

They can then go directly back to school and wait for their results.

As for choosing to be caught, it was merely a safety measure that Li Ge took. He was unsure if the matter would end, so he chose to play it safe.

Unexpectedly, there really is a follow-up to be done.

Although Li Ge was working backward from the reference answer this time, he also realized that this final step was the public trial of himself, the criminal.

Only by thoroughly judging oneself can countless "selves" achieve true redemption.

It's fair to say that this monthly exam was full of traps. Even for someone like me who had looked at the answer key, it would have been difficult to pass perfectly without a safe approach.

Li Ge found it hard to imagine how the newcomers from the mystical and traditional schools would manage to navigate this world.

But now, looking at the iron bars that imprison him, he felt no anxiety, only waiting for the public trial three days later, which would be the final outcome.

Chapter 44: No more words, please act quickly.

"Bang!"

Xiaoye pushed the door open and immediately said, "Li Ge has been captured, but the mission is not over yet!"

Then, all she saw was Yilian and Valerie lying in bed, only able to moan softly...

"What...what happened to you two?" Xiaoye immediately thought that the two of them were seriously injured.

"We saw hell, we saw wailing souls..."

Speak like a human.

"The Pope of the Great Harmony Church gave us a spell of pain, allowing us to feel pain, understand pain, and enjoy pain, and also implanted memories of countless people being tortured and killed into our brains..."

Yi Lian immediately explained, and could only lie there groaning.

In the end, they persevered and managed to eliminate all the hopeless believers.

After he finally said, "It's about time," surprisingly no one wanted to leave the Datong Church.

Then he could only let the flames purify everything after his fate was unknown.

I forced myself to endure the painful flashbacks until I got home, at which point I dared to lie in bed and moan softly.

He was alright; being a Morphling, he had a higher tolerance. Valerie, on the other hand, was genuinely in pain and experiencing physical discomfort.

Xiaoye: "..."

So now, is she the only one who can still move around?

“Yes, so now the last step can only be left to you…” Yilian said, struggling to sit up and taking out a booklet.

"I burned the donation ledger, but I found something more detailed: a list of every high-ranking member of the Datong Cult, complete with their addresses..."

"Go to the address on this list, gather all the clues and intelligence, and then hand them over to the opposition. Help Li Ge complete the final step, Xiao Ye. Li Ge needs you." After throwing the list over, Yi Lian could only collapse onto the sofa like a puddle of water.

They don't even want to maintain a basic human form.

"Okay." Xiaoye didn't hesitate. After taking the roster, she instantly disappeared into the shadows.

Xiaoye knew this wasn't the time to dawdle; they needed to complete the final step before the evidence was cleared.

And now, only she still has this ability.

Within a single day, the residences of several high-ranking members of the Datong Church were ransacked, revealing horrifying photos and tools made from "body" materials.

A Christmas tree made of skull and limbs of art-grade material, a drum made from the older sister's materials, books made from her body skin...

All of this numbed her, who had become accustomed to corpses and killings.

Fortunately, Saya acted quickly, collecting several boxes of photos and documents, along with corresponding lists, in less than half a day. She only took these lightweight items; she couldn't take the "Gundam" creations with her.

Even if less than half of the addresses on the list were visited, the remaining areas were raided and destroyed, indicating that the parties behind them were starting to clear up evidence that was unfavorable to them.

However, Xiaoye had already obtained enough information.

And the next step...

That evening, the residences of the Second Prince, the Third Princess, the officials and nobles of the opposition, and even major television stations and news agencies received all sorts of lists and photos.

Even journalists and tabloid paparazzi who are used to seeing all kinds of twisted humanity and moral decay are horrified when they see these irrefutable pieces of evidence.

"Hurry, hurry up and print another issue of the newspaper overnight! Put these photos on the front page!"

"Quickly, write the article overnight, we must grab this traffic!"

"Emergency news interruption..."

"An emergency interview is being broadcast..."

In an instant, the entire empire seemed to explode, with photos and articles depicting the distortion of humanity and the depravity of morality flying everywhere.

Even among these photos, there are many noble officials who were originally glamorous or kind and benevolent, who have become people in the photos and even on the lists.

To put it simply, it has an impact similar to that of the Lolita Island incident that Amei exposed in Li Ge's previous life.

Of course, what was given to the radio station and the newspaper was actually minor evidence. The real, decisive evidence was what Xiaoye secretly delivered to the opposition's home through the shadows. That was the real trump card.

These past few days have undoubtedly been a period of heightened anger and indignation for the people of the Empire.

From the moment Li Ge shot and killed the emperor in the street, and his true identity was exposed, causing a huge uproar in public opinion, various pieces of evidence of the Datong Cult's distorted humanity and moral depravity emerged like mushrooms after rain.

Seeing this was like the sky falling for the people of the Empire; almost everyone had this question in their minds.

"Damn it, how did the empire become like this!"

Amidst a series of major news events, the day arrived for the public trial of Li Ge, who had shot and killed the emperor in the street.

On that day, a large crowd gathered in front of the Supreme Court.

It wasn't just the entrance to the Supreme Court; outside the Supreme Court, roads stretching for dozens of kilometers were congested in layers, all there to see the outcome of this public trial.

The live stream has already seen nearly 100 million people watching simultaneously, a remarkable feat.

Almost the entire empire was watching, eager to see the fate of this "assassin."

Online, opinions about Li Ge are polarized. Some people think he is a righteous man who single-handedly exposed the Datong Cult, a scourge, to the world.

Some people believe he is a murderer, a born evil.