Magic High School.

"Forget it, I won't argue with a chuunibyou like you..." Xiaoye rubbed her side chest and asked, "You were stunned when you saw that chainsaw man before? Do you know him?"

Li Ge: "..."

We're more than just acquaintances; we're practically best friends.

In his previous life, when he was in college, he even joined a "board game club (Catch the Squid Club)". Li Ge thought it was a club for Werewolf or Three Kingdoms Kill, but he didn't expect that it taught German. The first benefit of joining the club was that they taught you the famous German song "Erika".

This school must have people from all over the world here! There might even be more than one.

"Is that thing from your hometown?" Xiaoye continued to guess.

Li Ge: "..."

Why have such a vivid imagination? Don't let yourself be able to guess your own identity as a time traveler in a few days.

Seemingly having found the answer she was looking for, Xiaoye couldn't help but hum softly.

After leaving the arena, the group immediately became serious, stopping their playful antics and returning to normalcy. Although they were quite boisterous and chaotic in private, they appeared perfectly normal in front of others.

After the group participated in the following activities, when school was over, Yilian suddenly called everyone together and said, "I've gotten some information about the midterm exams!"

"!!!"

"Let me tell you, the midterm exam is supposedly a closed-loop system, meaning the school will set up a magic-free zone, preventing the use of any magical artifacts or spells. Even if you can use them, they'll only have visual and sound effects, with no destructive power!" Yi Lian said excitedly.

"Then we're doomed?" Valerie jumped up immediately.

She was already craving the detached room in the Blue Dormitory and the small vegetable garden at the entrance. In fact, she had been dreaming about going into the Blue Dormitory these days and turning the area in front of the dormitory into farmland so that Li Ge could come and plant lots of vegetables and fruits.

She's working hard to develop her Noble Phantasm, and then you tell me this midterm exam is a magic-free exam?

what?

"Aren't we mages? Why does the school create this... anti-magic environment?" Li Ge had always felt that every exam scenario set up by the school had its educational significance.

Schools aim to do more than just assess students' learning progress; they also want to subtly teach students many things through exams.

For example, Chernobyl clearly teaches them about unity and sacrifice, while the last monthly exam taught them about the dangers of cults and the redemption of others.

But this time, why is it a ban on magic? Is it to teach them how to struggle when magic stops working?

This was indeed a huge blow to them. As everyone knows, the Noble Phantasm Department relies on rapid training, so after the ban on magic, their Noble Phantasms became like oversized toys, and they could only rely on their physical abilities...

In that case, it would be completely indistinguishable from traditional sciences and mystical disciplines.

"I don't know, but the information is definitely accurate. It's said that no matter how powerful a Noble Phantasm is, it's just a matter of sound and light effects in a magic-suppressing field. Sigh, it looks like our midterms are going to be a disaster." Yi Lian began to sigh.

"Have you found out exactly what it is?"

"If I could find out exactly what it is, then it wouldn't be intelligence, it would be a leak of exam questions!" Yi Lian complained.

The good news is that they learned this crucial information in advance, although they only knew it was a magic-free exam, which meant their training would focus on physical and mental conditioning.

And we will strive to have someone advance to Tier 2 Hero level within a month.

……

For the next month or so, everyone trained step by step.

However, for some reason, countless sweet girls sent friend requests every day for the past month, but Li Ge really wasn't in the mood for them, so in the end she could only disable the friend function.

During occasional holidays, Li Ge or her friends would go to see Lola in the Academy City area.

Little Lola seemed to be showing signs of becoming the school's big sister, so Li Ge and the others felt relieved. Sometimes they would take her out for a meal, and when they had free time, they would bring her to the school to play during holidays.

He even took her to play a completely immersive virtual arena game.

The little girl had never seen anything like this before, and soon became addicted to the internet just like Li Ge, wanting nothing more than to drown in the virtual arena.

Li Ge even went to training during his holidays many times, to the point that he couldn't take it anymore, but he saw that the little girl was still engrossed in the arena, carrying a gun and shooting.

"Little Lola, stop playing video games and take a break." Li Ge disconnected her, and the little girl looked unhappy.

It felt like finding your own child in an internet cafe.

"When you get the chance to enter a magic academy, you'll have endless training every day," Li Ge said.

"Really? You guys are so lucky, uncles! I definitely want to go to a magic high school someday too!" Little Lola seemed even more excited.

Li Ge: "..."

If those people who cried and complained about training heard you say that, they'd probably vomit blood.

Soon, a month had passed. Yi Lian had already become a Tier 2 mage a few days ago. He was the highest-ranking mage among all the people, but the gap between them was gradually narrowing.

Li Ge also reached the level of a second-tier minor mage the day before the exam. Finally, her body no longer craved spiritual particles and gradually returned to a stable state.

Although Li Ge has not yet learned the second-tier spirit particle enhancement, which involves conditionally covering the body or objects in contact with the body with spirit particles to achieve a state of enhancement, enchantment, and strengthening.

However, this exam is a magic-free exam after all. It doesn't matter whether you learn Spirit Particle Enhancement or not. You can make up for it later. Spirit Particles can subtly enhance physical fitness. Having this passive effect is enough.

At this moment, a message popped up on the system.

[Ding! Congratulations to student Li Ge for officially advancing to a Tier 2 Junior Mage. Your monthly points will increase by 50.]

[Currently a Tier 2 Hero, your Noble Phantasm "The Fool's Mask" has been upgraded to LV2, adding a fixed comedic ability slot. From now on, when choosing a comedic ability, it will no longer be a fixed option; you will have two comedic abilities to choose from.]

Seeing this, Li Ge was truly excited. The clown mask was his real cheat, a formal Noble Phantasm. Although its random comedic abilities were somewhat abstract, it now had selectable options!

Resilient, invincible, the strongest!

Li Ge immediately became excited and wanted to choose a new fixed ability. The last fixed ability was Lion's Eye, which gave Li Ge the power of a normal counterfeit Noble Phantasm in his normal state.

And now, he is about to possess a second counterfeit Noble Phantasm-level ability.

In other words, when I reach Tier 3, will I have a third fake Noble Phantasm-level ability?

As expected, the genuine Noble Phantasm is far superior to the fake one.

He immediately opened the system to see his new abilities.

Option 1: Noble Phantasm - Enchanting Eyes.

Bewitching Eyes (can be fully integrated into the Lion's Eyes): Once activated, anyone who looks directly into your eyes will find themselves gradually becoming more attracted to you, until they are completely captivated by your charm and want to possess you, violate you, and ultimately humiliate you.

Cost: If you rely entirely on this ability to increase affection, the other person will automatically become a yandere and a womanizer. Use with caution.

Note: Beware of yandere and harem-loving characters!

Option 2: Noble Phantasm - Hypnotic Eye.

Hypnotic Eyes (can be fully integrated into the Lion's Eye): Once activated, people who look directly into your eyes will gradually be hypnotized and persuaded by you, making them more likely to believe what you say and gradually increasing their trust in you, until they are completely dominated by your five senses and fall into illusion.

Cost: If you successfully hypnotize someone, you will be involved in the entire illusionary world they are in.

Note: With hypnosis, some people want to rule the three realms from heaven, while others only think about hypnotizing other people's wives and school beauties.

Li Ge: "..."

I feel like I've seen both of these abilities in some anime. Is this ability even legitimate? Are you planning to get something like time stop, blond wigs, or control rings in the future?

Chapter 68 Midterm Exam

Why are both of your options so unconventional?

Li Ge immediately ruled out the charm, because the price of that thing was too high. What does it mean that the person you charm will be unable to control themselves and want to offend or humiliate you?

Is your allure the same as Tomie's?

However, Li Ge doesn't have Tomie's immortality. Choosing this ability would likely subject her to unimaginable ultimate humiliation, which would truly be a disgrace.

So he could only choose the hypnotic eye, even though Li Ge thought that the ability of hypnosis also had a big pitfall. If he could achieve complete hypnosis, he would have to enter other people's hypnotized dreams and become the male protagonist...

It seems this ability shouldn't be used on men, otherwise it would be a Chengdu story.

[Hypnotic Eyes selected! And fused with Lion's Eyes.]

Lion's Eye (C++):

Ability 1: Seeing the corresponding unit's label increases visual ability and allows one to see through illusions below the Noble Phantasm level.

Ability 2: Possesses the ability to see through spirits and ghosts.

Ability 3: By maintaining eye contact with someone for an extended period, you can gradually gain their trust until complete hypnosis is achieved. The required eye contact time depends on the difference in strength between the two individuals, but you need to be fully involved in the hypnotized subject's dream.

Li Ge took a deep breath. This was an ability with huge side effects, but at the same time, it was also very powerful. Putting aside the fact that it was a complete hypnosis, even if it was just a light hypnosis, it would make others believe what you said more, which was already an extremely powerful ability.

Li Ge even considered an even more ruthless and despicable tactic: to hypnotize the enemy's wife and daughter! To make him feel the ultimate humiliation!

Forget it, let's not do something so unethical...

But at the very least, this hypnotic eye gives Li Ge more ways to deal with enemies, even if it's a bit unethical.

Li Ge let out a long sigh. He silently looked at his watch. Tomorrow was the day of the midterm exam, and it was almost dawn.

"Never mind, I can't sleep anyway..." Li Ge said, realizing that he was actually the second person in the team to become a 2nd-tier minor mage. Although he hadn't learned spirit particle enhancement, if Yi Lian's information was correct, tomorrow's exam would be a magic-suppressing exam.

In that case, none of Li Ge's abilities will be useful, and we don't know the specifics. Li Ge and his team can only rely on their special training and basic physical fitness to pass the challenge.

However, Li Ge can now withstand 5 times the gravity, and in terms of basic physical qualities, he is at least in the middle to upper range among those with Noble Phantasms.

Soon, it got light, and Yi Lian got up in a hurry, I don’t know why he was in such a rush.

"Breaking news! Although magic is supposed to be banned, the school has loosened restrictions a bit. Some simple spells can be used. Similarly, magical weapons will automatically transform into corresponding weapons. Although they will be much weaker, they will still have an advantage," Yi Lian said, sharing the intelligence she had just found.

"By the way, won't this information be considered a leak?" Li Ge brought over the fried eggs and handed one to Yi Lian.

"No, leaking exam questions means I tell you directly what will be on the test. The information I have now isn't even enough to highlight the key points." Yi Lian shoved the fried egg into her mouth and hurriedly ate it.

The two quickly made preparations, took off their school uniforms, changed into standard combat gear, and brought all their equipment.

Xiaoye and Valerie were waiting at the dormitory entrance. After meeting, they went to the examination room together.

Just like the last monthly exam, after the students arrived at their assigned seats, the teacher and the executive officer checked each person to see if they had brought anything strange or if they had taken any unusual drugs.

Perhaps due to the impact of the last potion incident, the school has become more strict in controlling outside things. There was no physical examination during the last monthly exam, but there is this time.

"This exam will be a 'magic-suppressing test.' During this exam, everyone's Noble Phantasms and spells will be basically sealed. However, this is not absolute. A very small number of abilities may still be useful. The key to this exam is how to transform these few powers into the most advantageous situation for oneself," the professor said on the stage.

The students in the Noble Phantasm Department below immediately started whispering among themselves.

Li Ge and his group had already received the intelligence, but they were still somewhat puzzled.

What does it mean that only a small portion can be used?

Could you please give me some clear instructions, teacher? It's like you're saying, "The focus of this semester's final exam is this whole book, so you should all study hard."