Chapter 215: Gertler’s Madness

Chapter 215: Gertler’s Madness

At first, it was very slight, but it soon became obvious.

The ground was shaking, the experiment table was trembling.

Shinji, who had lived in Japan for so many years, knew very well what this meant - an earthquake.

But this was not Japan, where earthquakes are common, but stable Britain, which was not located on a volcanic earthquake belt.

Earthquakes only occur once every five or ten years, so could this be just a coincidence?

No, it couldn't be a coincidence.

Before an earthquake, the earth's energy would become unstable. This was the headquarters of the Mage's Association, so it was impossible for them not to have detected any abnormalities. Which meant this was man-made!

Tightening his grip on the two Noble Phantasms in his hands, Shinji's gaze pierced through the cloak, looking towards the unknown young girl.

She was also looking at Shinji, with undisguised bewilderment on her face.

It wasn't her, then it must be -

"Quaerere (Detection)"

Shinji chanted softly, re-establishing the magical connection with the mercury. The coalesced magical mercury spread out across the floor and walls like a sea urchin.

At that moment, the workshop's main door suddenly started to move, the hole that Shinji had violently broken through was rapidly closing up before their eyes. The mercury tentacles had just climbed up to the door but hadn't yet extended out of the workshop when the breach was completely sealed.

Shinji sensed a conspiracy.

A few seconds later, the results of the mercury's detection also came back - the mana node underground was abnormally active, like an active volcano on the verge of erupting, but its interference had been blocked by the workshop's bounded field, which was why Shinji hadn't sensed it before.

Barthomeloi Lorelei, the head of the three great noble families of the Clock Tower, the leader of the aristocratic group, and the daughter of the Barthomeloi family - the most powerful of the Twelve Lords. She is not a mere vase like Sola-Ui, without any inheritance rights, but the family head's successor, destined to reign over the Clock Tower and become the future Queen of the Mage's Association.

Although she has only appeared briefly in the prologue of "Melty Blood 2" and the side novel "The Dark Six", she has left a deep impression on every reader.

The Magus of the Highest Peak - The Queen.

Candidate for the position of Director of the Clock Tower. (Considering the current Director is over 2000 years old, this position may just be an honorary one.)

Commanding the elite armed forces of the Clock Tower, the Holy Choir - the Clone Corps.

A vampire hunter who has defeated one of the "Twenty-Seven Ancestors of the Dead Apostles", striking fear into the hearts of vampires.

The title "Twenty-Seven Ancestors of the Dead Apostles" originates from the Church, originally referring to the oldest twenty-seven Dead Apostles. However, as the majority of the Twenty-Seven Ancestors have since been destroyed or sealed by the Church, they have been replaced by their subordinates or other powerful Dead Apostles, and the title now refers to twenty-seven powerful Dead Apostles.

Each of the Twenty-Seven Ancestors possesses strength on par with that of an average Servant. Roa, who has caught the attention of the Touko Aozaki, is counted as one of the Twenty-Seven Ancestors in the Church's records but is not recognized as such by the other Ancestors, thus lacking a corresponding seat and being designated as a special "EX" seat. The fact that Lorelei was able to defeat one of the Twenty-Seven Ancestors attests to her immense power.

However, that was the future Lorelei. The current Lorelei has not yet inherited the Barthomeloi, and her strength and mentality have not yet reached the heights of the future. Now, she is angrily addressing Shinji, "Hey, say something, would you?!"

Shinji remains indifferent.

Gertler's laughter grows louder and more frenzied.

"How does it feel? Didn't expect a lowly person like me to be able to kill two big shots and make two great families suffer, huh?"

"Hmph, serves you right. You looked down on me, wanting to destroy the ancestors and the family and the cause I've been fighting for. You wanted me dead, so now I'll make you die first!!! Don't worry, I'll go down with you, I'll erase all the evidence and use myself as the sacrifice for the destruction."

This is laughter that has been suppressed for a long time. Who truly enjoys being a dog to others? Who doesn't want to be on top?

This is also the laughter of one who has run out of options. The normal rules do not apply in the world of magecraft, and magi have many ways to uncover the truth. To solidify this, the only option is to eliminate all traces as completely as possible, without leaving any loopholes.

So Shinji and Lorelei must die, and their bodies must be disposed of. The head of the Gertler family and the family crest must also be destroyed.

"From now on, there will be no more Gertler lineage of magi. Die, Barthomeloi, El-Melloi!"