When the clock of the Greenwich Observatory on the outskirts of London, the time standard for the entire world, returned to zero, and when the bell rang, announcing the end of the old day and the beginning of a new day, a figure appeared silently on Druid Street.
Because it is a chaotic area with a mix of good and bad people and an underground black market, the flow of people on the street is still large even at midnight. According to the population density of Western Europe, this can be considered lively. Of course, measured by the standards of the world's most populous country, it can only be said to be not deserted.
The figure that appeared quietly moved very quickly. If someone used a stopwatch to calculate, they would definitely doubt whether they had seen it wrong - this person's moving speed exceeded the world record for the 100-meter sprint in the Olympic Games, and he had already moved a distance of more than a thousand meters at this speed.
What is even more surprising is that he was able to maintain a high speed while talking on a mobile phone without blushing or panting, and looked like he was doing it with ease.
Such a scene would cause a sensation no matter which city it happened in.
However, the reality is not so. This person passed by hundreds of people while moving, but did not attract anyone's attention, as if he was a transparent person.
No, it's not as if, this is a transparent person.
The dark cloak draped over this person distorted the light captured by the glasses, making this person disappear from sight. Not only that, the cloak also blocked the propagation of sound in one direction, and no one except the owner of the cloak could hear the content of the call.
This person was none other than Shinji Matou. The moment he received the encrypted communication, he put on Hades' cloak and left Weber's rental house.
"There are four in total, right? Archipolant, Archinolgy, Artbolt and - Gertler?"
"I know this family. They are not a branch of Archibald. They are the ones who came here to seek refuge. They are fence-sitters who change with the wind and are ungrateful for fame and fortune."
"Yes, yes, I see. The first three families will take the family owner's left hand, right hand, and left leg respectively, and the last family will just take the head."
"No problem. Although there are more than I expected, if we speed up, we should be able to finish them before dawn."
"Lord, you have to be careful. Everyone knows that you will publish important research results tomorrow to stabilize your position. Tonight is their last chance. You must pay attention and make sure nothing goes wrong."
"Well, since you are so well prepared, I won't say much."
"Don't worry, I have a secret weapon here. Even if I can't complete the mission, I can still leave. Just wait for my good news."
After hanging up the phone, white light flashed under Shinji's feet, and a pair of feather shoes with wings wrapped around his ankles. As the wings expanded, his speed doubled.
The call was from Kenneth, asking Shinji to help him carry out the task of punishing and eliminating traitors.
During Kenneth's disappearance, El-Melloi suffered a great deal of blows, both from the enemy faction and from within the faction.
Regardless of the hostile faction, they were enemies from the beginning, so it was only natural to take advantage of the situation and slowly take revenge when the opportunity arose. However, betrayal within a faction was a felony that no faction could tolerate and must be dealt with, otherwise the prestige of Kenneth's lordship and the dignity of the Archibald family would be severely hit.
The sooner the revenge comes, the more it demonstrates Kayneth's determination and the more it can protect the reputation of El-Melloi. Therefore, on the first night of his return, Kayneth asked his hidden ace Shinji to take action to restore the reputation of El-Melloi.
The reason why he didn't use the forces under El-Melloi was mainly because of Kenneth's own safety. He was calculating against his enemies, and his enemies were also calculating against him, especially at such a critical moment. If Kenneth could be eliminated at this time, the El-Melloi faction would be completely finished.
In addition, there might be traitors in the family, and they were afraid that the news would leak out. Shinji, who had nothing to do with El-Melloi and had signed a compulsory certificate, was the best choice, and Shinji's stealth and combat capabilities, which were comparable to those of the Assassin class, were also an important guarantee for the liquidation operation.
The feather shoes stepped on the air, and they walked down the Rhine River that runs through London City, and came to a noble villa area with a classic British style. This is the base camp of the Archipelant family, the first family to be liquidated tonight.
Like Achizolt where Lanis is, Achipolant is also a branch of Achipolud. Its history is several decades earlier than that of Achizolt. It is good at carving magic related to minerals. It has a place in the mineral department and is in charge of two classrooms. It is the backbone of the El-Melloi faction.
However, this family is not satisfied with the status quo, they want to have a better development. Before Kenneth disappeared, they were the lord's most staunch supporters. After Kenneth disappeared, they could not restrain their ambitions, began to form cliques and encroach on other families.
Fortunately, the head of this family was rational enough. His eating habits were not bad and he did not target the main family. His crime was not punishable by death, so his left hand without the magic mark was removed as a punishment.
The Archibalant family had anticipated tonight's action and had set up a complex barrier around the villa. The guards within the family were also fully armed, and the head of the family hid in the deepest part of the workshop, hoping to escape the disaster and then seek a solution.
Unfortunately, there were two spies that Kiritsugu Emiya sent to monitor El-Melloi, and one of them was in the Archipelant family. It can only be said that this family deserved the bad luck.
With the help of an insider, Shinji's breakthrough was much easier. It only took him fifteen minutes to break through the defense of the workshop and stand in front of the head of the Archipelant family.
He did not give the prisoner a chance to speak like the protagonists in many film and television works. He directly chopped off the latter's left hand and then disappeared in full view of everyone without saying a word.
The situation is similar for the Achinoerji and Artbolt families, who either leaked information about El-Melloi to other factions or hindered El-Melloi. They are typical cases of internal discordant voices, and their crimes are not punishable by death, but they are suitable targets for making an example of them.
Shinji's approach remained unchanged. No matter if there was an insider or intelligence or not, he would first rely on the performance of Hades' cloak to sneak in. If he failed to sneak in, he would rely on force. With the help of the sickle and hammer... ahem, it was the sickle and slingshot, Shinji's liquidation operation went very smoothly.
The head of Artbolt even cut off his left leg before Shinji could make his move, and handed it to Shinji along with the "Certificate of Self-Enforcement" that he had prepared long ago, to show that he was willing to accept the punishment and had no second thoughts. His straightforward attitude made Shinji look at him differently.
At 3:13 in the morning, Shinji left the Atbolt family and headed for the last and most troublesome family - the traitor who sold out his master for fame and fortune, Gertler, who must be purged with lightning speed!