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What kind of organization is Chaldea? It's the Observatory of Human Principles! A crucial institution that hinders the survival of human principles!
The facilities here are of the highest modern safety and reliability standards, and are regularly inspected, so how could there be a sudden power outage?
"That noise just now, there must have been an accident somewhere."
As Roman said this, his expression suddenly turned serious.
Sure enough, the next moment I heard the automatic warning system broadcast.
[Emergency Situation! Fire Breaks Out at Central Power Plant and Central Control Room!]
"Fire?" Man's face darkened again.
"Wait! Dr. Mann, isn't this the control room?"
Gudako realized the seriousness of the situation. She immediately thought of Mashu and Maru, whom she had met before. They were all in the central control room!
The central perimeter barrier will close in 240 seconds!
[All staff, please evacuate through the second gate immediately!]
[Important! Urgent...]
Before the broadcast could continue, Gudako rushed out first.
Roman realized what was happening and quickly followed.
The two arrived at the control room as quickly as possible, only to find it in ruins.
"This..." Dazi was a little stunned and froze for a moment.
Roman quickly looked around and said with a serious expression, "This is most likely a deliberate explosion. Otherwise, given the structural strength of Chaldea, equipment accidents would not usually cause such extensive damage."
"Nature is man-made."
The sudden sound from the side startled them both.
Turning my head, I saw the rubble tremble and reveal a silver sphere.
Then the sphere dispersed like flowing water, revealing the two people inside: Waver and Reines.
“The two inspectors,” Man said, slightly startled, then asked with a hint of doubt, “What did you mean by what you just said?”
Weber shook off the dust, coughed twice, and said, "We came here to investigate potentially dangerous elements within Chaldea, but we were still a step too late."
We were indeed a step too late.
If he had gathered the evidence sooner, this wouldn't have happened.
Thinking about this, Weber couldn't help but feel a pang of regret, and at the same time, a bit of fear.
If he hadn't noticed Rafe's suspicious movements, and if Renis hadn't acted quickly, they probably would have been blown to pieces.
Damn it, Rafe! He planted a bomb right under their feet!
Chapter 214 Mashu's Will, Fusion Successful! The Birth of Mother!
"..." Man was shocked by the news. She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say for a moment.
He never expected that Webber and his companion were actually there to secretly investigate the mole!
There might even be an inside mole!
Putting aside what kind of operation this was, Webber and his partner are really good at keeping things under wraps; they haven't been exposed for so long.
Gudako, on the other hand, was still in a daze.
Before they could say anything, the central system sounded an alarm again.
[The power furnace has stopped, generating insufficient power. An error occurred while switching to the backup power source. Please perform a manual switch!]
"Oh no! We absolutely cannot let Chaldea lose power completely! Otherwise, things will really get out of control."
Roman was the first to realize that if Chaldea were to lose all power, then the problem would be truly dire.
Leaving aside the extent of the impact on the equipment, the subsequent handling and rescue efforts will also become problematic.
Thinking this, he rushed out again.
Seeing this, Webber and Reines followed.
“We’ll go too. We don’t know where the attackers went yet. We’ll escort you.”
"Then I'll leave it to you. Ritsuka, you should go back quickly too. There's a possibility of a second collapse here. It's dangerous. Don't stay here."
Roman nodded and then gave Gudako another piece of advice.
"Hello! Dr. Mann!"
Left alone, Gudako called out helplessly, but the three of them had no time to pay attention to her and quickly disappeared from her sight.
[180 seconds until the central area is isolated and locked down!]
[All staff members, please evacuate through the second isolation gate immediately!]
With that adorable face appearing in her mind, Gudako ignored the alarm on the loudspeaker and Roman's warnings and rushed into the ruins.
"Mash! Where is she! Shū!"
She called out as she looked around the frame, searching for the figure she had only recently met.
She didn't know why she did it, but she felt she should do it, so she did it without hesitation.
"Senior?! Over here!"
The shouts suddenly received a response, and Gudako excitedly ran over.
Amidst the rubble, Mash, clad in black armor, stood silently, holding up a large shield.
Behind her, Marne was crouching down, cradling the unconscious Olga Marie.
This is how it happened?
Time goes back to one minute ago.
Boom! ! !
The massive explosion and raging flames instantly engulfed almost the entire control room.
Although it was planned in advance, and the jade pendant amulet was given to protect the lives of several people, Ma En still rushed to Mashu immediately and protected the girl.
He said he would protect her, and that was no joke.
Mashu, unaware of the truth about the jade pendant and Maen's strength, only knew that when Maen protected her, she saw a huge piece of tile fall from the ceiling, about to hit them.
In an instant, the feeling of being protected transformed into worry and fear of losing a 'family member'.
'No! I can't die! He's my only 'family'! I can't lose him! But I'm so powerless. If only I had more power…'
It was this strong will that made Galahad, who had been silent for a long time, take notice.
He instantly relinquished his own Spirit Origin, allowing Mash to merge with it, while he himself returned to the Throne of Heroes.
'O pure maiden with an unwavering will, I entrust everything to you. Go and protect what you wish to protect.'
With these words left behind, Galahad vanishes, and Mash, the Shield Maiden, is reborn!
She pinned Marne down with her hand, raised her hand and materialized her Noble Phantasm: the Round Table of the Knights of the Round Table, the ultimate shield of protection!
She managed to withstand the falling debris, successfully protecting Ma En. (Yes, that's what she thought.)
"They've merged? Is that even possible?"
Maen was stunned for a moment, not expecting that Mashu had completed the fusion ahead of schedule.
Wasn't it said that Galahad sacrificed his spirit core to save Mash's life out of compassion when he saw her life hanging by a thread?
When he gave away the jade pendant and protected Mash, he had already prepared for Mash not being able to fuse into a Demi-Servant for the time being. He never expected that something would happen here.
Mashu wanted to explain, but a dark shadow flew over.
Maren, with his sharp eyes, immediately recognized what it was and quickly reached out to catch it.
It was Olga Marie.
Just like in the original story, she was hit by the bomb right under her feet and was blown away on the spot.
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However, thanks to the jade pendant amulet given to her by Ma En, she had no wounds on her body. But strangely, she, who should have been safe and sound, has now fallen into a coma.
Before Maen could even check, large chunks of rubble began to fall from above. Mashu quickly shielded the two of them, but she too was buried under the rubble.
That's how the current scene happened.
"Mashu! It's so good that you're all alright, thanks to Masun."
Gudako rushed over and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Mashu and Marn were unharmed.
Then she saw clearly the person in Ma En's arms.
"Chief?! What happened? Are you alright? Wait here, I'll get you out right now."
... .. ..
Without saying a word, she prepared to move the rubble, but ended up getting burned by the hot rubble.
Marne, who was frowning at Olga Marie, looked up and said, "No need, you can step aside."
"Huh? Oh." Seeing that she seemed unable to help much and that Ma En seemed quite confident, Da Zi obediently stepped back a few paces.
Marne shielded Olga Marie with one hand, stood up, and braced himself against the rubble above his head with the other.
"Dad, be careful..." Xiu reminded Ma En with concern, afraid that Ma En might get hurt if he did something wrong.
What happened next left her dumbfounded.
Then Maren gave a sudden, powerful push, sending half of the rubble flying.
"Ah this..."
Not only Mashu, but even Gudako was startled by Maru's move.
I never expected that Mar and Eng would have such incredible strength.
Mashu even had some doubts: did Maen really need her to protect him?