Trash of the Count's Family

Thunderbolt. Rain. Wind.

There were many natural elements that tried to destroy the earth, however, they all failed to do so. Whether it becomes dust or mud, the earth was still strong enough to support everything on it.

That earth was moving.

It was different than an earthquake.

However, everybody could feel the weirdness of the earth.

Lock was the first to feel it. The young boy was the one who was standing closest to Cale. He could feel the light vibrations underneath his feet.

It was different than the rumbling of the earth when a thunderbolt struck it. The earth made a very light and subtle noise.

Lock's gaze then headed toward the source of those vibrations.

The vibrations had started from underneath where Cale Henituse was standing.

Lock’s bloodshot eyes soon opened wide.

“Ugh!”

Cale's body staggered. Cale’s foot that was stepping on the slightly shaking ground slightly shook.

“Y, young master-nim!”

Lock reached his hand out in shock. However, his hand could not grab Cale, who bent forward and staggered to the side.

Lock moved his hand that grabbed empty air again in order to try to grab Cale’s shoulder.

It was at that moment.

Baaaaang!

It was the noise that had been hammering against the shield.

The noise that should have been in the sky felt extremely close.

Lock felt chills throughout his body. His gaze headed toward the source of the noise.

“Ahhh! H, hurry!”

“T, the shield broke!”

‘…Broke?’

The shield will not break. Lock recalled how Vice Captain Hilsman told him through a call about how that phrase had become famous.

The Gorge of Death. It was a place with so much wind in the winter that it felt as if someone was crying all night.

The calls he had with Vice Captain Hilsman every so often in order to report in and hear about how Cale and the others had achieved victory had made Lock's heart beat fast.

The story that was the most memorable was about the shield. The Indestructible Shield. He felt himself heating up every time he heard about how the shield would not break.

But that shield broke?

Lock's gaze headed up to the sky.

Baaaaaang!

A thunderbolt struck the ground. The people heading for the teleportation magic circle started to walk faster. Screams and shrieks filled the battlefield.

He looked up at where the thunderbolt had struck down from.

A portion of the silver shield was broken.

Baaaaang! Bang! Bang!

Hundreds of thunderbolts were still striking down at the shield.

Lock could see cracks appearing throughout the silver shield. It would soon break completely.

That fact filled Lock's mind.

Bang!

Lock raised his head.

He looked directly above where he was standing. He could see that the silver shield was breaking above him as well.

Craaaack-

The cracks were starting to get worse.

“Magic Brigade, activate the shield!”

"Archie, Paseton, help people escape!”

Rosalyn and Witira shouted with urgency. The ground was starting to shake even more as all of this happened. Lock's heart started to beat faster.

It was at that moment.

Craaaaaaack.

The shield above his head broke.

Lock could see the bright light coming in through the shield.

His heart was beating crazily.

If that thunderbolt lands on him, then-

Lock suddenly thought about two people.

His current tasks.

Looking at Cale's back.

Holding onto Raon.

Those were his two tasks.

really all I

heart that was beating with fear and despair started to beat to a different rhythm. Thunderbolts continued to fall around Lock, Cale, and Raon

to move while following his heart. He was following his

was someone who was moving based on instincts even more

Tap.

see someone jumping off

Lock started to speak.

“Hyung!”

covered in

made

disappeared after

“Ugh!”

Han was flung away from the impact

didn’t know that it

half-blood was much greater than the strength

change the direction of the thunderbolt, even as he was flung

Baaaaang!

empty ground. However, Choi Han could not

Craaaack.

in through all of those cracks. He tightly grabbed onto his sword once again. Cale was bent over

in a

Choi Han started to move again. Another thunderbolt made it through the shield and was striking down toward Cale and the children.

not break it, he needed to

Baaaaang!

a loud noise. Choi Han’s body was flung aside again as he changed a thunderbolt's

was at

you think you can do this

“Ah.”

him toward the ground. The Dragon half-blood was laughing.

the direction of that thunderbolt. He

“Lock.”

see his younger brother who was frozen stiff

“Run!”

on Choi Han’s

Han’s eyes became

not

not been frozen stiff after

to move as he was watching Choi Han. Seeing his hyung-nim fighting against the

and despair was slowly being broken down

Boom! Boom! Boom!

was beating

pumping out of his heart was

animalistic instincts were beating

it was the moment he saw the laughing Dragon half-blood and the thunderbolt

Boom!

the chains

the same time, the human Lock thought about a

My task is…!’

of Cale’s orders. His will that had been sleeping deep in his mind was telling him what he

‘My tasks.

I must protect!’

could see Choi Han and

also see the

turned away from the thunderbolt. His body then instantly grabbed the bent-over Cale. He then used his body in order to hide Raon and Cale from

family cannot

his thoughts as a human were the same right

was at

‘us,’

“Ugh!”

internal organs started to vibrate like the

task is. My task

mind as the young boy's skinny body started

Han could clearly see what was going on. Even others from Cale’s group who were rushing over had their eyes wide open. Choi

“…His berserk transformation!”

skinny body started to

compared to the first time he went

starting to become muscular. At the same time, sharp claws

went berserk. The fur that covered Lock’s body during the first berserk

larger than the last time he went berserk, when it became even

“This-”

shaman Gashan was shocked at Lock's size, as well as the color of the fur covering Lock’s

not dark

It was shining.

was starting to shine. It turned into silver hair that continued to grow

a hint of blue in

The Blue Wolf tribe.

of his dark blue fur that resembled the night and replaced it with

was able to go berserk in this new

he did not look

that was now larger than the

thunderbolt would

He then used his body to hide Cale and Raon, who was wrapped up in

to their original color. His large and sharp claws scratched into

was so that he

that had returned to normal

‘I found it.

what I

slowly raise his head

of thing he had seen and

the children, while his uncle, the

Han and Rosalyn who saved him, as well as Cale whom he met later. This was all he had seen while being around

smiled at Cale, who was looking at him with

“It's okay, young master-nim.”

‘It’s just a thunderbolt.’

sense of confidence

‘I am strong.

I can do this.’

“Lock-”

same time, he could also see Cale’s body that was covered in blood. He found it funny that Cale responded like this to

“It’s o-”