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

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

his heart. He was

there was someone who was moving based on instincts even more than

Tap.

someone jumping off

Lock started to speak.

“Hyung!”

that was covered

made

incomplete darkness instantly disappeared after slamming into

“Ugh!”

from the impact of

that it

half-blood was much greater than the strength of Choi Han’s darkness. Choi Han could not destroy

He was able to change the direction of the thunderbolt, even as he was

Baaaaang!

empty ground. However, Choi Han could not just stand there and

Craaaack.

were coming in through all of those cracks. He tightly grabbed

he is in a lot of

to move again. Another thunderbolt made it through the shield and was striking down toward Cale and the children. Choi Han swung his black aura again toward that

he needed to at least

Baaaaang!

black aura broke again and made a loud noise. Choi Han’s body was

was at

think you can

“Ah.”

past him toward the ground. The Dragon half-blood was laughing. Choi Han could

change the direction of that thunderbolt.

“Lock.”

his younger brother who was frozen stiff

“Run!”

visible on Choi Han’s face

Choi Han’s eyes became large at that

not

not been frozen stiff after seeing the

was watching Choi Han. Seeing his hyung-nim fighting against the thunderbolts without any hesitation was making

that was covered in fear and despair

Boom! Boom! Boom!

heart was beating

of his heart was the blood of

instincts were

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

Boom!

heart broke through the chains

same time, the human Lock

My task is…!’

think about what he needed to do instead of Cale’s orders. His will that had been sleeping deep

‘My tasks.

I must protect!’

see Choi Han

also

body then instantly grabbed the bent-over Cale. He then used his body in order to

cannot get

Wolf and his thoughts

was at

had chosen, ‘us,’ over, ‘me,’ started to

“Ugh!”

vibrate like the ground underneath

task is. My task

only thought on Lock's mind as the young boy's skinny body started to

group who were rushing over had their eyes wide open. Choi Han, who knew about Lock's current condition, started

“…His berserk transformation!”

started to quickly become

changing extremely quickly compared to

become muscular. At the same time, sharp claws grew out of his hands and

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

grew larger than the last time he went berserk,

“This-”

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

was not

It was shining.

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

also a hint of blue in

The Blue Wolf tribe.

his dark blue fur that resembled the night and replaced it with silver fur with a blue hue that resembled the

go berserk in this new transformation because he had

not look at

curled up his body that was now

would

got as low as possible to the ground. He then used his body to hide Cale and Raon, who was wrapped

color. His

he would not

pupils that had returned to normal seemed

‘I found it.

found what

slowly raise his head and started to

only kind of

protect the children,

as Cale whom he

why Lock smiled at Cale, who was looking at

“It's okay, young master-nim.”

‘It’s just a thunderbolt.’

had a sense of confidence

‘I am strong.

I can do this.’

“Lock-”

see Cale’s body that was covered in blood. He found it funny that Cale responded like this to someone else sacrificing themselves when he had no issues sacrificing

“It’s o-”