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.

that really all I

fear and despair started to beat to a different rhythm. Thunderbolts continued to fall around Lock, Cale, and Raon at

to move while following his heart.

someone who was moving based on instincts even more

Tap.

someone jumping off his shoulder and into

Lock started to speak.

“Hyung!”

sword that was covered in black aura

thunderbolts were made

instantly disappeared after slamming into the

“Ugh!”

flung away from

that it would be

greater than the strength of Choi Han’s darkness. Choi

was able to change the direction

Baaaaang!

However, Choi Han could not just stand there and

Craaaack.

places. Thunderbolts were coming in through all of those cracks. He tightly grabbed onto his sword once again.

sure he is in

the shield breaking would all go to Cale. Choi Han started to move again. Another thunderbolt made it through the shield and was striking down

he needed to at least change

Baaaaang!

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

was at

think you

“Ah.”

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

He needed to change the direction of that thunderbolt. He continued

“Lock.”

who was frozen stiff after seeing the

“Run!”

on Choi Han’s face

eyes became

not

been frozen stiff

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

covered in fear and despair was slowly being broken

Boom! Boom! Boom!

heart was beating

of his heart was the blood

were

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

Boom!

broke through the

same time, the human Lock thought

My task is…!’

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

‘My tasks.

I must protect!’

see Choi Han and Mary's

could also see the

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

cannot get

Wolf and his thoughts as

at that

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

“Ugh!”

to vibrate like

is. My task

mind as the young boy's skinny body started

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

“…His berserk transformation!”

started

body was changing extremely quickly compared to

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 first berserk transformation had been dark blue as

time he went berserk, when it became even

“This-”

shocked at Lock's size, as well as

was not

It was shining.

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

of blue in the silver

The Blue Wolf tribe.

fur that resembled the night and replaced it with silver fur with

in this new transformation

he did not look at

his body that was now larger than the

would land

then used his body to hide Cale and

eyes returned to their original color. His large and sharp claws scratched

that he would

that had returned to normal seemed to be

‘I found it.

finally found what

his head and

was the only kind of thing he

tribe had died in order to protect the children,

saved him, as well as Cale whom he met later. This was all he

why Lock 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-”

Cale still frowning. At the same time, he could also 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

“It’s o-”