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 need to

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

his heart.

was moving based on

Tap.

could see someone jumping off his shoulder and into the

Lock started to speak.

“Hyung!”

that was covered in

were made of the light

darkness instantly disappeared after slamming into

“Ugh!”

away from

that it would be so

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

the direction of the

Baaaaang!

Choi Han could

Craaaack.

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

sure he is in a

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

break it, he needed to at least change its

Baaaaang!

Choi Han’s body was flung aside again

was at

think you can do this

“Ah.”

Han saw a thunderbolt rushing past him toward the ground. The Dragon half-blood was

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

“Lock.”

could see his younger brother who was

“Run!”

on Choi

eyes became large

not

been frozen stiff after seeing

he was watching Choi Han. Seeing his hyung-nim fighting against the thunderbolts

covered in fear and despair was slowly being broken down by Choi

Boom! Boom! Boom!

heart was

of his heart was the blood of

were beating

he saw the laughing Dragon half-blood and the

Boom!

Wolf's heart broke through the chains

the human Lock thought

My task is…!’

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

‘My tasks.

I must protect!’

Choi Han

could also

the bent-over Cale. He then used his body in order to hide Raon and Cale from

cannot get

instincts as a Wolf and his thoughts as a human were

at that

had chosen, ‘us,’

“Ugh!”

organs started to vibrate like the ground underneath

is. My task

was the only thought on Lock's mind as

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

“…His berserk transformation!”

started to quickly become

body was changing extremely quickly compared to the first time he went

and his skinny body was starting to become muscular. At the same

dark blue when they went berserk. The fur that covered Lock’s body during the first berserk transformation had been

he went berserk, when it became even larger

“This-”

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

also a hint of blue in the silver

The Blue Wolf tribe.

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

was able to go berserk in this new transformation because he had thrown

not

up his body that

would

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

bloodshot eyes returned to their original color. His

he would not

to

‘I found it.

what I have

Cale slowly raise his head

only kind of thing he

in order to protect the children, while his

were Choi Han and Rosalyn who saved him, as well as Cale whom he met later. This was

was why Lock smiled at Cale, who was looking

“It's okay, young master-nim.”

‘It’s just a thunderbolt.’

sense of confidence

‘I am strong.

I can do this.’

“Lock-”

in blood. He found it

“It’s o-”