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.

all

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

started to move while following his heart.

was someone who was moving based on instincts

Tap.

see someone jumping off his shoulder and into

Lock started to speak.

“Hyung!”

his sword that was covered in

made of the light

darkness instantly disappeared after slamming into the

“Ugh!”

Han was flung away from

that it would be so

greater than the strength

was able to change the direction of the thunderbolt, even

Baaaaang!

empty ground. However, Choi Han could not just

Craaaack.

of those cracks. He tightly

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 toward Cale and the children. Choi Han swung

if he could not break it, he needed to

Baaaaang!

black aura broke again and made a loud noise. Choi Han’s body was flung aside again as he changed

at

you think you can do

“Ah.”

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

needed to change the direction of that thunderbolt. He continued

“Lock.”

see his younger brother who

“Run!”

visible on Choi Han’s face as he

Choi Han’s eyes became large

not

had not been frozen stiff

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

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

Boom! Boom! Boom!

heart was beating

of his heart was the blood of a

animalistic instincts were beating

it was the moment he saw the laughing

Boom!

heart broke through the

the same time, the human Lock thought about a few

My task is…!’

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

‘My tasks.

I must protect!’

could see Choi Han and Mary's

could also see

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

family cannot get

thoughts as

at

body that had chosen, ‘us,’ over,

“Ugh!”

organs started to vibrate like the ground underneath

is.

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

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

“…His berserk transformation!”

body started

was changing extremely quickly compared to the first time

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

The fur that covered Lock’s

time he went berserk, when it became even larger than

“This-”

as well as

not dark

It was shining.

turned into silver hair that

also a hint of blue in the

The Blue Wolf tribe.

resembled the night and replaced it with silver fur with a

berserk in this new transformation because he

he did not

curled up his body that was

would

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

their original color. His large and sharp claws

so that he would not

had returned to normal seemed

‘I found it.

found what I have

saw Cale slowly raise his head and

was the only kind of thing he had seen

order to protect the children,

well as Cale whom he met later.

smiled at Cale, who

“It's okay, young master-nim.”

‘It’s just a thunderbolt.’

had a sense of confidence

‘I am strong.

I can do this.’

“Lock-”

he could also see Cale’s body that was covered in blood. He found it funny that Cale

“It’s o-”