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

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

his heart.

who was moving

Tap.

could see someone jumping off his shoulder and into the

Lock started to speak.

“Hyung!”

and his sword that was covered in

thunderbolts were made

incomplete darkness instantly disappeared after slamming

“Ugh!”

from the impact of his aura

know that it would

greater than the strength of Choi Han’s darkness. Choi Han could not destroy the

was able to change the direction of the thunderbolt,

Baaaaang!

However, Choi Han could not

Craaaack.

multiple places. Thunderbolts were coming in through all of those cracks. He

sure he is in a lot of

move again. Another thunderbolt made it through

could not break it, he needed to at least

Baaaaang!

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

at

long you think you can do

“Ah.”

thunderbolt rushing past him toward the ground. The Dragon half-blood was laughing. Choi Han could feel the heat of the thunderbolt passing

in midair. He needed to change the direction of that thunderbolt. He continued to call forth his black

“Lock.”

see his younger brother who was frozen

“Run!”

Choi

became large at that

not run

been frozen stiff after

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

heart that was covered in fear and despair was slowly being broken

Boom! Boom! Boom!

heart was beating like

of his heart was the blood

instincts were beating

the laughing Dragon half-blood and the thunderbolt

Boom!

heart broke through the chains called fear

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!’

could see Choi

could also see

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

cannot get

instincts as a Wolf and his thoughts as a human

at

that had chosen, ‘us,’ over, ‘me,’

“Ugh!”

internal organs started to vibrate

task is.

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

could clearly see what was going on. Even others from Cale’s group who were rushing over had their eyes wide open. Choi Han, who knew about Lock's current condition,

“…His berserk transformation!”

started

body was changing extremely quickly compared to the first time

grew taller and his skinny body was starting to become muscular. At the same time, sharp claws grew out of

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

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

“This-”

as well as the color of the fur

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

The Blue Wolf tribe.

and replaced it with silver

in this new transformation because he had thrown

he did not look

that

thunderbolt would land

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

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

he would not run

returned to normal seemed

‘I found it.

found what I have

his head and started

only kind of thing he

to protect the children, while his uncle, the chief, had told him to

who saved him, as well as Cale whom he

why Lock smiled at Cale, who was looking at him with a

“It's okay, young master-nim.”

‘It’s just a thunderbolt.’

sense of confidence

‘I am strong.

I can do this.’

“Lock-”

Cale’s body that was covered in blood. He found it funny

“It’s o-”