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 need

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

to move while following his heart. He was

was someone who was moving based on instincts even

Tap.

someone jumping off

Lock started to speak.

“Hyung!”

his sword that was covered in black

thunderbolts were made of the light

darkness instantly disappeared

“Ugh!”

from

it would be so

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

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

Baaaaang!

empty ground. However, Choi Han could not just stand

Craaaack.

Thunderbolts were coming in through all of those cracks.

is in a lot

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 his black aura

it, he needed to

Baaaaang!

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

at

you can do

“Ah.”

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

the direction of that

“Lock.”

see his younger brother who was frozen stiff

“Run!”

Choi

eyes became large at that

did not

frozen

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

in fear and despair

Boom! Boom! Boom!

heart was beating

of his heart was the blood of a

instincts were beating on

he saw the laughing Dragon half-blood and

Boom!

through the chains called fear and

same time, the human Lock thought about

My task is…!’

do instead of Cale’s orders. His will that had been sleeping

‘My tasks.

I must protect!’

could see Choi

could also see the

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

cannot

his thoughts as a human

at

body that had chosen, ‘us,’

“Ugh!”

vibrate like

task is. My task

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

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

“…His berserk transformation!”

skinny body started to quickly become

changing extremely quickly compared to the first time he went

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

fur that

the moment Lock's body grew larger than the last time he went berserk, when

“This-”

at Lock's size, as well as the color

not dark blue

It was shining.

It turned into silver hair that continued to grow out as

also a hint of blue in the

The Blue Wolf tribe.

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

this new transformation because he had thrown

not

up his body that was now larger

would

got as low as possible to the ground. He then used his body to hide Cale

their original color. His large and sharp claws scratched into

that he would not run

had returned to normal seemed to be

‘I found it.

what

his head and started to

was the only kind of thing he had

of his tribe had died in order to protect the children, while his uncle, the chief, had told

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

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-”

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

“It’s o-”