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 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

started to move while following his heart. He was following

there was someone who was moving based on

Tap.

off his shoulder and into the

Lock started to speak.

“Hyung!”

sword that was covered in black aura slammed into

thunderbolts were made

incomplete darkness instantly disappeared after slamming

“Ugh!”

Han was flung away from the impact of

it would

was much greater than the strength

was able to change the direction of the thunderbolt, even as he was

Baaaaang!

thunderbolt struck down on empty ground. However, Choi Han could

Craaaack.

in through all of those cracks. He tightly grabbed onto his sword once again. Cale was bent over and

is in a

Cale. Choi Han started to move again. Another thunderbolt made it through the shield and was striking

he

Baaaaang!

black aura broke again and made a loud noise. Choi Han’s

was at that

long you think you can

“Ah.”

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

his body in midair. He needed to change the direction

“Lock.”

younger brother who was

“Run!”

Choi Han’s face as he

became large at

did not

frozen stiff after seeing the

as he was watching Choi Han. Seeing his hyung-nim

fear and despair was slowly

Boom! Boom! Boom!

was beating

pumping out of his heart was the blood of a

were

the laughing Dragon half-blood and the thunderbolt

Boom!

Wolf's heart broke through the chains called

time, the human Lock thought about a

My task is…!’

young boy starting to 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

Cale. He then used his body

cannot

and his thoughts as a human were the

at that

chosen, ‘us,’ over,

“Ugh!”

internal organs started to vibrate like the ground

task is. My task

on Lock's mind as the young boy's

Cale’s group who were rushing over had their eyes wide open. Choi Han, who knew about Lock's current condition, started

“…His berserk transformation!”

started

changing extremely quickly compared to the

to become muscular. At the same time, sharp

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

he went berserk, when it

“This-”

Lock's size, as well

was not dark

It was shining.

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

was also a hint of blue in the silver

The Blue Wolf tribe.

that resembled the night and replaced it with silver fur with a blue hue

to go berserk in this new transformation

did not look at

that was now

would land

his body to hide Cale and

their original color. His

that he would not run

pupils that had returned to normal seemed

‘I found it.

found what I have to

slowly raise his head and started

kind of thing he had seen and

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

and Rosalyn who saved him, as well as Cale whom he met later. This was all he had seen while being around

who was

“It's okay, young master-nim.”

‘It’s just a thunderbolt.’

had a sense of confidence and

‘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 had

“It’s o-”