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

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

move while following his heart.

who was moving based on

Tap.

off his shoulder and

Lock started to speak.

“Hyung!”

Han and his sword that was covered in black aura slammed

thunderbolts were made

darkness instantly disappeared

“Ugh!”

Han was flung away from the impact of

didn’t know that it would

the strength of Choi Han’s darkness. Choi

relieved. He was able to change the

Baaaaang!

Choi

Craaaack.

starting to break in multiple places. Thunderbolts were coming in through all of those cracks. He tightly grabbed onto his sword once again. Cale was bent over and unable

is in a lot

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

he could not break it, he needed to at least change

Baaaaang!

noise. Choi Han’s body was flung aside again as he changed

at

you think you

“Ah.”

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

needed to change the direction of that thunderbolt. He

“Lock.”

see his younger brother who was frozen

“Run!”

were visible on Choi Han’s face

became large at that

not run

been frozen stiff after seeing

Choi Han. Seeing his hyung-nim fighting against the thunderbolts without any hesitation was

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

Boom! Boom! Boom!

heart was

of his heart

animalistic instincts were beating

the laughing Dragon half-blood and the thunderbolt heading their

Boom!

Wolf's heart broke through the chains called

the same time, the human Lock thought about

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!’

could see Choi Han

also

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

family cannot

instincts as a Wolf and his thoughts as a

was at that

had chosen, ‘us,’ over, ‘me,’

“Ugh!”

vibrate like the ground underneath

task is.

mind as the young boy's skinny body started to

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

“…His berserk transformation!”

skinny body started to quickly

was changing extremely quickly compared

starting to become muscular. At the same time, sharp claws grew out of

The fur that covered Lock’s body during the first berserk transformation had been dark

the last time he went berserk, when it became even

“This-”

at Lock's size, as well as the color of the fur covering Lock’s

not dark blue

It was shining.

hair was starting to shine. It turned into silver hair that continued

of blue in the silver

The Blue Wolf tribe.

that resembled the night and

this new

not look at

curled up his body that was now larger than

thunderbolt would

He then used his body to hide Cale and Raon,

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

that he

to normal seemed to be

‘I found it.

what I

slowly raise his head and started to

of thing he

had died in order to protect the children, while his

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

at Cale, who was looking at him

“It's okay, young master-nim.”

‘It’s just a thunderbolt.’

a sense of confidence and

‘I am strong.

I can do this.’

“Lock-”

in blood. He found it funny that Cale responded like this to someone

“It’s o-”