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

started to beat to a different rhythm. Thunderbolts

started to move while following his heart. He

moving based on

Tap.

someone jumping off his

Lock started to speak.

“Hyung!”

that was covered in black aura slammed into a

made

darkness instantly disappeared after

“Ugh!”

away from the

didn’t know that it would be

strength of the berserk Dragon half-blood was much greater than the strength of Choi Han’s darkness. Choi

able to change the direction of the thunderbolt,

Baaaaang!

ground. However, Choi Han could not just stand there and

Craaaack.

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

is in a lot of

Another thunderbolt made it through

he needed to at least change its

Baaaaang!

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

at

you think you

“Ah.”

The Dragon half-blood

direction of

“Lock.”

brother who was frozen stiff after seeing the

“Run!”

on Choi

Han’s eyes became

not run

had not been frozen stiff after seeing the

as he was watching Choi Han. Seeing his hyung-nim fighting against the thunderbolts without any

in fear and despair was slowly being broken down by Choi Han’s

Boom! Boom! Boom!

heart was beating

his heart

were beating

moment he saw the laughing Dragon half-blood and the thunderbolt

Boom!

Wolf's heart broke through the chains called fear

same time, the human Lock thought

My task is…!’

starting to think about what he needed to do instead of Cale’s orders. His will that had been sleeping deep in his mind was telling him what he

‘My tasks.

I must protect!’

Choi Han and

could also

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

family cannot get

as a Wolf and his thoughts as a human were

was at that

body that had chosen, ‘us,’ over, ‘me,’

“Ugh!”

organs started to vibrate

is. My task

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

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

“…His berserk transformation!”

skinny body started to quickly become

body was changing extremely quickly compared to

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

fur of the Blue Wolf tribe turned dark blue when they went berserk. The fur that covered Lock’s body during the first berserk transformation had been dark

time he went

“This-”

size, as well as

was not dark blue

It was shining.

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

was also a hint of

The Blue Wolf tribe.

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

this new transformation because he had thrown

not look at his

up his body that was now larger than the

thunderbolt would

ground. He then used his body

bloodshot eyes returned to their original color. His large and sharp

so that he would

to normal

‘I found it.

what I have to

Cale slowly raise his

of thing he

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

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

why Lock smiled at Cale, who was looking at

“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-”

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 no

“It’s o-”