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

following his heart. He

was moving based on instincts

Tap.

could see someone jumping off his shoulder

Lock started to speak.

“Hyung!”

was covered in black aura slammed into a

made of the

darkness instantly disappeared after slamming into the

“Ugh!”

away from the impact of his aura

didn’t know that it would be so

was much greater than the strength of

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

Baaaaang!

down on empty ground. However, Choi Han

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

in a lot of

through the shield and was striking down toward Cale and the children. Choi

he could not break it, he needed to at

Baaaaang!

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

was at that

think you

“Ah.”

Dragon half-blood was laughing. Choi Han could feel the heat of the

midair. He needed to change the direction of that thunderbolt. He continued to call

“Lock.”

who was frozen stiff

“Run!”

visible on Choi Han’s face as

became large

did not

not been frozen stiff after

watching Choi Han. Seeing his

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

Boom! Boom! Boom!

heart was beating

his heart was the blood of a

animalistic instincts were beating

the laughing Dragon half-blood

Boom!

broke through the chains called fear

the human Lock thought about a few

My task is…!’

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

‘My tasks.

I must protect!’

could see Choi

could also

Lock turned away from the thunderbolt. His body then instantly grabbed the bent-over Cale.

family cannot

as a Wolf and his thoughts as a human were

was at that

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

“Ugh!”

vibrate like the ground

is. My

only thought on Lock's mind as the

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

“…His berserk transformation!”

skinny body started to quickly become

extremely quickly compared to the first

At the same time, sharp claws grew out of his hands and

berserk. The fur that covered Lock’s body

Lock's body grew larger than the last time he went berserk, when it became even larger than the Tigers when they went

“This-”

size, as well as the color of the fur covering

not

It was shining.

turned into silver hair that continued to grow out as

hint of blue in the

The Blue Wolf tribe.

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

was able to go berserk in this new transformation because he had thrown himself

he did not look at

that was

would

the ground. He then used his body to hide Cale and Raon, who was wrapped

His

so that he would not run

pupils that had returned to

‘I found it.

found what I have

saw Cale slowly raise his

of thing

order to protect the children, while his uncle, the chief, had

Choi Han and Rosalyn who saved him, as well as Cale whom

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

“It's okay, young master-nim.”

‘It’s just a thunderbolt.’

a sense of confidence and

‘I am strong.

I can do this.’

“Lock-”

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 no issues sacrificing

“It’s o-”