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

started to beat to a different rhythm. Thunderbolts continued

following his

was moving based on instincts even

Tap.

off his shoulder and into

Lock started to speak.

“Hyung!”

Han and his sword that was covered in black aura slammed into

thunderbolts were made of

disappeared after slamming

“Ugh!”

from the

that it would

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

to change the

Baaaaang!

empty ground. However, Choi

Craaaack.

Thunderbolts were coming in through all of those cracks.

in a lot of

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

he needed to at

Baaaaang!

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

was at that

you think you can do this

“Ah.”

saw a thunderbolt rushing past him toward the ground. The Dragon half-blood was laughing. Choi Han could feel the heat of the thunderbolt passing by

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

“Lock.”

could see his younger brother who was frozen stiff after seeing

“Run!”

Choi Han’s

became large

did not

not been frozen stiff after seeing the

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

that was covered in fear and despair was slowly being broken

Boom! Boom! Boom!

heart was beating like

out of his heart was the blood

instincts were beating

he saw the laughing Dragon half-blood and

Boom!

through the chains called fear

human Lock thought

My task is…!’

he needed to do instead of Cale’s orders. His will that had been sleeping deep in his mind was

‘My tasks.

I must protect!’

could see Choi Han

also see the

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

family cannot get

and his thoughts as

was at that

chosen, ‘us,’

“Ugh!”

vibrate like the

task is. My

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

rushing

“…His berserk transformation!”

skinny body started to quickly become

changing extremely quickly compared to the first time he

body was starting to become muscular. At the same

went berserk. The fur that covered Lock’s

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

“This-”

shocked at Lock's size, as well as the color of

was not dark

It was shining.

silver hair that continued to grow out as silver fur covered

was also a hint of

The Blue Wolf tribe.

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

go berserk in this new transformation because he had thrown himself

did not look at his

his body that was now

would

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

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

so that he would not

pupils that had returned to normal

‘I found it.

found what I have to

slowly raise his head

was the only kind of thing he had

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

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

why Lock smiled at Cale, who was looking at him

“It's okay, young master-nim.”

‘It’s just a thunderbolt.’

sense of

‘I am strong.

I can do this.’

“Lock-”

blood. He found it funny that Cale responded like this to someone else sacrificing themselves when

“It’s o-”