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 to

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

his heart. He was

was moving based on instincts

Tap.

someone jumping off his shoulder and into the

Lock started to speak.

“Hyung!”

his sword that was covered in black aura slammed

were made

darkness instantly disappeared

“Ugh!”

was flung away from the

know that it would be

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

was able to change the direction of the

Baaaaang!

empty ground. However, Choi

Craaaack.

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

in

through the shield and was striking down toward Cale and the children. Choi Han swung his black aura again

he could not break it, he needed to

Baaaaang!

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

was at that

you can do this

“Ah.”

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

twisted his body in midair. He needed to change the direction of that thunderbolt. He continued to call

“Lock.”

his younger brother who was frozen stiff after seeing the

“Run!”

visible on Choi Han’s face

became large at

did not run

been frozen stiff

unable to move as he was watching Choi Han. Seeing his hyung-nim fighting against the thunderbolts without any hesitation was making his heart

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

Boom! Boom! Boom!

was

pumping out of his heart was

instincts were beating on

saw the laughing Dragon half-blood and

Boom!

broke through the

human Lock thought about a

My task is…!’

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

‘My tasks.

I must protect!’

Choi Han and

could also

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

family cannot

his thoughts as a

at that

had chosen, ‘us,’ over, ‘me,’ started

“Ugh!”

vibrate like the ground

task is. My

mind as the young boy's skinny body started to

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

“…His berserk transformation!”

skinny body started to

body was changing extremely quickly compared to the first

become muscular. At the same time, sharp claws

fur that covered Lock’s body

time he went berserk, when

“This-”

well as the

was not dark

It was shining.

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

hint of blue in the silver

The Blue Wolf tribe.

rid of his dark blue fur that resembled the night and replaced it with silver fur with a blue hue that resembled the

this new transformation because he had thrown

did not

up his body that was now larger than

thunderbolt would

He then used his body to hide

His large and

so that he would not run

had returned to normal seemed to

‘I found it.

finally found what

saw Cale slowly raise his head

of thing he had seen and

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

saved him, as well as Cale whom he met later. This was all he had

smiled 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-”

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 no issues

“It’s o-”