Trash of the Count's Family

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Boom- boom- boom-

The ground began to rumble again with the sound of the drums.

“C, crazy bastards!”

The Vice Captain unintentionally started to swear.

“Vice Captain-nim! It’s the Whipper Kingdom’s soldiers!”

“Damn it! I can’t believe the soldiers are coming out too. Are they planning to have an all-out battle right now?”

“…It looks like only the mages are planning to remain in the castle! All the soldiers are coming out!”

The voices of the knights, alchemists, and mages all jumbled together. However, everyone’s eyes were fixed onto the battlefield.

Behind the Bears came tens of thousands of armed soldiers with stiff expressions on their faces.

It was an incredibly small number compared to the Empire’s army, but it was still tens of thousands of soldiers. Most importantly…

“Crazy bastards……!”

They were a group of crazy people.

They were the ones that had laughed and ran amok in the pit of hellfire.

The soldiers were running forward with nothing but their bodies and their weapons.

‘…It’s frightening.’

The Vice Captain was frightened by the sight.

Unlike the other kingdoms, the Empire possessed magic and alchemy that were both developed to the highest level of technological prowess. However, those from the Empire were afraid of the soldiers that ran towards them with nothing but their bodies.

“…Focus on defense as much as possible while using the dirt wall as our line of defense!”

“Vice Captain-nim!”

The Vice Captain looked at the knight that was calling him.

“His Highness will be arriving soon! How can we show him such passive defense like this?”

Let’s fight bravely because the Imperial Prince will arrive soon.

The Vice Captain looked into the knight’s eyes.

The knight had seen his colleagues being torn to death by the Whipper Kingdom warriors in the pit of hellfire. There was fear in his eyes.

It was an emotion that someone from the Empire shouldn’t be showing.

‘We had a long period of peace.’

It had been a long time since the world had last experienced a war.

That was why they didn’t understand the meaning of war.

‘However, the Whipper Kingdom knows it.’

The period of peace.

Toonka’s group was the first to start fighting during that time of peace.

‘We didn’t realize that.’

What good were swords made of gold if you never used them?

How could they defeat the warriors that didn’t even hold swords made from dirt, but instead plowed through the mud with their bare hands?

The Empire’s army had no experience going past their limits.

“No, we’re going to hold out.”

That was why the Vice Captain chose to defend. However, several dissenting voices immediately started to speak up.

“We can’t do that!”

They were the leaders of the mages and alchemists.

“Vice Captain! We must fight in order to maintain the Empire’s pride!”

“That’s right. We cannot show people that we are being pushed back! It will be bad if our already low fighting spirit decreases even further! We need to boost our morale!”

‘These scumbags.’

Anger rose within the Vice Captain's mind at the sight of the leaders of the mages and alchemists.

‘Basically, you’re saying that the knights and the infantry are the ones who will die, right?’

The mages and alchemists would remain behind the dirt wall’s line of defense. However, the knights and the infantry, including the Vice Captain, had to step outside the line of defense and clash with the Whipper Kingdom’s army.

“Vice Captain-nim! His Highness will arrive soon!”

“We will look incompetent to his highness and the nobles even if we are splendidly holding down the line!”

“That’s right! We have to show them that we’re fighting hard in order to reduce the liability of our last defeat.”

Two of the knights looked earnestly at him. The Vice Captain closed his eyes after seeing the knights who were wary of the Imperial Prince’s impression.

‘Damn it! Our liabilities aren’t the issue here! We might die!’

How do these knights plan on defeating the Whipper Kingdom’s army that are putting their lives on the line when they shake in fear merely at the thought of their liabilities?

However, the Vice Captain was not someone who held the authority to command the entire army as he was only a Vice Captain.

“…Prepare for battle.”

The wooden door between the dirt walls slowly opened a few moments later and revealed the Empire’s army.

There stood the remaining half of the First Knights Brigade and the Empire’s soldiers who had swallowed their fear.

The ground was rumbling.

The earth rumbled more and more as the enemies approached.

“Kahahahaha! Did you finally come out to fight? Such cowards!”

Toonka jeered at the Empire’s army.

The battlefield was already filled with the Whipper Kingdom’s forces.

The soldiers, Bears, and warriors filled the battleground between Maple Castle and the Empire’s base while maintaining a wide formation.

The Vice Captain steered his horse forward.

“Your formation is sloppy.”

The Whipper Kingdom that didn’t have enough troops even if they gathered together was continuously widening their formation.

The Vice Captain immediately recognized what they were trying to do.

“It seems like you want a melee.”

He slowly raised his sword and stepped forward.

It was possible that he was the only one in the Empire’s army who was willing to risk his life like those from the Whipper Kingdom’s army.

That was why he shouted.

“Concentrate our forces! Our role is to survive until the Imperial Prince arrives!”

He chose to survive.

“Vice Captain-nim!”

He ignored the knight’s protest.

passive! Soldiers, hold up your shields rather than your swords! They are

They’re devils.

“Kahahahahaha!”

Captain after hearing that shout. He then stopped in

the only one of those evil Empire bastards with his head on straight! You’re a warrior

his head as he shouted

do you think will win,

flinched

Above the dirt wall.

down at the battlefield. His eyes

Imperial Prince Adin.

made eye contact

Empire must not

Vice Captain

‘I'm done for.’

a coward in the eyes of the

nice, Imperial Prince Adin was someone who led administration and politics strictly based on ability. Everyone was

probably on

lost strength in his

a

Empire’s Second

directly administered. They appeared on the battlefield

started to speak

that will bow his head

not hide his

“Y, you bastard!”

that came with the Imperial Prince frowned

slowly scanned

warriors, the

addition, the

the man in the brown robe standing on

"Your highness.”

Vice

who was standing closest to the Imperial Prince was also looking at the man in the brown robe. She opened

have to kill

looked toward Vice Tower Master Metelona. He also looked at the young

you agree

Vice Tower Master is right,

“I see.”

Honte.

Master and

Tower gathering the children from the slums, making him the main character

this time to make him the new hero

war hero from

public sentiment for

also Cale Henituse

looked at the person next to

have to see something like this from

to

lips and turned his attention

no. I should help a close friend. I’ll go to where

that you came to help

laughed

be such

lamented the time he spent

for messing with the

towards the priests with a

at him

easy to use.

war. Adin was keeping him by his side because he found Valentino to be

looking

looked back at Toonka who was shouting directly at

smile. It was the smile of someone looking at

mouth and

the necks

Rumble-

of the horses’ hooves shook

knights came pouring

own

“Uwahahahaha!”

at them and

“Let’s go!”

shout pierced through the sound of the hooves and covered the

the Imperial

‘Hm?’

look in Toonka’s eyes. As someone who was good at discerning the emotions of others, he

‘…A sneer?’

Prince opened his mouth and

“Halt.”

came to a sudden halt. Toonka started to speak

“Clever bastard.”

sound at that

Piiiii- Piiii-

the sound of a

the brown robe was blowing a

tens of thousands of the

They raised their hands.

of their hands

was as if they were raising their

“What is that?”

“Huh? What’s that marble?”

of the warriors, soldiers, and Bears held dark blue marbles in their

Empire’s knights looked blankly at the Whipper Kingdom’s army who were all holding

Shaaaaa- Shaaaa-

wind blew

from the spring winds that

bird appeared in the midst of that

more followed behind

“Ha, haha-!”

into laughter in

“There’s a lot.”

One. Four.

the following dozens that

than the five in front

were piloting them stopped

Shaaaa-

hood of the man in the brown

Adin fixed his eyes on

see white hair

eyes that resembled the

from his nose to his forehead. The

moment his

Toonka shouted out loud.

“Run away!”

‘What? Run away?’

people from the

hands that were up

Shatter!

liquid came out while Imperial Prince Adin shouted in

fire

Prince’s made eye contact.

“Annoying bastard.”

that covered the Gorge of Death simply from the dark blue

over a thousand opened their mouths and hurriedly conveyed the

It is

“Turn back!”

their hands as well as

Shatter! Shatter! Shatter!

of dark blue marbles were thrown throughout the

“Kahahahaha!”

out everywhere starting

laughter

Empire’s army began to see fire in front

was a dark blue color

the Dragon’s Rage began to emerge