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.

ok to be passive! Soldiers, hold up your shields

They’re devils.

“Kahahahahaha!”

after hearing that

mindset! He’s the only one of those evil Empire bastards with his head on straight!

head as

think? Who do you

flinched and

Above the dirt wall.

down at the battlefield. His eyes shone with a golden

Imperial Prince Adin.

made eye contact with the Vice

Empire must not

Captain lowered

‘I'm done for.’

coward in the eyes of

Imperial Prince Adin was someone who led administration and politics strictly based

on that list

strength in his hand that was

been through a

Empire’s Second

knights that the Imperial Prince directly administered. They appeared on the battlefield

started to speak at

bastard that will bow his

did not hide his ridicule for

“Y, you bastard!”

Imperial Prince frowned at

slowly scanned

warriors, the soldiers,

the helmeted

in the brown robe

"Your highness.”

Vice

Vice Tower Master who was standing closest to the Imperial Prince was also looking at

to kill

also looked at the young man

you agree with

Tower Master is

“I see.”

Honte.

pupil of the Tower Master and the future successor of

Bell Tower gathering the children from the slums,

to make him the new hero for the people of the

war hero from

positive public sentiment for the Empire, the Imperial Prince,

Cale Henituse and one

at the person next to him with a

have to see something like

use these two to draw in

differently. He licked his lips and turned

a close friend. I’ll

you came to help me for the sake of our

sincerely laughed

could there be such a

time he

messing

side and headed towards the

him

expression is easy to

as he was worried about the war. Adin was keeping him by his side because he found

are you looking at, Imperial

Toonka who

gentle smile. It was

mouth and

aim for the necks of the

Rumble-

the horses’ hooves

knights came

own emblems appeared in large numbers starting with

“Uwahahahaha!”

laughed at them and raised his

“Let’s go!”

shout pierced through the sound of the hooves

Imperial

‘Hm?’

eyes. As someone who was good at discerning the emotions of others, he felt that the

‘…A sneer?’

Prince opened his mouth and started to

“Halt.”

to speak as they looked toward the Imperial

“Clever bastard.”

heard a sound

Piiiii- Piiii-

the sound of a

the brown robe was

of the Whipper Kingdom’s soldiers began

They raised their hands.

raised both of their hands

they were raising their

“What is that?”

“Huh? What’s that marble?”

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

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

Shaaaaa- Shaaaa-

blew past

different direction from the spring winds

bird appeared in the

more followed

“Ha, haha-!”

into laughter

“There’s a lot.”

One. Four.

following dozens that

birds smaller than the five in front appeared

that were piloting them stopped above

Shaaaa-

hood of the man in the

Adin fixed his eyes on the

see white hair

that resembled the sky through the

a mask that extended from his nose to his forehead. The man with a mysterious air around him

his hand went

Toonka shouted out loud.

“Run away!”

‘What? Run away?’

from the

Toonka. His hands that

Shatter!

blue liquid came out while Imperial Prince

back. It’s the fire from the Gorge of

and the Imperial Prince’s made eye

“Annoying bastard.”

the Gorge of Death simply from

numbered over a thousand opened their

is His

“Turn back!”

the people behind Toonka lowered their hands as well

Shatter! Shatter! Shatter!

thousands of dark blue marbles were thrown throughout

“Kahahahaha!”

everywhere starting

was laughter full

see fire in front of them as the wind blew

dark blue color like the night without a

of thousands of marbles that contained the Dragon’s Rage began