Trash of the Count's Family

Teaser: Chris Jericho saying "You just made the list!"

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.

your shields rather than your

They’re devils.

“Kahahahahaha!”

into laughter and applause and stared at the Vice Captain after hearing that shout. He then stopped in front of

those evil Empire bastards

his head

think? Who do you

Vice Captain flinched and looked

Above the dirt wall.

gray-haired man wearing a uniform was looking down at the battlefield. His eyes shone with

Imperial Prince Adin.

made eye contact with the

must not

Vice Captain

‘I'm done for.’

Captain probably looked like a coward in

was someone who led administration and politics strictly based on ability. Everyone was afraid to be on his watch

probably on that list

strength in his hand that

through a lot,

Empire’s Second Knights

were the knights that the Imperial Prince directly administered. They appeared

started to speak

his head to us has a lot to

hide his ridicule for Imperial Prince

“Y, you bastard!”

Prince frowned at Toonka. However, the Imperial Prince’s

scanned the

the warriors, the soldiers,

the helmeted

was the man in the brown robe

"Your highness.”

Vice Tower

closest to the Imperial Prince was also looking at

to kill

Tower Master Metelona. He also looked at

you agree with her,

Master is right, your

“I see.”

Honte.

pupil of the Tower Master and the future successor of the Alchemists’ Bell

created by the Alchemists’ Bell Tower

to make him the new hero for the people of

war hero from the

was a good way to bring back the lost positive public sentiment for the Empire, the Imperial Prince, and the

also Cale Henituse and one more

at the person next to him with a warm

sorry that you have to see something like this from the

these two to

He licked his lips and turned his attention towards the Whipper

I should help a close friend. I’ll go to where the priests

to help me for

sincerely laughed at Adin’s

could there be such a

lamented the time he spent as Adin’s

for messing with

left Adin’s side and headed towards the priests with a stiff expression

looked at him

is easy to

worried about the war. Adin was keeping him

you looking at, Imperial

looked back at Toonka who was shouting directly

gentle smile. It was the smile

opened his mouth and

necks of

Rumble-

the horses’ hooves

knights came

Empire’s noble’s knights bearing their own emblems appeared in

“Uwahahahaha!”

them

“Let’s go!”

shout pierced through the sound of the hooves

Imperial Prince

‘Hm?’

good at discerning the emotions of others, he felt that

‘…A sneer?’

opened his mouth and started

“Halt.”

a sudden halt. Toonka started to speak as they looked toward

“Clever bastard.”

heard a sound

Piiiii- Piiii-

sound of a

the brown robe was blowing a

of thousands of the Whipper Kingdom’s soldiers

They raised their hands.

raised both of their hands

were raising their hands for a

“What is that?”

“Huh? What’s that marble?”

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

army who were all holding a marble in

Shaaaaa- Shaaaa-

wind blew past

wind that blew in a different direction from the spring

skeleton bird appeared in the midst

followed

“Ha, haha-!”

into laughter in

“There’s a lot.”

One. Four.

the following dozens that

birds smaller than the five in front appeared

were piloting

Shaaaa-

the man in the brown

Adin fixed his eyes on the

could see white

those eyes that resembled

a mask that extended from his nose to his forehead. The man with

his hand went

Toonka shouted out loud.

“Run away!”

‘What? Run away?’

people from the Empire were

Toonka. His hands

Shatter!

broke and a dark blue liquid came out while Imperial

back. It’s the fire from the

and the Imperial Prince’s made eye contact. Toonka spoke

“Annoying bastard.”

that covered the Gorge of

thousand opened their mouths and

is His

“Turn back!”

Toonka lowered their hands as well as soon

Shatter! Shatter! Shatter!

thousands of dark blue

“Kahahahaha!”

out everywhere

laughter full of

in front of them

a dark blue color like the

tens of thousands of marbles that contained the