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

They’re devils.

“Kahahahahaha!”

laughter and applause and stared at the Vice Captain after hearing that shout. He then

evil Empire

head as he shouted

do you think? Who do you think will

Captain flinched

Above the dirt wall.

down at the battlefield. His eyes shone with a golden glow under the

Imperial Prince Adin.

made eye contact with the Vice

Empire must not

Captain lowered his

‘I'm done for.’

like a coward in

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

probably on that

strength in his hand that was gripping

a

Empire’s Second

the Imperial Prince directly administered. They

speak at

bow his head to us has a lot to

his

“Y, you bastard!”

came with the Imperial Prince frowned at Toonka. However, the Imperial Prince’s eyes

slowly scanned the

warriors, the soldiers,

addition, the helmeted

in the brown robe standing

"Your highness.”

Vice Tower

to the Imperial Prince was also looking at the man in the brown robe. She opened her mouth

have to kill him

looked

agree with her,

Tower Master is

“I see.”

Honte.

Master and

Tower gathering the children from the slums, making him the

side this time to make him the new hero for

war hero from the

way to bring back the lost positive public sentiment for the Empire, the Imperial

also Cale Henituse and one more

Prince looked at the person next to him with a warm

sorry that you have to see something like this from

two to draw in the people’s

lips and turned his attention towards the Whipper Kingdom’s

friend. I’ll

came to help me for the sake

laughed at

be

he

messing with

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

at him and started to

easy to

a stiff expression as he was worried about the war. Adin was

you looking at,

at Toonka who was shouting directly

smile. It was the smile of someone looking

and

for the necks of the Whipper

Rumble-

the horses’ hooves shook the

came

knights bearing their own emblems appeared in large

“Uwahahahaha!”

them

“Let’s go!”

the sound of the

Imperial

‘Hm?’

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

‘…A sneer?’

his mouth and

“Halt.”

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

“Clever bastard.”

sound

Piiiii- Piiii-

sound

man in the brown

of the

They raised their hands.

raised both of their

were raising

“What is that?”

“Huh? What’s that marble?”

of the warriors, soldiers, and Bears held dark blue

at the Whipper Kingdom’s army who were

Shaaaaa- Shaaaa-

blew

blew in a different direction from the spring winds that blew from the Empire

bird appeared

followed behind

“Ha, haha-!”

into laughter

“There’s a lot.”

One. Four.

following dozens

birds smaller than the five

were piloting them stopped above Maple

Shaaaa-

wind blew down the hood of the man in the brown robe at that

fixed his eyes

could see white

could see those eyes that resembled the sky

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

moment his hand went

Toonka shouted out loud.

“Run away!”

‘What? Run away?’

the

hands that were up went

Shatter!

liquid came

fire from

Prince’s made eye contact. Toonka spoke as he

“Annoying bastard.”

the Gorge of

that numbered over a thousand opened their mouths

is His

“Turn back!”

the people behind Toonka lowered their hands as well as

Shatter! Shatter! Shatter!

blue marbles were

“Kahahahaha!”

burst out everywhere starting

laughter full of

Empire’s army began to see fire in front of them as the wind blew toward

color like the night without a

the Dragon’s Rage