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.

up your shields rather than your swords!

They’re devils.

“Kahahahahaha!”

Vice Captain after hearing that shout. He then stopped in front

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

head as he shouted

think? Who do you think will

flinched and

Above the dirt wall.

looking down at the battlefield. His eyes shone with a

Imperial Prince Adin.

made eye contact with

must not

Vice Captain lowered

‘I'm done for.’

looked like a coward in

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

probably on that

lost strength in his hand that was gripping

through a lot,

Second Knights

the Imperial Prince directly administered. They appeared on the

speak

the bastard that will bow his head to us has a

did not hide his ridicule for Imperial

“Y, you bastard!”

the Imperial Prince frowned at Toonka. However, the

slowly scanned

Bears, the warriors,

the helmeted

was the man in the brown robe

"Your highness.”

Vice Tower

Imperial Prince was also looking at the man in the

to kill him

Vice Tower Master Metelona. He also looked at

you agree

Tower Master is right, your

“I see.”

Honte.

Master and the future successor of the Alchemists’ Bell

Bell Tower gathering the children from

kept him at his side this time to make him

war hero

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

Henituse and one

Prince looked at the person next to him

I'm sorry that you have to see

use these two to

lips and turned his attention

close friend.

you came to help me for the sake of our

sincerely laughed

be such

the time he spent

messing with

the priests with a

him and started

easy to use.

worried about the war. Adin was keeping him by his

are you looking at, Imperial

who was

smile. It was the smile

and shouted out

the necks of the

Rumble-

sound of the horses’

knights came pouring

their own emblems appeared in large numbers starting with the Second

“Uwahahahaha!”

them and

“Let’s go!”

shout pierced through the sound of the hooves and covered the

toward the Imperial

‘Hm?’

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

‘…A sneer?’

his mouth

“Halt.”

to speak as they

“Clever bastard.”

sound at

Piiiii- Piiii-

sound of a

man in the brown robe was blowing

thousands of the Whipper

They raised their hands.

their hands high into the

they were raising their hands for

“What is that?”

“Huh? What’s that marble?”

warriors, soldiers, and Bears held dark

the Whipper Kingdom’s army

Shaaaaa- Shaaaa-

wind blew

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

bird appeared in the

more followed behind

“Ha, haha-!”

bursted into laughter

“There’s a lot.”

One. Four.

following

of white skeleton birds smaller than the

Flame Dwarves that were piloting them stopped above Maple

Shaaaa-

wind blew down the hood of the man

Prince Adin fixed his eyes on

white hair and

see those eyes that resembled the

extended from his nose to his forehead. The man

his hand went

Toonka shouted out loud.

“Run away!”

‘What? Run away?’

people from the Empire

hands that

Shatter!

and a dark blue liquid came out while

fire from the Gorge

made eye contact. Toonka spoke

“Annoying bastard.”

covered the Gorge of Death simply from

over a thousand opened their

is His Highness’s

“Turn back!”

people behind Toonka lowered their hands

Shatter! Shatter! Shatter!

dark blue marbles were thrown throughout the

“Kahahahaha!”

out everywhere starting

was laughter full

fire in front of them as the

dark blue color like

that contained the