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.

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

They’re devils.

“Kahahahahaha!”

after hearing that shout. He then

one of those evil Empire bastards with his

raise his head

you think? Who do you think

Captain flinched

Above the dirt wall.

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

Imperial Prince Adin.

contact with

must

Vice Captain

‘I'm done for.’

coward in the

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

probably on

Captain lost strength in his hand that

been through a lot, Vice

Empire’s Second Knights

the Imperial Prince directly administered.

speak

looks that the bastard that will bow his head to

did not hide his

“Y, you bastard!”

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

scanned the

the Bears, the warriors, the

the helmeted

the man in the brown robe standing on the castle

"Your highness.”

know, Vice

was also looking at the

to

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

agree with her,

think Vice Tower Master is right,

“I see.”

Honte.

pupil of the Tower Master and

from the slums and was the miracle created by the Alchemists’ Bell Tower gathering the children from the slums, making him the main character of a beautiful

Prince kept him at his side this time to

war hero from

to bring back the lost positive public sentiment

Cale Henituse

the person next

have to see something

these two to draw in the

course, Valentino thought differently. He licked his lips and turned his attention towards the Whipper

close friend. I’ll

you. I’m grateful that you came to help me for the sake

laughed

be

the time he spent as Adin’s

pay for messing with the Caro

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

looked at him and started to

expression is easy to use.

war.

looking at,

at Toonka who was shouting directly

a gentle smile. It was the

his mouth and shouted out an

necks of the

Rumble-

horses’

knights came pouring

their own emblems appeared in large numbers starting with the Second

“Uwahahahaha!”

at them and raised

“Let’s go!”

sound of

Imperial Prince

‘Hm?’

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

‘…A sneer?’

his mouth and started

“Halt.”

knights came to a sudden halt. Toonka started to speak as

“Clever bastard.”

sound at that

Piiiii- Piiii-

was the sound of

man in the brown robe was blowing a

tens of thousands of the Whipper Kingdom’s soldiers began to

They raised their hands.

of their hands

as if they were raising their

“What is that?”

“Huh? What’s that marble?”

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

at the Whipper Kingdom’s army who were all holding

Shaaaaa- Shaaaa-

wind blew

was a wind that blew in a different direction from the spring winds that blew from the Empire to

white skeleton bird appeared in

more followed behind

“Ha, haha-!”

bursted into laughter in

“There’s a lot.”

One. Four.

following dozens that

than the five in front appeared in the

Flame Dwarves that were piloting

Shaaaa-

down the hood of the man in the brown robe

Adin fixed his eyes on

see white hair

that resembled the sky through the

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

moment his

Toonka shouted out loud.

“Run away!”

‘What? Run away?’

the Empire were

His hands that were up

Shatter!

broke and a dark blue liquid came out while Imperial Prince Adin

fire from

Imperial Prince’s made eye contact. Toonka spoke as he ran

“Annoying bastard.”

fire that covered the Gorge

knights that numbered over a thousand opened their mouths and hurriedly conveyed

back! It is

“Turn back!”

Toonka lowered their hands as well as

Shatter! Shatter! Shatter!

blue marbles

“Kahahahaha!”

out everywhere

laughter full of

began to see fire in front of them as the wind blew toward

a dark blue color like the

the