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 rather than your swords! They are

They’re devils.

“Kahahahahaha!”

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

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

head as he shouted

do you think? Who do you think will win, Imperial

flinched and looked

Above the dirt wall.

was looking down at the battlefield. His eyes

Imperial Prince Adin.

made eye contact with the

must not

Vice Captain lowered his

‘I'm done for.’

like a coward

politics strictly based

on

in his hand that was gripping his

through a lot, Vice

Empire’s Second

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

started to speak at that

that will bow his head to us has a

did not hide his ridicule for Imperial Prince

“Y, you bastard!”

with the Imperial Prince

scanned

warriors, the

the helmeted

the man in the

"Your highness.”

know, Vice Tower

was also looking

to kill him

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

you agree

Vice Tower Master

“I see.”

Honte.

the Tower Master and

Alchemists’ Bell Tower gathering the

side this time to make him the new hero for the people of the

hero from the

public sentiment for

also Cale Henituse and

person next to him with a warm

I'm sorry that you have to see something like this from

two to

course, Valentino thought differently. He licked his lips and

no. I should help a close friend.

you. I’m grateful that you came to help

laughed

there be such a

time he spent as

pay for messing with

headed towards the priests with

looked at him

expression is easy to use. It’s

was worried about the war. Adin was keeping him by his side

are you looking at,

who was shouting directly

It was the

mouth and shouted

knights, aim for the necks of the Whipper Kingdom’s

Rumble-

sound of the horses’ hooves shook

came pouring

a thousand of the Empire’s noble’s knights bearing their own emblems appeared in large numbers starting with the Second

“Uwahahahaha!”

at them and raised

“Let’s go!”

pierced through the sound of the hooves and

looked toward the Imperial Prince as he

‘Hm?’

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

‘…A sneer?’

Prince opened his mouth and started

“Halt.”

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

“Clever bastard.”

sound

Piiiii- Piiii-

the sound of

the brown robe

of thousands of the Whipper Kingdom’s soldiers began

They raised their hands.

both of their hands high

were raising their

“What is that?”

“Huh? What’s that marble?”

Bears held

at the Whipper Kingdom’s army who were all

Shaaaaa- Shaaaa-

blew past

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

skeleton bird appeared in the midst of

more followed behind

“Ha, haha-!”

bursted into laughter

“There’s a lot.”

One. Four.

following dozens

skeleton birds smaller than the five in front

Dwarves that were piloting them stopped above Maple

Shaaaa-

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

his

could see white hair

see those eyes that resembled

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

moment his hand

Toonka shouted out loud.

“Run away!”

‘What? Run away?’

the

with Toonka. His hands that were up

Shatter!

liquid came

the fire

Imperial Prince’s made eye contact.

“Annoying bastard.”

the dark blue fire that covered the Gorge of Death simply from the dark blue

their mouths and hurriedly conveyed the Imperial

is His Highness’s

“Turn back!”

their hands as well

Shatter! Shatter! Shatter!

blue marbles

“Kahahahaha!”

everywhere starting from

laughter full of

fire in front of them as the wind blew

was a dark blue color like the night without

of marbles that contained the Dragon’s Rage began to emerge one by