Trash of the Count's Family

The dark blue arrow instantly engulfed Honte’s body.

“No!”

The Empire’s knights flinched at the fierce shout.

Imperial Prince Adin shouted with a rare sense of urgency.

“We, we have to save Honte!”

He then paused and raised his voice.

“He is one of the pillars of the Empire’s future! Mages, go help him!”

However, his shout was in vain.

Cale broke out into laughter at Imperial Prince Adin’s shout as he looked at Honte.

“It’s too late.”

The dark blue arrow struck Honte.

Baaaam!

The deafening sound of the impact was heard.

Dust, gray smoke, and light burst out from the explosion.

The scale of the smoke was large enough to engulf not only Honte, but also the black skeleton bird.

“Ugh!”

The smoke slowly subsided and a collapsing person could be seen.

“Cough!”

“Ugh!”

Some of the battle leaders of the Alchemists’ Bell Tower who had been near Honte with the intention of protecting him were unable to withstand the explosive power and threw up blood as they collapsed.

The Captain of the Empire’s Mage Brigade’s hands were shaking. It was because he felt the vibrations of mana from the explosion that just unfolded.

He shouted to Imperial Prince Adin as he saw the smoke start to subside.

“Your highness! Honte is important, but you must escape! The enemy’s attack is beyond our expectations! I think the necromancer can even use magic!”

The Captain thought that Imperial Prince Adin should escape before the smoke completely subsided and before he ran into Commander Cale.

The fire that Cale used felt like divine judgment delivered by a god.

It was at that moment.

“As I thought, it’s too soon.”

“…Your highness?”

Adin drew a smile and the Mage Captain could see it.

“Huh?”

Someone could be seen cutting through the subsiding smoke.

The person had black mana around him.

It was Honte.

There wasn’t a single scratch on his body as he shot up into the sky with his hand outstretched and got rid of his shield.

That wasn’t all.

There was also another existence that cut through the smoke, no, that blew it away.

It was the black skeleton bird.

“It seems like that wasn’t enough.”

Cale drew a smile on his face that was pale from being driven to his physical limits. His hand moved and the black skeleton bird headed straight for Honte.

The black skeleton bird shot towards Honte who was rising into the air.

A battle began in the sky.

“Young master-nim.” Human!

Cale let out a laugh.

“Fine, I’ll do as you guys want this time.”

Cale began to move in accordance with Mary and Raon’s will.

Mary immediately straightened herself up on the black skeleton bird’s spine. She revealed her hand that was laced with black spider web-like scars.

Honte and Mary.

Both of their hands were aimed at each other.

The corners of Honte’s lips curled up. He stared downwards and opened his mouth once he knew that nobody else could hear him.

“The thing that had been extinct has reappeared.”

Black mana rose up from his hand.

Black mana also rose up from Mary’s hand at the same time.

Honte spoke in an amused tone as he saw Mary in her black robe.

“You necromancers have had that hideous appearance since long ago. How foolish.”

He then looked toward Cale.

“I was barely able to get rid of the necromancers and the Dark Elves you know. I thought that I had annihilated them all.”

Cale’s eyes widened. A chill rose in the air at the same time. There were many hidden happenings that were going on in the background regarding the punishment that the Church of the Sun God carried out against the necromancers as he had expected.

Cale realized something at the same time.

‘That bastard is the Tower Master.’

The Tower Master who had lived for a long time.

He was probably able to live so long by taking over other people’s bodies.

Honte spoke cheerfully despite receiving Cale’s sharp gaze.

“The Queen of Death must be very sad. She would have been glad to see someone following the path of a necromancer once again.”

The cheerfulness then disappeared from Honte’s face.

Contempt took its place instead.

“Too bad you’re going to meet your end and die like her.”

He continued to look at Cale as he continued to speak.

“I suppose that wind is also one of your ancient powers?”

Honte had not missed the power that Cale had used to grab the Imperial Prince’s neck.

“Your plate is weak, but very big. Very very big.”

He then licked his lips.

Cale felt uncomfortable seeing Honte’s expression.

‘What is with this bastard?

Could it be?’

Honte started to speak when Cale’s eyes caught his moving corpse’s body. His eyes contained bloodthirst as he gazed at Cale.

“I want it as my next body.”

‘Is he crazy?’

ran down his back

Is he

“He is crazy.”

he heard

small arrow grazed

Baaaaang!

An explosion occurred.

raised his head. He saw a black arrow flying towards

was from Mary. She started

“Please be quiet.”

However, the energy from the black arrow that came from her

Oooong-

mana gathered together again and again. Cale looked at Honte who was unscathed.

serious voice as Honte’s

use dead mana just like magic, isn’t that right? All they can do is

Cale flinched.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

His heart pounded again.

he couldn’t afford to use any more of his ancient

Human, his power is

it! It’s just different from magic that is from nature! I don’t know what kind of spell he is gathering

purpose of the energy that

was able to realize what that energy was. It was an energy that deviated from

“It’s black magic.”

Honte shrugged his shoulders.

girl there. I can use magic and can

he laughed. Then

get rid of the Dragon, the necromancer, and you. I’ll get

The wind was blowing.

the wind that was slowly gathering

great force was gathering

Boom. Boom. Boom.

heart was beating harder and

“Mary, Raon.”

have the white skeleton birds withdraw before continuing to speak

“Hurry.”

to kill Honte before the spell

party’s will the

skeleton bird began to move,

handle bones the

was making it

she controlled the black

teacher once told

“What? Your teacher?”

and flinched. A puzzle arose

who was known to have made the desert

as

‘Could it be?’

but Mary refuted that

she had received from the mayor

author of the book that I self-studied from as

was hearing all of this for

Cale didn’t know of because he had only read up to volume five of, ‘The Birth

Oooong-

continued to grow

also started to shine more and more with a black light. The black arrow was also growing larger at the same time. The black skeleton bird quickly

started to speak to

page of that book that necromancers were weaker than black mages and that necromancers would

had to live a life of suffering despite being weak from dead

mages stop feeling pain the moment they take

were stronger than necromancers and didn’t

part of the necromancer book to Mary when he had first explained about black mages and necromancers to her. That information still lingered in

to become a necromancer came out

through a lot of pain and even death

why the words left by the owner of the book were deeply imprinted in

to bear the sufferings of the dead and the yearnings for life that they have. That is why necromancers are

telling her to run first

the dead. It is something that necromancers

necromancer as

never regretted her decision

then heard Cale’s

the right answer. Do as

‘I know.’

and started to move her hands. Her hand swung beautifully through the air as if she was a

heard a scream-like shout from down below at that

“No! Save Honte!”

down. It was the Imperial Prince’s voice. It was such a strong order that Cale flinched, but he

because Imperial Prince Adin couldn’t afford to only look at the black

before the Imperial Prince as

you forget

a

as he easily cleared through the knights and

You

“Activate the shield!”

to speak to the voices that

“Save Honte.”

“Your highness!”

“You must save him!”

not look at Choi

only looked up into

stared into the sky despite the chaos around him from his subordinates collapsing after trying to

Ooooong-

massive spell looked like it

skeleton bird and the large black arrow

“Hahaha! Yes, come!”

his arms as he summoned more and

Oooong-

Cale leaned down.

vibrated as Mary and Honte approached closer

happened at that moment. Human! Don’t use your shield! I know you’re weak!

surrounded the black skeleton

to speak at

to crash into

“Go!”

a nine-headed snake and

Hiss- Hiss-

hissed threateningly and tried to devour the black skeleton bird while revealing its sharp

bird’s beak and claws aimed at the

Boom! Boooom! Booom!

explosion. Black smoke and light burst from all over. However, the black skeleton bird gradually approached Honte

Crack.

of the shield broke off while the black skeleton bird’s

it did

that moment. Human,

“Something isn’t right.”

‘What?’

and Raon spoke at

Cale’s eyes widened.

black skeleton bird could bite and rip off Honte’s neck if it went a bit

he saw

still wrapped in black

lot of black mana despite

he was

at that

Honte opened his mouth.

at

‘What?’

Cale could even ask

black mana flashed and the spell

Oooong-

The spell soon appeared.

Imperial Prince Adin.

area around him began to glow. Honte had used magic on

shouted out

‘Teleport.’

That is teleportation magic.

“Raon!” I know!