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 the moment

Is

“He is crazy.”

the moment he heard

grazed past him

Baaaaang!

An explosion occurred.

his head. He saw a black arrow flying

She

“Please be quiet.”

usual calm and composed voice. However, the energy from the black arrow that

Oooong-

Honte who was unscathed. Human! That guy is as skilled as

Raon’s serious voice as

like magic, isn’t that right? All they can do

Cale flinched.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

His heart pounded again.

was pounding despite the fact that he couldn’t afford to

Human, his power

understand the principle behind it! It’s just different from magic that is from nature! I don’t know what kind of spell he is gathering his energy to

of

realize what that energy was. It was an energy that

“It’s black magic.”

Honte shrugged his shoulders.

like that hideous girl there. I can use magic and can just kill instead

he laughed.

get rid of the Dragon, the necromancer, and you.

The wind was blowing.

could feel the wind that was

was gathering towards

Boom. Boom. Boom.

beating harder and

“Mary, Raon.”

called out to them. He also motioned to Clopeh to have the white skeleton birds withdraw before continuing to

“Hurry.”

to kill Honte before the spell was

realized his party’s will the moment he

to move, but it wasn’t because

handle bones the

was making it

the black skeleton bird at the same time. Then

once told me

“What? Your teacher?”

asked and flinched. A puzzle

a person who was known to have made the desert of the Caro Kingdom into the Land of Death before disappearing from the

again as a necromancer

‘Could it be?’

thought briefly graze through his mind, but Mary refuted that thought as she continued to speak as

she had received from

of the former owner and author of

was hearing all of this for

the lives of the characters that Cale didn’t know of

Oooong-

magic continued

shine more and more with a black light. The black arrow was also growing larger at

to

teacher wrote on the first page of that book that necromancers were weaker than black mages and

live a life of suffering despite being weak from

stop feeling pain the

than necromancers and

to Mary when he

she chose to become a necromancer came out of her mouth for

pain and even death when she was just

by the owner of the book were deeply imprinted in

sufferings of the dead and the yearnings for life

her mother’s voice telling her to run first

feel gratitude toward the dead. It is something that necromancers

chose to become a necromancer as soon as

has never regretted her decision

heard

thoughts are the right

‘I know.’

hand swung beautifully through

heard a scream-like shout from down below at that

“No! Save Honte!”

such a strong order that

was because Imperial Prince Adin couldn’t afford to only

person appeared before the Imperial Prince

forget

saw a black

envoy approached Imperial Prince Adin as he easily cleared through the knights and mages. The corners of Choi Han’s mouth

highness! You

“Activate the shield!”

continued to speak to the voices that told him to

“Save Honte.”

“Your highness!”

“You must save him!”

did not look

only looked up into the

around him from his subordinates collapsing after trying to block Choi

Ooooong-

looked like it was about

the large black arrow approached the spell

“Hahaha! Yes, come!”

stretched out his arms as he summoned

Oooong-

Cale leaned down.

air vibrated as Mary and Honte approached closer

Human! Don’t use your shield! I

shield surrounded the black skeleton

speak at that same

are about to crash into

“Go!”

black mana transformed into a

Hiss- Hiss-

threateningly and tried to devour

beak and claws aimed

Boom! Boooom! Booom!

all over. However, the black skeleton

Crack.

while the black skeleton bird’s bones began

did not

that moment. Human,

“Something isn’t right.”

‘What?’

Raon spoke at the

Cale’s eyes widened.

bird could bite and rip off Honte’s neck

saw

wrapped in black

still had a lot of black mana despite having made the

if he was about to cast more

was at that

Honte opened his mouth.

you at the

‘What?’

before Cale could even ask

black mana flashed and the spell

Oooong-

The spell soon appeared.

Imperial Prince Adin.

around him began to glow. Honte

out

‘Teleport.’

That is teleportation magic.

“Raon!” I know!