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

me.’ Is he

“He is crazy.”

moment he heard Raon

small arrow grazed

Baaaaang!

An explosion occurred.

his head. He saw a black arrow flying

was from Mary. She started to speak

“Please be quiet.”

voice. However, the energy from the black

Oooong-

again. Cale looked at Honte who was unscathed. Human! That guy is as skilled as

hear Raon’s serious voice as Honte’s mouth

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

Cale flinched.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

His heart pounded again.

despite the fact that he couldn’t afford

Human, his power is no

don’t understand the principle behind it! It’s just different from magic that is from nature! I don’t know what kind of

the purpose of the

realize what that energy was. It was an energy that deviated from the laws of nature that dragons understood

“It’s black magic.”

Honte shrugged his shoulders.

have to control the dead like that hideous girl there. I can use magic and can just kill instead of just using

as he laughed.

Dragon, the necromancer, and you.

The wind was blowing.

the wind that was slowly gathering in the

was

Boom. Boom. Boom.

beating

“Mary, Raon.”

them. He also motioned to Clopeh to have the white skeleton birds

“Hurry.”

kill Honte before the spell

Cale realized his party’s will the moment he

began to move, but

I handle bones

was making it

black skeleton bird at the same time. Then she

once

“What? Your teacher?”

asked and flinched. A puzzle arose in

the

someone who was born again as a

‘Could it be?’

had a thought briefly graze through his mind, but Mary refuted that thought as

the necromancer book that she had received from the mayor of

and author of the book

hearing all of this for the

that Cale didn’t know of because he had only

Oooong-

continued to grow

light.

to speak to

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

live a life of suffering despite being weak from dead

mages stop feeling pain the moment they

were stronger than necromancers and didn’t

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

to become a necromancer came out

of pain and even death when she was

owner of the book were deeply imprinted

for life that they have. That is why necromancers are always in pain and also the reason why

voice telling her to

alive and feel gratitude toward the dead. It is something that necromancers will remember forever through the

to become a necromancer as soon

regretted

heard

right answer. Do as

‘I know.’

and started to move her hands. Her hand swung beautifully through the air

from down

“No! Save Honte!”

voice. It was such a strong order that

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

appeared before the Imperial Prince

you forget about

a

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

You

“Activate the shield!”

speak to the voices that told him

“Save Honte.”

“Your highness!”

“You must save him!”

not look at Choi

looked up

the chaos around him from

Ooooong-

like

black skeleton bird and the large black

“Hahaha! Yes, come!”

his arms as he summoned more and more black mana and

Oooong-

Cale leaned down.

surrounding air vibrated as Mary and

use your shield!

shield surrounded the

started to speak at that

are about to

“Go!”

into a nine-headed snake and shot

Hiss- Hiss-

heads hissed threateningly and tried to devour the black skeleton bird while

black skeleton bird’s beak and claws aimed at the

Boom! Boooom! Booom!

from all over. However, the

Crack.

of the shield broke off while the black skeleton

it did not

was at that moment. Human, something’s

“Something isn’t right.”

‘What?’

and Raon spoke at the same

Cale’s eyes widened.

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

saw

still wrapped in

a lot of black mana despite having

if he was about

at

Honte opened his mouth.

you at the

‘What?’

happened before Cale

flashed

Oooong-

The spell soon appeared.

Imperial Prince Adin.

around him began to glow. Honte had used magic on the Imperial

shouted out

‘Teleport.’

That is teleportation magic.

“Raon!” I know!