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

me.’ Is he

“He is crazy.”

moment he heard Raon and Mary’s

small arrow grazed past

Baaaaang!

An explosion occurred.

a black arrow flying towards

She started

“Please be quiet.”

voice. However, the energy from the black arrow that came from her outstretched hand was anything but

Oooong-

looked at Honte who was unscathed. Human!

serious voice

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

Cale flinched.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

His heart pounded again.

that he couldn’t afford to use any more

is dangerous.’ Human, his power is

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

purpose of the energy that Honte

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

“It’s black magic.”

Honte shrugged his shoulders.

control the dead like that hideous girl there. I can use

laughed. Then he

the Dragon, the necromancer, and

The wind was blowing.

the wind that was slowly gathering in

great force was gathering towards

Boom. Boom. Boom.

heart was beating harder

“Mary, Raon.”

out to them. He also motioned to Clopeh to have the

“Hurry.”

needed to kill Honte before

realized his party’s will

to move,

I handle

making

arrow as she controlled the black skeleton bird at the same time. Then she threw out a

teacher once told me

“What? Your teacher?”

flinched. A puzzle arose

made the desert of the Caro

as

‘Could it be?’

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

about the necromancer book that she had received from the mayor of the

and author of the book that

of this

the stories, no, the lives of the characters that Cale didn’t know of because he had only read up to volume five of, ‘The Birth of a

Oooong-

magic continued to grow

a black light. The black arrow was also growing larger at

started to speak

on the first page of that book that necromancers were weaker than black

had to live a life of suffering

stop feeling pain the moment they

than necromancers and

Mary when he

to become a necromancer came out of her mouth

of pain and even death when she was

was why the words left by the owner of

accept dead mana is to bear the sufferings of the dead and the yearnings for life that they have. That is why necromancers are always in pain

her mother’s voice telling her to run first through the

grateful to be alive and feel gratitude toward the dead. It is

become a necromancer as

never regretted her decision

heard

right answer. Do as

‘I know.’

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

a scream-like shout from down below at

“No! Save Honte!”

was such a

couldn’t afford

the Imperial Prince as Cale

forget about

a

approached Imperial Prince Adin as he easily cleared through the knights and mages. The corners

You

“Activate the shield!”

Adin continued to speak to the voices that told him to

“Save Honte.”

“Your highness!”

“You must save him!”

not look at

only looked up into the

sky despite the chaos around him from

Ooooong-

like it was

black skeleton bird and the large black

“Hahaha! Yes, come!”

out his arms as he summoned more and more black

Oooong-

Cale leaned down.

and Honte approached closer to each

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

surrounded the

started to speak at that same

about to crash

“Go!”

transformed into a nine-headed

Hiss- Hiss-

threateningly and tried to devour the black skeleton bird while revealing

beak and claws aimed at the

Boom! Boooom! Booom!

burst from all over. However, the

Crack.

the shield broke off while the black skeleton bird’s bones began to crack

it did

that

“Something isn’t right.”

‘What?’

spoke

Cale’s eyes widened.

bird could bite and rip off

saw something

wrapped in black

still had a lot of black mana despite having

was as if he was about to cast more

at

Honte opened his mouth.

at

‘What?’

Cale could even

black mana flashed and the

Oooong-

The spell soon appeared.

Imperial Prince Adin.

began to glow. Honte

out of

‘Teleport.’

That is teleportation magic.

“Raon!” I know!