Trash of the Count's Family

Cale then heard Tasha's voice. The voice that made it through the water sounded worried.

“…This is bad. W, we can’t handle this much.”

Tasha looked toward her subordinates while standing between Litana and Choi Han who did not know what was going on.

Although some of them were left behind in Section 8, the best of the Dark Elves in the entire Dark Elf city were by her side right now.

All of them had stiff expressions on their faces.

Tasha bit down on her lips.

‘…There are so many.’

She had smelled a sweet yet bitter fragrance as soon as they entered Section 7 underwater. That was the fragrance of dead mana that was like a fountain of strength for them.

She was happy to smell it at first.

However, she started to feel suffocated the farther they walked up the river.

There was too much dead mana for them to absorb. Just how much death had to have happened for this much dead mana to be here?

Tasha subconsciously looked toward Mary.

Her father, the current mayor of the Dark Elves’ Underground City, had told her a little bit about black magic.

‘Protect Mary.’

‘Excuse me? Father, what do you mean?’

‘It is an order as the mayor. Mary might…’

The Dark Elf mayor who had lived for over five hundred years blinked before continuing to speak.

‘Yes, this may all just be nature taking its course. It is finally time for someone to receive the will of the Sage of Death.’

‘The Sage of Death?

Who is that?’

Tasha was confused, but the mayor continued to speak in a serious tone.

‘Take our best warriors with you. I’ll send some more as reinforcements as well. However, you MUST protect Mary. We must protect the only necromancer in the world.’

Tasha had planned on protecting Mary even if the mayor had not said to do so.

Alberu was her nephew by blood, however, she felt just as close to Mary. Tasha had still not forgotten about when she had saved the ten-years-old Mary.

“This is bad.”

Tasha flinched and turned toward Eruhaben. She knew the true identity of this ancient Dragon, unlike the other Dark Elves. The other Dark Elves were probably debating whether this was real right now and questioning whether Eruhaben really was a Dragon.

Tasha tightly clenched her eyes after hearing the stiff ancient Dragon’s comment.

“It looks like the Empire's goal from the beginning was to destroy the Jungle.”

An urgent voice shot out through the water after a moment of silence.

“…Just what? What do you mean?”

Litana, the Queen of the Jungle, responded back in anger. Tasha slowly started to explain the power that they were feeling from throughout Section 7.

Both Litana and Choi Han’s pupils started to shake after hearing Tasha's explanation.

“S, so, what you're saying is… There are currently dead mana bombs throughout Section 7 and although the Dark Elves may eventually be able to absorb all the dead mana, it will be hard to deal with it at the moment of explosion?”

Litana's voice was shaking as she stood there with a blank expression while trying to calmly assess what Tasha had just told her.

“That is why we might not be able to save everyone, and Section 7 might be destroyed as well?”

She could hear the low voice of the mysterious Archmage who started to speak as if he was responding to her.

“They plan on creating hell.”

Hell.

Litana felt chills on the back of her neck as soon as Eruhaben said that word.

She tightly clenched onto her spear. Her gaze headed toward a specific person at the same time.

Cale Henituse.

Her gaze had subconsciously headed toward this man.

‘Why am I looking at him when he probably can’t give me any answers?

This was not something any of us expected.’

Who would have known that the Empire wished to destroy Section 7 instead of taking it over out of greed?

‘Should I have told them to run and resist?’

Litana recalled how she had ordered her people to not resist and remain still. She also thought about her decision to wait at Section 8 instead of barging in right away.

“Damn it!”

She noticed Cale’s expression as anger started to fill her eyes.

“…Young master Cale?”

called

was because he was

no

in his mind. I'm hungry. I can really eat and eat

her appetite was endless. Remember what the wind told you? The wind said to use her if you want to run and the Super Rock if you want to protect your home. Use me

the only one here who

water, wind, and

that had existed

different. Wood is a living being, like

and it dies. It is

Normal woods break.

the glutton was an indestructible

she could

the ground, absorb the sunlight, air, water, warmth… She could eat everything over and

could reach anywhere and

been created for

this plate called Cale. Do you know why I died in the

asked

were not

Cale quietly chuckled.

helped. I was born in

was dark back

gained an ancient power in

times. The things that the bastards in the Forest of Darkness

of there. They said that I was too greedy for food. What nonsense. My friends came out with me. We planned on fixing the issues of

of Darkness that Choi Han had

during ancient times. Do you remember what I told you

head at the glutton's

course, he remembered. It was the moment he first

priestess had said when the shield was

‘I will protect you.’

been protecting Cale

would protect him

speak to those who were looking

will proceed with

then started to think about the

before when he

palace, coexisted with the trees. The buildings were built between or on

Empire can detonate the dead mana

and Cale nodded his

worry about

“…Excuse me?”

words to Litana who asked in

eat everything up so that

to head

dead mana will not hurt the forest nor the

group members heard Cale's

do not have many opportunities. We do not know what will happen in

“…Young master Cale.”

her mind. She trusted Cale, however, a lot of people’s lives were on

was at that

“Cale-nim.”

Choi Han finally

you be using an ancient

heard from Rosalyn and Choi Han about how bad Cale’s current

made her think about how Cale had almost fainted

Cale who was thinking Choi Han was smart as he

“Yes.”

this

people lived here in Section

on

have no way of knowing

do anything because the declaration from the other kingdoms

situation to be able to participate in the war or at least delay

Litana calmed down.

“Shall we go?”

voice once the decision-maker made up

are no guards

bottom of the river. He soon shot out

Chhhhhhh-

dust covered Cale and the others who cut through the

turned them invisible

was visible even though

“Ha.”

as soon as he came

was as Raon

water-tank looking things

Beep- Beeeeeep-

each had a beautifully shining orb on top of them.

Tap.

hear Litana’s voice that was full of despair. However, there was no other way

They were bright.

of the houses in Section 7 were dark without even one lit light… Although the people of the Jungle were probably curled up inside while being too afraid to even

hundreds of these beautiful orbs, the light from the palace that was taken over by the Empire, and the light shining down from the airship floating above the palace were

as beautiful as a

the order after taking a

move to