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

had no

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

was the glutton saying that her appetite was endless. Remember what the wind told you? The wind said to use her if you want to

the only one here

wind, and

were things that had existed

different. Wood is a living being, like

it dies. It is alive. And I

Normal woods break.

was

she could grow

absorb the sunlight, air, water, warmth… She could

survive on her own, but she could reach anywhere and everything as long as she had

that sill had been created

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

asked Cale while

answered her own question. There were not enough

Cale quietly chuckled.

helped. I was born in the

was dark back then. The

gained an ancient power in this world. This was what the owner of

tasty things like this during ancient times. The things that the bastards in the Forest of Darkness gave me while saying that we were people who

for food. What nonsense. My friends came out with me. We planned on fixing the issues of the

the Forest of Darkness that Choi

ancient times. Do you remember what I told you

head at

the

said when the shield was

‘I will protect you.’

protecting

him

speak to those who were

will proceed with the original

think about the

before when he visited because

the people and buildings, including the palace, coexisted with the trees. The buildings were built between or on top of trees, making the entire city seem

can detonate the dead mana bombs

her opinion and Cale nodded his

don't worry about the

“…Excuse me?”

repeated the shield's words to Litana who asked

everything up so that nobody gets

to

not hurt the

of the group members heard

know what will happen in the future. It is not time to

“…Young master Cale.”

in her mind.

at

“Cale-nim.”

Han

you be using an

Han about how bad Cale’s current situation was, but that he continued to

her think about how Cale had almost fainted after putting out the fire in Section

toward Cale who was thinking Choi Han was smart as

“Yes.”

her lips at this casual answer

here in

putting his own life on the line in order to

knowing how the Empire

if the Jungle did not do anything because the declaration from the other kingdoms would

would be too busy dealing with this situation to be able to participate in the war or at least delay their entry into the war. It was possible that the Empire would aim

Litana calmed down.

“Shall we go?”

once the decision-maker made up

no guards here right

the bottom of the river.

Chhhhhhh-

and the others who cut

turned them invisible once

nothing was visible even though they shot out of

“Ha.”

a small scoff as soon as he

as Raon had

cylindrical water-tank looking things throughout Section

Beep- Beeeeeep-

of them. However, these beautiful orbs

Tap.

could hear Litana’s voice that was full of despair. However,

They were bright.

were dark without even one lit light… Although the people of the Jungle were

the palace that was taken over by the Empire, and the light shining down from

was as beautiful as a fancy

quickly gave the order after taking a quick

move to your