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?”

then subconsciously called out

because he was

had no

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

use

glutton was serious. I am the only

wind, and

were things that had existed from

Wood is a living being, like

is alive. And I am the, ‘Indestructible,’

Normal woods break.

was an indestructible

was why she could

could lower her roots into the ground, absorb the sunlight, air, water, warmth… She could

couldn’t survive on her own, but she could reach anywhere and

been

she needed existed inside this plate called Cale. Do you

glutton asked Cale

her own question. There were not enough trees there. There are only

Cale quietly chuckled.

not be helped. I was born

dark back

first gained an ancient power in this world.

like this during ancient times. The things that the bastards in the Forest of Darkness

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

that she meant the Forest of Darkness that Choi Han had come from, but

a different Forest of Darkness during ancient times.

head

It was the moment he first gained an ancient

when the shield was etched

‘I will protect you.’

had been protecting Cale ever since that

would protect him

speak to those who were looking at

will proceed with the original

started to think about

it before when he visited because of the

buildings were built between or on top of trees, making the entire city

detonate the dead mana

urgently shared her opinion and Cale

don't worry about the

“…Excuse me?”

repeated the shield's words to Litana who asked in

will eat everything up

prepared to head above

the forest

group members heard

not have many opportunities. We do not know what will happen in the future. It is

“…Young master Cale.”

and started to contemplate things in her mind. She trusted

at that

“Cale-nim.”

Han finally

be using an

She had heard from Rosalyn and Choi Han about how bad Cale’s current situation was, but that

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

was thinking Choi Han was

“Yes.”

this casual answer

people lived here in Section 7 of the

on the line in

have no way of knowing

7 and run even if the Jungle did not do anything because

dealing with this situation to be able to participate in the war or at least delay their

Litana calmed down.

“Shall we go?”

voice once the decision-maker made

no guards here right

kicked off the bottom of the river. He soon shot out of

Chhhhhhh-

the others who cut through

turned them

why nothing was visible even though they

“Ha.”

soon

was as Raon had

of cylindrical water-tank looking things throughout Section

Beep- Beeeeeep-

a beautifully shining orb on top of them. However, these beautiful orbs were giving

Tap.

on the ground with a quiet noise, could hear Litana’s voice

They were bright.

even one lit light… Although the people of

and the light shining down from the airship floating above

as beautiful as

quickly gave the order

move to