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

was because he was

had no other

ancient powers was continuously talking in his mind. I'm hungry. I can really eat and eat

use her if you want to run and the Super Rock if you want to protect your home. Use me

the

wind, and

things that had

wood was different. Wood is a living being,

and it dies. It is alive. And I am

Normal woods break.

was an

was why she could grow without

lower her roots into the ground, absorb the sunlight, air, water, warmth… She could eat everything over and over

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

had been created

inside this plate called Cale. Do you know why

asked

her own question. There were not enough trees there.

Cale quietly chuckled.

I was born in the

the glutton had to say. The Jungle was dark back then. The trees were all black. That was why this was called the Forest of Darkness

in this world. This was what the owner of the Indestructible Shield had said to

weren’t tasty things like this during ancient times. The things that the bastards in the Forest of Darkness gave me while saying

I was too greedy for food. What nonsense. My friends came

had thought that she meant the Forest of Darkness that

ancient times. Do you remember what I told you in the

his head at

remembered. It was the moment he first gained an ancient

was what the glutton priestess had said when the shield was etched

‘I will protect you.’

protecting Cale ever since that

protect him

those who

with the

started to think about the layout

seen it before when he visited because

including the palace, coexisted with the trees. The buildings were built between or on top of trees, making the

then the Empire can detonate the dead

her opinion and Cale nodded his

don't worry

“…Excuse me?”

repeated the shield's words to Litana who asked

everything up so that

to head above

dead mana will not hurt the forest

of the group members heard Cale's

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

“…Young master Cale.”

lips and started to contemplate things in her mind. She trusted Cale, however, a lot of

at

“Cale-nim.”

quiet Choi Han

using an ancient

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

had almost fainted after putting

thinking Choi Han was smart as he

“Yes.”

lips at this casual answer of

people lived here in

his own life on the

have no way of knowing how the Empire would

the Jungle did not do

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 to

Litana calmed down.

“Shall we go?”

Raon's voice once the

no guards

the river. He soon

Chhhhhhh-

the others who cut

had turned them invisible once

was visible even though they

“Ha.”

as soon as

as Raon

were hundreds of cylindrical water-tank looking things throughout

Beep- Beeeeeep-

shining orb on top of them. However, these beautiful orbs were giving off some

Tap.

with a quiet noise, 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 probably curled

of these beautiful orbs, the light from the palace that was taken over by the Empire, and the

beautiful as

gave the order after taking a quick

move to