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

because he

no

powers was continuously talking in his mind. I'm

that 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

am the only

water, wind,

things that had existed from the

wood was different. Wood is a

is born and it dies. It is alive. And I am the, ‘Indestructible,’

Normal woods break.

was an indestructible

was why she

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

survive on her own, but she could reach anywhere and everything as long as she had a sill to connect

been created for

Do you know why

asked

were not enough trees

Cale quietly chuckled.

could not be helped. I was

what the glutton had to say. The Jungle was dark back then. The trees were all black.

had when he had first gained an ancient power in this world. This was what the owner of the Indestructible Shield

in the Forest of

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

thought that she meant the Forest of Darkness that Choi Han had come

times. Do you remember what

head at the glutton's

It was the moment he first gained

glutton priestess had said when the shield was etched on top of his

‘I will protect you.’

protecting Cale ever

him this time as

to speak to those who were

proceed with the original

then started to think about

when he visited

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

the dead mana bombs

her opinion and Cale

don't worry

“…Excuse me?”

shield's words to Litana who asked

eat everything up so that nobody

prepared to head

mana will not hurt the forest nor

of the group members heard Cale's

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

“…Young master Cale.”

started to contemplate things in her mind. She trusted Cale, however, a lot of people’s lives were

was at that

“Cale-nim.”

quiet Choi Han

you be using an

Cale’s current situation was, but that he continued to push himself regardless of what was going

about how Cale had almost fainted

was thinking Choi Han was smart as he answered

“Yes.”

her lips at this casual answer of a

here in Section 7 of

own life on the line in

have no way of knowing how the Empire

do anything because the declaration from the

it so that the Jungle 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

Litana calmed down.

“Shall we go?”

Raon's voice once the decision-maker

guards here

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

Chhhhhhh-

and the others who

had turned them invisible

nothing was visible even though they shot out of the

“Ha.”

let out a small scoff as soon

as Raon

water-tank looking things throughout Section

Beep- Beeeeeep-

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

Tap.

voice that was full of despair.

They were bright.

all of the houses in Section 7 were dark without even one lit light… Although the

the Empire, and

as beautiful as

quickly gave the order after taking a quick

to