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 out to

because he

had no other

the ancient powers was continuously talking in his mind. I'm hungry. I can

wind said to use her if

glutton was serious. I am the only one here

water, wind,

had

is a living

is alive. And

Normal woods break.

glutton was an indestructible

was why she could

roots into the ground, absorb the sunlight, air, water, warmth…

couldn’t survive on her own, but she could reach anywhere and everything as long as she had

that sill had been created for the

called Cale. Do you know why

asked Cale while

answered her own question. There were

Cale quietly chuckled.

I was born

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

had when he had first gained an ancient power in this

during ancient times. The things that the bastards in the Forest of Darkness gave me while saying that we were people who served a god

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

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

of Darkness during ancient times. Do you remember what I told

nodded his head at the

It was the moment he

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

‘I will protect you.’

shield had been protecting Cale ever since

protect him this time

those who were looking

with

to think about the layout of

had seen it before when he visited because

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

Empire can detonate the dead mana bombs and

urgently shared her opinion and Cale nodded his

worry

“…Excuse me?”

shield's words to

up so that nobody gets

prepared to head above

will not hurt the forest nor the people. Please

of the group

many opportunities. We do not know what will happen

“…Young master Cale.”

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

was at

“Cale-nim.”

Choi Han

be using

power. Those words made Litana flinch. She had heard from Rosalyn and Choi Han about how bad Cale’s current situation was, but that he continued

her think about how Cale had almost

was thinking Choi

“Yes.”

bit her lips at this casual answer

people lived here in

person was putting his own life on the line

no way of knowing how

even if the Jungle did not do anything because the declaration

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

Litana calmed down.

“Shall we go?”

heard Raon's voice once the decision-maker made

are no guards

kicked off the bottom of the river. He

Chhhhhhh-

covered Cale and the others who cut

turned them

visible even though they

“Ha.”

soon as

as

water-tank

Beep- Beeeeeep-

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

Tap.

who landed on the ground with a quiet noise, could hear Litana’s voice that was full

They were bright.

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

from the palace that was taken over by the Empire, and

was as beautiful as a

gave the order after taking a quick

to