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?”

subconsciously called out

because he was

no other

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

you? The wind said to use her if you want to run and

was serious. I am the

wind, and

that had existed from the

Wood is a living

it dies. It is alive. And I am

Normal woods break.

glutton was an

why she

water, warmth… She could eat everything over and

on her own, but she could reach anywhere and

that sill had been created for

Do you know why I died in the

glutton asked

were not enough trees there. There are only

Cale quietly chuckled.

helped. I

The Jungle was dark back then.

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

The things that the bastards in the Forest of Darkness gave me while

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

Darkness that Choi Han had come

was a different Forest of Darkness during ancient times. Do you remember what I

head at the glutton's

remembered. It was the moment he first gained an

when the shield was etched on top

‘I will protect you.’

shield had been protecting Cale ever

protect him this time

to those

will proceed with

started to think about the layout of

seen it before when he

The buildings were built between or on top of

then the Empire can detonate the dead mana bombs and

urgently shared her opinion and Cale nodded

don't worry about the

“…Excuse me?”

repeated the shield's words to Litana who asked

will eat everything up

prepared to

hurt the

group

not know what will happen in the

“…Young master Cale.”

mind. She trusted Cale, however, a lot of people’s lives

was at that

“Cale-nim.”

Han finally chimed

be using an ancient

bad Cale’s current situation was, but

almost fainted after putting out the fire in Section

toward Cale who was thinking Choi Han was

“Yes.”

her lips at this casual answer of a

here in Section 7 of

on the line in order to save

way of knowing how the Empire would

Section 7 and run even if the Jungle did not do anything because the declaration from the other kingdoms would put

busy dealing with this situation to be able to participate in the

Litana calmed down.

“Shall we go?”

once the decision-maker

guards

the bottom of the river. He soon shot

Chhhhhhh-

covered Cale and the others who cut

had turned them invisible

was visible even though they shot

“Ha.”

as soon as he came

as

of cylindrical water-tank looking

Beep- Beeeeeep-

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

Tap.

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

They were bright.

light… Although the people of the Jungle were probably curled up inside while being too afraid

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

as beautiful as

quickly gave the order after

move to