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

was because he was

had no

in his mind. I'm

what the wind told you? The wind said to use her if you want to run and the Super Rock if

serious. I am the

water, wind,

that had existed

wood was different. Wood is a

is alive. And I am the,

Normal woods break.

was an indestructible

why she could

into the ground, absorb the sunlight, air, water, warmth… She could eat everything over

own, but she could reach anywhere and everything as long as she had a sill to

sill had been

needed existed inside this plate called Cale. Do

asked Cale while

then soon answered her own question. There were not enough trees there. There are

Cale quietly chuckled.

I was born

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

had when he had first gained an ancient power in this

things that the bastards in the Forest of Darkness gave

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

that she meant the Forest of Darkness that Choi Han

times. Do you

head at the

the moment he first gained an

said when the shield was etched on top

‘I will protect you.’

been protecting Cale ever

him this time as

started to speak to those

will proceed with

to think about the layout of Section

he visited

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

Empire can detonate the dead mana

urgently shared her opinion and Cale nodded his head before

don't worry

“…Excuse me?”

repeated the shield's words to Litana who asked

eat everything up

to

will not hurt the forest nor the people. Please

group members heard Cale's

do not have many opportunities. We do not know what will

“…Young master Cale.”

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

at that

“Cale-nim.”

Han finally chimed

you be using an

bad Cale’s current situation was, but that he

how Cale had almost fainted

thinking Choi Han was smart as

“Yes.”

at this casual answer of

in Section

on the line in order to save

way of knowing

do anything because the declaration from the other kingdoms would put

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 decision-maker made

guards

bottom of the river. He soon

Chhhhhhh-

dust covered Cale and the others who

had turned them invisible

nothing was visible even though they shot out

“Ha.”

as soon as he came out

was as Raon had

were hundreds of cylindrical water-tank

Beep- Beeeeeep-

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

Tap.

quiet noise, could hear Litana’s voice that was full

They were bright.

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

Empire, and the light shining down from the airship floating above the palace were all making Section 7 brighter than ever

beautiful as

quickly gave the order

to