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

no

in his mind. I'm hungry. I can really eat and eat

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 you want to protect your home. Use me

am the only one here

wind, and

things that had

wood was different. Wood is a living being, like

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

Normal woods break.

glutton was

why she

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

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

had been

Do you know why I

glutton asked Cale while

her own question. There were not enough trees there. There

Cale quietly chuckled.

not be helped. I was born in

say. The Jungle was dark back then.

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

Forest of Darkness gave me while saying that we were people who served a god

for food. What nonsense. My friends came out

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

ancient times. Do

nodded his head at the

It was the moment he first gained an

said when the shield was etched on top of his

‘I will protect you.’

been protecting

protect him this

started to speak to those who were

proceed with the original

think about the layout of

it before when he

coexisted with the trees. The buildings were built between or on top of trees, making the entire city seem like one large

the dead mana

opinion and Cale nodded his

don't worry about the

“…Excuse me?”

words to Litana

will eat everything up so

prepared to head

dead mana will not hurt the

of the group members heard Cale's

many opportunities. We do not know what will happen in the future. It is not time to look

“…Young master Cale.”

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

was at that

“Cale-nim.”

Choi Han finally

you be using

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

almost fainted after putting out the fire

toward Cale who was thinking Choi Han was smart as he

“Yes.”

lips at this

lived here in Section 7 of the

was putting his own life on the

of knowing how

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

it so that the Jungle would be too busy dealing with this situation to be able to participate in the

Litana calmed down.

“Shall we go?”

voice once the decision-maker

guards

of the river. He soon shot out

Chhhhhhh-

and the others who cut through the

them

was why nothing was visible even though they shot out of the

“Ha.”

small scoff as soon as he came out of the

was as Raon had

of cylindrical water-tank looking things throughout Section

Beep- Beeeeeep-

beautifully shining orb on top of them. However, these beautiful

Tap.

noise, could hear Litana’s voice

They were bright.

even one lit light… Although the people of the Jungle were

taken over by the Empire, and the light shining down from

was as beautiful as a fancy

quickly gave the order

to