Trash of the Count's Family

Drip. Drip.

Blood was dripping.

Cale whose body was bound by the branches looked out through the gaps in the branches only to see red.

Drip, drip.

The middle-aged man wearing glasses was bleeding, while blood was flowing from Choi Han's cheek as well. Of course, it was not Choi Han’s blood.

Forget getting injured, Choi Han looked as clean as someone who had just washed their face a minute ago.

“Ugh. Ugh.”

The middle-aged man was shaking as if he was having trouble breathing.

Choi Han was still looking at Cale and smiling innocently.

“…Uhh…mm.”

‘…This vicious bastard, no, senior.’

Cale awkwardly asked while looking at Choi Han's happy face.

“What happened?”

What could have happened while he had been unconscious?

‘Why are the Dark Elves running around excitedly and Raon raising his voice while remaining invisible and destroying the maze walls? …And why the hell are you covered in blood?’

“I'm not sure.”

Cale's heart thumped at the very slow response. He was scared.

“…How long was I out for?”

‘Thirty minutes? No. It must have been at least an hour to cause this much chaos.’

He then waited for Choi Han to respond.

“Mm. I think it's been about ten minutes.”

“What? Ten minutes? You crazy bastards-!”

Cale could not speak anymore.

‘They caused this much chaos in ten minutes? No, that's fine, they did a good job, but…!’

Cale seemed to forget that he was the one who originally turned the maze into a mess as he started to frown.

“It was a very long time.”

“Ugh, ugh!”

Choi Han slowly responded as he lowered his hand.

Plop.

The fainted middle-aged shaman weakly fell to the ground.

‘…This scary…anyway, vicious punk.’

Cale's face turned pale.

However, Choi Han started to think about the things that happened while looking at the pale Cale.

The moment the strand of white light had struck down…

The Dark Elves, Elves, assassins, and even the enemies all stopped moving and looked toward the light.

“…Young master Cale-!”

Dark Elf Tasha subconsciously shouted.

She saw a thick and disgusting black branch that had lost a portion of its tip after being burnt.

A person's entire body except their head was bound by that branch.

The head of that person slowly lowered.

Plop.

Their head weakly lowered.

That person was Cale Henituse.

The person who was already pale from the start looked terrible standing there limp with his eyes closed.

“…Ah.”

Jopis who had been inside the wooden nest jumped up.

She could finally see that pale person properly.

She realized something at the same time.

The only reason that that pale and weak person did not seem weak this whole time was because of his gaze.

He had a reliable gaze that made his allies feel as if they had nothing to fear. It was because of that energetic and sparkling gaze.

It was also because of his brusque and blunt yet strong voice that calmed them down.

“…My goodness.”

Jopis suddenly felt her mind blanking out as she became anxious.

Cale Henituse was the Commander for all of their side.

He was the person guiding them from the center.

It was only natural for their side to turn chaotic if such a person fainted.

‘What do we do?’

As Jopis finally managed to have that thought after a few seconds…

“Why do you look so stunned?”

The sneering Elisneh swung her staff.

‘No.’

Jopis could see exactly what she was trying to do.

“No!”

Some things shot forward as she shouted.

“Grrrrrrr!”

Three puppies with Fluffy at the center quickly ran toward the black tree.

It could not be helped.

Screeeech-

The black branches quickly started to move.

They were extremely fast. They were moving so quickly that they managed to move before Choi Han who was the closest to Cale could get to him.

However, people could not just sit back and watch.

"We must save the Commander-nim!”

“Burn that tree down now!”

The Elves charged forward in shock. The fake World Tree was as evil as Elisneh to them; it was something that could destroy their home.

Their commander was captured by such an existence.

“Ah.”

Healer Elf Pendrick gasped.

He remained alone in the rear as he did not have any Elementals while the other Elves charged forward with their Elementals. That was why he could see things more clearly than they could.

was running in the front. He could also see a large mana hand that

started to move after seeing the movements of those in

Clang-!

took out his

“You're too late.”

sneering comment as he did that. Choi Han could see Cale who was imprisoned

interwoven that Choi Han would need to slash the tree

Shhhh.

slash the tree. I will rip it

mana hands as well. He was going

However…

“Don't move.”

as she

did not sound urgent, in fact, it sounded as

ignore her! I

"Can’t you see it?”

Han lowered his

then slowly

mana hand was gone

“You finally saw it?”

a stoic expression. …She’s evil! Putting dead

heard Raon’s angry

a black liquid at the

would be able to tell

branch was stopped right by

swung his sword or Raon pulled the

with dead mana stabbing Cale’s neck

Plop. Plop.

turned

stone spears that were serving as the stone

Boom. Boom.

fell

the shape of an imugi, but it was not moving

fire surrounding Cale had long

‘Cale-nim cannot protect himself.’

was why if that dead mana liquid pierced through Cale’s

would be

He heard Elisneh’s voice.

bastards move, your leader

the puppies, and the rest of Cale’s allies all stopped running and stood

looked around at each of

and Mary. He then saw

to speak at

at any time as well. All of you

smiling expression looked full

that

Raon's voice in his mind as he stood with his back to the tree cage. I was looking at the branch pointed at the human's neck, but the branch is weird! It’s shaking and doing its best

pointed at Cale

It might be possible to chat with this tree too!

Tree. He carefully and stealthily put his front paw on the World Tree since he

be able

eyes that nobody could see

started to smile. Choi Han! The fake World Tree is asking you to get rid of the

Raon continued to speak.

started to smile as

then quickly returned to normal as if nothing had

someone who had seen

an expert who did

person Choi Han had looked

immediately mouthed without making

‘Do as you wish.’

voice at

you will see your greatest despair if you take a single step. I will gladly send such gifts down

not finish her

shaman urgently reached his

“You bastard!”

That made Elisneh who was on top of it move

Shaaaaaaa-

the right

wind brush past

her gaze toward where the

a large stone spear cutting

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-!

maze wall that the stone spear crashed into broke

Do you want to fall into

to frown and she looked toward the

threw the stone spear

from Cale. He was heading toward the

if he does

‘He shouldn't do that!’

approach Choi

after feeling someone put their hands on her shoulder before she took a

“Look behind you.”

warrior Jeet had stealthily whispered

felt the

side had been quiet ever since earlier.

they were ready

from Ron to

The Elf realized something.

they should follow after

realized

all of you wish to

looked toward the approaching Choi Han in

Craaaackle-

came out of a shaman’s hand and

sword and

speak

like you've

Elisneh started to frown.

Choi Han did not stop and continued

is your

cast

called that place

had also said that they were under

she misunderstood, something she had

“You're so stupid.”

“…What?”

you can live in the air

Smile.

started to

Ooooooooooong-

started to

fire tigers

was the same for everyone else in the maze as

World Tree and Choi Han… In the

started to appear one by one in thin

One, two…. Ten….

number of spears was quickly increasing

instantly realized the

‘It's the Dragon.’

shout out of

you want Cale Henituse

instantly swung her

“Ugh!”

She then became anxious.

her hand. The staff definitely activated. However, a resisting force

“…Perhaps?”

toward

out of

black tree was resisting her

Shhh.

branch pointed at Cale’s neck slowly moved away even as

Cale also released and looked more as if they were cradling the

“How?”

moment Elisneh's pupils started to shake… Hehe. Choi Han! This is what the black World Tree

dead mana inside its body was purified when its branches burned up! That’s why it thinks it can move according to its own will now!

ordered the black tree to bind the burning Cale. A white light had struck Cale at the same

the black tree and purified

bit of freedom. But it can only resist the control for thirty

excitement. But Choi Han. You

That was the case.