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.

also see a large mana

to move after seeing the movements of those in the

Clang-!

urgently took

“You're too late.”

he did that. Choi Han could see Cale who was imprisoned inside

so tightly interwoven that Choi Han would need to

Shhhh.

slash the tree. I will

branch with his mana hands as well.

However…

“Don't move.”

as she warned

did not sound urgent, in fact, it sounded as

fine! I will ignore her!

"Can’t you see it?”

lowered his

slowly

mana hand was gone as

“You finally saw it?”

started to smile. Choi Han looked toward her with a stoic expression. …She’s evil! Putting dead mana

Raon’s angry

There was a black liquid at the

tell that it was dead

was stopped right by Cale's

Choi Han swung his sword or

chances of that branch with dead mana stabbing Cale’s

Plop. Plop.

Han turned

stone spears that were serving as the stone imugi's scales and

Boom. Boom.

stone spears fell

the shape of an imugi,

Cale had long

‘Cale-nim cannot protect himself.’

that dead mana

would be

He heard Elisneh’s voice.

you bastards move, your leader will

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

Han lowered his sword and looked around at each

He then

speak at

you guys at any

smiling expression looked

Han’s eyes sparkled at that moment. Choi

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 to move away from

pointed at Cale was trying to move

might be possible to chat with this

had seen Cale chat with the World Tree. He carefully and stealthily put his front paw on the World Tree since he was

might be able

could see at the

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

Raon continued to speak.

started to smile

normal

was someone who

did not miss

had

immediately mouthed without

‘Do as you wish.’

heard Elisneh’s voice at the

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

not finish

shaman urgently reached his hand

“You bastard!”

quickly twisted its body. That made Elisneh who was on top of it move

Shaaaaaaa-

off to the right

strong gust of wind brush past where she had

toward where the

large stone spear cutting through the

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-!

that the stone spear crashed into broke down while making

want to fall into an

to frown and she looked toward

Han who threw the stone spear sighed and

Cale. He was

he

‘He shouldn't do that!’

Choi Han

moving after feeling someone put their hands

“Look behind you.”

warrior Jeet had stealthily whispered in

felt the auras

been quiet ever since earlier. They were silent and did

could tell that they were

moved from Ron to Choi

The Elf realized something.

follow after Commander Cale

realized that

of you wish

looked toward the approaching Choi Han

Craaaackle-

came out of a shaman’s hand and charged toward

lowered his sword

to speak while looking at

like you've

Elisneh started to frown.

Choi Han did not stop and continued

us is your

ceiling of the maze where she had cast her illusion… Choi Han

called that

had also said that they were under

something she misunderstood, something she

“You're so stupid.”

“…What?”

can live in the air

Smile.

started to

Ooooooooooong-

ground started to

charging fire tigers

was the same for everyone else in

and Choi Han… In

appear one by

One, two…. Ten….

spears was quickly increasing close to

instantly realized the source of that

‘It's the Dragon.’

started to shout out of

want Cale

then instantly swung

“Ugh!”

She then became anxious.

looked down at her hand. The staff definitely activated. However, a resisting force flowed through and

“…Perhaps?”

toward the

got out of

was resisting

Shhh.

branch pointed at Cale’s neck slowly moved away

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

“How?”

pupils started to shake… Hehe. Choi Han! This is what the black World

mana inside its body was purified when its branches burned up! That’s

bind the burning Cale. A white light had struck

black tree

World Tree a little bit of freedom. But it can only resist the control

continued to shout with excitement. But Choi Han. You know it too,

That was the case.