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.

running in the front. He could also see a large

seeing the movements of those in the

Clang-!

took out his

“You're too late.”

as he did that. Choi Han could see

would need

Shhhh.

Han planned to slash the tree. I

branch with his mana hands as well. He was going to

However…

“Don't move.”

as she warned

sounded as if she

It's fine! I will ignore her! I just need to destroy

"Can’t you see it?”

Han lowered

then slowly turned

was gone as

“You finally saw it?”

her with a stoic expression. …She’s evil! Putting dead mana by the human! I will

Raon’s angry

cage… There was a black liquid at the tip of a very

able to tell that

was stopped right by

how quickly Choi Han swung his sword or Raon pulled

with dead mana stabbing Cale’s

Plop. Plop.

Han turned his

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

Boom. Boom.

fell to the

in the shape of an imugi, but

had long

‘Cale-nim cannot protect himself.’

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

would be

He heard Elisneh’s voice.

bastards move,

the Elves, the puppies, and the rest of Cale’s allies all stopped running and stood in place in shock without knowing what

Han lowered his sword and looked around

then saw Beacrox

to speak at that

you guys at any time as well. All of you

smiling expression looked

that moment. Choi Han!

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

at Cale was trying

harming Cale. It might be possible to

carefully and stealthily

able to hear its

eyes that nobody could see at

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

Raon continued to speak.

Han slightly started to smile

quickly returned to normal as if nothing had

there was someone who had seen

did not miss that

was the person Choi Han had

mouthed without making

‘Do as you wish.’

heard Elisneh’s voice at

greatest despair if you take a single step.

could not finish

reached his

“You bastard!”

made Elisneh

Shaaaaaaa-

the right

wind brush past where she had

where the wind had brushed

saw a large stone

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-!

that the stone spear crashed into

to fall

to frown and she looked toward the person who

Han who threw the stone spear sighed and slowly started to

from Cale. He was heading toward the

he does

‘He shouldn't do that!’

Elf tried to approach Choi Han who was provoking

she stopped moving after feeling someone put their hands on her

“Look behind you.”

had stealthily whispered in her

finally felt the

side, the Dark Elves and Mary… Even Ron's side had been quiet ever since earlier. They were silent and did not make any special

that they were ready to attack at any

then moved from Ron to

The Elf realized something.

they should follow after Commander Cale was Choi

realized that as

all of you wish

approaching

Craaaackle-

came out of a shaman’s hand

his sword

to speak while looking at

looks like

Elisneh started to frown.

Han did not stop and

us is your

maze where she had cast her illusion… Choi Han looked toward it and

that

had also said that they

something she misunderstood, something

“You're so stupid.”

“…What?”

think you can live in the air

Smile.

started to

Ooooooooooong-

started

charging fire tigers

was the same for everyone else in

and Choi Han… In the empty area between

one by

One, two…. Ten….

of spears was

realized the source of that

‘It's the Dragon.’

started to shout

you want Cale Henituse to

instantly swung

“Ugh!”

She then became anxious.

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

“…Perhaps?”

toward the black

got out

tree was resisting her

Shhh.

branch pointed at Cale’s neck slowly

and looked

“How?”

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

to Choi Han with excitement. It said a part of the dead mana inside its body was purified when its branches burned up! That’s why it thinks it can move according

the burning Cale. A white light had struck Cale

Destruction had burned the black tree and purified a portion of

the fake World Tree a little bit of freedom.

But Choi Han. You know it

That was the case.