Trash of the Count's Family

A mountain range located on the northern part of the Eastern continent. A person who arrived at that location bent down.

He then cautiously sniffed the scent of the mountain in front of him.

The person's numerous years of experience helped him realize something.

“…It smells fishy.”

Cold air was coming down from the mountain.

His intuition was telling him that something was off.

He heard a calm voice next to him.

“It seems to be covered in the scent of blood.”

Choi Han commented before turning his head to look at the man behind him.

“Cale-nim, I have a bad feeling about this.”

Ron who had smelled the scent of blood stood up straight and reported to Cale.

Cale quietly observed the two of them before quietly asking Beacrox a question.

“Beacrox, did you smell the scent of blood too?”

“…Young master-nim, do you really think they could smell blood even though the mountain is so tall and wide? It is just intuition. Intuition.”

Beacrox responded with a stoic expression before turning away from Cale. Cale thought this was very fitting of Beacrox's personality as he started to speak.

“It’s too quiet.”

The bottom of the mountain.

Originally, mage Glenn Poeff and the mercenaries he brought with him should have been stationed here waiting for Bud to contact them.

However, there was nobody here.

All they could see were traces of people who were waiting here before rushing up the mountain.

He recalled what Bud told him.

‘The entire mountain was under an illusion.’

‘Now that the illusion is gone, the entire mountain is covered in enemies.’

‘…Help me.’

‘Please quickly help me.’

Cale's gaze started to sink.

The golden top's whip in his hand started to glow.

“We are going to enter the mountain now.”

The enemies had cast an illusion.

That must mean that there was an illusionist here as well.

Furthermore, that illusion was supposedly destroyed.

He was tired of illusions now.

There were also so many enemies that they could cover the entire mountain.

The Mercenary King's mercenaries and the Elves Cale gathered numbered in the hundreds, but the Mercenary King seemed to have determined that the enemies overwhelmingly outnumbered them.

Bud was probably right.

He was the Mercenary King who had experienced many battlefields.

“…That is why we can't just go up without a plan.”

The mountain was so high that the peak was covered in snow.

This was the largest mountain in the mountain range that blocked the cold air from the north from reaching south, so, it was naturally tall and wide.

That was why they could not just go up as is.

“Young master-nim.”

The Molan household’s assassins were quietly standing like shadows behind Ron and Beacrox.

This group of assassins was half of the assassins who had infiltrated the Molden palace earlier. They had urgently rushed over along with Ron.

“Our preparations to infiltrate the mountain are completed.”

Ron had expressed it as an infiltration not to a castle or a residence, but to a mountain.

It might seem as if he used the wrong word, however, it was accurate.

Cale opened his mouth to call someone.

“On.”

He had someone who could trick people and hide their presence using a different method than illusions.

“Meeeeeow-!”

On and Hong stopped rubbing their bodies on Cale’s legs and looked up at him. White smoke started to surround On before spreading out.

She seemed to have understood Cale’s intentions as she had prepared to use her fog in advance.

Cale had asked Raon to quickly bring On and Hong over. Human, are we going in?

Cale took a step toward the mountain.

"We are infiltrating the mountain.”

It was quiet at the foot of the mountain, but they might hear weapons clashing or people screaming once they entered.

Furthermore, the chances of those screams belonging to their allies were high.

“Our first goal is to reinforce our allies and save them.”

Cale entered into the forest.

The shadows of the trees made the forest dark even though it was day time.

It was an urgent situation right now.

why Cale gave an order that was different than

to get

of the assassins of the

identify the enemies, however, if that may lead to injuries… Then we will immediately escape

and second goals were focused on saving

Cale without

master-nim, which direction do we need

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

top's whip in his hand

the three Wind Elementals that always moved around

chaos, destruction, anger! Elementals are screaming all over the

No, that’s not it; they seem to be

sounded more frantic

we left here at all! I think it’s

bad!

the Elementals were frantic, Cale was

beating wildly as well.

as the Wind Elementals told him that they heard

bit down on his

currently the commander of the Elves. He could not forget

screaming seems to be slowly heading toward

‘This is it!’

started to

screams are slowly heading toward the center

‘I found it.’

the information he was looking

heading toward the center of the

meaning behind those words

be with the

be with the

were slowly moving toward the center

direction

their own free will. Someone else is making them move

were not gathering together

enemies were herding their allies to

one explanation

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

their allies to one location. They were doing that to

goal was definitely not good

air around Cale turned

air around them earlier… The air was now

gazes turned

sunk the

Bud. The

them as he had his base on

Battue.

realized what was going on as soon as they heard

noticed that was the case, however, he

are gathering toward

head over to save the allies right

asked as he was unable

ready to charge forward to save their allies at any

shook his

“…Cale-nim.”

quietly called

on his face even though this

were using battue

was why he would make

battue… ‘I'll use battue on you

Cale started to speak.

are gathering our allies

Ron's eyes clouded over.

like how their allies were gathering to

herding them over were gathering toward one

Cale looked down.

see On and

probably nearby while remaining

not plan on letting any more allies

are gathering our allies

we will not show

fog, and poison to

averaging

Tata tap.

ground and climbed up a tree before looking

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

will flip everything over with the poisonous fog!

other than illusions that could

I leave it

her head. The calm On would lead the children averaging

children’s help, but he was still going to make them act

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

surrounding On became thicker and

fog such that they were no longer visible. Human! I am hiding in the

"We're ready!”

Hong’s voices through

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

stood next

with me. Our goal

“Understood.”

at the tips of Cale’s feet as he activated

“We'll head there first.”

to head toward

I'll tell you the enemies’ locations through

was planning on sending a Wind Elemental to inform Raon

their way here, so there shouldn't

about it.

turned around only to see the assassins disappear

Shhhhhh-

hear

and only Ron, as well as the growing fog,

Shaaaaaaa-

then covered Ron as he benignly informed

is time to do some

style for

Ron started to smile.