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.

gave an order that was different

goal… Is to get rid of the

of the assassins of the Molan

may lead

first and second goals were focused on saving as many

walked over toward Cale without making any noise

which direction do we need to

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

in his hand was

always moved around with him. One was with

chaos, destruction, anger! Elementals are screaming all over

hear Elementals fighting all around the mountain! No, that’s not it; they

sounded more frantic

we left here at all! I think it’s in a dangerous situation

is bad!

Elementals were frantic, Cale

his heart was beating wildly as well. He

Wind Elementals told him that they heard Elementals

bit down on

He could not forget about the responsibilities

The screaming seems to be slowly heading toward the center

‘This is it!’

eyes started to

slowly heading toward the

‘I found it.’

had found the information he was

heading toward

those words appeared in

be with the

Mercenary King should be with the Elves

allies were slowly moving toward the center of

were moving in that direction while the Elementals are

moving there out of their own

gathering together by

meant that numerous enemies were herding their

only one explanation for

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

were herding their allies to one location. They were doing

goal was definitely not good

around

had gone up and heated the air around them

assassins’ gazes turned

sunk

The Poeff household's

about them as he had his

Battue.

others realized what was going on as soon as they heard that

was the case,

and the enemies are gathering

to

as he was unable

forward to save their allies at any

shook

“…Cale-nim.”

Han quietly called out

smile on his face even though this was an urgent

enemies were using battue

would make them realize

enemies were using battue… ‘I'll use

Cale started to speak.

the enemies that are gathering our allies to a single spot from

Ron's eyes clouded over.

how their allies were gathering

that were herding them over were gathering toward one spot

Cale looked down.

see On and

nearby while remaining

did not plan on letting any more

the enemies that are gathering our allies

we will not

poison to

children averaging nine-years-old all

Tata tap.

ground and climbed up a tree before looking down

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

not worry! We will flip everything over with the poisonous fog! We will hide grandpa Ron

things other than illusions

I leave it

silver kitten nodded her head. The calm On would lead the

but he was still going to make them act from the rear where it

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

became thicker

they were no longer visible. Human! I am

"We're ready!”

Raon and Hong’s voices through

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han stood

heading toward the center with me. Our goal is to get

“Understood.”

the tips of Cale’s feet as he activated the Sound

“We'll head there first.”

head toward the forest

I'll tell you the enemies’ locations through Raon,

a Wind Elemental to inform Raon about the enemies’

it on their way here, so there shouldn't be any

about it.

the assassins disappear

Shhhhhh-

he could hear

disappeared as well and only Ron, as

Shaaaaaaa-

Ron as

time to do some

the fighting style for the assassins

Ron started to smile.