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.

an order that was

goal… Is to

gazes on the faces of the assassins

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

goals were focused on saving as many of their allies as

without making any

do we need to

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

top's whip in his hand

Wind Elementals that always moved around with him. One was with the Elves in the

Elementals are screaming all

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

sounded more frantic

one we left here at all! I think it’s

is bad! Chaos,

Elementals were

beating wildly as well. He was in a hurry as

the Elves getting injured as the Wind Elementals told him that they heard

down on his

He could not forget about the responsibilities that came

seems to be slowly

‘This is it!’

eyes started to

The Elementals’ screams are slowly heading toward the center of the

‘I found it.’

the information he was looking

screams were slowly heading toward the

those words

should be

Mercenary King should be with the

that their allies were slowly moving toward the center of

were moving in that direction while the

out of their own free will. Someone else is making

gathering together

numerous enemies were herding their

was only one explanation for

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

enemies were herding their allies to one location. They were doing that

goal was

around

fighting spirit had gone up and heated the air around them earlier… The air was now getting

gazes turned

sunk the

Bud. The Poeff

was quite concerned about them as he had his base on the Eastern

Battue.

realized what was going on

noticed that was the case,

and the enemies are gathering toward the center

we head over to save the

was unable to be patient any

looked ready to charge forward to save their allies at any

Cale shook his

“…Cale-nim.”

called out to

face even though this was an urgent situation. His smile

enemies were using battue

why he would make them realize

enemies were using battue… ‘I'll use battue

Cale started to speak.

the enemies that are gathering our allies

Ron's eyes clouded over.

like how their allies were gathering

enemies that were herding them over were gathering

Cale looked down.

could see On

probably nearby while

not plan on letting any more

enemies that are gathering our allies

will not show

hide behind magic, fog, and poison to stealthily strike the

children averaging nine-years-old

Tata tap.

and climbed up a tree before looking down at Cale. Hong was next to her

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

ready. Human! Do not worry! We will flip everything over with the poisonous fog! We will hide grandpa Ron and all

things other than illusions

leave it to

would

going to make them act from the rear where it was

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

fog surrounding On became thicker

that they were no longer

"We're ready!”

through the

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han stood next to

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

“Understood.”

feet as he activated the

“We'll head there first.”

started to head toward the forest

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

planning on sending a Wind Elemental

on their way here, so

worry about it. Young

around only to see the assassins disappear into the shadow of

Shhhhhh-

he could hear were

disappeared as well and only Ron, as well

Shaaaaaaa-

covered Ron as he benignly

it is time to do some shadow

style for the assassins of the

Ron started to smile.