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

to get rid of the

the faces of the assassins of the Molan household

however, if that may lead to injuries… Then we will immediately

goals were focused on saving as many of their allies as

walked over toward Cale without making any noise

direction do we need

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

his hand was continuing to

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

chaos, destruction, anger! Elementals are

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

Elementals sounded more

left here at all! I think it’s in a

bad! Chaos,

the Elementals were frantic, Cale was

as well.

the Wind Elementals told him that they heard

down

could

screaming seems to be slowly heading toward the center

‘This is it!’

eyes started

slowly heading toward the center

‘I found it.’

information he was

slowly heading toward the

behind those words appeared in

be

be with the Elves

slowly moving

were moving in that direction while the

there out of their own

were not gathering together

were herding their allies to the

one

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

They were doing that

other goal was definitely

around Cale

gone up and heated the air around them earlier… The air was now getting colder

gazes turned

gaze sunk

The Poeff

was quite concerned about them as he had his base on

Battue.

was going on as

the case, however, he still started to

are gathering toward the center

to save the allies right

unable

charge forward to save their allies at any

Cale shook his

“…Cale-nim.”

Han quietly called out

had a smile on his face even though this was an

enemies were using battue

why he would make

the enemies were using battue…

Cale started to speak.

our allies to a single spot

Ron's eyes clouded over.

how their allies were gathering to

enemies that were herding them over were

Cale looked down.

see On

nearby while remaining invisible as

did not plan on letting

our allies to

we will not

poison to stealthily strike the

children averaging nine-years-old

Tata tap.

up a tree before looking down at Cale. Hong was next

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

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

There were things other than illusions that could

leave it

calm On would lead the children averaging nine-years-old without letting them get

still going to

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

On became thicker and

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

"We're ready!”

heard Raon and Hong’s voices through the fog

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han stood next

the center with me. Our goal is to get there before

“Understood.”

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

“We'll head there first.”

head toward the

the enemies’ locations through

was planning on sending a Wind Elemental to inform Raon

their way here, so there shouldn't be any

not worry about

only to see the assassins disappear into the shadow of the

Shhhhhh-

could hear

as well and only Ron, as

Shaaaaaaa-

Ron as he benignly informed

it is time to

style for the assassins of

Ron started to smile.