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

to

the faces of the assassins of

may lead to injuries… Then we will immediately escape

the first and second goals were focused on saving as

walked over toward Cale without making

direction do we need

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

hand was continuing to

Wind Elementals that always moved around with

anger! Elementals are screaming

hear Elementals fighting all around the mountain! No, that’s

sounded more frantic than

the one we left here at all! I think it’s

bad! Chaos, destruction,

were frantic, Cale was

his heart was beating wildly as well. He was in a

as the Wind Elementals told

down

currently the commander of the Elves. He could not forget about the responsibilities that came with

The screaming seems to be slowly heading toward the center of the

‘This is it!’

eyes started to

screams are slowly heading toward the center of

‘I found it.’

had found the information he was looking

the screams were slowly heading toward the center of

meaning behind those words appeared in Cale’s

Elementals should be with

King should be with

were slowly moving toward the

that direction while

that they are not moving there out of their own free will. Someone else is making

gathering

meant that numerous enemies were herding their allies to the

one explanation

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

allies to one location. They were doing that to either

was definitely not good

air around Cale turned

up and heated the air around them earlier… The air was now getting colder as their fighting spirit

assassins’ gazes

sunk the

Bud. The Poeff household's Glenn

quite concerned about them as he had his base on the

Battue.

realized what was going on

noticed that was the case, however, he still started to

enemies are gathering toward the center

we head over to save

unable to be patient

charge forward to save their

Cale shook his

“…Cale-nim.”

Han quietly called

smile on his face even though this was an urgent situation. His smile

using

he would make them

enemies were using battue… ‘I'll

Cale started to speak.

are gathering our allies to a single spot

Ron's eyes clouded over.

how their allies were gathering to one

were herding them over were gathering toward one spot as

Cale looked down.

could see

was probably nearby while remaining

letting any more

enemies that are gathering our allies to

will not

behind magic, fog, and poison

averaging nine-years-old all

Tata tap.

and climbed up a tree before looking down at Cale. Hong

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

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

There were things other than illusions that

leave

nodded her head. The calm On would lead the children averaging

going to make them act from the

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

fog surrounding On became

that they were no longer visible. Human! I

"We're ready!”

voices through the

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

stood

are heading toward the center with me. Our goal

“Understood.”

the tips of Cale’s feet as he

“We'll head there first.”

to head toward

the enemies’ locations through Raon,

Elemental to inform

on their way here, so

about it.

around only to see the assassins disappear

Shhhhhh-

he could hear were

Ron, as well

Shaaaaaaa-

covered Ron

guess it is time to do some shadow

was the fighting style for

Ron started to smile.