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.

Cale gave an order that was different

second goal… Is to get

gazes on the faces of the assassins of the

however, if that may lead to injuries… Then

focused on saving as many of

without making any noise and then

direction do we need

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

top's whip in his hand was continuing to

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

destruction, anger! Elementals are screaming all

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

sounded more frantic

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

bad! Chaos, destruction,

the Elementals were frantic, Cale was

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

as the Wind Elementals told him that they

bit down

the Elves. He could not forget about the responsibilities that came

slowly

‘This is it!’

eyes started to

heading toward the center of the

‘I found it.’

the information

heading

those words

be

be with the Elves

their allies were slowly moving toward the

that direction

of their own free

not gathering together by

numerous enemies were herding their allies to the

one explanation for

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

were herding their allies to one location. They were doing that to either hunt them

other goal was definitely

air around

group's fighting spirit had gone up and heated the air around them earlier… The air was

gazes turned

sunk

The Poeff

about them as he had his base on the

Battue.

what was going on as soon as they heard that

that was the case, however, he still started

are gathering toward the center of the

over to save

was unable to be patient

all looked ready to charge forward to save their

shook his

“…Cale-nim.”

quietly called out

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

using battue

he would

the enemies were using battue… ‘I'll use battue on

Cale started to speak.

gathering our allies to a single spot from

Ron's eyes clouded over.

how their allies

herding them over were gathering toward one spot as

Cale looked down.

see

was probably nearby while remaining

not plan on letting any more allies get

gathering our allies to

will

hide behind magic, fog, and poison to stealthily strike

children averaging nine-years-old all

Tata tap.

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

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

worry! We will flip everything over with the poisonous fog! We will hide grandpa Ron and all of

illusion. There were things other than illusions

I leave it

silver kitten nodded her head. The calm On would lead the children averaging nine-years-old without letting

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

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

became

that they were no longer

"We're ready!”

Hong’s voices through the fog and

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han stood

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

“Understood.”

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

“We'll head there first.”

head toward the forest with Choi

through Raon,

a Wind Elemental to inform

it on their

about it.

turned around only to see the assassins

Shhhhhh-

he could hear were

disappeared as well and only Ron, as well as the growing fog,

Shaaaaaaa-

then covered Ron as he benignly

guess it is time to do

the fighting style for the

Ron started to smile.