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.

was why Cale gave an

Is to get rid of

of the

identify the enemies, however, if that may lead to

and second goals were focused on saving as

toward Cale without

do we need to

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

top's whip in his hand

Elementals that always moved around with him.

destruction, anger! Elementals are screaming all over

the mountain! No, that’s not it; they seem to be

Elementals sounded more

left here at all! I think it’s

is bad! Chaos, destruction,

Elementals were frantic,

heart was beating wildly as well. He was in

the Wind Elementals told him that they

bit down

He could not forget about the

The screaming seems to be slowly heading toward

‘This is it!’

eyes started

The Elementals’ screams are slowly heading toward the center of

‘I found it.’

found the information

heading

those words appeared in Cale’s

be with

be with the Elves as

that their allies were slowly

direction while the Elementals

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

not gathering together by

numerous enemies were

one explanation

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

were doing that

was definitely not

air around

heated the air around them earlier… The air was now getting

assassins’ gazes

gaze sunk

The

concerned about them as he had his base on the Eastern

Battue.

on as soon

was the case, however,

are gathering toward

we head over to save

unable

to charge forward to save their allies

Cale shook

“…Cale-nim.”

Han quietly called

smile on his face even though

using battue

was why he would

using battue… ‘I'll use

Cale started to speak.

that are gathering our allies to a

Ron's eyes clouded over.

their allies were

enemies that were herding them over were gathering toward one spot

Cale looked down.

see On

probably nearby while remaining invisible as

plan on letting any more allies get

will strike the enemies that are gathering our allies to a

will

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

children averaging nine-years-old all

Tata tap.

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

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

will flip everything over with the poisonous fog! We will hide grandpa

other than illusions

I leave it

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

still going to make them act from the rear

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

fog surrounding On became thicker

no longer visible. Human! I am hiding

"We're ready!”

Raon and Hong’s voices through the fog and started

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han stood next to

Our goal

“Understood.”

of Cale’s feet

“We'll head there first.”

head toward the forest

through Raon, so use that information

on sending a Wind Elemental to

informed Raon about it on their

about

turned around only to see the assassins disappear into

Shhhhhh-

hear were

and only Ron, as

Shaaaaaaa-

covered Ron as he benignly

is time

for the assassins of

Ron started to smile.