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

to get rid of the

of the assassins of the Molan

if that may lead to injuries… Then we will immediately escape or focus on

first and second goals were focused on saving as many of their allies as

over toward Cale without making any

which direction do

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

in his hand was continuing

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

anger! Elementals are screaming all over the

Elementals fighting all around the mountain! No,

more

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

bad!

the Elementals were

course, his heart was beating wildly as well. He was

as the Wind Elementals

down on

commander of the Elves. He could

be slowly

‘This is it!’

started to

The Elementals’ screams are slowly heading

‘I found it.’

found the information he was looking

slowly heading toward the

those words appeared in Cale’s

be with

be with

allies were slowly moving toward the center of

that direction while the

of their own free will. Someone else is making

gathering together

meant that numerous enemies were herding their allies to

one

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

allies to one location. They were doing that to either hunt them down or with another goal

other goal was definitely

around Cale

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

assassins’ gazes turned

sunk

Bud. The Poeff household's

them as he had his base on the Eastern

Battue.

on as soon as they heard that

that was the case, however,

and the enemies are gathering toward

head over to save the allies

asked as he was unable

to charge forward to save

shook

“…Cale-nim.”

Han quietly called out to

face even though this

enemies were using battue on

why he would make them

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

Cale started to speak.

gathering our

Ron's eyes clouded over.

their allies were gathering to

were herding them over

Cale looked down.

could see On

was probably nearby while remaining

not plan on letting any more allies

that are gathering our allies to a single

we will not

hide behind magic, fog, and poison

children averaging

Tata tap.

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

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

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

were things other

I leave

calm On would lead the

needed the children’s help, but he was still going to make them act from the rear

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

On became thicker and

fog such that they were no longer visible. Human!

"We're ready!”

heard Raon and Hong’s voices through the fog and started

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han stood

goal is to get there before the enemies

“Understood.”

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

“We'll head there first.”

to head toward the

tell you the enemies’ locations through Raon, so use that information to surround

Wind Elemental to inform Raon about the enemies’

had informed Raon about it on their way here, so there shouldn't be

about

see the assassins disappear into the

Shhhhhh-

could hear were leaves

Ron, as well as the growing fog,

Shaaaaaaa-

covered Ron as he benignly informed

is time to

was the fighting style for the assassins

Ron started to smile.