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 that was

second goal… Is to get

the faces of the assassins of the

third goal is to identify the enemies, however, if that may lead to injuries… Then

on saving as many of their allies as

Cale without making any noise and then

which direction do we

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

top's whip in his hand was continuing to shake unlike

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

anger! Elementals are screaming

fighting all around the mountain! No, that’s

sounded more frantic

can’t hear the one we left here at all! I think it’s in

is bad! Chaos,

Elementals were frantic, Cale was

beating wildly as well. He was in

the Wind Elementals

bit down on his

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

destruction! The screaming seems to be slowly

‘This is it!’

started to

are slowly heading toward the center of

‘I found it.’

information he was

the screams were slowly heading toward

meaning behind those words appeared in

should be with

be with

their allies were slowly moving toward the center of the

in that direction while the Elementals

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

gathering together

numerous enemies were herding their

was only one

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

one location. They were doing

was definitely

air around Cale

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

assassins’ gazes

sunk the

The Poeff household's

concerned about them as he had his

Battue.

on as soon as they

case, however, he still started

enemies are gathering toward the center of the

we head over to save

unable to be

looked ready to charge forward to save their allies

Cale shook his

“…Cale-nim.”

called out

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

using battue

was why he would make them realize

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

Cale started to speak.

enemies that are gathering our allies to a single spot from the

Ron's eyes clouded over.

how their allies were gathering to

herding them over were

Cale looked down.

see On and

probably nearby while remaining

letting any more allies get

gathering our allies to a single spot

we will

magic, fog, and poison to

children averaging

Tata tap.

up a tree before looking down at Cale. Hong

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

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

were things other than illusions that

I leave it to

calm On would lead

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

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

On became thicker

fog such that they were no longer visible.

"We're ready!”

and Hong’s voices through

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

stood next to

Our goal is

“Understood.”

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

“We'll head there first.”

started to head toward the forest with

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

planning on sending a Wind Elemental

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

worry about

around only to see the assassins disappear into the shadow of

Shhhhhh-

hear were leaves

only Ron,

Shaaaaaaa-

covered Ron

guess it is time

for

Ron started to smile.