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

second goal… Is to

on the faces of the assassins

enemies, however, if that may lead to

goals were focused on saving as many of

Cale without making any noise and then

master-nim, which direction do we need

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

whip in his hand

that always moved around with him.

destruction, anger! Elementals are screaming

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

more

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

is bad! Chaos,

Elementals were frantic, Cale

was beating wildly as well. He

Wind Elementals told him that

bit down on

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

slowly heading

‘This is it!’

eyes started

Elementals’ screams are slowly heading

‘I found it.’

had found the information he

slowly heading toward the center

meaning behind those words appeared

Elementals should be with the

Mercenary King should be with the

were slowly moving toward

that direction while the Elementals are

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

not gathering together

that numerous enemies were herding their

was only one

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

were herding their allies to one location. They were doing that

was

around Cale turned

around them earlier… The air

assassins’ gazes turned

sunk the

Bud. The Poeff household's Glenn

quite concerned about them as he had his base on the Eastern

Battue.

on as soon as they

noticed that was the case,

and the enemies are gathering toward the

over to save the allies

was unable to be patient any

charge forward to save

shook his

“…Cale-nim.”

Han quietly called out

face even though

using battue on

he would

battue… ‘I'll

Cale started to speak.

the enemies that are gathering our allies to a

Ron's eyes clouded over.

their allies were gathering to one

were herding them over

Cale looked down.

see

probably nearby while remaining

letting any

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

we will not

magic, fog, and poison

averaging nine-years-old

Tata tap.

the ground and climbed up a tree before looking down at

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

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

There were things other than illusions that could

leave it to

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

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

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

surrounding On became

covered in fog such that they were no longer visible. Human! I am hiding in

"We're ready!”

voices through the fog and started to

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

stood next

heading toward the center with me. Our goal is to

“Understood.”

feet as

“We'll head there first.”

to head toward the forest

enemies’ locations through Raon, so use

was planning on sending a Wind Elemental to inform Raon about

informed Raon about it on their way here, so there

about it. Young

only to see the assassins disappear into the shadow

Shhhhhh-

could hear

and only Ron, as well as

Shaaaaaaa-

fog then covered Ron as he

time to

was the fighting style for the assassins of

Ron started to smile.