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.

gave an order that was different than

second goal… Is to get rid of the

the assassins

enemies, however, if that may lead to injuries…

focused on saving as

toward Cale without making any noise

direction do we need

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

hand was continuing

always moved around with him.

Elementals are screaming all

hear Elementals fighting all around the mountain! No, that’s not

sounded more frantic than ever

left here at all! I think

is bad! Chaos, destruction,

Elementals were frantic,

course, his heart was beating wildly as well. He

Elves getting injured as the Wind Elementals told him

bit down

could not forget about

The screaming seems to be slowly heading toward

‘This is it!’

started

slowly heading toward the center

‘I found it.’

the information he

slowly heading toward the center of

those words appeared

Elementals should be with the

Mercenary King should be

allies were slowly moving toward

were moving in that direction

not moving there out of their own free will. Someone

were not gathering together by

enemies were herding

only one explanation for

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

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

other goal was definitely not good

air around

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

gazes

gaze sunk the

Bud. The Poeff household's

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

Battue.

what was going on as

case, however, he

gathering toward

we head over to save the

as he was unable to be

charge forward

shook

“…Cale-nim.”

called

smile on his face even though this was

were using battue

why he would

enemies were using battue… ‘I'll

Cale started to speak.

our allies to a single spot

Ron's eyes clouded over.

their allies were gathering to one

were herding them over were gathering toward one spot as

Cale looked down.

could see

nearby while

did not plan on letting

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

will not

behind magic, fog, and poison to

children averaging

Tata tap.

tree before looking down at Cale. Hong

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

were ready. Human! Do not worry! We will flip everything over with the poisonous fog! We will

There were things other than illusions

leave it to

kitten nodded her head. The calm On would lead the children averaging nine-years-old

to make them act from

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

On became

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

"We're ready!”

and Hong’s voices through

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han stood next to

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

“Understood.”

feet as he

“We'll head there first.”

head toward the forest

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

sending a Wind Elemental

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

worry about

the assassins disappear into

Shhhhhh-

hear were

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

Shaaaaaaa-

Ron

is time to do

was the fighting style for the

Ron started to smile.