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.

why Cale gave an order that was

Is to

on the faces of the assassins of the Molan household

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

first and second goals were focused on saving

without making any

do

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

top's whip in his hand was continuing to

three Wind Elementals that always moved around with him. One was

anger! Elementals are screaming all

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

more frantic than ever

hear the one we left here at all! I think it’s

bad!

Elementals were frantic,

was beating wildly as well.

the Wind Elementals told him that they heard Elementals

bit down

the Elves. He could not forget

be slowly heading toward the center of the

‘This is it!’

started

slowly heading toward the center of

‘I found it.’

had found the information he

the screams were slowly heading toward the center of the

those words appeared

Elementals should be with the

Mercenary King should be with the Elves

allies were slowly

in that direction while

of their

not gathering

that numerous enemies were herding

only one explanation

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

They were doing that to either hunt them

other goal was

around Cale

fighting spirit had gone up and heated the air around them

assassins’ gazes turned

gaze sunk

The

was quite concerned about them as he

Battue.

on as soon as they heard that

was the case, however, he still started

enemies are gathering toward the center

to save

he was unable to

all looked ready to charge forward to save their allies at

shook his

“…Cale-nim.”

called out to

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

were using

he would make

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

Cale started to speak.

the enemies that are gathering our allies to a single

Ron's eyes clouded over.

allies were gathering to one

herding them over were gathering toward one spot as

Cale looked down.

see

nearby while remaining invisible as

plan on letting

will strike the enemies that are gathering our

will not show

will hide behind magic, fog, and poison to stealthily strike

averaging nine-years-old all

Tata tap.

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

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

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

other than illusions that

leave

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

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

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

surrounding On became thicker and started

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

"We're ready!”

and Hong’s voices through the

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han stood next to

goal is to get there before

“Understood.”

of Cale’s feet as he

“We'll head there first.”

to head toward the forest with Choi

enemies’ locations through Raon, so use that

planning on sending a Wind Elemental to

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

about

the assassins disappear

Shhhhhh-

he could hear were leaves

and only Ron, as well as the growing

Shaaaaaaa-

then covered Ron as he benignly

guess it is time to do

was the fighting style for the assassins of the

Ron started to smile.