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

goal… Is to get rid of

of the assassins of

enemies, however, if that may lead to injuries… Then we will immediately escape or focus on our

on

over toward Cale without

do

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

hand was

of the three Wind Elementals that always moved around with him. One

chaos, destruction, anger! Elementals are screaming all over the

the mountain! No, that’s not it; they

sounded more

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

bad! Chaos, destruction,

were frantic, Cale

was beating wildly as well. He was in a hurry

as the Wind Elementals told him that

bit down

of the Elves. He could not

The screaming seems to be slowly heading toward the center

‘This is it!’

eyes started to

The Elementals’ screams are slowly heading

‘I found it.’

the information

heading toward the center of

words appeared in Cale’s

be with

should be with

slowly

were moving in that direction while

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

were not gathering together by

were herding their

one explanation

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

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

was definitely not good

air around

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

gazes turned

sunk

King Bud. The Poeff household's Glenn

quite concerned about them as he

Battue.

others realized what was going on as soon as they heard that

the case, however, he still started

gathering toward the center of the

over to save

asked as he was unable to be patient any

all looked ready to charge forward to save their allies at

shook his

“…Cale-nim.”

called out

had a smile on his face even though this

enemies were using battue on the

why he would make them

using battue… ‘I'll

Cale started to speak.

gathering our allies to a

Ron's eyes clouded over.

how their allies were gathering to one

enemies that were herding them over were gathering toward one

Cale looked down.

see

probably nearby while remaining invisible as

letting any

that are gathering our allies

will not show

and poison to stealthily strike the enemies from

children averaging

Tata tap.

tree before looking down

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

Human! Do not worry! We will flip everything over with the poisonous

were things other than

leave

head. The calm On would lead

still going to make them act from the rear where it was

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

On became

such that they were no longer visible. Human! I am

"We're ready!”

Raon and Hong’s voices through the fog

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han stood next

goal is to get there before the enemies or our

“Understood.”

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

“We'll head there first.”

toward the forest with Choi

you the enemies’ locations through

a Wind Elemental

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

worry about

turned around only to see the assassins disappear into the shadow of the

Shhhhhh-

hear were leaves

as well and only Ron, as

Shaaaaaaa-

then covered Ron as

time

for

Ron started to smile.