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.

was why Cale gave an

to get rid of

of the assassins of

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

were focused on saving as many of their allies

over toward Cale without

which direction do we need

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

in his hand was continuing

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

Elementals are screaming all over

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

Elementals sounded more frantic than ever

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

bad! Chaos,

Elementals were frantic, Cale

wildly as well. He

the Elves getting injured as the Wind Elementals told him that

down on

could not forget about the responsibilities that

slowly heading toward the center

‘This is it!’

eyes started

are slowly heading toward

‘I found it.’

found the information he was looking

screams were slowly heading

meaning behind those words

should be with

be with the

their allies were slowly moving toward the center

that direction while the Elementals are

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

not gathering together

meant that numerous enemies were herding

was only one explanation for

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

doing that to either hunt them down or

goal was definitely not

around Cale

up and heated the air around them earlier… The air

assassins’ gazes turned

gaze sunk the

King Bud. The

them as he had

Battue.

others realized what was going on as soon

case, however, he

are gathering toward

we head over to save the

he was unable to be patient

looked ready to charge forward to save

Cale shook

“…Cale-nim.”

quietly called out to

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

enemies were using battue

was why he would make them realize

battue… ‘I'll use

Cale started to speak.

gathering our allies to a single

Ron's eyes clouded over.

how their allies were gathering to one

enemies that were herding them over were

Cale looked down.

could see On

probably nearby while

letting any more

enemies that are gathering our allies to a single spot from

will not

magic, fog, and poison to stealthily strike the

averaging nine-years-old

Tata tap.

the ground and climbed up a tree before

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

over with the poisonous fog! We will hide grandpa

illusion. There were things other than illusions that could trick

I leave it

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

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

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

surrounding On became thicker and started to

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

"We're ready!”

Raon and Hong’s voices through the fog and

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

stood next to

me. Our goal is to get

“Understood.”

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

“We'll head there first.”

head toward the forest with Choi

locations through Raon, so use

planning on sending a Wind Elemental to inform Raon

their way here, so there shouldn't be any

worry about it. Young

turned around only to see the assassins disappear

Shhhhhh-

could hear

disappeared as well and only Ron, as well

Shaaaaaaa-

covered Ron as he benignly informed

time to do

fighting style for the assassins of the

Ron started to smile.