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 order that was different

to get rid of the

the faces of the assassins of the

may lead

focused on saving as many of

without making any noise and

which direction do

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

hand was continuing

two of the three Wind Elementals that always moved around with him. One was with the Elves in the mountains right

chaos, destruction, anger! Elementals are screaming all over

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

sounded more frantic than

here at all!

is bad!

Elementals were

course, his heart was beating wildly as well. He was in

getting injured as the Wind Elementals

down on his

the commander of the Elves. He could

be slowly

‘This is it!’

started

slowly heading toward the center of

‘I found it.’

the information he

the screams were slowly heading toward the

those words appeared in Cale’s

Elementals should be with the

be

allies were slowly moving

were moving in that direction while the Elementals are

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

were not gathering together

that numerous enemies were herding their

only one explanation for

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

were doing that to either

other goal was definitely not good

around Cale turned

the group's fighting spirit had gone up and heated the air around them earlier… The air was now getting colder as their fighting spirit went

gazes turned

gaze sunk

The Poeff household's Glenn

about them as he had his base on

Battue.

realized what was going on as soon as they heard that

was the case, however, he still started to

and the enemies are gathering toward the

we head over to save

asked as he was unable to

all looked ready to charge forward to save their allies at any

Cale shook

“…Cale-nim.”

Han quietly called out

though this was an urgent

enemies were using battue on the

was why he would

the enemies were using battue…

Cale started to speak.

that are gathering our

Ron's eyes clouded over.

allies were gathering to one

them over were gathering toward

Cale looked down.

see On

probably nearby while remaining invisible

not plan on letting any more allies get

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

will

hide behind magic, fog, and poison to stealthily strike

children averaging nine-years-old

Tata tap.

and climbed up a tree before looking down at

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

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

were things other

I leave

nodded her head. The calm On would

to make them act from the

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

fog surrounding On became thicker and started to

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

"We're ready!”

Raon and Hong’s voices through the fog and started to speak

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

stood

toward the center with me. Our goal is to get there before the enemies or our

“Understood.”

feet as he activated the Sound of the

“We'll head there first.”

head toward

you the enemies’ locations through Raon, so use that

was planning on sending a Wind Elemental to

it on their

worry about

see the assassins disappear into

Shhhhhh-

hear were leaves

Ron, as well as the growing

Shaaaaaaa-

covered Ron as he

is time to

style for the assassins of

Ron started to smile.