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

Is to get rid of

of the assassins of the

enemies, however, if that may lead to injuries… Then

and second goals were focused on saving as many of their allies

Cale without making any noise and

master-nim, which direction do we need to

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

his hand

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

anger! Elementals are

hear Elementals fighting all around the mountain! No,

sounded more frantic than ever

can’t hear the one we left here at

is bad! Chaos,

the Elementals were

beating wildly as well. He was

Wind Elementals told him that they heard

bit down on his

He could not forget about

to be slowly heading

‘This is it!’

started

Elementals’ screams are slowly heading toward

‘I found it.’

had found the information he was

screams were slowly heading toward the center of

meaning behind those words appeared in Cale’s

Elementals should be with the

Mercenary King should be with the Elves as

allies were slowly

direction while the Elementals

out of their own free will.

were not gathering together

meant that numerous enemies were herding their allies to the

one explanation for

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

were doing that to either hunt them down

was definitely not good

air around

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

assassins’ gazes

sunk the

Bud. The Poeff household's Glenn

was quite concerned about them as he had his base on

Battue.

going on as soon as they

noticed that was the case, however, he

the enemies are gathering toward the center of the

over to save the allies

as he was unable to be patient

forward to save their

Cale shook

“…Cale-nim.”

quietly called out

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

enemies were using battue on the

was why he would make them

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

Cale started to speak.

gathering our allies to

Ron's eyes clouded over.

like how their allies

enemies that were herding them over

Cale looked down.

see

was probably nearby while remaining

letting any more allies

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

will not

and poison to stealthily strike the enemies from

children averaging

Tata tap.

climbed up a tree before looking

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

not worry! We will flip everything over with the poisonous fog! We will hide grandpa Ron and all

There were things other than

I leave it

On would lead the

going to make them act from the rear

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

On became thicker

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

"We're ready!”

and Hong’s voices through the fog and started

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han stood next

heading toward the center with me. Our goal is

“Understood.”

feet as he activated the

“We'll head there first.”

toward the

enemies’ locations through

a Wind Elemental to inform

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

worry about

to see the assassins disappear into the shadow

Shhhhhh-

he could hear were leaves

well and only Ron, as

Shaaaaaaa-

fog then covered Ron as he

is time to do

for the assassins of the

Ron started to smile.