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.

gave an order that was different than

Is to get rid of

gazes on the faces of the assassins

may lead to injuries… Then we will immediately escape or focus

were focused on saving as many of their allies

without making any noise and then

direction do we need to

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

top's whip in his hand was continuing to shake unlike

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

anger! Elementals are screaming

mountain! No, that’s not

sounded more frantic than ever

hear the one we left here at all! I think

bad! Chaos, destruction,

were frantic, Cale was

as

Elves getting injured as the Wind Elementals told him that they

bit down

currently the commander of the Elves. He could not forget about the responsibilities

destruction! The screaming seems to be slowly heading toward the center of

‘This is it!’

started

slowly heading

‘I found it.’

had found the information he was looking

screams were slowly heading toward the center

words

should be with the

Mercenary King should be with

that their allies were slowly moving toward the center of the

that direction while

their own free will. Someone else

not gathering together

numerous enemies were herding their allies

only one

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

were herding their allies to one location. They were doing that to either hunt them down or with another

goal was

around Cale turned

around them earlier… The air was now getting colder as their

assassins’ gazes turned

sunk the

King Bud. The Poeff

quite concerned about them as he had his

Battue.

others realized what was going on as soon as they

the case, however, he

and the enemies are gathering toward

head over to save the allies right

unable to be patient

charge forward to save their

shook

“…Cale-nim.”

Han quietly called

face even though this

enemies were using battue on

he would make them realize

battue… ‘I'll use battue

Cale started to speak.

will strike the enemies that are gathering our allies

Ron's eyes clouded over.

allies were gathering

were herding them over were gathering

Cale looked down.

could see On and

while

letting any more allies

are gathering our allies to a single

we will not

poison

children averaging

Tata tap.

the ground and climbed up a tree before looking down at Cale.

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

meant that they were ready. Human! Do not worry! We will flip everything over with the poisonous fog! We will hide grandpa Ron

There were things other than illusions

I leave it to

The calm On would lead the children

to make them act from the rear where it was

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

became thicker and started to

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

"We're ready!”

Hong’s voices through the

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han stood next to

heading toward the center with me. Our goal is to get there before the

“Understood.”

the tips of Cale’s feet

“We'll head there first.”

to head toward

locations through Raon,

planning on sending a Wind Elemental to

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

worry about it.

see the assassins disappear into the shadow of the

Shhhhhh-

hear were leaves

well and only Ron,

Shaaaaaaa-

fog then covered Ron as

it is time to do some

style for the

Ron started to smile.