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

second goal… Is to get rid

on the faces of the assassins of the Molan

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

goals were focused on saving as many of their allies

over toward Cale without making

master-nim, which direction do we need to

Squeeze.

Cale tightened his grip.

Ooooooong-

top's whip in his hand was continuing to

always moved around

destruction, anger! Elementals are

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

more frantic than

we left here at all! I think it’s

bad! Chaos,

Elementals were frantic,

wildly as well. He was in

injured as the Wind

down on his

the Elves. He could

The screaming seems to be slowly heading toward the

‘This is it!’

eyes started

slowly heading toward the center of the

‘I found it.’

information he was

the screams were slowly heading toward the center

those words appeared

should be with the

should be

slowly moving toward the center of the

direction

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

gathering together

that numerous enemies were herding their allies to

one explanation

Cale started to speak.

“…Battue.”

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

goal was definitely

around Cale

air around

gazes

sunk the

Bud. The Poeff

as he had

Battue.

going on as soon

case, however, he still

are gathering toward

head over to save the

asked as he was unable to

to charge forward to save their allies at

Cale shook

“…Cale-nim.”

quietly called out

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

using battue on

he would

were using battue… ‘I'll

Cale started to speak.

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

Ron's eyes clouded over.

how their allies were gathering to one

that were herding them over were gathering toward one

Cale looked down.

could see On and

was probably nearby while

not plan on letting

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

will

poison to stealthily strike the

children averaging nine-years-old all

Tata tap.

tree before looking down at Cale. Hong was next

“Meeeeeeeeeeow!”

“Meeow-”

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

There were things other than illusions

leave

On would lead the

he was still going to make them act

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

fog surrounding On became thicker and

they were no longer visible. Human! I

"We're ready!”

through the fog and

“Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

Han stood next

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

“Understood.”

tips of Cale’s feet as

“We'll head there first.”

started to head toward

locations through Raon, so use that

Elemental to

their way here, so there shouldn't

not worry about it.

see the assassins disappear into

Shhhhhh-

he could hear were leaves

as well and only Ron, as well as

Shaaaaaaa-

then covered Ron

is time to do some shadow

was the fighting style for the assassins of

Ron started to smile.