Trash of the Count's Family

Cale quietly observed the fear in Cotton's eyes.

'Why is she so scared that Gersey is chasing us?’

Eruhaben started to speak as Cale remained quiet.

“Will we need to capture Gersey?”

Cotton shook her head.

“That is not a good idea, sir.”

She was speaking respectfully to the ancient Dragon.

“Based on Gersey’s personality, he would have immediately contacted the White Star after suppressing my subordinates. He will only enter the underground passage after doing that. He does not make rash movements. He is the thorough type.”

Eruhaben understood the meaning behind those words.

“You're saying that it is better to destroy this place before the White Star comes rather than handling Gersey?”

“Yes, sir, that’s right.”

Cotton took a map out of her pocket.

“In order to destroy the cave, it is best to destroy it from the innermost area.”

She looked at the map as she started to walk to the inner area of the cave.

No, she was running.

“The third location is the most important place, so it is most effective to destroy that spot!”

Not getting all this dead mana was a pity, but it was not a facility that needed to be destroyed.

It was at that moment.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

They heard noises coming from the top of the stairs.

“…It must be Gersey's trusted subordinates! Hurry up!”

She became anxious and started to move even faster.

“Aaaaah!”

She suddenly felt as if her body was starting to float up.

Her two feet actually did leave the ground.

“What the hell?”

She looked toward Cale who was now next to her.

"We need to go quickly if we need to hurry. We’ll be late if we ran.”

There were whirlwinds at the tips of Cale's feet and her feet.

Bud and Eruhaben looked ready to quickly shoot forward as well.

Cotton looked down at her feet for a moment before nodding her head.

“Okay! I'll guide you!”

She started to move even faster.

Cale was up there next to her.

His eyes observed the numerous glass containers full of dead mana.

He could feel the numerous lives that were lost in order to create this much dead mana.

‘That is why I need to completely destroy this facility.’

Cale made up his mind as he started to speak.

“Why are you in such a rush? You seem extremely scared.”

Cotton stopped biting down on her lips.

“…I told you that the third location was the most important, right? I also said I have proof that is the case.”

“Yes.”

Boom. Boom. Boom.

They could still hear people rushing down behind them.

Who the hell were Gersey's trusted subordinates that they were making so much noise heading down?

Cale noticed a wall and door at the end of the glass containers.

Cotton started to speak while looking at that door.

“We received dead mana from many places.”

“The Mogoru Empire?”

“Yes, The Mogoru Empire was one of those places.”

Bud asked in shock.

“You received it from other places too?”

Cotton started to frown as she turned her head toward Bud.

“I don’t have time to explain all of that right now!”

She looked at the map over and over as she continued to speak.

“The underground facility was created when the white castle was created. I participated in its creation, but the innermost area of this facility… I couldn’t hear anything about the third location.”

Cale's expression turned odd.

He had heard that it took a long time between the beginning of the Endable Kingdom's construction and the end.

But the Deputy Chief Priest who seemed to be in her twenties had participated in all of it and was still alive?

‘…I guess I can't trust her appearance.’

Cale finally fully understood that she was an illusionist.

“I did think that it was an important place at first, but I didn’t suspect anything after that.”

Cale focused on what Cotton had to say again.

"But once our grasp on the Mogoru Empire ended, Gersey started to enter the third location very frequently.”

“It hasn’t been that long then.”

“Haaaaa.”

Cale could see Cotton sighing in response.

She quietly looked at Cale and responded.

“Was it short even if 24 lives disappeared every day?”

“…What?”

Cale's face stiffened as Cotton started to speak faster.

“It happens every eight hours. Gersey brings his trusted subordinates with him and brings 'feed’ to the third facility.”

“That ‘feed’ was humans?”

“…Sometimes it was humans, but there were other living beings as well. Regardless of their origin, they brought eight living beings three times a day.”

Cotton who was extremely sensitive to Gersey's movements and had been observing his daily routine had picked up on this odd routine at some point.

“How did you know that if you can’t go to that area?”

"His subordinates find the feed from outside. Gersey isn’t with them at that time.”

It seemed that although Gersey was always with his subordinates to come in here and deliver the feed to the third location, only his subordinates went out to find the feed.

“Once I figured that out, I cast an illusion and stealthily followed them once.”

Cotton let out a small sigh.

“I heard one of the subordinates talking at that time. He’s the only one of Gersey’s trusted subordinates who can talk. This is what that bastard said.”

Tap.

landed

to

was repeating the things Gersey’s subordinate said at that

to hurry up and find the feed

“…Monsters?”

He then

eye contact with

no longer sealed… We must give everything we have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day will be the day our liege and our majesty’s dreams all come

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

on her finger started to

Click click.

move the

subordinates found me. I barely

what she just said, started

is removed. It

head

a feeling that the seal will be removed on the last day of

Cotton started to frown.

the same thing. That is why we

a moment before

think we can destroy it if those terrible monsters are there?

“Do I look weak?”

waved his hands around after

It’s

chuckled at Bud’s reaction and added

Gersey and his subordinates are able to freely come and

the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

is why we have

made eye contact with

then continued to

is why we have to move before he

the most important of the

stop frowning as she said

it, why the hell

frustrated as she messed

“Move.”

“What?”

hand on her

hand moved away

are you doing when

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving forward

“Step back.”

was moved back with Cale and Bud each

could see a gold powder covering the

there for only a

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he whispered

our way forward

“…Crazy bastard.”

that? What if the cave

she wanted to say, but just

numerous machines and magic circles that

speak

had to go through

“Purification?”

it to become a body

northern

a small

“Is that it?”

that is the

his head and looked toward

destroy them as we

Ooooooong-

to shoot out from the tip of

pointed toward

was at

“They're here.”

the stairs at the first location

Boom!

made loud noises as they

not see them clearly as they were

vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

robed

away. But there doesn’t seem to be a mage and they don’t seem that

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes

shocked because of what Cotton just

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started

“T, the glass containers-!”

the large priests

the dead mana flowing out with

Cotton’s

one! They are dead corpses with dead

Gersey to tell them to destroy

four priests

had become even bigger after absorbing

Boom. Boom. Boom.

priests started to walk

life in

really were corpses based on

no free will! They just

pulled at Cale's

facility isn't the problem! We need to

followed her as

are you so scared of Gersey’s subordinates? Aren’t you fine even if the dead mana bomb goes

for a

“I.”

before she continued

dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

is a secret

of things he wanted to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he pushed those questions

hell

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

looked like balloons covered in dead mana were rushing toward

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

body shot forward at an explosive

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

of them. Cale had grabbed

of them had almost instantly arrived at

someone shouting

“Block them!”

pointing at Cale

were

Chhhh!

gather above his head as he opened his

“That is!”

seen that power in the northern mountain,

that was now shooting up over 3 meters long was pointed at the approaching subordinates and

was at that

machines

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with

Boom!

powder scattered in front of

“Block them.”

gold wall instantly appeared and blocked the

and second locations had been was now filled by

to the others