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.

feet landed on

on the door to the second location as she continued

the things Gersey’s subordinate said

and

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly added

made eye contact with

have to fulfill our liege's orders as that day will be the day our liege and our majesty’s dreams

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

started to shake along with

Click click.

to move the lock

to quickly run away because Gersey's subordinates found me.

had been thinking about what she

true on the day the seal is removed.

head and started to

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

Cotton started to frown.

was thinking the same thing. That is why we need to hurry up and

for a moment before

it if those terrible monsters

“Do I look weak?”

flinched and waved his hands around after hearing

It’s not like

Bud’s reaction and added

dangerous if they are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able to

the same

Cale started to speak.

that is why

eye contact

then continued to

the seal first. That is why we have to move before he gets here.

the most important of the reasons we need

could not stop frowning

it, why the hell isn’t

she

“Move.”

“What?”

on her

away from

hell are you doing

“Eruhaben-nim.”

could see Eruhaben moving forward at that

“Step back.”

Cale and Bud

see a gold powder covering the

was there for only

eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

as

time to blast our way

“…Crazy bastard.”

wall because of that? What if the cave starts to

things she wanted to say,

her and he noticed numerous machines and magic circles that filled this large

to speak after seeing Cale’s

to go through

“Purification?”

purified in order for it to become a body that

northern part of the large

was a

“Is that it?”

that is the

head and looked toward Eruhaben and

them as

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out

was pointed

was at that

“They're here.”

stairs at the first location that was visible through the destroyed

Boom!

loud noises as they entered the

not see them clearly

could vaguely

“They’re so big.”

five large robed priests entering

because they’re so far away. But there doesn’t seem to be a mage and

“Shut up!”

Bud’s eyes

was not shocked because of what Cotton just

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

pupils started

“T, the glass containers-!”

of the large priests destroyed a large glass

then welcomed the dead mana flowing

Cotton’s voice at

one! They are dead corpses with dead mana bombs

she had not expected Gersey to tell them to destroy the

priests

had become even bigger

Boom. Boom. Boom.

priests started

life in

that they really were corpses based

right! They have no free will! They just obey everything Gersey tells

pulled at Cale's

The second facility isn't the problem! We need to get to the third location

as

Gersey’s subordinates? Aren’t you fine even if the dead mana

flinched for

“I.”

before she continued

absorb dead mana.

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret that

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

Why the hell

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

covered in dead mana were rushing toward them extremely

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

an

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

two of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's

of them had almost instantly arrived at the door heading into the

shouting

“Block them!”

pointing at Cale

eyes were

Chhhh!

aura started to gather above his head

“That is!”

in the northern mountain, channeled more

aura that was now shooting up over 3 meters long

at that

destroy the machines and

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped with

Boom!

scattered in front

“Block them.”

instantly appeared and blocked the

wall dividing the first and second locations had been was

to speak to the