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 on

door to the second location as

repeating the things Gersey’s subordinate

said, ‘we need to hurry up and find the

“…Monsters?”

then quickly

made eye

have to fulfill our liege's orders

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

finger started to

Click click.

started to move the

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

who had been thinking about what she just said, started to

dreams will come true on the day the seal is removed. It seems

his head and started

seal will be removed

Cotton started to frown.

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

for a moment before asking a

those terrible monsters are there?

“Do I look weak?”

and waved his hands around

Eruhaben-nim, It’s

Bud’s

shouldn't be too dangerous if they are still sealed and Gersey and his subordinates are able to freely come

thinking the same

Cale started to speak.

is why we

eye contact

then continued to

get complicated if Gersey undoes the seal first. That is why we have to

most important of

stop frowning as she said

the

as she messed with the

“Move.”

“What?”

her shoulder

away from the

hell are you doing

“Eruhaben-nim.”

could see Eruhaben moving forward

“Step back.”

was moved back with Cale and Bud each grabbing

a gold powder covering the

for

her eyes soon

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

wall

Pat. Pat.

her shoulder as he whispered

our way forward since they already

“…Crazy bastard.”

that? What if the cave starts

of things she wanted to say, but just quietly stepped forward

behind her and he noticed numerous machines and magic circles that

to speak after

White Star had to go through

“Purification?”

be purified in order for it to become a body that was suitable for a member of the Demonic

the northern part

a

“Is that it?”

that is the third

head and looked

them

Ooooooong-

aura started to shoot out from the

pointed

was at that

“They're here.”

the first location that was

Boom!

made loud noises as they entered the

them clearly as they

could vaguely

“They’re so big.”

see five large robed priests entering the underground

far away. But there doesn’t seem to

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s eyes turned

shocked because of

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

of the large priests destroyed a large glass

welcomed the dead mana flowing out

heard Cotton’s voice

They are dead corpses with dead mana bombs inside

she had not expected Gersey to tell them to destroy the glass

four priests became even

like bombs that had become even bigger after absorbing more

Boom. Boom. Boom.

started

no life in

that they really were corpses

no free will! They

pulled at

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

her as

Gersey’s subordinates? Aren’t you

for a

“I.”

hesitated before she continued

cannot absorb dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

a secret

a lot of things he wanted to ask after seeing her hesitate. However, he

Why the hell are

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

like balloons covered in dead

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

forward at an explosive speed at

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

the two of them. Cale had grabbed Cotton's collar and thrown her

almost instantly arrived at the door heading into the

someone shouting from behind

“Block them!”

was pointing at Cale

eyes were

Chhhh!

to gather above his head as

“That is!”

seen that power in the northern mountain, channeled more of his

over 3 meters long was pointed at the approaching subordinates

at

the machines and the

Eruhaben stepped forward.

then stomped with his

Boom!

powder scattered in front of

“Block them.”

appeared and

where the wall dividing the first and second locations had been was

started to speak to the