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

the lock on the door to the second location as

Gersey’s subordinate said at

up and find the feed for those monsters!’

“…Monsters?”

He then quickly

eye

have to fulfill our

“…And then?”

“I got caught.”

Ooooooooong-

ring on her finger started to shake along with

Click click.

to move the

away because Gersey's subordinates found me.

had been thinking about what she

on the day the seal is removed. It

head and started

seal will be removed

Cotton started to frown.

thing. That is why we need to hurry

hesitated for a moment before

you think we can destroy it if those terrible monsters are there? Aren't

“Do I look weak?”

hands

Eruhaben-nim, It’s not

at Bud’s reaction and

are still sealed and Gersey and

was thinking the same thing,

Cale started to speak.

is why we

contact

then continued to

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

most important of the

stop frowning as

the hell isn’t this

as she messed with the

“Move.”

“What?”

put his hand on her shoulder

away from the

are you doing when every second

“Eruhaben-nim.”

see Eruhaben moving forward at that

“Step back.”

with Cale and Bud each grabbing one

could see a gold powder covering

was there for only

her eyes soon opened

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

“…Holy shit!”

entire wall was

Pat. Pat.

shoulder as he whispered to

it’s time to blast our way forward since they

“…Crazy bastard.”

destroyed the wall because of that? What if the cave starts to

things she wanted to say, but just quietly

her and he noticed numerous machines and magic circles that filled

to speak after seeing Cale’s

White Star had to go

“Purification?”

body needed to be purified in order for it to become

northern part of the

a small

“Is that it?”

is the

head and looked toward Eruhaben and

destroy them as we

Ooooooong-

shoot out from the tip of Bud’s

blade was pointed toward

was at that

“They're here.”

the first location that

Boom!

made loud noises

see them clearly as

could vaguely make them

“They’re so big.”

five large robed priests

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

“Shut up!”

shouted and Bud’s eyes turned

because of what Cotton

“Son of a-!”

Baaaaaang!

Baaaaang- Baaaaang! Baaaaang!

He heard multiple explosions.

started to

“T, the glass containers-!”

priests

mana flowing out with their whole

Cotton’s voice at

one! They are dead corpses with dead mana

not expected Gersey to tell them to

priests became even

looked like bombs that had become even bigger

Boom. Boom. Boom.

priests started

life

really were corpses based

They have no free will! They just obey

at Cale's

isn't the problem! We need to get to the third

followed her as he asked a

you so scared of Gersey’s subordinates? Aren’t you fine even if the

flinched for

“I.”

she

cannot absorb dead mana. I'm

“Aren’t you an illusionist?”

secret

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

Why the hell are those things

Cale turned his head.

Boom-! Boom-!

looked like balloons covered in dead mana were rushing toward them extremely

“Shit! Those corpses!”

Cotton started to frown.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

body shot forward at an explosive

“Ahhh! Hey!”

“Be quiet!”

them. Cale had grabbed

two of them had almost instantly arrived

someone shouting from behind

“Block them!”

at Cale

eyes were extremely

Chhhh!

aura started to gather above his head as he opened

“That is!”

had seen that power in the northern mountain, channeled more

meters

at

the machines

Eruhaben stepped forward.

stomped with

Boom!

scattered in front

“Block them.”

wall instantly appeared and blocked the

first and second

to the others